Head west to
Tura in January
The Garo Hills’ capital under its own peak.
Quick answer. Dry winter. The strongest hiking, caving and camping window; high areas can see frost and sub-zero mornings. For Tura specifically, January is a comfortable month with the usual hill-state caveats.
The essentials
- Region
- Garo Hills HQ
- From Guwahati
- About 220km
- Gateways
- Nokrek, Balpakram, Siju
- Month
- January, Meghalaya
- This month
- Dry winter.
Why January here
Garo-country base: Tura Peak, the markets, and gateways to Nokrek and Balpakram.
Tura is the capital of Garo-country: a town under Tura Peak with the Pelga falls road out, markets mixing Garo and Bengali trade, and the practical base for the western circuit, Nokrek Biosphere and the long road to Balpakram.
What to do
Tura Peak
The climb above town with plains-to-Bangladesh views.
Wangala country
Garo harvest culture across the hills.
Pair it with
Tura in January, planned properly
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