Yarab Tso
ཡ་རབ་མཚོ།
A small lake regarded as sacred in the hills near Sumur, its water a clear green amid barren mountains, reached by a short uphill hike.
Yarab Tso is a lake regarded as sacred by the people of the Nubra Valley. It lies in a valley above the road between Sumur and Tegar, with no road leading directly to it, so you must walk up a gravel path from the roadside, taking about 20 to 40 minutes depending on the starting point. The lake is not large, but its water is a striking green, reflecting the brown mountains and prayer flags around it. Visitors are few and the atmosphere is serene. Because it is sacred, do not swim in it or leave litter. The entrance is not obvious, so ask your driver or guesthouse owner to show you the way.
Opening hours
Daytime
Nearby sights
- Samstanling Monastery
- Diskit Monastery & Maitreya Buddha
- Hunder Sand Dunes
- Nubra Valley
- Panamik Hot Springs
- Hunder Monastery
- Ensa Monastery
- Turtuk