Mesmerizing Manipur Tour

Destinations Covered: Delhi - Imphal - Kohima - Shiroi - Sanshak - Jessami - Moirang - Imphal - Delhi
Duration: 14 Nights/15 Days

Day 01: Arrival at Delhi
Upon your arrival at Delhi, our representative will meet and assist you at the airport, after which they will escort you to the hotel. Delhi, the capital of India, is one of the liveliest places in the world. Delhi is place where you can explore the different cultures & traditions side-by-side. For a visitor, it serves as an ideal launch pad to a journey towards cultural wealth, traditional values and diversity of India. It is a mesmerizing experience for travelers who want to discover Indian values & culture. Your overnight stay will be at the hotel.

Day 02: Delhi
In the morning, after having breakfast, you will proceed for your city tour of New & Old Delhi. Your city sightseeing starts with a visit to the British-era designed buildings, the India Gate & the Presidential Palace. This would be followed by a visit to the beautiful Humayun's Tomb of the Mughal era. Later you will be exploring the towering minaret, Qutab Minar. In the afternoon, you will be visiting historic monuments of Old Delhi, including the Red Fort & the Jama Masjid. Later in the evening, you will visit Raj Ghat, the final resting place of Mahatma Gandhi. In the night, you will return to the hotel for an overnight stay.

Day 03: Delhi - Imphal
In the morning, after having breakfast, you will leave for the airport to catch a flight for Imphal. Our representative will receive you at Imphal airport and help you check-in to a hotel. Later in the evening, you will have the pleasure to enjoy a walk in the local market. Your overnight stay will be in a hotel.

Day 04: Imphal - Kohima
On the fourth day of your tour, early in the morning, after breakfast you will move on towards your next destination Kohima, the capital city of Nagal. As soon as you reach there, our representative will escort you to the hotel. In the afternoon, after taking some rest, you will be taken for a sightseeing tour of the city, which would start with a visit to the Kohima War Cemetery, a symbolic memorial raised as a citation for the supreme human sacrifices made by the officers and men of the allied forces, to halt the tide of the Japanese onslaught during the 2nd World War. Thereafter, you will visit the State Museum, a place where rare collection of artifacts of the different tribes, inhabits. Later in the evening, you would get a chance to explore the local market and Gurttel - a place for traditional Naga fashion mementos.

Day 05: Kohima Sightseeing
Be prepared for you would be meeting face-to-face with the civilization of Naga on day five of the tour. Today, after having breakfast, you would be exploring Konohoma village, an Angami village which lies 20 km west of Kohima. Its residents had fought a pitched battle against the British who came on an expedition to the Naga Hills in Oct 1879. The original village was burned down in the year 1957 by the Indian forces during the 2nd World War. After that you will walk down through the narrow streets to visit Dahua, a central meeting place of the Keko Ihukho house, which is beautifully decorated in traditional style. In the afternoon, you will visit to Viswama village of the Angami tribe. From here, you will walk down to explore the village of Angami tribe. Later in the evening, you will return to your hotel room for your overnight stay.

Day 06: Kohima - Imphal
In the morning, after having breakfast, you will check out from the hotel and move towards Imphal. On your arrival, you will be received by our representative, who will help you check-in to the hotel. Night will be free for you to rest & enjoy the luscious food of Naga.

Day 07: Imphal Sightseeing
The seventh day will be the day for exploring the city of Imphal. In the morning, after breakfast you will be taken for a sightseeing tour of the city. Your city visit will start from Manipur State Museum which houses Manipur's tribal heritage and has a collection of portraits and items such as costumes, arms and weapons of Manipur's former rulers. After that you will visit the War Cemetery and Saheed Minar. In the afternoon, you will visit Shree Govindjee temple, built by king Churachand. Its architectural maturity and cultural richness reflects through the temple structure. Later in the evening, you are free to explore the Naga culture in the local market. Overnight stay will be at the hotel.

Day 08: Imphal - Ukhrul - Imphal
After having breakfast, you will move towards your jaunt to Ukhrul, which will be a drive of 83 km in the east of Imphal. Ukhrul is the district headquarter of Manipur East. It is a centre of the colorful warrior tribe, Tangkhul Nagas. This place displays the beauty and elegance of Tangkhul Nagas through traditional costumes, utensils, architecture, monumental erections etc. In the evening, you will come back to Imphal city, in the pre-reserved hotel for your overnight stay.

Day 09: Imphal - Shiroi
In the morning, after breakfast, you will drive towards your next destination Shiroi, famous for a peculiar type of land lily, called the Siroi, grown on the Shiroi Hills. In the afternoon, after lunch, you will be visiting Shiroi hills and Khangkhui lime caves. Later in the evening, you will check-in to the hotel for your overnight stay.

Day 10: Shiroi - Sanshak
This morning starts with a drive down to Sanshak. As soon as you reach there, you will be checking into the hotel. Sanshak was the last point where the Japanese forces had arrived during the 2nd World War. Sanshak is a very large Tangkhul village with more than 500 houses. It will be wonderful opportunity for you to get a glimpse of the authentic tribal traditional customs & architecture. Later you will visit other Tangkhul villages. In the evening, you will be returning to the hotel for overnight stay.

Day 11: Sanshak - Jessami
In the morning, after having breakfast, you will be driven to your next destination Jessami, which was also occupied by the Japanese forces during the 2nd World War. The Tangkhuls of Jessami and Sanshal tribal are diverging to some extent according to their vernacular and customs. Overnight stay will be at the hotel in Jessami.

Day 12: Jessami - Imphal
On the eleventh day of your trip, after breakfast you will depart towards the Imphal city. After reaching there, our representative will escort you to the hotel. In the afternoon, after having some rest, you will visit to Langthabal, 8 km down the Indo-Myanmar road. This small hilly place stills houses the remains of an old historical palace, numerous temples with architectural significance and ceremonial houses.

Day 13: Imphal - Moirang - Imphal
This day starts with a drive of 45 km towards Moirang, the place where the flag of the Indian National Army was first unfurled on April 14, 1944. After reaching there, you will visit the INA Museum. Next you would explore one of the main centers of early Meitei folk culture with ancient temple of pre-Hindu deity Lord Thangjing. Thereafter, you will visit to Loktak Lake and Sendra Island which is the largest fresh water lake in the North East region. Later you will be taken to Keibul Lamjao National Park, which is the only floating National Park in the world on the Loktak Lake. This place is the last natural habitat of 'Sangai' the dancing deer of Manipur. In the evening, you will return to Imphal hotel for your overnight stay.

Day 14: Imphal - Delhi
The fourteenth day of your tour starts with breakfast and continues with Imphal local market sightseeing. In the afternoon, you will check out from your hotel and move towards the airport to catch a flight for Delhi, your next destination. As soon as you arrive, you will check-in to the hotel. Later in the evening you will be free. You can explore the nearby areas or engage yourself in the local markets of Delhi.

Day 15: Delhi
Fifteenth morning, our representative will escort you to the international airport from where you will catch a flight for your onward destination.