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Jam-packed buses and vans ( 10/20) chalet xl 1938 meet arriving ferries then drive to Garamur via Kamalabari chalet xl 1938 where three-wheelers are easier to rent. For a few days consider arranging a bicycle through Jyoti at La Villa.

Khasi villagers have trained across chalet xl 1938 streams to form natural pathways. Three of these root bridges (including an amazing double- decker ) are near Nongriat. chalet xl 1938 Access involves a two-hour very steep trek down from Tyrna, a pretty, palm-clad village that s 2km from Mawshamok. From Cherrapunjee Holiday Resort the entire roundtrip hike takes eight hours, is highly strenuous chalet xl 1938 and involves descending and ascending some 2000-odd steps (this particular author couldn t walk for two days afterwards!). The Cherrapunjee Holiday Resort provides maps.

KV Paradise MONUMENT (Durtlang; admission 5; h10am-9pm Mon-Sat) V is for Varte who died in a 2001 motor accident. K is for her husband Khawlhring chalet xl 1938 who has since lavished his entire savings and energy chalet xl 1938 creating a three-storey mausoleum to her memory. The marble fountain-patio has wonderful panoramic views. The site is 8km from Zarkawt, 1km off the Aizawl-Silchar road via an improbably narrow dirt lane.

The most accessible villages are the Konyak settlements around Mon. Traditional houses abound, and some villages have morungs and religious relics from pre-Christian times. Village elders may wear traditional costume and Konyak of all ages carry the fearsome-looking dao a crude machete used for headhunting right up until the mid-20th century.