Listen in
Kongthong (Whistling Village) in January
The village where everyone has a whistle-song.
Quick answer. Dry winter. The strongest hiking, caving and camping window; high areas can see frost and sub-zero mornings. For Kongthong (Whistling Village) specifically, January is a comfortable month with the usual hill-state caveats.
The essentials
- Tradition
- Whistle-melody names (jingrwai)
- From Shillong
- About 60km
- Month
- January, Meghalaya
- This month
- Dry winter.
Why January here
A Khasi village where each person carries a jingrwai, a whistle melody instead of a name.
Kongthong is known across India as the whistling village: in Khasi tradition each person is given a jingrwai iawbei, a short whistle-melody as their name, and the ridges literally talk in music. Homestays and community walks run through the village and its brook valley.
What to do
Whistle introductions
Every greeting is a melody.
Pair it with
Kongthong (Whistling Village) in January, planned properly
Tell us your dates and group size. Solo travellers can join fixed departures and keep the freedom. A real person replies with a plan and an honest price.