Hike out to
Rainbow Falls in November
The gorge’s far reward.
Quick answer. Winter transition. Dry, clear, the best all-round month: rivers run clear and trails are open. For Rainbow Falls specifically, November is inside the short good window, so lock stays early.
The essentials
- Access
- Day walk from Nongriat
- Known for
- Midday rainbow in spray
- Month
- November, Meghalaya
- This month
- Winter transition.
Why November 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 November
The wider Meghalaya calendar this month: Nongkrem Dance Festival (November, five days, Smit; announced annually), Wangala / 100 Drums (first week of November, Garo Hills), Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival (mid-November, announced annually). Dates shift with harvests and moons; we confirm them when you plan.
Pair it with
Rainbow Falls in November, planned properly
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