Tangtse
A supply town on the route from Leh to Pangong Tso, with a permit checkpoint, fuel and lunch stops. Old monasteries and rock carvings in the nearby valley let you acclimatize to the altitude.
Tangtse lies about 35 km west of Lukung and is the essential supply stop on the road from Leh to Pangong Tso via Changla Pass, at an elevation of roughly 3,900 m. The town has a permit checkpoint (you will need a photocopy of your Inner Line Permit), a petrol station, restaurants and a few guesthouses. Many travelers have lunch here or spend a night, which helps reduce altitude sickness compared with staying right at the lakeshore. On the hillside above town are a small monastery and ancient rock carvings. Around Muglib in the Tangtse valley, meadows are often home to Himalayan marmots, which must not be fed. The drive from Tangtse to the lakeshore takes about an hour, following the river valley through wide, open scenery.
Opening hours
All day