Climb to
Ukhrul in January
The Tangkhul hills and the Shirui Lily.
Quick answer. Cool and dry at Imphal-valley altitude (about 790m). Clear, crisp days. For Ukhrul specifically, January is a comfortable month with the usual hill-state caveats.
The essentials
- People
- Tangkhul Naga
- Altitude
- Above 3,000ft
- Sights
- Shirui hills, Khangkhui cave
- From Imphal
- About 84km
- Month
- January, Manipur
- This month
- Cool and dry at Imphal-valley altitude (about 790m).
Why January here
Ukhrul district: Tangkhul culture, Shirui Ridge and cool highland air at 3,000ft+.
Ukhrul is the Tangkhul Naga hill district east of Imphal: a cool ridge town, stone-and-timber churches,Khangkhui cave, and the Shirui range above it where the state flower blooms. Roads are improving; check conditions in the rainy season.
Wildlife this month: Keibul Lamjao migratory-bird season runs November to March.
What to do
Tangkhul shawls
The district’s distinctive handloom patterns.
Ridge churches
Hilltop churches with valley views.
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Ukhrul in January, planned properly
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