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Meghalaya · in the monsoon

clouds under your feet. water everywhere. three thousand steps down.
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Guwahati
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5N · 6D
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the journey

six days, the unlistd way.

Day 0 · arrival

Guwahati to Shillong

Assam plains → the Khasi hills
by 11:30 AM
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Land in Guwahati — wheels down before 11:30 AM. We meet you at arrivals, and the trip starts the moment the doors open.
12:30 PM
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The climb into cloud country — three hours out of the plains and up into Meghalaya. Lunch stop on the way.
4:00 PM
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Umiam Lake viewpoint — man-made, ringed with pine, and still the first thing everyone photographs here.
6:00 PM
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Check in at Shillong — settle in early. Tomorrow starts at 2 AM, and we're not joking.
Day 1 · the sea of clouds

Nongjrong · above the weather

Nongjrong → Arwah Caves → Cherrapunjee
2:00 AM
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We leave in the dark — yes, two in the morning. This is the one call nobody argues with afterwards.
4:30 AM
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Nongjrong sunrise — you stand above the clouds and watch the ridges come out of them one at a time. Entirely weather-dependent, and we'll be straight with you about that.
7:00 AM
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Breakfast with the view — hot food, cold air, everyone slightly stunned.
11:00 AM
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Back to Shillong, check out — pack up and point the vehicle south.
2:00 PM
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Arwah Caves — limestone, fossils sitting in the walls, and a temperature drop the second you step inside.
5:00 PM
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Nohkalikai Falls — India's tallest plunge waterfall. In monsoon it doesn't fall so much as detonate.
7:00 PM
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Cherrapunjee — check in, dinner, and an early night you'll be grateful for.
breakfast & dinner included
Day 2 · water & villages

Wei Sawdong · Mawlynnong

Wei Sawdong → Mawsmai → Mawlynnong → Riwai
7:30 AM
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Breakfast, then out early — the falls are emptiest before nine.
8:30 AM
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Wei Sawdong Falls — a three-tiered drop reached by a steep bamboo ladder descent. Worth every rung.
11:00 AM
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Mawsmai Caves — narrow, lit, dripping, and just tight enough to be interesting.
1:30 PM
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Mawlynnong — the cleanest village in Asia, and one of the few places where a title like that is genuinely earned.
3:30 PM
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Riwai root bridge & the Balancing Rock — a bridge grown, not built, over roughly two hundred years.
7:00 PM
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Back to Cherrapunjee — dinner, and the conversation that only ever happens on night two.
breakfast & dinner included
Day 3 · the descent

Nongriat · 3,300 steps

Tyrna → the Double Decker Living Root Bridge
7:00 AM
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Breakfast, then Tyrna village — the trailhead. This is the day the trip is really about.
8:30 AM
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Into the gorge — around 3,300 steps down, two wire suspension bridges, and a single-decker root bridge on the way.
11:30 AM
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The Double Decker — two levels of living root, grown across a river by the Khasi over generations. No photograph does it properly.
12:30 PM
🏊
Swim in the pool below — glacial, clear, and the best thing that will happen to your legs all day.
2:00 PM
🥵
The climb back — 3,300 steps up. Slow is fine. Everyone makes it. Nobody shuts up about it afterwards.
6:00 PM
🔥
Cherrapunjee — dinner, and legs that will file a formal complaint tomorrow.
breakfast & dinner included
Day 4 · the wild water day

Mawlyngbna · then Shillong

Mawkdok → Mawlyngbna → Police Bazaar
8:00 AM
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Breakfast and check out
9:30 AM
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Mawkdok Valley viewpoint — the canyon that stops every vehicle on this road.
11:30 AM
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Mawlyngbna — river trek through monsoon trails, kayaking on Umkhakoi Lake, the Split Rock formation, and a cliff jump for whoever wants it. Nobody is pushed off anything.
5:00 PM
🛍️
Into Shillong — Police Bazaar, local food, free evening. Meghalaya's music scene is not a rumour.
8:00 PM
🏨
Check in — last night of the trip, and everyone knows it.
breakfast & dinner included
Day 5 · the farewell

Laitlum · and home

Laitlum Canyon → Umiam Lake → Guwahati
8:00 AM
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Breakfast, bags in the vehicle
9:30 AM
🏞️
Laitlum Canyon — grassland that ends abruptly at a cliff edge, with hills running out to the horizon.
12:00 PM
🛣️
The drive down to Guwahati — one last stop at Umiam Lake.
6:00 PM
✈️
Airport drop — book your flight out after 8 PM. Same people. Different group chat.
breakfast included
day three

the only way in is down.

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steps into the gorge

There is no road to Nongriat. There is no cable car, no jeep track, no shortcut anyone has found in two hundred years. There is a staircase cut into the side of a gorge, two wire bridges strung over a river, and about 3,300 steps between you and the Double Decker.

Then you turn around and do it again, upwards, in the heat.

It is the hardest day of this trip and it is the reason people book this trip.

the bridges here were never built. they were grown.
ficus elastica · two hundred years · still load-bearing
before you apply

things we'd rather tell you now.

01 — the trek
This is not a resort week.

Day three is 3,300 steps down and 3,300 back up, over about five hours with long breaks. No technical climbing, but real legs required. If your knees are a problem, say so in the form. We'd rather know now than at the trailhead.

02 — the weather
The clouds decide, not us.

