About this location

The largest freshwater lake in Northeast India, Loktak is famous for its phumdis — floating masses of vegetation and soil that drift across the water and support entire fishing villages built on top of them. It's one of the most visually distinctive wetlands anywhere in the country.

Species You Can Photograph in Loktak Lake

Best season guide

Peak photography conditions typically align with Jan–Dec. Add buffer days for weather and park closures.

JanExcellent
FebExcellent
MarGood
AprOff-season
MayOff-season
JunOff-season
JulOff-season
AugOff-season
SepOff-season
OctGood
NovExcellent
DecExcellent

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Photography tips for Loktak Lake

Boat trips across the open lake weave between phumdis and floating fishing villages — as much a cultural and landscape experience as a wildlife one, with waterbirds concentrated around the marsh fringes.

Conservation: A Ramsar site and, via its southern portion inside Keibul Lamjao National Park, the only floating national park in the world and last refuge of the endangered sangai (Manipur brow-antlered deer).

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