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Cherrapunjee Travel Guide

Believe it or not, while the whole world knows of Cherrapunjee as the wettest place on earth, very little is known of Meghalaya the state it is in. You will be surprised they have not even heard of a state called by the name Meghalaya and when they meet our people in the big cities of India, they think that we are from the other parts of the world especially the Far East. Funny isn't it?

Well, to tell you the truth, despite the tremendous tourism potential in the state we have not been able to take full advantage of the world famous Cherrapunjee as the prime tourist spot and place the tiny state of Meghalaya in the global map of tourism. Well it has been publicised as the wettest place on earth but that was all. Very few people know the real potential of the place apart from its geographical fame.

What I am trying to convey is how much of Cherrapunjee do you know? For we have come to know that when tourists come to Meghalaya and opt to go and see Cherrapunjee many tourist taxi drivers and even some tourist guides have taken them only as far as Noh-sngithiang and Noh-kalikai falls; tell them rather brusquely " this is Cherrapunjee" and bring them back to Shillong. You can well imagine how disappointing it must be to some of the tourists who come all the way from across the globe only to be shown just one or two places.

It is for this reason that I want to let you know that there are much more to Cherrapunjee than rains and waterfalls as many people assume. I will endeavour to take you step by step starting from Shillong and 1 bet you will be pleasantly surprised to know that indeed Cherrapunjee deserves to be number tourist destination in the state, also to be placed prominently in the global map of tourism.

Once you are already in Shillong, there is no dearth of accommodation facilities ranging from star category hotels to budget hotels at affordable reasonable rates. And for a visit to Cherrapunjee there are tourist taxis and sumo services easily available on hire, or if you prefer you can avail the daily bus trips organised by M.T.D.C.

Cherrapunjee is just 56km in distance from Shillong and will take hardly 90 minutes of pleasant drive to reach on a clear day. However during monsoon when the swirling clouds are thick you have to drive a bit more cautiously and the journey may take just a little longer.