It takes about three hours to reach Shillong from Guwahati. Cabs are available from both the Guwahati Airport and the Railway station.

Umium Lake is a major tourist attraction on this route (105 km from Guwahati Airport / 20 km from Umroi Airport). Tourists halt at the viewpoint (20 km prior to entering Shillong city) to enjoy the awesome view of the lake. Tourists may enjoy a speedboat ride in the lake. There are hotels beside the lake also. Leisure-seeking tourists may stay in these. 

Check-in at your hotel in Shillong. Police Bazar is the most popular choice of location for hotels.
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Explore Police Bazar in the evening. It is popular for flea markets, curios shops and clothes. Street food is also a highlight. 

Dinner at City Hut Dhaba - This restaurant, located in the Police Bazar, is famous for the North Indian food it serves. 

Overnight stay in Shillong.

After having breakfast at the Hotel get ready for a destination for the day is Sohra (Cherrapunji). Tourists must start their journey by 6:30 am because after 7.30 am, vehicular movement is slowed down due to heavy traffic within the city.

Halt at Shillong peak, which is about 16 km from Police Bazar. At over 6000 feet above sea level, this is the highest point in the city. Enjoy the panoramic view of the city.

Visit the Elephant Falls, which is 5 km from Shillong Peak. This is a two-tier waterfall. From the entrance, there is a flight of stairs to navigate each level of the fall. The first and second levels are facilitated with benches to rest and relax.

Halt at Mawkdok Dympep Valley viewpoint (20 km from the Elephant Falls). It offers a scenic view of the valley and the dense forest. Descend the flight of stairs from beside the bridge on the road to enjoy a beautiful waterfall.

Stopover at Orange Roots (a purely vegetarian restaurant) for lunch. This is a decent and hygienic restaurant located on the highway, 20 km from Mawkdok Dympep. The balcony also offers beautiful views of the valley.

Dainthlen Falls –About 5 km from the Orange Roots restaurant, this is a gorgeous waterfall with a drop of 80mt. The unique aspect of this waterfall is that tourists can watch it right from the point where it starts, instead of standing below and looking up.

Nohkalikai Falls – This is the tallest plunge waterfall of India, located 6 km from the Orange Roots restaurant. The pool into which the water falls has an unusual shade of green. The viewpoint is so far from the waterfall that a pair of binoculars would be required to fully enjoy the sight.

Seven Sisters Falls – About 11 km from the Nohkalikai Falls, is the Nohsngithiang Falls. This seven-segmented waterfall plunging a height of 315mt represents the seven North-Eastern states of India.

Mawsmai Caves – This is a network of limestone caves. The wet walls of the caves, the narrow passage at few places and fossils on the stalactites across the interiors make this an adventurous trip. The caves are located within 5 km of Seven Sisters Falls.

Overnight stay in Sohra. One can stay at the Cherrapunjee Holiday resort - This place is located on the outskirts of Sohra. Room tariffs start at Rs 4650 (cost includes breakfast and dinner).

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After breakfast at the hotel, leave early for your first destination for the day is the Double Decker Living Root Bridge. 

Nongriat is a village in the East Khasi Hills known for the living root bridges, developed indigenously by the Khasi tribes. Crafted by intertwining and weaving together the aerial roots of rubber trees on opposite sides of a stream, this is an astonishing alternative to wooden bridges. 

Tourists need to walk down 3500 steps to reach the bridge. This tiring downward trek takes almost three hours. It could take more time to return back.
Few tourists enjoy a bath in the crystal clear water of the lake under the bridge.

Rainbow Falls – Rainbow falls is another beautiful waterfall that few tourists trek to. It takes another four hours for the roundtrip journey from the double-decker bridge. One must estimate the time properly and start accordingly in order to visit the spot and return to Sohra the same day. Also, the trek can be difficult if one is not used to trekking.

Overnight stay at Sohra

After an early breakfast at the hotel, proceed towards Dawki (99 km from Sohra).

• Dawki is a small town on India’s border with Bangladesh. The town is also home to the famous Umngot or Dawki river, made famous by Instagram posts of boats that seem to float in the air. Actually, the water is so clear in the winters that the riverbed is clearly visible. Boating in this river is a unique experience. Boating charges are approximately Rs.700 for a 45-minute ride.

Visit Mawlynnong (35 km from Dawki). This village is popularly referred to as Asia's cleanest village.

The unique aspect of this village is the extreme sense of hygiene and cleanliness amongst the villagers.

• Balancing Rock – This is basically a huge boulder, balanced on top of a small rock.
• Take a walk around the village, and visit the Bangladesh viewpoint. This is a high platform built within private property, offering a magnificent view of the lavish plains of Bangladesh. The entry ticket is Rs. 20 per person. A pair of binoculars would help enjoy the view.
• There is another living root bridge about 2 km away, though not as grand as the Double-Decker Living Root Bridge.

Post-lunch, return to Shillong. This is an 80 km journey.

Overnight stay at Shillong. One can stay at the Aura Cottage homestay located about a kilometre from the Police Bazar. The average tariff is Rs. 2300.

Start the day with breakfast at Delhi Misthan Bhandar in Police Bazar. Established in 1933, this restaurant serves delicious Poori-Bhaji & Malpua / Halwa / Jalebi.

Visit Laitlum Grand Canyon – located around 25 km from Police Bazar, this place has magnificent views of the valley. During monsoons, travellers feel clouds within arm’s reach at this destination.

Lunch options:

• Red Rice Restaurant - Located in Police Bazar, this place is famous for serving traditional Meghalaya cuisine.
• You & I Arts Cafe - This theme-based restaurant is located 6 km from Police Bazar. Tourists enjoy varieties of food and herbal tea here.

Sightseeing options near Police Bazaar

• Visit the Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians – Around 2.5 km from Delhi Misthan Bhander, this beautiful church is 50-year old.
• Visit the Don-Bosco Museum of Indigenous Cultures – Located 4 km from Police Bazar, this is one of Asia’s largest museums of its kind. It provides a glimpse of the rich and multi-cultural lifestyle of the people and tribes of North Eastern India.

Overnight stay at Shillong.

Check out of the hotel and start for Guwahati (100 kms away).

Once in Guwahati, a religious traveller may visit the Kamakhya Temple, which is one of the 51 Shakti-Peeth. Located 20 kms from Guwahati airport, this is a cardinal hotspot of Hindu pilgrimage. The temple does not allow pilgrims to enter the shrine between 1pm and 2:30 pm.

Proceed to the airport or the railway station in Guwahati for the journey back home.