Description

Mawlynnong Village located in the East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, also referred as 'God's own garden' has won the acclaim of being the cleanest village in Asia in 2003. The village known for its cleanliness is located around 90 km from Shillong and is a community based eco-tourism initiative. The community has made collective effort to maintain the ambience of a clean village.
The village offers picturesque natural beauty. The village is quite pretty, especially in the monsoons when there is lush greenery all around, with waterfalls paving the way to small streams and abundance of flowering orchids dangling from the trees and hedges add to the beauty of the village.
Suprisingly, the village has hundred percent literacy and most of the villagers are conversant with the English language. We must salute the 'spirit of cleanliness' of the villagers as they have treated cleanliness as their old tradition and a way of their living.

How To Reach

From Guwahati arport or ralway station, it will take almost 6h to reach Mawlynnong village covering a distance of 180km. From Shillong or Cherrapunji, it takes 2.5 h to reach Mawlynnong village by car covering a distance of maximum 85km.
You can also reach Mawlynnong village from the civilian airport, almost 30km from Shillong called the Umroi airport.

Best Time to Visit

Monsoon time from June to September is the ideal time to visit Mawlynnong village. The village looks beautiful as the rainfall washes away the dust and dirt from the surroundings and enhances the lush green color of the scenery.

Hotel Range

1500/- to 4000/- average price range per room per night excluding Tax and GST.

Tips

Explore the Mawlynnong village on foot and know the local culture. Enjoy the local Khasi cuisine prepared by them and do not miss the 'Chicken Thali' (plate). Treehouses, pitcher plants, the sky watch of Bangladesh, handicrafts shopping, and awesome chicken curry at the Square hotel all entertain travelers here.
Visit the Jingmaham Living Root Bridge, Mawlynnong Waterfalls, Brun Khongmen View Point Mawlynnong, Balancing Rock, Living Root Bridges, Church of the Epiphany, Butterfly Museum, Byrdaw Falls, Wah Umngot, Mawshun Caves etc.