💎 Hidden Gem🦌 National Park🐅 Wildlife📍 Nature

Keibul Lamjao National Park

Moirang, Manipur, India

4.7 (0)

Overview

The world's only floating national park — a 40 sq km phumdi meadow on Loktak, last refuge of the endangered sangai, Manipur's dancing deer.

Why visit: See the sangai step delicately over floating grass — nowhere else on earth.

History: The sangai was thought extinct until rediscovered here in 1953; the park floats on biomass up to 2 m thick.

Things to do

›Sangai spotting towers
›Floating phumdi walk
›Waterbird flocks
›Dawn safari

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Travel Information

Best time

Nov–Mar (deer visible)

Entry fee

₹20–100

Est. budget

₹500–1,200

Duration

Half–full day

Nearby attractions

Within

0.5 km

📍 Memorial

4.5

INA Memorial Complex, Moirang

Moirang, Manipur

Where the Indian National Army first raised the tricolour on Indian soil (14 April 1944) — a museum, Netaji statue and the historic flag-hoisting ground.

Oct–Mar1–2 hrsExplore

0.9 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Heritage

4.1

Moirang Kangla & Thangjing Temple

Moirang, Manipur

The ancient seat of the Moirang principality and shrine of deity Thangjing — heart of the Khamba-Thoibi legend and its great dance tradition.

Oct–Mar; Lai Haraoba (May)1–2 hrsExplore

3.1 km

🌄 Viewpoint

4.5

Sendra Island (Loktak)

Moirang, Manipur

The classic hillock-island viewpoint rising from Loktak's waters, with a tourist resort, cafeteria and 360° views over the phumdi rings.

Oct–MarHalf dayExplore

4.1 km

💎 Hidden Gem🏞️ Lake

4.2

Phubala (Loktak West Shore)

Moirang, Manipur

A tranquil western headland of Loktak with a resort lawn, boat ghats and quieter phumdi views than Sendra.

Oct–MarHalf dayExplore

4.6 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Village

4.4

Thanga Island Village

Thanga, Manipur

The largest inhabited island of Loktak, a fishing community offering homestays, phumdi tours and life among the floating gardens.

Oct–Mar1–2 daysExplore

5 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Village

4.1

Karang Island (Cashless Island Village)

Karang, Manipur

A small mid-lake island community on Loktak — India's first cashless island — reached only by boat, wrapped in water on every side.

Oct–MarHalf dayExplore

6.1 km

🏞️ Lake

4.9

Loktak Lake

Moirang, Manipur

The largest freshwater lake in Northeast India, world-famous for its floating 'phumdis' — living rings of vegetation that dot the blue like green islands.

Oct–MarFull dayExplore

10.8 km