Floating restaurants and homestays in the Loktak Lake

Loktak Lake (Meitei: Loktak Pat, /lok-taak paat/), often described as "world's only floating lake", houses countless numbers of floating restaurants, floating cafeterias and floating homestays on its surface. While most of the floating restaurants, cafeterias and homestays are built on the floating biomasses ("Phumdi" in Meitei language), there are some which are built on the artificial floating materials like air tanks. No matter on what materials, natural or artificial, are these floating buildings made, they give the tourists and visitors different experiences.

Understand
Uncountable number of floating restaurants and floating home stays are found in every nook and corner of the Loktak lake. Lights shining from these floating houses make the night scene of the lake and its periphery truly colourful. Besides, even lamps on posts (poles) are installed in a regular pattern across all over the lake area.

Get in and around
To reach the floating restaurants, cafeterias and homestays in the Loktak lake, one needs to hire a boat from the offshore regions of Thanga Island, Karang Island or from the shoreline mainland Manipur, especially from Moirang mainland region. Lots of boating services are available in the shoreline regions of the lake. Starting from the motor boat to the rowing boats, various aquatic vehicles are in service for the transportation to and from the floating buildings in the lake. Many of those floating restaurants and homestays also give directly owned services for the aquatic vehicles. Please choose your convenient ones.

See
Here's a list of notable floating restaurants, floating cafeterias and floating homestays on the Loktak Lake:

Talk
Meitei language (aka Manipuri language) is the tongue of all the people living in the periphery of the Loktak lake. Learning some basic Meitei phrases will help the travellers in overcoming the language barrier. Besides, at least some basic knowledge of English can be expected from the local business firms, including those of the floating restaurants, cafeterias and homestays.

Drink

 * Teas made from lotus stems, bamboo leaves, gingers or traditional herbs are usually served to the visitors.
 * Do not expect coffees from every restaurants and cafeterias because most people of Manipur use teas more than coffees.
 * Alcoholic beverages may or may not be available in the floating restaurants and cafeterias.

Stay safe

 * Swim only using life safety jacket if you are not well experienced in swimming. Never swim in less crowdy zones if you aren't expert in swimming. This is for your safety in case you get drowned.
 * Being aquatic zones, mosquitoes may be common (depending on seasons). So, please bring mosquito-repellents.

Go next

 * Keibul Lamjao National Park - This is the world's only floating national park as well as the last and the only natural habitat for the world's only dancing deer species, Sangai deer (Cervus eldi eldi). This national park is also in Manipur.
 * Moirang - This is the "Cradle of Manipuri culture", which inspired many poets by its beautiful scenic views.