Manipur & Tripura — Loktak Lake & Ujjayanta Palace — 5 Days
Loktak Lake's floating phumdis (the only floating national park), Ima Market, Kangla Fort, and Tripura's Ujjayanta Palace and Neermahal water palace.
Day by day
Imphal — Ima Market & Kangla Fort
Imphal, Manipur
ILP required. Ima Keithel (Mothers' Market) — run entirely by women for 500 years, unique in world. Kangla Fort — seat of ancient Meitei kingdom. War Museum (WWII).
Loktak Lake — Floating Islands
Loktak Lake, Manipur
Largest freshwater lake in NE India. Keibul Lamjao National Park (world's only floating park). Sangai deer (highly endangered). Boat ride on phumdis.
Agartala — Ujjayanta Palace
Agartala, Tripura
Fly/drive from Imphal. ILP exits, Tripura ILP or regular passport. Ujjayanta Palace (1901, Mughal-European style, now museum). Neermahal water palace by boat (14km from Agartala).
Unakoti Rock Carvings & Depart
Unakoti, Tripura
UNESCO tentative list. 9th-11th century rock-cut Shiva images in deep forest. "One less than a crore" images — myth of Shiva and his retinue. Depart Agartala airport.