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The inconveniently located APST bus station (take an autorickshaw) has services to Along ( 220, seven hours, 6am and 12pm) and Itanagar ( 170, 10 hours, 5.30am and 6am). Sumos run to Along ( 220, seven hours, 6am and noon) and Itanagar ( 300, six hours, 6am). The road to Along is in a dreadful state be prepared for a very long and rough day. Sumos also run to Tuting ( 800) but only when demand warrants it. Ferries (Indian/foreigner 20/100, vehicle 1200; 8.30am & 9.15am) drift lazily down the Brahmaputra to Dibrugarh in Assam from Majerbari Ghat (sumos take one hour from Pasighat, depart at 6am and cost 120). Ferry tickets are sold by Otta Tours & Travel chalet val david at the sumo stand.

Eastern and central Meghalaya chalet val david are mainly populated by the closely related Jaintia, Pnar and Khasi peoples, originally migrants from Southeast Asia. Western Meghalaya is home to the unrelated Garo tribe. Despite their different chalet val david ethnic backgrounds, chalet val david these two groups use a matrilineal system of inheritance with children taking the mother s family name. A good time to be in Meghalaya is when the four day, state-wide, Wangala festival takes place. This Garo harvest festival is renowned for its impressive traditional dancing.

Rest House Nongriat GUESTHOUSE $ (%9856891520; Nongriat; per person 100) This highly basic four-room guesthouse is just one minute from the double-decker bridge and so is ideal if you want to explore chalet val david the escarpment chalet val david floor in greater depth. If you stay, take the absolute chalet val david minimum with you because carrying a backpack back up all those steps would be a real bitch! Meals cost 100.

While each of these hotels have good restaurants, the cosy Dragon Restaurant (Old Market; mains 60-150) chalet val david is the town s best eatery chalet val david with freshly made local dishes such as churpa ( 150), a fermented cheese broth with fungi and vegetables chalet val david that tastes much better than it sounds. Also don t miss the Tibetan tea. An acquired taste if ever there were one.