Umngi / Riwai Forest Trails
Mawlynnong, Meghalaya, India
Nearby attractions
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.
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.
Nohwet Living Root Bridge & View Tower
Nohwet, Meghalaya
A living root bridge and a bamboo sky-view tower at Nohwet near Mawlynnong, with vistas over the Bangladesh plains.
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.
Riwai Village
Riwai, Meghalaya
A tidy Khasi village next to Mawlynnong, home to the famous single-span living root bridge and clear forest streams.
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.
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.
Dawki River
Dawki, Meghalaya
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.
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.
Shnongpdeng
Shnongpdeng, Meghalaya
A quieter stretch of the clear Umngot river upstream of Dawki, the hub for riverside camping, snorkelling, cliff jumping and kayaking.
Kongthong (Whistling Village)
Kongthong, Meghalaya
The extraordinary 'whistling village' where every person is given a unique tune-name and villagers call one another across the hills in melody.
Byrdaw / Mawkma Suspension footbridges
Pynursla, Meghalaya
Steel-and-cane suspension footbridges deep in the Pynursla gorges, linking villages above the clear rivers of the southern slopes.