Kynrem Falls
Overlooking the Thangkharang Park Kynrem Falls of unsurpassed beauty cascade down in three stages from the top of hill. This is the highest waterfall in Meghalaya.

The old Cherra of Sohrarim was the original Cherra village but with the coming of the British who set up their headquarters further south of the village came to be known as 'Sohra' or present day Cherrapunjee. It was here that the British realised the enormity and intensity of the rainfall and set up a meteorological office for measuring of the same, which has no become known as the wettest place on earth.

In 1841 Rev. Thomas Jones and his wife of the Welsh Calvinistic mission set foot here in Cherrapunjee and established their Mission Compound at Nong Sawlia. He was joined by Rev. William Lewis his wife as co-worker in 1843. They applied themselves to the study of the Khasi language. Thomas Jones popularly known as father of the Khasi alphabet adopting the Roman characters. The Khasi written form came from the Cherra dialect or locally known as 'Ktien Sohra' for "Sohra" is the local name of Cherrapunjee. The first publication of the written from the Khasi language was in 1842, with the requisition of the alphabet the Khasi are known as the first truly educated tribals in North East India.

At Nongsawlia the first church was built which was destroyed during the 1897 earthquake. The church that we can now see is the replacement church on the same foundation. After the 1857 earthquake Rev. Thomas Jones and his co-worker shifted to Laitkynsew village where they built their second church ad erected a bungalow, which still stands to this very day. It was here that Rev. John Roberts began to translate New Testament in the Khasi language. He is known as the father on Khasi Literature.

In 1887 the first theological College was established at Saitsohpen but of late has been renamed the Thomas Jones School of Mission and Evangelism.

Laitkynsew
15 kms further from Cherrapunjee there is a holiday resort run by a private party. The resort offers visitors treks around the picturesque hills spring bath, the thrills of caving and any other forms of excitement. Close to the resort there is the living root bridge across a torrential stream. That any visitor would love to see.

Thangkharang Park
Managed and well maintained by the State Forest Department, this park on Mawsmai - Shella road - about 8kms from Cherrapunjee is a popular tourist spot. There are many rare and exotic orchids and some rare species of plants endemic to the area.

David Scott Memorial
On the way to Mawsmai falls lies on obelisk in memory of David Scott an agent to the Governor General on the North Eastern Frontier of Bengal and Commissioner of Revenue and Circuit in the district of Assam, North Cachar, part of Rangpore and Sharpore and Sylhet.

Living Root Bridges
The Khasi and Jaintia people have been known to have the capability of building bridges from secondary roots of trees, in this case from rubber trees. These bridges are locally known as "Jingkieng Deingjri" literary meaning bridge of the rubber tree. Most of these bridges are made from the roots of a single tree and stretched and planted on the other side of the stream or river. The time period taken to build these bridges is about thirty years. Yet these bridges now over two hundred years old have outlasted bridges made by modern technology.

The living root bridges as they are now known due to their ability to keep on growing bear and shed leaves as the seasons come and go. Nowhere else in the world do such bridges exists. Truly a feat of environmental engineering.

Living Root Bridge (Laitkynsew)
These bridges can be found east of Laitkynsew village on a hiking trail by cobbled stoned pathway through forested area down hill approximately one and a half hour walk from the Cherra Holiday Resort.

Double Decker Bridge
The two-tier living root bridge of Nongriat is another bio-engineering wonder. This is the only existing double decker bridge as is commonly known, lies south of Tyrna village in Cherrapunjee. The trek to the bridge is two and half hour steep decent of approximately 2200 feet from the village. Along the way one would encounter four smaller living root bridges of various shapes and sizes. One has to traverse across an iron cable bridge hovering 45 ft. above a chasm of roaring water fall whose waters are the colours of jade. A trek certainly not for the faint hearted but is one experience that will linger on forever.

Ka Kpep Syiem Sohra
(Cremation ground of the Sohra Syiemship) : By the side of the Pomsohmen stream lies the cremation ground of the Sohra syiemship (Cherra Chieftain). Cremation of the dead Syiem (Chief) of Sohra is one of the most expensive and complicated affairs. The dead body of the Syiem is normally kept for years together if customary formalities are not performed by the Syiem-elect.

