Manipur Hillstations
Hilltop Trips India

The word Manipur is derived from the two words "Mani" which means ‘Jewel’ and "Pur" means "City or place", so, in the words of Jawaharlal Nehru, Manipur is the "Jewel of India" which described its meaning too.

The place is so beautiful and attractive that Lord Irwin called Manipur as "Switzerland of India" Mrs. St. Clair Grimwood accolades Manipur as "A Pretty Place more beautiful than many show places of the world". The tourism of Manipur gives immeasurable enjoyment and pleasure with its exotic landscape, undulating hills, green valleys, blue lakes and dense forests situated in the northeastern region of India and surrounded by Upper Myanmar in the east, Cachar district of Assam in the west, Nagaland in the north and Mizoram in the south.

Imphal

Imphal, the capital of Manipur, lies in the heart of an oval shaped valley. Imphal is a bustling mini-metropolis situated at an altitude of 790 m above sea level. One school of scholars thinks that the town was founded in the 3rd century BC making it one of the oldest state capitals of the country. It derives its name from yumpham, which means homestead.

Longthabal

It is a small hill situated on the Indo-Burma Road, about 8 km from Imphal, the capital city of Manipur. The place is renowned for the relics of an old historical palace with its well-planned temples and ceremonial houses of pine and jackfruit trees. Longthabal offers a charming view of the surrounding to the tourists.

Ukhrul

83 Km to the east of Imphal, this district headquarters of Manipur East is the highest hill station of the state. A centre of the colourful warrior tribe Tangkhul Nagas, it is well developed and famous for its peculiar type of land-lily, the Siroi, grown in the Siroi hills. Siroi Hills and Khangkhui Lime Caves are interesting places for excursions.