💎 Hidden Gem🌄 Viewpoint📍 Nature📍 Trek

Nongjrong Viewpoint (Sunrise)

Nongjrong, Meghalaya, India

4.6 (0)

Overview

A spectacular sunrise viewpoint near Nongjrong/Mawlyngbna where waves of cloud fill deep gorges below a fiery dawn — a photographer's dream.

Why visit: One of Meghalaya's greatest sunrise-and-cloud spectacles.

Things to do

›Sunrise cloud-sea
›Gorge viewpoint
›Camping
›Photography

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Apr (dawn)

Entry fee

₹20–50

Est. budget

₹200–600

Duration

Half day

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3.9 km

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Nohkalikai Falls

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Mustoh / Mawmluh Plateau Walks

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4.5

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Cherrapunji Tea & Orange Gardens (Riat Laban)

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The orange and tea slopes around Sohra and Laitkynsew, where the famed Khasi mandarin oranges and small tea plots dot the hillsides.

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