Mawsynram - Green Town of Meghalaya

Searching the best tourism spots for you is our prime target so keeping such in mind we have found the spot Mawsynram a small, but very very beautiful hill town of East Khasi Hills region of Meghalaya. Mawsynram is just 65 kms away from Shillong city and closest town to Cherrapunji as well. We can say it is another wettest place on Earth as village is the part of Cherrapunji. Average annual rainfall in a town is 11,872 mm, though it was challenged by experts and they have reported the rainfall is more than data provided.

Mawsynram is only 16 km away from Cherrapunji that means you are getting two amazing places to visit if you plan holidays to Mawsynram town. You can also attain to Khasi Hills once you reach the village. Well Maw means stone which states that town is covered with rock hills area. It's not highly developed spot and that is the reason that you will find the natural beauty places in a town.

In the last few years the tourism is improved in Meghalaya state and that affected this town too. Today some big resorts and hotels are available in Mawsynram town as accommodation. Your worry about booking is solved because some of the tourist companies are providing online booking for Mawsynram. You can select the package according budget and can enjoy this wonder land of North East India.  Experts suggest this place as nature lover destination so if you are bored from the regular lifestyle or want to make your vacation memorable and then hit the town with your entry.

Attraction of Mawsynram:

Mawsynram Falls: Amazing and full of deep valleys, this place is on top position according to our choice. It is the 4th largest waterfall of India with 1035 ft as height. There are many big and small waterfalls that is enough to take pleasure of place.

Mawsmai Caves: 2nd spot of town famous as holy caves by the localities. One of caves is 150 meter long with easy pathway to reach. If you are cave diving lover you must not miss this place.

Nohalikalai Falls: Another striking place of town placed on 5th position as highest waterfall. You have to cover the distance of 5 km from a town to reach the spot. Height of the waterfall is 1000 ft and surrounding area is full of green dense forest.

Cherrapunji: Take pleasure of Sohra and Churra at Cherrapunji. It is the big city of Meghalaya renowned to world as wettest place of earth. We have covered this town on our blog. Visit such post and you will get idea about beautiful Cherrapunji. You will find millions of reasons to reach here once you go through our blog post.

Mawlyngbna: A rich fossils place at just 25 km distance from Mawsynram is waiting for you. Plan your trip to Mawsynram town and enjoy the wonder land of India. Here, you will find natural geyser and striking ponds to swim, but be careful with snakes and other wild animals in the area.

How to reach Mawsynram?

By Flight: Guwahati airport is available for travelers to reach the town. This nearest airport is having private and public transport outside the airport area for Mawsynram. However, if you are reaching Guwahati, then we suggest having one day halt at this place as it is also the stunning spot of India for tourism. Jeeps and SUVs are available for hire from here to go around the place. Flight for Guwahati is available from different parts of the nation.

By Road: Road transport in India is best mode and Mawsynram is also connected to big cities of Meghalaya. If you face any trouble to reach destination, then look for the ways to reach Guwahati that is only 150 km away from your wonder destination. With 100% surety you will enjoy the road journey from Guwahati to Mawsynram.

By Train: One of the successful transports modes of India is railway. Again, get the ticket to Guwahati as it is the biggest connecting point in North East India. Direct buses, jeeps and private taxis are accessible from Guwahati to our spot Mawsynram.

Note: Carry your raincoat or at least umbrella and some warm clothes as the temperature of this place is sometime lower than expectation. It is the wettest place on earth so take some general medicines that will help you to cure general health issues.

Aalo - (Also Known as Along) Arunachal Pradesh.

Aalo a next destination for you by Indiantourist-spot team. This is the small town of Arunachal Pradesh also known as Along. Aalo is the census town also headquarters to West Siang region. We all know Arunachal Pradesh covered with beautiful hills, though tourism is not much popular in this state. Because of such reason the state government is offering impressive packages to the visitors.

Apart from climate issue people of Arunachal Pradesh are very co-operative. However, to reach Aalo you have to cover a day and 220 km distance from Likabali city that is a border of Assam and Arunachal.

As I said it is the small town, but surrounding are beautiful. People of Arunachal are friendly and they enjoy every festival season the same conditions are with Along as well.  Mopin is the main fest that celebrated in the month of April. I guess 5th April to 6th is the date fixed for this fest. It is the rich crops cultivation festival of Along. One of the other festivals of Aalo is Yomgo River Fest celebrated in January and February. Purpose of this festival is to improve tourism and introduce Arunachal Pradesh's culture to the world. Few other impressive parts of the town are their handcraft items and hand-loom products.

Along is having moderate temperature as it is not at high altitude. There are less spots to visit in Aalo, but still it is the adventurous place with natural beauty surround.

Attraction in Along:

Along the perfect peaceful destination for vacation is having limited spots to visit. Some key locations are Ramakrishna Ashram, Darka Village, Patum Bridge, Donyi Polo Temple, Orange Orchards and River Rafting at Silom River. Along is also famous for angling, rafting, hiking and trekking.

Kazu Village: A town closer to Along known as Kazu is next place to visit just 2 km away inhabited by the tribal of Adi community. This is the beautiful village with very small landscape area. However, entering the town paid and you have to take permission from the headman of village. You have to pay Rs 500 to enter the town. Kazu is not much popular; we can say it is the hidden tourism spot of Arunachal Pradesh having beautiful nature and interesting area to reach..

Cable Bridge: Don’t miss to visit cable-tussed & bamboo decked bridge built over the Sipu river. This jungle area is also in Adi Village that is close to Kazu.

Remember one thing local people of Aalo are not comfortable with clicking pictures. I mean they don’t like outsiders to click their photos so be careful before clicking any pic without their permission.

In Aalo you can also enjoy the wildlife safari, temples, heritage spots and homestay services. Overall its best place to visit specially for nature lovers. Temperature could cause you some trouble so that also need taken care in Aalo.

Best time to reach is between October to April and you can visit the Along town during festival seasons as well.

How to reach Along?

You can reach Along through Rail, Road and Air. However, the town itself is not having any station or airport but you can reach the nearby big cities of Arunachal Pradesh or Assam to reach Along.

By Rail: Nearest railway station for Along is Silapathar. It is the small station and you will get only one train for Silapathar and that is Arunachal Express. Private taxis are available from Silapathar to Along and that you will get from the outside station too.

By Road: Arunachal Pradesh is having proper road connectivity with many big cities of North East. Buses from Lakhimpur (capital city of Itanagar) are available for you. Some more cities are also having buses for Along, but you have to inquiry at local depot for the buses. APST Service (Arunachal Pradesh State Transport) buses are accessible for Along through different part of states. You can get the bus from Pasighat that will take nearly 5 hours to reach Along. Other bus station for Along is Moying located at 150 km distance only.

By Air: Closest airport for Along is located at Lilabari that is a reputed town of state Assam. Direct flights for Lilabari are available from Guwahati and city Dibrugarh, though airline services limited for Lilabari. You will get private taxis from here as well to reach Along.

We wish your journey will become the most excited and adventurous. Plan your trip to Along and make your holidays memorable.