Rainbow Falls Trek via the Double-Decker Root Bridge
Tyrna to Nongriat and Rainbow Falls, near Cherrapunji, Meghalaya
Photos of Rainbow Falls and the root bridges at Nongriat.
Guests
Everyone
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Group of 12+? Book on WhatsAppThe whole trail
Past the double-decker bridge to the falls most people never reach.
Rainbow Falls
A blue pool under a tall fall, with rainbows in the morning sun.
Registered guide
Compulsory on this trail since 2025, and included.
A big day
About 3,500 steps each way. For fit walkers.
About this experience
Most visitors stop at Nongriat’s double-decker living root bridge. Keep going for another hour or so through the forest and you reach Rainbow Falls, where the water drops into a deep blue pool and, on sunny mornings, throws a rainbow across the gorge.
It’s a long, hard day of stone steps and suspension bridges, so we start early with a registered local guide from Tyrna. If you’d rather do just the bridge, book the shorter root bridge trek.
Start
About 7:00 am at Tyrna
Duration
About 8–10 hours
Level
Hard: steep steps down and back up
Open
September to May
What’s included
- A registered local guide for the full trail
- Double-decker root bridge entry
- Transport to Tyrna (ask us for a car)
- Rainbow Falls entry, if collected locally
- Food and water
Your day
7:00 am
Meet your guide at Tyrna
Morning
Down the steps and over the suspension bridges
About 10:00 am
The double-decker root bridge
Midday
Rainbow Falls and its pool
Afternoon
The long climb back to Tyrna
How to get there
Best time to go
Oct – Mar Best
Dry steps and blue water.
Sep, Apr, May Good
Fuller falls, slippery after rain.
Jun – Aug Closed
Too risky past Nongriat in the heavy rains.
Rainbow Falls trek price
₹2,499 per person. Registered local guide for the full trail and bridge entry included. No booking fee.
| Group | Total |
|---|---|
| Solo | ₹2,499 |
| Couple | ₹4,998 |
| 4 people | ₹9,996 |
| 6 people | ₹14,994 |
| 10 people | ₹24,990 |
Cancellation and good to know
Full refund 7+ days before
50% refund 3–6 days before; no refund after that.
Full refund if it can’t run
Closed by the authorities, the weather or for safety: your money back, or a free change of date.
Fitness matters
You climb about 3,500 steps back up. Not for small children or bad knees.
Start early
Be at Tyrna by 7:00 am so you’re out before dark.
Shoes with grip
Wet stone and roots are slippery all year.
Rainbow Falls trek FAQs
Read before you go
Photos: Rajesh Rane, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Arijit Sahu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Saurabhsawantphoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Arshiya Urveeja Bose, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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₹2,499 / person
Registered local guide for the full trail and bridge entry included