India & South Asia
Meghalaya
The abode of clouds.
West to east
Three hills, three worlds.
The Garo Hills
The deepest and least travelled of the three: forest, canyon and cave, a long way from anyone else.
- NokrekHoolock gibbons calling at dawn, with a ranger who knows the forest by ear.
- SijuOne of the longest cave systems in India, beside the Simsang river.
- BalpakramA high plateau of canyons, grassland and wide silence.
- Dakmanda weavingBright cloth woven on the backstrap loom, in the weaver's own home.
The Khasi Hills
Rolling uplands, deep gorges and the root bridges, with Shillong at their heart.
- KongthongThe village where every name is a melody.
- Rangthylliang and NongbarehRoot bridges away from the crowds, at their families' own pace.
- TwahlongwarAn abandoned eighteenth-century settlement, opened to visitors in 2026.
- MawmluhThe cave that gave a whole geological age its name.
The Jaintia Hills
Clay, stone and clear water in the hills that run east toward the plains.
- LarnaiBlack pottery shaped by hand, coloured with bark.
- NartiangA field of standing stones, the largest gathering of them anywhere in the state.
- UmngotA river so clear the boats seem to float on air.
