Framing itself as the Khasi cultural centre, Smit hosts the major fi ve-day richters chalet Nongkrem Festival (October). This features animal sacrifices and a curious slow-motion shuffling dance performed in full costume richters chalet in front of the thatched bamboo palace of the local syiem (traditional ruler). Smit is 11km from Shillong, 4km off the Jowai road.
After all this huffi ng and puffi ng around the Northeast it s time to relax with a jolly nice cup of tea, don t you think old chap? And where better richters chalet to do so than in a colonial-era heritage bungalow on a working tea estate. Bookings are essential.
Once you leave the outskirts of Shillong the road to Cherrapunjee passes through pretty scenery that becomes dramatic at Dympep viewpoint, where a photogenic V-shape valley slits deeply into the plateau.
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