Mapping Memories

Hike out to

Rainbow Falls in December

The gorge’s far reward.

Quick answer. Dry winter. Cold mornings, prime trekking/caving/camping season. For Rainbow Falls specifically, December is inside the short good window, so lock stays early.

Jungle waterfall, representative of Rainbow Falls
December in Rainbow Falls

The essentials

Access
Day walk from Nongriat
Known for
Midday rainbow in spray
Month
December, Meghalaya
This month
Dry winter.

Why December here

A tall jungle fall past Nongriat, reached by a root-bridge-and-boulder walk, with a midday rainbow in season.

Rainbow Falls is the deep-gorge reward beyond Nongriat: a few hours of root bridges, bamboo steps and boulder-hops to a tall fall off a black rock face. Sun hitting the spray throws the rainbow that names it, strongest in high-water months.

What to do

The gorge walk

Crossing after crossing into quieter jungle.

Elsewhere in Meghalaya in December

The wider Meghalaya calendar this month: Winter Festival period (Tura, Baghmara; announced annually). Dates shift with harvests and moons; we confirm them when you plan.

Pair it with

Rainbow Falls in December, planned properly

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