Drift across
Dawki
The border town on a glass-clear river.
- River
- Umngot
- Clear season
- November to February
- Border
- India-Bangladesh checkpoint
Dawki is the border-checkpoint town on the Umngot, and the water is the show: in the November-February window the river runs glass-clear, boatmen rowing under the old suspension bridge with Bangladesh on the far bank. In monsoon the river runs brown and boating thins out.
Quick answers
Dawki at a glance
When is Dawki water clear?
Roughly November to February; the rest of the year the river carries rain sediment.
Practicals
Permits & season
No entry permit for Indian nationals; foreign nationals register at checkposts.
October to May works; the monsoon is the point in Cherrapunji and Mawsynram, and the fiercest anywhere in India.
When to go
Plan around these months
Nearby
Close enough to combine
Things to do
What you're here for
Glass-water boating
The boats-on-air photo, best before noon.
The old bridge
The 1932 suspension bridge over the river.
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Facts checked against the official Meghalaya tourism portal · Last verified 2026-09-26