Hike out to
Rainbow Falls in January
The gorge’s far reward.
Quick answer. Dry winter. The strongest hiking, caving and camping window; high areas can see frost and sub-zero mornings. For Rainbow Falls specifically, January is inside the short good window, so lock stays early.
The essentials
- Access
- Day walk from Nongriat
- Known for
- Midday rainbow in spray
- Month
- January, Meghalaya
- This month
- Dry winter.
Why January 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.
Pair it with
Rainbow Falls in January, planned properly
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