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Entry Formalities
All foreigners intending to visit Manipur can avail of permits from the Indian Missions abroad, FRRO offices in Bombay, Calcutta and Delhi, the Immigration Office in Madras and the Home commissioner, Government of Manipur, Imphal, Areas that can be visited including Imphal City, Loktak Lake, INA Memorial City, Loktak Lake, INA Memorial (Moirang), Sendra, Waithou Lake, Keibul Lamjao National Park and the Khongjom War Memorial.
Domestic tourists intending to visit Manipur by road via Dimapur/Kohima require Inner Line Permits to pass through Nagaland. These are issued by the Liaison officers of the Government of Nagaland at New Delhi, Calcutta, Guwahati, Shillong and the Sub-divisional officer (Civil), Dimapur, deputy Commissioner, Imphal can also issue permits to tourists traveling by road from imphal to Kohima and Dimapur in Nagaland.
Accommodation
Hotel Imphal ( 2 Star) run by the Tourism Department offers A/C and Non A/C rooms with modern facilities. Phone No. 220459/224354/223250/223723 STD Code 0385 Fax: 0385-224354, 221561 E-mail: manipur@x400.nicgw.nic.in State Guest House - Phone 221212
Private Hotels
Anand Continental, Ph 223433; Excellency, Ph Ph 220587 White palace Ph 220599 Maharaja, Ph 221905, Nirmala, Ph 229014
Tourist Homes at Moirang, Sendra, Phubala, Kaina, Tamenlong and Churachandpur are managed by the Department of Tourism, Government of Manipur.
Conducted Tours
Regular conducted tours organized by Manipur Tourism, cover Shree Govindjee Temple, Bishnu Temple, Phubala Tourist Home, INA Memorial at Moirang, Keibul Lamjao National Park and Sendra Tourist Home (Loktak Lake). Departure from Hotel Imphal at 0800 hrs. On every Sunday.
Travel information
Air Indian Airlines, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Imphal Phone : (0385) 220999 (0385) 220888
Road / Rail Tourist Coaches are operated between Hotel lmphal (a unit of Tourism Department, Govt. of Manipur) and the Imphal Airport daily. Tourists may contact Tourism Deptt's Reception Counter at Imphal Airport for booking, information and assistance.
Bank
All Major Nationalized Banks have branches in Manipur
Post & Telegraph
1) Regional Institute of Medical Sciences. 2) Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital, Poompat, Imphal.
Handlooms & Handicraft Emporia (Imphal)
Manipur Handlooms & Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd. (A Govt. of Manipur Undertaking, Paona Bazar ) Handloom House, Manipur State Handloom Weavers' Cooperative Society Ltd., Paona Bazar, Kangla Emporium, Uripok. Eastern Handlooms & Handicrafts, Paona Bazar. Ima Market/Khwairamband Bazar.
Tourist Information Centers
Delhi Manipur Information Center Baba Kharak Singh Marg New Delhi
Manipur Bhawan, 2 Sardar Patel Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi Imphal Reception Counter Tourism Deptt. Imphal Airport. Tourist Information Center Directorate of Tourism, Imphal Government of India Tourist Offices, Jail Road, Imphal Calcutta Manipur Bhawan 26, Rowland Road, Calcutta Government of India Tourist Office Embassy, 4, Shakespeare Sarani, Calcutta |