The river has Government boating on 1 shore and boating by private operators on 2nd shore. We went on a weekend in December, so we did not get Government boating tickets which cost Rs 800 per boat. These are all row boats. We had no choice but to opt for boating operated by private operators. The private operators charge Rs 1000 or Rs 1200 per boat and operate in an unorganised manner. We tried to negotiate the price, 1 guy agreed to Rs 1000 but made us wait for 1 hour. He was giving boats to people who came after us with whom he was getting Rs 1200. No queue system and the operators are not reliable. Bad experience. We felt harassed. The operator and boatman share the money. Dont go on weekends or public holidays. Weekdays should be better. But the river is crystal clear and emerald green waters are there. Lovely experience. You can see the rocks at 15 feet depth very clearly. Must see place!

If boating is very appealing then go otherwise give it a miss, why: 1. Extremely bad roads and it takes almost the whole day to get there and back 2. Crowded 3. Yes, you can see the bottom of the river at certain points but it’s nothing like what they show in some photoshopped pictures.

The name of the river is Umngot. The place is Dawki. It’s a beautiful river and an excellent boating experience but beware of the road to Dawki. Because of bad infrastructure a place like Dawki is suffering and their can’t be anything more sad than that. They also allow trucks during day time which is a nightmare on the narrow lane reaching the river. If a truck is down, you are stuck for hours. Get out early from your hotel as the bad road condition will add 1 hour extra to your trip. Avoid rainy and cloudy days(cloud that obstruct your vision) for the same reason. Make sure your driver takes you to the end point after crossing the bridge else u will need to climb down bad set of stairs to reach the river. We got one of the finest drivers who made our entire journey comfortable and secure and stayed with us for 3 days in Sohra : his name is Dipak Sarkar (+91 98623 30333, +91 96157 65231). The self rowing boat will cost you 800/- and they will take max 3 people. There will be one person to row it for you. You will have to climb down few stairs and cross a path with river rocks (stay careful u might slip) to reach the river. If you go there on a Friday u might get a huge crowd of Bangladeshi ppl on the river side as it’s their holiday and the river is at Bangladesh border. Once you are on the boat, the journey is blissful. After rowing for 5-10 mins u will start seeing the transparency of the water so wait for it. The start and endpoint is same. The person rowing the boat is usually polite, helpful and won’t ask for extra money.

Had great time boating here today. 22 Nov 2023. Water was relatively less but enough for boating. They charge you 800/- per boat which can take three passengers. Round trip would be around 45 mins. You can ask the boatman to take some pictures which he did for us. On the shore there are photo graphed who would take good photos and give you soft copy for 40/- each. India Bangladesh border on the shore is separated just by a line of small stones here.