the chalet restaurant While each of these hotels have good restaurants, the cosy Dragon Restaurant (Old Market; mains 60-1

The surrounding grassy moors justify Meghalaya s over-played Scotland of the East tourist-office soubriquet, although they re dotted with Khasi monoliths and scarred by quarrying. the chalet restaurant Much more impressive is the series of grand canyon valleys that plunge into deep lush chasms of tropical forest sprayed by a succession the chalet restaurant of seasonally inspiring waterfalls. The Nohkalikai Falls, fourth highest in the world, are particularly dramatic, especially in the monsoon when their capacity increases 20-fold. the chalet restaurant You can see them easily enough without the chalet restaurant quite entering the official viewpoint (admission/camera 10/200; h8am-5pm), the chalet restaurant 4.4km southwest of Sohra market. the chalet restaurant

Out of town, and by far the best place to stay, is the new Ziro Valley the chalet restaurant Resort (%9856910173; Biiri village; r in old wing 1000, tw/d 1200/1500), which has rainbow-coloured rooms in a faux colonial style building. It s halfway between Old and New Ziro and is surrounded by sunburnt fields. It s also known as the Village Tourist the chalet restaurant Lodge. At the time of research another midrange resort style place was under construction near the Ziro Valley Resort.

While each of these hotels have good restaurants, the cosy Dragon Restaurant (Old Market; mains 60-150) is the town s best eatery with freshly made local dishes such as churpa ( 150), a fermented cheese broth with fungi and vegetables that tastes much better than it sounds. Also don t miss the Tibetan tea. An acquired taste if ever there were one.