Chennai to Menchukha: My 7th North East road trip in 9 years

We started with one plan and finalized a completely different one just 10 days before the trip as most friends couldn't join this time.

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Prelude:

It was yet another year of wondering where to go during the year end, and then finally falling back to our default option - The North East! Spoilt for choice with lots of pending places in NE, we started with one plan and finalized a completely different one just 10 days before the trip as most friends couldn't join this time.

Finally, it was only one car - MK's XUV500 (now 2.4L+ on odo), 3 of us, usual 17 days and 7752kms, we covered Ziro, Menchukha, Lamang, Majuli, Nongjrong.

Some snippets from the drive:

Winterscapes of Ziro Valley

The "roads" to Menchukha

Menchukha Bazzar and the surrounding snow peaks

Yargyap Chhu/Siyom River

Scenes around Menchukha

A lot of Local cuisines tried

Lamang Post - the last driveable point before the LAC

Snow around Lamang - fresh snowing happened the previous day

The Menchukha Valley

Siko Dido Waterfalls

Vistas of Majuli

Serene Sunsets of Majuli

Some Satra Hoppings

Last Sunrise of 2024 from Nongjrong

Clear Umngot River

Valleys of East Khasi Hills in Winter

Last Sunset of 2024 from Nongjrong

First Sunrise of 2025 from Nongjrong

SECTIONS

• Planning
• Day 1&2 - Chennai to Rajahmundry & Rajahmundry to Kalyani
• Day 3 - Kalyani to Bongaigaon
• Day 4 - Bongaigaon to Ziro
• Day 5 - Places in Ziro : Part 1
• Day 5 - Places in Ziro : Part 2
• Day 6 - Ziro to Aalo
• Day 7 - Aalo to Menchukha : Part 1
• Day 7 - Aalo to Menchukha : Part 2
• Day 8 - Places in Menchukha : Part 1
• Day 8 - Places in Menchukha : Part 2
• Day 9 - Lamang, last driveable point before LAC : Part 1
• Day 9 - Lamang, last driveable point before LAC : Part 2

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