Duwan Sing Syiem Bridge
A few km. From village Umtyngar, as you take the right turn from the road junction, you come across a beautiful bridge known to the locals as the Duwan Singh Syiem Bridge, that is the entrance to the Cherrapunjee tourist circuit. From here the landscapes abruptly changes, into breath-taking beauty of a deep pictureque gorge. Forest Department had constructed a view point - where visitors can stop a while and enjoy the spectacular natural beauty.

NOH SNGI THIANG FALLS
Noh sngi thiang Falls derives its name due to the fact that the waterfalls is situated in a South westerly position and does get illuminated by the sun from dawn to sunset. The vibrant colours of the setting sun on the waterfalls make it sweet-looking indeed. At various times it is also called the seven sisters falls.

DIAN THLEN FALLS
This waterfall derives its name from a Thien or snake of gigantic size, which dwelt in a cave. The villagers used to frequent the heavenly market of Langhiang Kongkhen and had to pass the bridge of the Gods and the cave of the Thlen. Anyone travelling alone was spared, but those in groups of ten or any even number, half will be devoured by the snake. A great durbar was called for in order to devise a plan to get rid of the snake permanently.

The council decided to send a man called u Suidnoh to befriend the Thlen by feeding the snake with goats and pigs and even cattle.

Having won the confidence to the snake a smelting house was prepared at the mounth of the cave where iron was heated up till it became red hot. With the help of tongs the red-hot iron was fed to the unsuspecting beast who swallowed it and died instantly. People then cut the snake and cooked it as a meal for every one to eat to stop this reign of terror. Adjacent to the very spot where the Thlen was slaughtered lies the Dainkhlen waterfalls meaning the place where the Thlen was hacked to pieces.

The Caves of Cherrapunjee
Caves are a unique and very special part of our Natural environment. Because of their slow and gradual formation over many thousands of years, fantastic passage shapes develop, break down occurs, sediments are deposited, and beautiful calcite formation build up, and various creatures find a home. To enter such a place is an experience unlikely to be forgotten, but unfortunately one that only a few people are likely to have.

Mawsmai Cave (Krem Mawsmai)
6 Kms from the Cherrapunjee market to the south lies the village of Mawsmai in the direction of Bangladesh border. At the village crossing to the right, over a river passing monoliths (up right standing stones) continue along this road which passes across grassland surrounded by forests ending in a clearing.

From this clearing a concrete pathway through the jungle leds to the main cave entrance. This cave is the only cave that is fully lighted. The cave can be divided into two parts (old and new) of the two the new cave is yet to be lighted out had impressive formations of large passages and chambers.

Mawmluh Cave
Access to the cave via the river, which lies to the South East of the Cement Factory of high deep water (low water conditions). The entrance is about 10 ft. above water level, a single entrance leading to a double passage way where the upper portion in certain areas have caved in due to the intensive quarrying of limestone above the cave. The river enters the cave into pools of water within the cave.

The first hundred meters though the main passage way one encounters an impressive chamber. At the end of the river passage there is a sharp left turn to the east into high conical shaped ovens. This continues in a walking size passageway rather dry sandy floor to arrive at another junction. At this junction to the South of 300 meters walking size passage ends in a cluster of bounders. The main way continues eastward which narrows down to a wide crawl of 20 meters in length. Beyond this point there is a wider passageway leading to a small inlet, which become very tight after approximately 100 meters. Beyond this point are large ovens and ovens and low crawls from time to time continues in a northern eastely direction with a diversion to the west with impressive hall ways.

This cave stretches for about 4,500 meters of passage with five river passage but marred by the pollution entering the cave from the cement factory locally known Krem, Mawmluh and is currently known as one of the logest cave in Indian subcontinent.

Khoh Ramhah :
Aslo known, as Mothrop is an imposing single drop formation in the shape of a giant cone. According to legend this was the fossilized cone shaped basket of an evil giant. In close proximity two other very similar rocks standing like a pair of giant sentinels, during heavey monsoon when streams flow between two rocks the cascading waterfalls presents a breath taking beauty. The place has attracts a lots of visitors through out the year and is an idyllic picnic spot.