7N / 8DTrending
Leh–Ladakh3 stops
Leh · Nubra · Pangong
Ladakh's greatest hits with proper acclimatisation built in.
Moderate6 good months
Best months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
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Ladakh4,350 m
Pangong Tso
A lake that changes colour seven times a day
The overview
Why travellers come here
One of the highest and largest brackish lakes in the world, running 134 km east towards Tibet and sitting at 4,350 m. The famous colour shifts with the sun, from steel grey at dawn to an impossible azure by noon. Stay overnight at Spangmik if you can, the day-trippers leave and the lake becomes yours.
Sunrise colour change
Spangmik & Man villages
Chang La pass
Shyok river road
Stargazing
When to come
June–September · frozen from January, often inaccessible.
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Bar height shows how well Pangong Tso works that month, from 1 (avoid) to 5 (prime).
Getting there
About 225 km from Leh over Chang La, five to six hours. The Shyok route via Nubra is shorter and wilder, weather permitting. Inner Line Permits required.
Good to know
1 night. About 225 km from Leh over Chang La, five to six hours. The Shyok route via Nubra is shorter and wilder, weather permitting. Inner Line Permits required. If you are short on time, we can compress this into a long day trip, but you will see less than half of it.
Reading before you go
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Moderate5 good months
Best months
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