Overview for Umden Eri Silk Village Meghalaya

The Eri silkworm eats the leaves of a specific castor plant and spins a cocoon that the spinner can extract without killing what is inside. In mainstream silk production the cocoon is boiled with the silkworm still in it. Eri silk cannot be done that way – the extraction process leaves the pupa alive and the thread comes from an open rather than a sealed cocoon. The tradition at Umden in the Ri-Bhoi district runs from castor plant to loom in a chain that most visitors to northeast India never see because no road circuit puts it on the way to anything else. The umden eri silk village meghalaya tour is built for the group that finds this chain worth following.

Bon handles the vehicle from Guwahati Airport or Railway Station with Umden as the two-night base. Day 2 gives the silk production cycle its full scope – castor plantations, active spinning households and the loom. Day 3 opens into the Ri-Bhoi landscape for the meadow trek and the forest paths above the village. Day 4 moves to Shillong before the return. Daily breakfast on CP basis throughout.