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Stare into

Laitlum Canyons in October

The end-of-the-ridge canyon view.

Quick answer. Post-monsoon. Rivers and falls still strong, skies clearing, the harvest festival period begins. For Laitlum Canyons specifically, October is a comfortable month with the usual hill-state caveats.

Deep canyon landscape, representative of Laitlum
October in Laitlum Canyons

The essentials

From Shillong
About 24km
Type
Canyon viewpoint and trek trailhead
Month
October, Meghalaya
This month
Post-monsoon.

Why October here

Grass ridges falling away into cloud-filled canyons, an hour from Shillong.

Laitlum means end of hills, and the name does the work: a grass ridge that drops away into steep canyons, often with cloud filling the gorge below. A short walk from the road end takes you to the best ledges; village paths descend into the gorge for trekkers.

What to do

Cloud inversions

Mornings when the canyon fills with white.

Pair it with

Laitlum Canyons in October, planned properly

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