Mountain Region Guide

Manipur

Where islands float and women run the markets

Loktak Lake floating islands, Asia largest women-run market, and the gateway to Myanmar — India most underrated Northeast state.

5 destinations

2 off-radar spots

1 routes

3 subregions

Subregions

All Destinations(5)

3/5

👶 3/5

Imphal

World's largest all-women market, ancient Kangla Fort, and the birthplace of polo.

·easy·786m

3/5

👶 3/5

Loktak Lake

Floating islands on a lake — phumdis, the last dancing deer, and a landscape found nowhere else on Earth.

·easy·768m

3/5

👶 2/5

Moreh

India-Myanmar border town — cross-border trade market, gateway to Southeast Asia overland, Tamu (Myanmar) just across

·easy·269m

3/5

Tamenglong

Barak waterfall (largest in Manipur), Zeilad Lake, Zeliangrong tribe, and the Manipur-Nagaland highland wilderness

·hard·1260m

3/5

Ukhrul

Home of the Shirui Lily (Lilium mackliniae) — found nowhere else on Earth, blooms May-June on Shirui Peak. Tangkhul Naga tribal culture

·moderate·1662m

Routes in Manipur

14d

Northeast India First-Timer Circuit

moderate👶

Off-Radar Spots

Places most tourists don't know about — secret viewpoints, unmarked waterfalls, villages with zero phone signal, and the kind of spots only locals can show you.

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