Friday, January 25, 2013

river run lodge maupin La Maison de Ananda GUESTHOUSE $ (%9435205539; dm 150-200) On a Garamur back lane, this French-owned





La Maison de Ananda GUESTHOUSE $ (%9435205539; dm 150-200) On a Garamur back lane, this French-owned traditionally styled thatched house on bamboo stilts has rooms decked out in locally made fabrics, which give it a hippie-chic atmosphere. It s probably the best value-for-money lodgings on the island.

The surrounding grassy moors justify Meghalaya s over-played Scotland of the East tourist-office soubriquet, although they re dotted with Khasi monoliths river run lodge maupin and scarred by quarrying. river run lodge maupin Much more impressive is the series of grand canyon valleys that plunge into deep lush chasms of tropical forest sprayed by a succession 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. You can see them easily enough without quite entering the official viewpoint river run lodge maupin (admission/camera 10/200; h8am-5pm), 4.4km southwest of Sohra market.

Assam State Museum MUSEUM (GNB Rd; admission/camera/video river run lodge maupin 5/10/100; h10am-5pm Tue-Sun, until 4pm winter) This museum is worth a visit. It has a large sculpture river run lodge maupin collection, while the upper floors are devoted to informative tribal culture displays. You get to walk through reconstructed tribal homes.

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