🌊 River📍 Boating📍 Nature

Dawki River

Dawki, Meghalaya, India

4.6 (0)

Overview

The Umngot at Dawki runs so clear that boats seem to levitate over their own shadows — a glass-green border river beneath cliffs on the Bangladesh frontier, best in winter when the water turns to crystal.

Why visit: India's clearest river — the floating-boat photo is entirely real.

Things to do

›Glass-water boat ride from Shnongpdeng
›Kayak, snorkel or zip-line over the river
›Riverside camping under the cliffs
›Visit Asia's cleanest village, Mawlynnong, nearby

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Travel Information

Best time

Nov–Apr

Entry fee

Boat ₹500–800

Hours

Best Nov–Apr

Est. budget

₹800–2500

Duration

Full day

Nearby attractions

Within

1.3 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Riverside

4.7

Shnongpdeng

Shnongpdeng, Meghalaya

A quieter stretch of the clear Umngot river upstream of Dawki, the hub for riverside camping, snorkelling, cliff jumping and kayaking.

Nov–Apr1–2 daysExplore

2.2 km

💎 Hidden Gem⛺ Camping

4.3

Umngot Riverbank Camping (Darrang)

Dawki, Meghalaya

Riverside camping spots along the Umngot near Dawki and Darrang, with tents by the clear water, bonfires and kayaking.

Nov–Apr1–2 daysExplore

2.6 km

📍 Riverside

4.8

Dawki (Umngot River)

Dawki, Meghalaya

The crystal-clear Umngot river at Dawki, so transparent that boats appear to float on air above the pebbled bed — on the India–Bangladesh border.

Nov–Apr (clearest water)Half dayExplore

3 km

💎 Hidden Gem💧 Waterfall

4.2

Borhill Falls (Bophill)

Dawki, Meghalaya

A scenic waterfall near Dawki dropping into forested terrain close to the Bangladesh border, a quiet detour off the Umngot route.

Jun–Oct1–2 hrsExplore

10.1 km

📍 Village

4.2

Riwai Village

Riwai, Meghalaya

A tidy Khasi village next to Mawlynnong, home to the famous single-span living root bridge and clear forest streams.

Oct–May1–2 hrsExplore

10.2 km

📍 Heritage

4.6

Mawlynnong Living Root Bridge (Riwai)

Riwai, Meghalaya

A beautiful, easily-accessible single-span living root bridge at Riwai village near Mawlynnong — the most photographed root bridge for day-trippers.

Oct–Apr1–2 hrsExplore

10.4 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Nature

4.1

Mawlong Sacred Grove & Balancing Rock

Mawlynnong, Meghalaya

A curious naturally-balancing boulder near Mawlynnong, perched on a small rock and unmoved by storms, tied to Khasi belief.

Oct–May1 hrExplore

10.6 km

📍 Village

4.7

Mawlynnong Village

Mawlynnong, Meghalaya

Celebrated as 'Asia's cleanest village' — a spotless Khasi hamlet of flower gardens, bamboo dustbins, a sky-view bamboo tower and living root bridges nearby.

Oct–MayHalf dayExplore

10.7 km