Places, hills and valley.

Dzükou Valley (Manipur side)

The high valley of flowers straddling the Manipur–Nagaland ridge — rolling dwarf-bamboo meadows, seasonal lilies, and one of the Northeast's great treks.

Senapati · Hills

Ima Keithel

locally known as Khwairamband Keithel

The Mothers' Market — a centuries-old bazaar run entirely by thousands of women, trading handloom, dried fish, herbs and everything Manipuri.

Imphal West · Valley

Imphal War Cemetery

A quiet Commonwealth War Graves cemetery for soldiers who fell in the 1944 Battle of Imphal — one of the war's great turning points.

Imphal East · Valley

INA Memorial Complex, Moirang

Where the Indian National Army first raised the tricolour on Indian soil in 1944 — museum, statue of Netaji, and the flag-hoisting ground.

Bishnupur · Valley

Japanese Peace Memorial, Red Hill

locally known as Maibam Lokpa Ching

The memorial at Red Hill, where Japanese forces fought one of their last actions of the Imphal campaign — built as a monument to peace.

Bishnupur · Valley

Kangla Fort

locally known as Kangla

The ancient citadel of Manipur's kings on the bank of the Imphal river — sacred ground for Meitei civilisation, with ramparts, temples and the Kangla-Sha guardians.

Imphal West · Valley

Keibul Lamjao National Park

The world's only floating national park, a mat of phumdi on southeastern Loktak — and the last natural home of the sangai, Manipur's dancing deer.

Bishnupur · Valley

Khonghampat Orchidarium

The state orchid centre on NH-2 north of Imphal, at its best when the collection flowers in spring.

Imphal West · Valley

Khongjom War Memorial

The hilltop memorial to the Anglo-Manipur War of 1891 and Paona Brajabashi's last stand — commemorated every April on Khongjom Day.

Thoubal · Valley

Loktak Lake & Sendra

The largest freshwater lake in Northeast India, famous for its drifting rings of vegetation — phumdis — and the fishing villages that live on them. Sendra's hilltop gives the classic panorama.

Bishnupur · Valley

Longpi Pottery Village

locally known as Loree Hamlei

Home of Longpi Ham — the celebrated black stone pottery of the Tangkhul Nagas, shaped without a wheel from serpentine rock and clay.

Ukhrul · Hills

Marjing Polo Statue

The towering statue of a polo player on Heingang hill, seat of the deity Marjing — honouring Manipur as the birthplace of modern polo.

Imphal East · Valley

Sadu Chiru Waterfall

A three-step waterfall at Ichum Keirap village in the Sadar Hills — a popular half-day escape from Imphal.

Kangpokpi · Hills

Santhei Natural Park

A community-run park in a pine-edged reservoir valley below the Nongmaiching hills — Andro's favourite picnic ground.

Imphal East · Valley

Shirui Peak

locally known as Shirui Kashong

The mountain of the Shirui lily — a flower found on this ridge and nowhere else on earth, blooming at the turn of May into June.

Ukhrul · Hills

Shree Govindajee Temple

The twin-domed Vaishnavite temple beside the old royal palace — the ceremonial heart of Meitei Hinduism and of Ras Leela performance.

Imphal East · Valley

Takmu Water Sports Complex

Boating on open Loktak water near Sendra — the easiest way to get out among the phumdis.

Bishnupur · Valley

Tharon Cave

A limestone cave system near Tharon village with mapped galleries linked to Hoabinhian culture — Tamenglong's underground landmark.

Tamenglong · Hills

Ukhrul Town

The pine-ridge headquarters of Tangkhul country — base for Shirui Peak, Longpi and the eastern hills, with a crisp climate year-round.

Ukhrul · Hills

Willong Khullen Megaliths

A field of standing stones raised by the Maram Nagas — one of the most striking megalithic sites in the Northeast.

Senapati · Hills