Cherrapunjee is a name familiar to mostly everyone. It boasts of the heaviest rainfall in the earth. This place is locally known as 'Sohra' and is located in the East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya!
The beauty of Sohra is breathtaking and the best part of it is that it has not been much commercialized unlike most other hill stations. The natural surroundings, the trees, the streams and of course the waterfalls all add to the beauty.
The drive from Shillong to Cherrapunjee is awesome! All around the clouds float covering the mountains and in summers the vast green is a treat to the eye! Waterfalls worthy of note are the Wakaba waterfalls, the Seven Sisters and the Nohkalikai! One can stand there for hours and watch the view and occasionally one can spot the rainbow as well forming against the falling waters when the sun rays strike at the appropriate angle! One can view the plains of Bangladesh very clearly from Seven Sisters!
The other point of interest are the caves! These are caves of natural limestone formation. Mawsmai caves are a must for everyone who are in for a little bit of adventure!
Cherrapunjee is also famous for its living root bridges. Over hundreds of years the people in Cherrapunjee have developed techniques for growing roots of trees into large bridges. The process takes 10–15 years and the bridges typically last hundreds of years, the oldest ones in use being over 500 years old!
A must visit place I must say and go during summers if you love to get a bit of the rain fun!
The beauty of Sohra is breathtaking and the best part of it is that it has not been much commercialized unlike most other hill stations. The natural surroundings, the trees, the streams and of course the waterfalls all add to the beauty.
The drive from Shillong to Cherrapunjee is awesome! All around the clouds float covering the mountains and in summers the vast green is a treat to the eye! Waterfalls worthy of note are the Wakaba waterfalls, the Seven Sisters and the Nohkalikai! One can stand there for hours and watch the view and occasionally one can spot the rainbow as well forming against the falling waters when the sun rays strike at the appropriate angle! One can view the plains of Bangladesh very clearly from Seven Sisters!
The other point of interest are the caves! These are caves of natural limestone formation. Mawsmai caves are a must for everyone who are in for a little bit of adventure!
Cherrapunjee is also famous for its living root bridges. Over hundreds of years the people in Cherrapunjee have developed techniques for growing roots of trees into large bridges. The process takes 10–15 years and the bridges typically last hundreds of years, the oldest ones in use being over 500 years old!
A must visit place I must say and go during summers if you love to get a bit of the rain fun!
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