Hill-climb to
Noney in January
The Rongmei hills on the Jiribam road.
Quick answer. Cool and dry at Imphal-valley altitude (about 790m). Clear, crisp days. For Noney specifically, January 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
- January, Manipur
- This month
- Cool and dry at Imphal-valley altitude (about 790m).
Why January 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: Keibul Lamjao migratory-bird season runs November to March.
What to do
Gaan Ngai season
Fire rituals and dance in Rongmei villages.
Pair it with
Noney in January, planned properly
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