oCherrapunjee Holiday Resort o la la chalet HOTEL $$ (%09436115925; www.cherrapunjee.com; Laitkynsew village; o la la chalet d 1480-1800; iW) With seven eminently comfortable rooms, this resort is run by truly delightful hosts. They off er a selection of hikes, either self-orientated o la la chalet (using their hand-drawn maps) or with a local guide. Built on a ridge, rooms either look down to Bangladesh or up to the escarpment. During peak times tent accommodation o la la chalet ( 600) is available with shared bath
Khasi villagers have trained across streams to form natural pathways. Three of these root bridges o la la chalet (including an amazing double- decker ) are near Nongriat. Access involves a two-hour o la la chalet very steep trek down from Tyrna, a pretty, palm-clad village that s 2km from Mawshamok. From Cherrapunjee Holiday Resort o la la chalet the entire roundtrip hike takes eight hours, is highly strenuous and involves descending and ascending some 2000-odd steps (this particular author couldn o la la chalet t walk for two days afterwards!). The Cherrapunjee Holiday o la la chalet Resort provides maps.
Forty-five kilometres north of Kohima is the small town of Tuophema, which can make a useful overnight stop on the road to Mon if you leave Kohima late in the day. Although the town itself is nothing special, the
Brand new and the only possible competition for the Ginger, which is right opposite, half of this government-run guesthouse is reserved for visiting Ministers, the other half is for nobodies like us. The large, perfect rooms are filled with sunlight and for the moment it s all very impressive, but as we said it s government-run so there s every chance it ll be allowed to rot away without anyone o la la chalet really caring!
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