The Khasi capital on a pine ridge — a café town and the base every Meghalaya week starts from
Shillong sits on a high Khasi ridge and still works as the first and last night of most Meghalaya weeks. Police Bazaar is the evening. Ward’s Lake and the cathedral are a slow morning. Umiam is on the way in from Guwahati, not a separate expedition.
Use it as a base, not as the whole holiday. Sohra, Dawki and Jaintia falls need their own days. October to May is the comfortable window; monsoon is wet and the town stays open.
The easiest first-timer window.
Pleasant days, more weekend traffic.
Cloud on the ridge; roads to Sohra need patience.
The month many weeks should start.
Share whether you want Sohra as a day trip or an overnight. We’ll set the first night after Guwahati.
