Category: Tourism
Siju Cave – 132 kms from Tura
Siju is famous for Dobakkol or the bat cave with impressive stalagmites and stalagtites. It is one of the longest caves in the Indian sub-continent[more...]
Balpakram National Park (Land of Eternal Wind)
Also known as the Abode of perpetual winds, it is a national wild life park, about 167 kms from Tura. It is believed that here[more...]
Baghmara Reserve Forest
At a distance of about 4 kms from the main town of Baghmara, this thick forest is inhabited by langurs, birds of different species, elephants,[more...]
Nokrek National Park
The Nokrek National Park and Biosphere Reserve is about 45 kms from Tura. Nokrek is the highest peak in Garo Hills and home to different[more...]
Selbagre Hoolock Gibbon Reserve
This small area protected by the community is home to the Hoolock Gibbons, the only ape species found in India. The sacred grove in the[more...]
NARTIANG (DURGA AND SHIVA TEMPLES)
The Village of Nartiang is significant for its summer palace of the Jaintia King whose capital was Jaintiapur. The remnants of the summer palace is[more...]
Mawsynram (Mawjymbuin Cave)
Very popular among Hindu devotees, at a distance of 55 kms from Shillong is the Mawjymbuin Cave. The place is known for the spectacular stalagmites[more...]
Lum Sohpetbneng
"The navel of Heaven" is a place of pilgrimage for the Khasi of the indigenous faith. Located on top of a hill, legend has it,[more...]