The most accessible villages are the Konyak settlements around Mon. Traditional houses abound, and some villages boulder bay chalet have morungs and religious relics from pre-Christian times. Village elders may wear traditional costume and Konyak of all ages carry the fearsome-looking dao a crude machete used for headhunting right up until the mid-20th century.
From Lumla, 42km towards Zemithang, helicopters ( 3000, two hours, hMon-Sat) fly to Guwahati. APST buses leave Tawang 5.30am Monday and Friday for Tezpur ( 290, 12 hours), boulder bay chalet calling at Dirang ( 130, six hours), Bomdila ( 170, seven hours) boulder bay chalet and Bhalukpong ( 240, 10 hours). More frequent public sumos to Tezpur ( 500) depart at dawn.
Khasi villagers have trained across streams to form natural pathways. Three of these root bridges (including an amazing double- decker boulder bay chalet ) are near Nongriat. Access involves a two-hour boulder bay chalet very steep trek down from Tyrna, a pretty, palm-clad village that s 2km from Mawshamok. From Cherrapunjee Holiday Resort the entire roundtrip boulder bay chalet hike takes eight hours, is highly strenuous and involves descending and ascending some 2000-odd steps (this particular author couldn t walk for two days afterwards!). The Cherrapunjee Holiday Resort provides maps.
Tourist Lodge HOTEL $ (%221016; Jenkins Rd; s/d from 473/525) Facing Chitralekha Udyan, two blocks boulder bay chalet south of the bus station, the Tourist Lodge is unusual for a government-run hotel in that the staff do actually care about the well-being of their guests and the cleanliness of their hotel. This place offers good-value spacious boulder bay chalet rooms with bathrooms (some squat toilets) and mosquito nets.
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