Manipur Travel Maps & Information Guide

Manipur, in Manipur maps, is located in northeastern India, and is bordered in the east by Myanmar, in the west by Assam, in the north by Nagaland in the north and in the south by Mizoram.

Literally meaning a “jeweled town”, Manipur tourism India features a lot of attractions to visitors. 

Its rich culture and tradition, which include the Manipur classical dance, is a well-kept secret of Manipur travel India. 

o experience the local flair and see these celebrated traditional dance and music in person, you would want to time your visit during the many festivals celebrated throughout the year.

Consult Manipur tourism India or your Manipur travel maps for the dates of these merrymaking seasons.  

Yaoshang festival, celebrated in February or March, is the premier festival of Manipur and a colorful festival to welcome the spring season.  Cheiraoba is the Manipur New Year celebration during the month of April, while Kut celebrates the harvesting season.

Manipur travel India has a lot to offer.  Pilgrimage sites such as the Shree Govindajee Temple and Kaina are popular sites for the devout. 

If you want to do some shopping, take your Manipur travel maps and locate the Khwairamand Bazaar which is a market run by women. 

Manipur maps point to Loktak Lake which is about 48 kms drive from Imphal, the state’s capital. 

If you want an experience of nature that could be as rare as it could get, the amazingly floating Keibul Lamjao National Park is one of several floating grass islands in the lake. 

Closely examine your Manipur maps for this island, literally a floating mass of weed and the only one of its kind in the world, moves from one part of Loktak lake to another. 

The island hosts the very rare “Sangai”, a brow-antlered deer only found dwelling in Manipur marsh.  Sendra Island, a few kilometers away, affords the visitor a magnificent view of Loktak lake and the national park.

This sometimes strife-filled and disputed northeastern border state of India does have a lot to offer to the curious and intrepid traveler.  Manipur travel maps will provide you further information on this wonderful place.