A full week lets you cross from the Khasi Hills into the Jaintia Hills and reach places the five-day routes never touch — Krang Suri's blue pool, the Nartiang monoliths, Shnongpdeng on the Umngot river, and the quiet falls beyond Jowai.
The itinerary builds from easy to demanding: city and lakes first, then the Sohra waterfall circuit, then the Nongriat root bridge trek on a day when your legs are ready for it, then east into Jaintia country. Six nights of hotels, all transfers, breakfast and dinner throughout.
This is the package for travellers who want to come back having actually seen Meghalaya rather than photographed it from the road.