NORTH INDIA – 7

Shillong with Cherrapunjee and Mawlynnong!

Day 1 :

Arrival at Guwahati – Shillong (4 nights) (110Kms / 3 ½ hrs drive)

Welcome to Guwahati. On arrival at Guwahati Airport/Station meet your driver and drive to Shillong. Enroute visit Umium Lake. Home to several waterfalls, it is also known as the Scotland of the East. Check-in at the Hotel. Overnight in Shillong.  (Dinner )

Note: Peak season surcharges will be applicable during festivals events Durga Puja Diwali Christmas and New Year.

Day 2 : 

Shillong – Cherrapunjee – Shillong (60Kms / 2hrs-One way)

After breakfast enjoy a trip to Cherrapunjee, known as one of the wettest places on the planet and the only place in India to receive rain throughout the year. The cliffs of Cherrapunji also offer stunning views of the plains of Bangladesh. Visit to Arwah Cave, Nahkhalikai Falls, Mwasmai Cave, Seven Sister Falls, Dainthlen Waterfalls, Eco Park and Wei Sawdong Waterfalls. Overnight in Shillong. (Breakfast & Dinner )

Day 3 : 

Shillong

After breakfast proceed for full day sightseeing of Shillong. Shillong – The ‘Gleneagle of the East’ lies in the centre of a plateau surrounded by Khasi hills. The city’s own Ward’s Lake is popular for short garden walks & boating. Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures is a seven stories and three-in-one Institution combining a museum with a research and publication center, for promoting and preserving the rich cultural heritage of North East India -a unique fusion of all the sister states under one roof. Lady Hydari Park is a Japanese style landscaped park endowed with stretches of roses & exquisite flowers. The Mini zoo adjacent to the park has about 73 birds, 140 reptiles & mammals. One of the largest Golf courses in Asia is an 18-hole Golf Course is charted amidst a surging valley full of thick pine groves & rhododendron trees. Spend the evening in the splendid arena. The State Museum is a display of the lifestyle and heritage of the people of Meghalaya. Shillong and its surrounding is dotted with splendid waterfalls cascading down deep valleys forming misty sparks as they break the silence of the surroundings. Elephant Falls is a mountain stream gorging down two successive falls set in dells of fern covered rocks. Overnight at Shillong. (Breakfast & Dinner)

Day 4 : 

Shillong – Dawki & Mawlynnong – Shillong (90 kms /3 hrs one way)

After breakfast proceed from Shillong to Dawki (Indo-Bangladesh Border) and Mawlynnong Village. Morning drive to Dawki, visit Indo-Bangladesh border and Umngot River (one can enjoy country boat ride here on direct payment basis). Later on proceed to the Mwallynnong village. Mawlynnong Village located in the East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, also referred as ‘God’s own garden’ has won the acclaim of being the cleanest village in Asia in 2003. The village known for its cleanliness is located around 90 kms from Shillong and is a community based eco-tourism initiative. The community has made collective effort to maintain the ambience of a clean village. The village offers picturesque natural beauty, a trek to the living root bridge at a neighbouring village Riwai. The village also offers a sight of natural balancing rock, a strange natural phenomenon of a boulder balancing on another rock. Overnight at Shillong. (Breakfast & Dinner )

Day 5 : 

Shillong – Guwahati – Departure

After Breakfast drive to Guwahati Airport /Station to board your flight/train to your hometown. Holiday Concludes. Let’s stay in touch on Facebook\email and meet again on another memorable Holiday. See you soon! (Breakfast)

INCLUSIONS

• Accommodation in comfortable & convenient hotels
• Meals: Breakfast & Dinner (set menu) as mentioned in the itinerary
• Travel by private vehicle (Etios/Dzire) as per the itinerary (Please note that AC will be switched off while travelling in hilly terrain, Vehicle not at disposal)
• Sightseeing as mentioned in the itinerary (entrance and guide charges not included)
• 1 Lt. Water Bottle per person per day
• Rates are valid for INDIAN NATIONALS only
• Travel Insurance for guests up to 70 years of age

EXCLUSIONS

• GST 5% on total package price
• Airfare or Railway Fare
• Any increase in Govt taxes, Fuel price and any applicability of new taxes from the govt
• Any up gradation in hotel room category
• Any other sightseeing apart from above mentioned in the itinerary or extra usage of vehicle beyond the above mentioned itinerary
• Guide Charges / Entrance fees for any sightseeing
• Price of Insurance
• Any extra expense such as Route change, Accommodation facilities etc. incurred due to any unforeseen ,unavoidable forced majeure circumstances during the tour
• Porterage (Coolie charges), laundry, telephone charges, shopping, wines & alcoholic beverages, camera fees, mineral water (unless specified), items of personal nature and food and drink which is not part of set group menu
• Any extra cost incurred on behalf of any individual due to illness, accident , hospitalization or any personal emergency
• Anything specifically not mentioned in the tour price inclusions and any expenses of personal nature.