Meghalaya India Complete Guide 2026: Shillong, Cherrapunji, Mawsynram, Living Root Bridges & Mawlynnong
Browse more guides: India travel | Asia destinations Meghalaya India Complete Guide 2026: Shillong, Cherrapunji, Mawsynram, Living Root Bridges & Mawlynnong TL;DR Meghalaya is the small northeastern Indian state whose name translates to "Abode of Clouds," and after two trips I can confirm the name is not marketing. Across 22,429 square kilometers, roughly three million people, mostly Khasi, Garo, and Jaintia tribes live in a landscape of waterfalls, sandstone cliffs, limestone caves, and forests that hold the highest annual rainfall on Earth. Shillong, the capital sitting near 1,500m elevation, was nicknamed "Scotland of the East" by the British and still keeps that cool, pine-scented mood. From Shillong I usually base myself for three nights, then move to Sohra (the official name now used alongside the British-era "Cherrapunji") to chase Nohkalikai Falls at 340m, the limestone Mawsmai Cave, and the trail down to Nongriat's double-decker livin...