 | The Natural Beauty of Meghalaya, East India |  |  Come and explore the quaint charm of the mountains, rivers, lakes and interesting people of the unusually beautiful state of Meghalaya in East India with the travel Website, Travel With Us to India.
Meghalaya in East India lies mainly in the region covered by the Khasi, Garo and Jaintia hills that form a part of the Eastern Himalayas.
The entire state lies at a height of 1,496 meters above the sea level. This tiny state in East India is well connected by a network of roads to different parts of Assam, another important East Indian State. Though there are no railroads in this part of the country commuting to other parts is not much of a problem as a well-connected interstate highway connects the Guwahati Railway station and airport in Assam to Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, East India.
The term Meghalaya literally means the abode of the clouds as 'megh' refers to clouds and 'alaya' means home. Since this tiny east Indian state is located high up in the mountains you can actually feel the clouds caressing you, especially when you pay a visit to the Shillong Peak that is the highest mountain peak in Shillong in Meghalaya, India or even when you travel to the fanta-fabulous Cherapunji, high up in the mountains. Cherapunji is known for recording the second highest volume of rainfall in India. There is no other word to describe Cherapunji, except beautiful.
You must definitely try and visit Cherapunji in Meghalaya, East India during your travel tours to Meghalaya. This region is located at a height of 1,300 meters above the sea level. Because of the heavy rainfall that this area receives the region abounds in dense and thick forests. The drive to Cherapunji from Shillong can prove to be very thrilling, the tortuous mountain roads, deep gorges, dense cloud cover, all add to the adventure filled travel tour. You must visit the local Chera market and must definitely pay a visit to the Nahkalikai Waterfalls.
The places of tourist interest in Shillong, Meghalaya, East India that you can go to during your travel tours to the region are the Wards Lake, Hydari Park, Bara Bazar, Elephant Falls and Police Bazaar. Besides these places you could also visit the several churches and chapels located in Shillong, Meghalaya, during your East India travel tours.
Thus the travel site Travel With Us to India offers to take you to the most enthralling tourist places of interest in Meghalaya, East India.
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