Descend into
Nongriat in January
The gorge village of root bridges and blue pools.
Quick answer. Dry winter. The strongest hiking, caving and camping window; high areas can see frost and sub-zero mornings. For Nongriat specifically, January is inside the short good window, so lock stays early.
The essentials
- Descent
- About 3,500 steps from Tyrna
- Signature
- Double-decker living root bridge
- Extension
- Rainbow Falls day walk
- Stay
- Gorge homestays
- Month
- January, Meghalaya
- This month
- Dry winter.
Why January here
3,500 steps down to the double-decker bridge, Rainbow Falls beyond, and homestays in the gorge.
Nongriat is the village at the bottom of the gorge: about 3,500 steps from the Tyrna trailhead, past the single root bridge to the famous double-decker, with natural swimming pools and homestays under the jungle canopy.
What to do
Double-decker bridge
Two stacked root spans over the stream.
Rainbow Falls
The gorge’s big fall, midday rainbow in season.
Gorge pools
Swim-safe natural pools beside the bridges.
Pair it with
Nongriat in January, planned properly
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