Caves of Meghalaya

Caves can be dark and frightening, but they can be a lot of fun too. Exploring them provides a sense of excitement you can not relish unless you are picking your way through their dark, murky interiors. The numerous natural caves all over Meghalaya are a special attraction for tourists. A few of them are even the longest you can find in the Indian Sub-continent .

You find them in the East Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills and the South Garo Hills. And you really don’t have to go searching for them either - Meghalaya State Tourism offers a packaged tour exclusively for the caves. Take it up, and give vent to the explorer in you. In Khasi Hills In Jaintia Hills In Garo Hills Package Tours

Caves in Khasi Hills

Mawsmai Cave : The main entry to these cave lies very near to Mawsm
ai village.The main entry to these caves lies very near the village. the entry consists of afairly narrow vertical opening. Once inside the cave, one fonds large, amphitheatre-like halls with endless galleys connected to similar halls of varying size and shape. Myriads of stalagmites and stalactites can be seen all over the caves.

The caves are dark inside, but when lighted by torch or other source of light, of any type, the reflection of light enlivens the internal environs and the caves seem to radiate a million crystal colours off its walls, stalactites and stalagmites. The caves are large enough inside to facilitate easy movement within them

Krem Mawmluh : The cave is situated approximately half a kilometre west of Cherrapunjee adjacent to the small hamlet of Mawmluh. This cave interestingly has a five river passage with impressive proportions. With a length of 4503m it is currently the 4th longest in the Indian sub continent.

Krem Phyllut : Situated in village Mawsmai, south of Cherrapunjee. The cave has a large section of fossil passage, two stream ways and three entrances. Length - 1003m.

Krem Soh Shympi (Mawlong, East Khasi Hills) : It has a large pothole entrance of 20m deep. The cave passage is very large with numerous formations at one end. Length - 760m.

Mawsynram : Located at a distance of 58 kms from Shillong.

Krem Dam : It is the largest sandstone cave in the Indian sub-continent. It has a very large entrance with a stream entering the cave and running down its main passage. Length -1297m.