Nongjrong's sunrise is entirely weather-dependent. Some batches get the full sea of clouds. Some get rain and a very good story. Monsoon is the reason the waterfalls exist — it's also the reason we can't promise you a clear sky.

03 — the flights
Flights aren't included.

Land in Guwahati before 11:30 AM on day zero, fly out after 8 PM on the last day. Book only once your seat is confirmed — never before. We'll help you pick the right pair when we speak.

how you'll travel

the vehicle is part of the experience.

The Luxury Traveller
exclusive hire · 14 recliner seats · yours for six days
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Push-back recliner seatsIndividually reclining, generous legroom, and a headrest that actually works on a 2 AM start.
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Exclusive hireNo sharing with anyone outside your batch. The vehicle is Unlistd's for all six days — no other group, no other agency.
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Local Khasi driverKnows the roads, reads the weather, and knows which viewpoint clears first on a bad morning.
Chosen for monsoon roadsMeghalaya in August is not a dry-season drive. High clearance, good tyres, and a driver who's done it a hundred times.
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Sound systemThe playlist is collaborative. On these roads, the drive is half the trip.
the tribe

14 seats. zero strangers by the end.

we don't fill seats — we build a group. every person on this trip was read, screened and picked. here's how the vehicle looks.

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4 of 14 seats spoken for

intentionally balanced group · not just whoever paid first

what's covered

no hidden costs. no surprises.

inclusions
5 nights accommodation — 3 nights Cherrapunjee, 2 nights Shillong, twin or triple sharing. Every property picked by us, not by an aggregator.
Breakfast and dinner, every day — from day zero's check-in to the last morning.
All ground travel — Guwahati ↔ Shillong ↔ Cherrapunjee ↔ Nongriat ↔ Guwahati in the Luxury Traveller, exclusively ours.
Every entry fee in the itinerary — caves, falls, viewpoints, root bridges. No ticket counter surprises.
Local Khasi guides — for Nongriat, Wei Sawdong and Mawlyngbna.
The Mawlyngbna adventure day — river trek and kayaking on Umkhakoi included.
Trip leader — Unlistd's own person on the ground. Not a tour manager. Someone who travels like you do.
Permits, tolls, driver charges, medical kit — handled, and all taxes are already inside ₹24,999.
exclusions
Flights to and from Guwahati — book after your seat is confirmed, never before.
Lunches — deliberately left open, so you eat wherever the day lands you.
Optional add-ons — the cliff jump and anything else you choose on the day.
Personal expenses — shopping, souvenirs, data packs.
Weather or road closure costs — rare in six days, but beyond anyone's control.
the destinations

see where you're going.

Nohkalikai Falls
the tallest drop in india
Nongjrong
the sea of clouds
The Double Decker
grown, not built
Nongriat
3,300 steps down
Mawlynnong
cleanest village in asia
Laitlum Canyon
where the hills end
secure your seat

six days. fourteen people. are you in?

₹24,999
per person · all taxes in · flights not included
5 nights staybreakfast + dinnerall entry fees khasi guidesprivate travellertrip leader
we read every application ourselves · if it's a fit, we reach out on whatsapp
14 seats · no waitlists once a batch is confirmed
the application

A few questions.
One seat.

No payment right now. We read every application, and if it's a fit, we reach out on WhatsApp.

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the honest bit
3,300 steps. Both ways.
Day three is a real trek — a steep descent into the Nongriat gorge and the same climb back out, roughly five hours with long breaks. No shortcuts, no cable car. If you have knee or back trouble, tell us and we'll talk it through honestly.
yes, I'm up for the trek
i train regularly
average, but stubborn
not great, but i'll manage
not sure — tell me straight
the cost
₹24,999
per person · all taxes in · flights not included
I'm in, if the crowd is GOATED 🔥
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no payment now · we read every application · we only WhatsApp when there's real news

Application received.

We read every single one ourselves.
You'll hear from us on WhatsApp within 5 days — either way.

questions

Before you join.

Why Meghalaya in monsoon and not after it?+

Because the waterfalls only exist properly in monsoon. Nohkalikai in October is a trickle; in August it's the reason people come. You will get rained on. That's the trade, and it's a good one.

How hard is the Nongriat trek, really?+

Around 3,300 steps down and the same back up, over roughly five hours with long breaks. No technical climbing, no equipment. Regular walkers manage it comfortably. Bad knees genuinely struggle — tell us in the form and we'll be straight with you rather than sell you a seat.

Are flights included?+

No. Land in Guwahati before 11:30 AM on day zero and fly out after 8 PM on the final day. Book only once your seat is confirmed — we'll help you pick the right pair when we speak.

What exactly does ₹24,999 cover?+

Five nights of hand-picked stays, breakfast and dinner every day, all ground travel in a private Luxury Traveller, every entry fee in the itinerary, local Khasi guides, the Mawlyngbna adventure day, permits and all taxes. Applying costs nothing.

How does the 7 + 7 selection work?+

Every application gets read by us, not sorted by a form. Seats go to the first seven men and seven women who confirm once approvals go out. Applying early means you hear from us first.

Do you run this with other agencies?+

Never. Unlistd owns the full batch — the vehicle, the stays, the leader, all fourteen seats. You will not find yourself merged into someone else's group at Guwahati airport.

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Meghalaya · Shillong · Cherrapunjee · Nongriat · Aug–Sep 2026
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₹24,999 · 14 seats