Mawlyngot Tea Village

Mawlyngot Tea Village is a community-run rural tourism destination in Mawlyngot village, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, about 45 km from Shillong. Developed as Meghalaya's first tea-growing village with support from local self-help groups, it features small organic tea gardens spread across rolling hills. The village is notable for its community-based tourism model, homestays, and locally processed Urlong Tea, offering visitors an insight into Khasi agrarian life and sustainable tea cultivation.

Visitors can expect small terraced organic tea gardens spread across rolling hills, a quiet Khasi village setting, and community-managed homestays. The experience includes guided walks through tea plots, observation of tea plucking and processing at the local Urlong Tea factory, tea tasting, interaction with local farmers, and views of surrounding valleys and forests. Facilities are basic and rural, with homestay accommodation, local food, and a small tea shop.

Mawlyngot was developed as Meghalaya's first tea village in the 2010s through initiatives supported by the Meghalaya government and NGOs to promote organic tea cultivation as an alternative livelihood. The Urlong Tea project helped transform the agrarian economy of the village and established it as a model for community-based rural tourism in East Khasi Hills.

The village reflects Khasi agrarian culture and community-based livelihood practices. Tea cultivation and homestay tourism are managed by local self-help groups, showcasing traditional hospitality, local cuisine, and sustainable farming practices of the Khasi community.