Keibul Lamjao National Park, on the southern edge of Loktak Lake, is the only floating national park in the world, its unique habitat formed entirely from phumdis — floating masses of vegetation, soil and organic matter…
NewNo reviews yet
—Suggested visit
—Entry (Indian)
5Views
Introduction
Keibul Lamjao National Park, on the southern edge of Loktak Lake, is the only floating national park in the world, its unique habitat formed entirely from phumdis — floating masses of vegetation, soil and organic matter that shift and drift across the lake's surface. The park is the last natural refuge of the Sangai, Manipur's state animal and one of the world's most endangered deer species, found nowhere else on Earth in the wild.
Boat access is typically required to properly explore the park's floating terrain, and the genuinely unusual experience of walking or observing wildlife across a landscape that is itself floating rather than fixed ground gives Keibul Lamjao an ecological character unlike almost any other protected area in the world.
History
Declared a national park in 1977 specifically to protect the critically endangered Sangai deer, whose entire wild population depends on this single unique floating ecosystem, making Keibul Lamjao one of the most conservation-critical protected areas in Northeast India.
Best time to visit
November to April, for the best visibility and drier phumdi conditions.
How to reach
About 53km from Imphal, roughly 1.5 hours by road.
