Vantawng Waterfall
This is Vantawng Waterfall. What we say here among the staff is that, if you’ve not visited Vantawng, you’ve not visited Mizoram. If you’ve not been bitten by a leech, you’ve not been in Mizoram (during monsoon). The best time to visit Vantawng, is immediately after the monsoon, when the water is in full cascade. Incidentally, this is also the time when the leeches are out in full force. So you’ll have a hell of a fun time running / walking as fast as possible to avoid leeches getting a cling-hold of you, stopping once in a while to pull / pick out leeches from the folds of your toes, your ankles, your knees, your shoes, your socks, your neck, your belly-button (hopefully you’ll get them in time before they reach your underpants). Amazingly, the leeches all disappear to who knows where in winter and the dry season (but so does the water of Vantawng Waterfall). To avoid leeches, follow this Mizo guideline – ‘Walk First, Walk Fast!’
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