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Pangong Tso

A Beautiful lake about 225 km away from Leh.
Trip Details



How to reach Pangong?
There are 3 buses that run from Leh to Pangong every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
The bus starts from New Bus Stand of Leh at 6:30 AM. and returns the very next day from Pangong to Leh. It takes about 6 hours to reach.


I was fortunate enough to get Hitchhiked to Pangong Tso.

The motto of my trip was to see the sky filled with stars. Pangong Tso fulfilled that wish. But we reached Pangong late in the evening and I was freezing as I was on pillion of bike. Some Bikers were equipped well but I was not.
After observing sky for some 15 minutes, I pitched my Tent and tried to sleep by 9:30 PM. But Pangong had super cold breeze and almost freezing temperature. My 0°C(Zero) was also not providing me enough warmth. I changed my socks, wore shoes and covered my sleeping bag with thin Shawl I was carrying, which helped me get deep sleep.
I got up by 6:00 AM and spent some peaceful time at Pangong Tso.

My Tent at Pangong Tso



The return from Pangong to Leh was through Chang La which is very scenic. It snowed well in Chang La.
The road condition from Pangong to Leh via Chang La is very very BAD. If you are a biker, consider having a support vehicle with a mechanic and equipment for repair as well.

There are couple of restaurants at location where commercial tents are pitched in quite good numbers. Another spot to stay at Pangong Tso is famous 3 idiot movie location which is comes prior to where I had pitched my tent.

You may tent anywhere you wish, it looked safe place to me.

It is a good spot where you may enjoy calmness. A good spot to stay over night and that is what maximum tourists does.
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