Meghalaya - Rare combo of Man, Science and Nature living together (Part 4)

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19th Dec 2021
Photo of Meghalaya - Rare combo of Man, Science and Nature living together (Part 4) by Nithin S P

This is the last story of our memorable trip to north east of India. Last day is mostly journey towards Guwahati, if we can start early we can cover few places on the way back

Post discussion with our coordinator and our gang, we decided to cover the below

1. Nohkalikai falls

2. Garden of caves

So, we packed our bags early and started towards Nohkalikai falls view point where our breakfast was planned

Day 4

We had breakfast at Bansiewdor Dhaba which is next to falls view point and even it hosts nice view of falls from hotel balcony

We had yummy Aloo Parotta, Paneer Parotta and Poori here. All these were tasting good and satisfied every ones taste buds

Souvenir of Meghalaya at Dhaba

Photo of BANSIEWDOR DHABA, Cherrapunji‎, Meghalaya, India by Nithin S P

Local art and crafts at Dhaba

Photo of BANSIEWDOR DHABA, Cherrapunji‎, Meghalaya, India by Nithin S P

Before leaving, we had nice views from our stay balcony to capture happy moments

Rays of Happiness from Sun

Photo of OYO 40204 Me Me AI Haven, Kutmadan Village, Cherrapunji‎, Meghalaya, India by Nithin S P

Groupie from our stay's balcony

Photo of OYO 40204 Me Me AI Haven, Kutmadan Village, Cherrapunji‎, Meghalaya, India by Nithin S P

Hotel front view

Photo of OYO 40204 Me Me AI Haven, Kutmadan Village, Cherrapunji‎, Meghalaya, India by Nithin S P

We can trek down to blue waters at the bottom of the falls, provided we have another day to spare

Nohkalikai waterfalls

Photo of NohKaLikai Falls, Meghalaya by Nithin S P

After having breakfast we started towards Garden of caves, which is our last attraction of our trip

Garden of caves hosts several falls inside it. Since its winter, the water level was less so the small stream of falls within it were not excited as other big falls we saw on the other 2 days. But, they were photogenic and we can quite easily spend more than half a day here

Entry fee at Garden of caves: 100/- per adult and 50/- per child

After rushing through Garden of caves, we had to move towards Guwahati

Views on the way to garden of caves

Photo of Garden Of Caves, Laitryngew-War, Laitmawsiang, Meghalaya, India by Nithin S P

Garden of caves

Photo of Garden Of Caves, Laitryngew-War, Laitmawsiang, Meghalaya, India by Nithin S P

My pose queen and princess @ Garden of caves

Photo of Garden Of Caves, Laitryngew-War, Laitmawsiang, Meghalaya, India by Nithin S P

Portrait shot

Photo of Garden Of Caves, Laitryngew-War, Laitmawsiang, Meghalaya, India by Nithin S P

Waterfalls inside Garden of caves

Photo of Garden Of Caves, Laitryngew-War, Laitmawsiang, Meghalaya, India by Nithin S P

Bamboo bridge in Garden of caves

Photo of Garden Of Caves, Laitryngew-War, Laitmawsiang, Meghalaya, India by Nithin S P

On the way back to Guwahati, it was cloudy and started to rain. Finally we saw hailstone rain which is trademark of Chirapunjee and Meghalaya

Clouds ready to shower

Photo of Shillong, Meghalaya, India by Nithin S P
Photo of Shillong, Meghalaya, India by Nithin S P

We had our Snacks cum dinner at 'Sardarji Dhaba' on the way back to Guwahati. Food was good here and had a Thali and other roti options as usual

As a gesture of bidding bye to Guwahati and Meghalaya, a pic at airport cought our attention

Formal thank you for visiting Guwahati and Meghalaya

Photo of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU), Borjhar, Guwahati, Assam, India by Nithin S P

We returned via 'Kabali flight' of Air Asia

Photo of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU), Borjhar, Guwahati, Assam, India by Nithin S P

On a concluding summary, I would like to add few tips and tricks for the journey

1. In case you are purchasing some thing, check price once with shop keeper and then take your vehicle driver to bargain and purchase, it will save some money

2. Keep enough cash so that doing transactions is easy in all places. Leave the place clean, always use 'Pay and Use' wash rooms present at all attractions

3. Better to carry enough snacks so that skipping lunch would not be a problem, as most days we will have enough journey

4. Please plan to tackle vomiting sensation as its always (almost) ghat section journey on all days

5. Make use of Lounge facility at airports if you have eligible credit and debit cards

As informed in my first blog of Meghalaya tour, below is my review or feedback on Go Adventure travels for our trip

Coordination - 4 Stars (They customized, were flexible and supportive)

Accommodation - 2 Stars (Both accommodations were not so good)

Food - 5 Stars (They allowed us to eat what ever and how much ever we need at the hotels they stopped/planned on each day)

Vehicle - 2 stars (Vehicle was in good condition, but not clean at all)

Overall - 3 Stars (It was economical or budget friendly when compared to other packages as I have come across)

Please feel to add any details or tips i have missed to capture here, so that it helps fellow travelers