Chabimura
Boat past giant gods carved into Gomati river cliffs
Best time to visit Chabimura
- Jan, peak season
- Feb, peak season
- Mar, shoulder season
- Apr, best avoided
- May, best avoided
- Jun, best avoided
- Jul, best avoided
- Aug, best avoided
- Sep, shoulder season
- Oct, peak season
- Nov, peak season
- Dec, peak season
peak shoulder off-season avoid
- Go: October to February
- Shoulder: March and September, quieter, and the weather is less of a sure thing
- Skip: April to August
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Chabimura season by season
Winter December to February Prime time
Nov-Feb is ideal at 12-27 C: a cool green gorge and the huge Chakrak-ma Durga panel glowing in low sun from the boat.
Summer March to May Shoulder
March mornings still work; Apr-May is 36 C on open water with the river shrunken and shadeless, give it a miss.
Monsoon June to September Shoulder
Jun-Aug the Gomati runs brown and fast and the boats sit out the spates; September starts to settle down again.
Autumn October to November Prime time
Oct-Nov is lush from the rains with a full, calm river: the best light and water levels of the whole year.
What Chabimura is actually like
Boatmen and weekend picnickers from Agartala; pair it with Udaipur's temples or Neermahal and sleep back in town
Getting to Chabimura
82 km from Agartala via Udaipur (rail 35 km); bus to Amarpur, auto to the ghat; boats quit by late afternoon
Practical ways in: flighttrainroad
Trip facts
- How long to stay
- 1 day
- Budget
- Shoestring
- How busy
- Quiet at its peak
- Solo travel
- Fine solo
- Altitude
- 50 m
- State
- Tripura
- Coordinates
- 23.5420, 91.6057
Common questions
When is the best time to visit Chabimura?
October to February is peak season in Chabimura. March and September is shoulder season: thinner crowds, a bit more risk in the weather. Avoid April to August. Oct-Nov is lush from the rains with a full, calm river: the best light and water levels of the whole year.
How many days do you need in Chabimura?
1 day is the usual stay. Boatmen and weekend picnickers from Agartala; pair it with Udaipur's temples or Neermahal and sleep back in town.
How do you get to Chabimura?
82 km from Agartala via Udaipur (rail 35 km); bus to Amarpur, auto to the ghat; boats quit by late afternoon. Practical ways in: flight, train and road.
Is Chabimura expensive, and does it get crowded?
Shoestring by Indian travel standards, and it runs quiet at the busiest time of year. Fine solo.
Nearby, and where to go next
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Dumboor Lake (Narikel Kunja)
Tripura
Dam-born lake of 48 islets deep in Tripura's hill folds
30 km from Chabimura, roughly under an hour by road
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Neermahal & Rudrasagar Lake (Melaghar)
Tripura
A 1930s water palace stranded in a lake full of winter ducks
40 km from Chabimura, roughly under an hour by road
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Agartala & Unakoti
Tripura
Palace capital plus giant rock-cut carvings at Unakoti
60 km from Chabimura, roughly about 1 h by road
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Jampui Hills (Vanghmun)
Tripura
Tripura's only hill ridge, dawn cloud-seas over Mizo villages
110 km from Chabimura, roughly about 2 h by road
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Reiek
Mizoram
Ridge-top village with hiking trails and border views
150 km from Chabimura, roughly about 4 h by road
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Aizawl
Mizoram
Mizoram's hillside capital: churches, cafes, rock music
170 km from Chabimura, roughly about 4 h by road
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Hmuifang
Mizoram
Protected chiefs' forest ridge at 1,500 m south of Aizawl
180 km from Chabimura, roughly about 5 h by road
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Thenzawl (Vantawng Falls)
Mizoram
Mizoram's tallest fall and a handloom town in the Serchhip hills
160 km from Chabimura, roughly about 3 h by road
More places to visit in Tripura
- Agartala & Unakoti Tripura
- Dumboor Lake (Narikel Kunja) Tripura
- Jampui Hills (Vanghmun) Tripura
- Neermahal & Rudrasagar Lake (Melaghar) Tripura