Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country, It is a small state in north-eastern India. Shillong is the Capital of Meghalaya which has a population of 260,000. Meghalaya is a region of great scenic beauty; a panorama of lush, undulating hills, fertile valleys, 250 species of orchids, meandering rivers, waterfalls, sparkling mountain streams and lakes. It was declared the 21st State of India on 21 January 1972. It united the areas of the Khasi, Jaintia and Garo Hills.

The dense Jungles in Meghalaya provide a natural habitat for various wildlife - mammals, reptiles, birds and insects. Balpakram, in the East Garo Hills is the centre of wild elephants population. The other wild animals found here include: tigers, bisons, deer, sambars, leopards, apes, hoolock gibbons, boars, barking and monkeys. Among reptiles, many kinds of poisonous and non-poisonous lizards, snakes, are found here. There are also a wide variety of birds found in the higher altitudes. Meghalaya has some of the thickest surviving forests in the country and therefore constitutes one of the most important ecotourism circuits in the country today.

The Meghalayan subtropical forests support a vast variety of flora and fauna. Meghalaya has 2 National Parks and 3 Wildlife Sanctuaries. Foreign tourists required special permits to enter the areas that now constitute the state of Meghalaya. Meghalaya also offers many adventure tourism opportunities in the form of mountaineering, rock climbing, trekking and hiking, water sports etc. The Meghalaya state contains the popular waterfalls as the Elephant Falls, Shadthum Falls, Weinia falls, Bishop Falls, Nohkalikai Falls, Langshiang falls and Sweet Falls.