Meghalaya Honeymoon

• Umiam
• 1,000 m
• 85 km · 2.5–3 hrs
• Dinner

Your driver meets you at Guwahati Airport or the railway station with a name board. The highway climbs from the Assam plains through Jorabat, Byrnihat and Nongpoh into pine hills, and after about 2.5 hours you reach Umiam Lake, a reservoir at about 1,000 m with wooded shores. Check into a lake-facing room and have the rest of the day to yourselves. The light on the water is best in the hour before sunset, around 4.30 pm in winter. Your room is decorated with flowers on arrival, and dinner is at the resort.

• Shillong
• 1,525 m
• Local sightseeing · about 45 km
• Breakfast, Dinner

Take an early walk along the lake or a short boat ride from the Umiam Water Sports Complex. After breakfast, drive 15 km to Shillong and continue to Shillong Peak, which sits inside an Air Force area; carry original ID for both of you. The view from 1,965 m takes in the whole city. Elephant Falls is 3 km away, with steps down to the lower tier. Check into your Shillong hotel by mid-afternoon. In the evening, walk through Police Bazar and then head to Laitumkhrah, where cafes serve good coffee and, on weekends, live music.

• Shillong
• 1,525 m
• About 200 km round trip · 7 hrs driving
• Breakfast, Dinner

Leave Shillong by 7 am to beat the boat queues at Dawki, 85 km and about 2.5 to 3 hours south through Pynursla. From November to April the Umngot is clear enough to see the stones on the riverbed; a boat for two takes 30 to 45 minutes, with fares fixed at the ghat. Walk onto the 1932 suspension bridge for photos. Drive 30 km to Mawlynnong for lunch and a short stroll through its clean lanes, then walk to the Riwai root bridge if you have the energy. Return to Shillong by about 6 pm. It is the longest day of the trip.

• Sohra
• 1,480 m
• 55 km · 1.5–2 hrs, plus stops
• Breakfast, Dinner

After a late breakfast, drive the 55 km Sohra road. Stop at the Mawkdok Dympep valley viewpoint, where a zipline runs across the gorge for those who want it, and at Wah Kaba Falls. In Sohra, walk the lit route of Mawsmai Cave, about 150 m with one tight squeeze, and look across to the Seven Sisters Falls, which flow mainly in the rains. Check into a valley-facing room by 3 pm. If the sky is clear, drive 20 minutes to Thangkharang Park for sunset over the Bangladesh plains. Tonight is your candlelight dinner at the resort.

• Sohra
• 1,480 m
• Local sightseeing · about 25 km
• Breakfast, Dinner

Go to the Nohkalikai viewpoint by 8 am, when the gorge is most often clear. The fall drops about 340 m into a pool that turns turquoise in the dry months, and a path leads a little way down for a lower angle. The rest of the day is yours. You can walk the 1 km cliff path to Arwah Cave, visit the Sohra market on its busy days, or simply sit on the resort terrace and watch cloud move through the valley. Couples who want a bigger walk can ask us for a guided half-day trail with a registered local guide.

• Departure
• 55 m
• 155 km · 5–5.5 hrs
• Breakfast

After breakfast, leave Sohra by 8.30 am. The drive runs back past Mawkdok to the edge of Shillong and then down the Guwahati highway via Umiam and Nongpoh, where you can stop for pineapples and local tea. Plan a light lunch on the way. Traffic near Jorabat and on the Guwahati bypass can slow the last hour, so please book flights after 3.30 pm or trains after 4 pm. Your driver drops you at the airport terminal or station entrance. If you are flying out early, we can move the last night to Shillong or Guwahati.