Mawlynnong
A Khasi village said to be the 'cleanest village in Asia,' with bamboo rubbish bins, flower-filled gardens and a bamboo sky-view tower.
Mawlynnong lies about 80 km southeast of Shillong, close to the Bangladesh border. In 2003 a travel magazine named it the 'cleanest village in Asia.' Its roads are tidy, nearly every household grows flowers, and bamboo rubbish bins are everywhere. You can climb the bamboo 'Eye of the Sky' tower to view the Bangladeshi plains, and visit the 19th-century Epiphany church and the balancing rock. Admission costs about 50 rupees. It is often combined with the Riwai living root bridge and Dawki in a single day trip.
Opening hours
Daytime
Nearby sights
- Riwai Living Root Bridge
- Umngot River (Dawki)
- Nohsngithiang Falls (Seven Sisters Falls)
- Mawsmai Cave
- Kynrem Falls
- Arwah Cave
- Krang Suri Falls
- Nohkalikai Falls