Hill-climb to
Noney in December
The Rongmei hills on the Jiribam road.
Quick answer. Cool, dry winter. Prime valley and lake season. For Noney specifically, December is a comfortable month with the usual hill-state caveats.
The essentials
- People
- Rongmei (Zeliangrong)
- Road
- Imphal-Jiribam highway
- Festival
- Gaan Ngai (Dec-Feb lunar window)
- Month
- December, Manipur
- This month
- Cool, dry winter.
Why December here
Noney district: Rongmei (Zeliangrong) hill culture on the old Cachar road.
Noney is the hill district on the old Imphal-Jiribam road, in Rongmei (Zeliangrong) country: ridge villages, the Hao long river gorges and Gaan Ngai season in the winter lunar window.
Wildlife this month: Birding at its best through March.
What to do
Gaan Ngai season
Fire rituals and dance in Rongmei villages.
Elsewhere in Manipur in December
The wider Manipur calendar this month: Sangai Festival (if extending to December, announced annually). Dates shift with harvests and moons; we confirm them when you plan.
Pair it with
Noney in December, planned properly
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