Manipur Valley Viewpoint

Panoramic views over the Manipur valley from the highest stretch of NH102

The road through Tengnoupal crests at around 1,450 metres, and just before or just after the town — depending on which way you are travelling — there are open stretches where the forest gives way and the Manipur valley unrolls below you. On a clear morning the view extends far north toward Imphal, a wide green basin enclosed by folded ridges.

This is not a formal viewpoint with a car park and railings; it is simply the natural consequence of being on a high pass. Pull over on a straight section of road, take in the scale of the landscape, and continue. The best light is in the early morning before the haze builds.

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NH102 follows the route of the old Imphal-Burma Road, built and fought over during the Second World War as the Allies struggled to supply and retake Burma. The road through Tengnoupal saw intense activity during the 1944 Imphal-Kohima campaign, one of the pivotal battles of the war in Asia.