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.
Caving Tours
Mawsmai Cave:
The main entry to these cave lies very near to Mawsmai
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.
The Cave of Eocene
age - Krem Um-Lawan:
A beautiful cave of the Eocene Age with an upper fossil passage
and a lower active passage. It has numerous cataracts and
waterfalls. It is presently the longest (6381m) and deepest
(106.8m) cave in the Indian sub-continent.
Krem Umshangktat:
The entrance passage of 350 metres offers a comfortable stroll
on moist sand. The last stretch requires a mild climb across
fallen limestone blocks and debris to reach the collapse doline
of the upper entrance. By the collapse there is a belly crawl
passage which eventually terminates in a sizeable chamber.
Length: 955m.
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