📍 Riverside📍 Nature🪂 Adventure

Dawki (Umngot River)

Dawki, Meghalaya, India

4.8 (0)

Overview

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.

Why visit: The famous glass-clear river boating, plus the border town and suspension bridge.

Things to do

›Transparent-water boating
›Border suspension bridge
›Riverside camping
›Bangladesh views

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Travel Information

Best time

Nov–Apr (clearest water)

Entry fee

Boat fee

Est. budget

₹500–1,500

Duration

Half day

Nearby attractions

Within

0.8 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

1.9 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

2 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

2.6 km

🌊 River

4.6

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.

Nov–AprFull dayExplore

10 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 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

10.3 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

10.4 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

10.5 km