Mawphanlur.. the Heaven on Earth...

Mawphanlur… the mentioning of this word itself brings Goosepumps to me…. Probably anyone who has visited this place will feel similarly…

It is a small village situated on the top of a hill. Just 8 Kilo meter travel in the hill and we reach Maphanlur. In the initial part of 5 KM, the road is very bumpy and bad, but the last 3 Km is well laid out.

It is better to call the local guest people over phone, who will come down to pick you up. They charge Rs. 100 per head to go up to the hill, which is pretty fine. (Better to avoid going by car until the roads are laid out well- their jeep is certainly better)

As we get down and move to our room, we are spell bound by the beauty of this place. We reached at the most appropriate time there: 10 AM…and it was about 18-20 degree out there (That was the maximum temperature for the day !!) The guest house is surrounded by hills, lake & complete greenery. Just cant explain the beauty of this place. It has to be experienced !!

We started roaming around the place till afternoon. We sat near lake and was running behind the goats and hens which were the only living beings to give us Company.

We hardly see people there; Once in an hour or so, few people cross that huge road.. otherwise there is nobody in the vicinity.

We came to guest house again for lunch. The hospitality of the guest people is awesome; so friendly and helpful. They treat you very well. The food was excellent; They give a bowl full of fire continuosly to keep us warm. ( I was laughing at the paradox of coming to a cool place wontedly and then looking for fire out there !!)

This is the only guest house available in Mawphanlur (Run by the local Co-operatives) and they have 2 rooms; they are occupied very rarely; these are opened just about an year back; this place is yet to become popular. Many drivers too don’t know this place !!

Around 1.30 PM, we again started our rounds, as we know that we are going to stay here only for one day and it will become dark in the evening. Again it was such a fun to walk in the greenery, occasionally meeting some cows and goats.

There is a local primary school in Mawphanlur & few houses are situated closer to that; few kids were playing there; As I went near that place, they ran to their house…

As it became dark, we came to the guest house half heartedly, as we would love to spend more time out there.  

We saw the local MLA making a surprise visit to the guest house; he spoke to us & gave his card. He enquired about the place; We told him that every thing is fine except the approach road to the hill. He said that his very purpose of visit is to note it down and repair it soon. Hopefully, the road will become all right in an year.

It started raining a bit by 6 PM; there were some power cuts as well. But we never felt unsafe.

Mist surrounded the place by 7 PM & it was difficult to even go to the place where we normally have dinner.

We had a wonderful sleep. The morning climate had many more surprises. There was a lovely mist, in which we can walk; but in 2 minutes the mist goes off and the sun comes out; within next few minutes, it start raining a bit… but only for few minutes; Again mist- then sun, followed by small rain; It was quite funny.

But we were told that the climate of Mawphanlur is like this all through the 365 days !! But the best time to roam around the village is 10 AM to 5 PM.. When you go to Mawphanlur, remember to spend this time outside… in the lake, green hills, etc.

We started back to Mawlynnong – Asia’s cleanest village around 9 AM; As we were crossing the lake and greenery, I was looking back at them with love..We started asking ourself…” Will we ever come back to this Heaven once again???”…..

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Mawphanlur Guest house contact Phone No: 9615 043 847