💎 Hidden Gem💧 Waterfall📍 Nature📍 Trek

Wei Sawdong Falls

Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India

4.5 (0)

Overview

A magical three-tiered waterfall near Sohra tumbling into vivid blue-green pools, reached by a steep bamboo-ladder descent.

Why visit: One of Meghalaya's most photogenic multi-tier falls and turquoise pools.

Things to do

›Three-tier falls
›Turquoise pools
›Bamboo-ladder descent
›Photography

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Apr

Entry fee

₹20–50

Est. budget

₹200–600

Duration

Half day

Nearby attractions

Within

2 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Trek

4.7

Living Root Bridges

Cherrapunji, Meghalaya

Khasi villagers train rubber-fig roots across rivers for decades until they grow into self-strengthening living bridges — the double-decker at Nongriat, reached by 3,500 jungle steps, is the masterpiece of this UNESCO-tentative bio-engineering.

Oct–Apr1–2 daysExplore

3.2 km

💧 Waterfall

4.2

Dainthlen Falls

Cherrapunji, Meghalaya

A broad waterfall near Cherrapunji linked to the Khasi legend of a giant serpent 'Thlen', with rock carvings marking the tale.

Jun–Oct1 hrExplore

3.3 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Village

4.4

Mawlyngbna

Mawlyngbna, Meghalaya

An adventure-tourism village near Mawsynram with kayaking on a spring-fed lake, marine fossils, waterfalls, ziplining and camping.

Oct–May1–2 daysExplore

3.5 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Nature

4.0

Cherrapunji Tea & Orange Gardens (Riat Laban)

Cherrapunji, Meghalaya

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

Nov–Feb (orange season)Half dayExplore

4 km

💧 Waterfall

4.8

Nohkalikai Falls

Cherrapunji, Meghalaya

India's tallest plunge waterfall — a single ~340 m drop into a turquoise pool below Cherrapunji, wrapped in a tragic Khasi legend.

Sep–Nov (full flow, clear)1–2 hrsExplore

4.3 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Heritage

4.4

Ummunoi Root Bridge

Laitkynsew, Meghalaya

One of the oldest known living root bridges, near Nongriat, spanning a clear stream in a quiet jungle gorge.

Oct–AprHalf–full dayExplore

4.4 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Trek

4.3

Nohkalikai Trek & Blue Pool

Cherrapunji, Meghalaya

A steep guided trek down to the base of Nohkalikai Falls and its brilliant blue plunge pool — a strenuous but rewarding descent.

Oct–AprHalf–full dayExplore

4.6 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Heritage

4.4

Ritymmen Root Bridge

Nongriat, Meghalaya

One of the longest living root bridges, on the trail to Nongriat, stretching gracefully across a jungle river.

Oct–AprHalf–full dayExplore

4.7 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Heritage

4.9

Double Decker Living Root Bridge (Nongriat)

Nongriat, Meghalaya

The world-famous two-tiered living root bridge at Nongriat — grown over generations from rubber-tree roots by the Khasi, reached by a ~3,500-step descent.

Oct–AprFull dayExplore

4.9 km