📍 Garden📍 Nature📍 Park

Khonghampat Orchidarium

Imphal, Manipur, India

4.1 (0)

Overview

A 200-acre orchid sanctuary on NH-2 preserving 110+ native species, ablaze with rare blooms each spring.

Why visit: Manipur's orchid treasury — dazzling in April–May bloom.

Things to do

›110+ orchid species
›Spring bloom
›Greenhouse walk
›Botanic photography

Nature WalkPhotography

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Travel Information

Best time

Mar–May (bloom)

Entry fee

₹10–30

Est. budget

₹100–300

Duration

1–2 hrs

Nearby attractions

Within

6.6 km

📍 Zoo

4.0

Manipur Zoological Garden (Iroisemba)

Imphal, Manipur

The state zoo at Iroisemba, best known for breeding the endangered sangai — Manipur's dancing brow-antlered deer.

Oct–Mar2 hrsExplore

6.8 km

📍 Dam

4.0

Singda Dam & Valley View

Singda, Manipur

One of the world's higher mud dams, its reservoir mirroring Kangpokpi hills 16 km from Imphal — a favourite sunset drive.

Oct–MarHalf dayExplore

7.2 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Heritage

3.9

Sagolband Heritage Polo Villages & Pony Sanctuary

Imphal, Manipur

The pony-keeping quarters of old Imphal and the Lamphelpat pony sanctuary protecting the sacred, dwindling Manipuri polo pony.

Oct–MarHalf dayExplore

7.3 km

📍 Memorial

4.5

Imphal War Cemetery

Imphal, Manipur

A serene Commonwealth cemetery honouring 1,600 soldiers who fell in the 1944 Battle of Imphal — one of WWII's decisive turning points.

Oct–Mar1 hrExplore

8.3 km

💎 Hidden Gem🌄 Viewpoint

4.0

Cheirao-ching (Cheiraoching) Hillock

Imphal, Manipur

A sacred hillock above Imphal where the Meitei new year 'Cheiraoba' climb is made each spring for blessings and valley views.

Cheiraoba (Apr); Oct–Mar1–2 hrsExplore

8.3 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Heritage

4.4

Imphal Polo Ground (Mapal Kangjeibung)

Imphal, Manipur

The oldest polo ground on earth — the living birthplace of modern polo, where Meitei 'Sagol Kangjei' has been played for centuries.

Nov (Sangai Festival polo)1 hrExplore

8.5 km

🌄 Viewpoint

4.3

Marjing Polo Statue Complex

Heingang, Manipur

The world's tallest polo statue — a 120-ft rider on a Manipuri pony crowning Marjing hill, honouring the deity of polo and the sport's birthplace.

Oct–Mar1–2 hrsExplore

8.6 km

📍 Market

4.7

Ima Keithel (Mother's Market)

Imphal, Manipur

The world's largest all-women-run market — 5,000+ 'Imas' selling textiles, fish, herbs and handicrafts across three great halls, a 500-year institution.

Oct–Mar2–3 hrsExplore

8.6 km

📍 Museum

4.2

Manipur State Museum

Imphal, Manipur

The state's principal museum near the Polo Ground — tribal costumes, royal relics, arms, and a 54-ft royal boat 'Hiyang Hiren'.

Oct–Mar1–2 hrsExplore

9.1 km

📍 Fort

4.7

Kangla Fort

Imphal, Manipur

The ancient seat of Manipur's kings on the Imphal river — a sacred walled citadel of temples, relics and the iconic Kangla-Sha dragon-lions.

Oct–Mar2–3 hrsExplore

9.1 km

📍 Memorial

4.2

Shaheed Minar & Bir Tikendrajit Park

Imphal, Manipur

The towering martyrs' column honouring Bir Tikendrajit and the heroes of the 1891 Anglo-Manipur War, set in a leafy central park.

Oct–Mar; Patriots' Day (13 Aug)1 hrExplore

10 km

📍 Temple

4.5

Shree Govindajee Temple

Imphal, Manipur

The twin-domed royal Vaishnavite temple beside the palace, the spiritual heart of Meitei Hinduism with Radha-Govinda at its centre.

Oct–Mar; Janmashtami1 hrExplore