PANGONG LAKE EXTENSION
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Pangong Lake, at an altitude of 4,267 Mt. is
a narrow long basin of inland drainage, six to seven Km. at its
widest point and 130 Km. long, bisected by the international border
between India and China. We can go up to seven kilometers, as far as
Spangmik village which falls on southern shore. It affords spectacular
views of mountains of Changchenmo range to north, their reflections
shimmering in the ever-changing blues and greens of the lake's brackish
waters. Above the Spangmik are snow-capped peaks of Pangong range. The
villages along the southern shore are the summer home of a scanty
population of Chang-pa, the nomadic herds people of Tibet and south-east
Ladakh. The route passes by picturesque Shey and Thisy, turns off the
Indus valley by the side-valley of Chemrey and Sakti. The Ldakh range is
crossed by the Chang-la (5,475Mt. which despite great height is
one of the easier passes. The major town across this pass is Tangtse,
from there onwards are various picturesque villages and hamlets.
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Duration: |
03 Days |
Season: |
15 June - 15 Oct |
Itinerary: |
Leh - Muglib - Pangaong -
Muglib - Leh
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DAY
07 / 01.
LEH –
MUGLIB Drive 170 Km 8 Hrs.
Morning depart from Leh and drive to Karu from where we turn towards
Chemri, from here we commence to climb the Chang la pass. After an hour
and a half drive we arrive to Zangrul Army post where our travel documents
will be checked before preceding further. Another hours drive will take us
to Chang la pass (17350 ft.) and from here we descend, first we reach
Tsoltak and then to Tso at both places it is possible to camp. Tso has a
small pond with water and flat ground. The road over the pass is single
and rough, also the weather can turn bad any time, even it can snow during
hottest summer but once we decent into Durbok, we again find clear sky.
Before entering Durbok village there is again an army check post where we
once again get our travel documents checked, than continue through the
small market of Durbok to Tangtse, the major village of the area. After a
brief visit through Tangtse, we take the road called "Charli 2" and
continue our journey towards Muglib. The road from Tangtse onwards is
rough and slow, but landscape is picturesque and we drive through small
valleys surrounded by multi colored mountains. Finally we arrive Muglib a
small hamlet of about 4 house, here we camp for two nights.
DAY
08 / 02.
MUGLIB – PANGONG – MUGLIB Drive 100 Km 8 Hrs.
Morning after breakfast, we go for full day tour up to Merak to explore
Pangong lake and the high altitude villages. In about two hours time we
reach to Lukung, an army post where once again need our travel documents
to get checked and this is one end of the PANGONG (4550 M.) lake, few
minutes later we arrive to "VIP HUT" which is a small but beautifully
constructed at the edge of the lake, meant for army and Government
officials, who visit this lake from time to time. Army maintains a motor
launch here which again is being used to take VIP 's for a ride over this
lake. Finally we can go as far as Merak, en-route we pass through two
beautiful villages, Spanmik with around 6 houses and Mann which consist of
about 16 houses. The distance is not much between Muglib and Merak, but
owing to rough road and photography, it can take considerable time to
drive. Merak is the largest village after Tangtse with about 30 houses at
the bank of Pangong lake. After exploring the villages and enjoying the
beauty of Pnagong lake, we return to our camp at Muglib.
DAY
09 / 03.
MUGLIB – LEH Drive 170 Km 8 Hrs.
After breakfast we wind up our camp and trace the road back to Leh. Arrive
and check in at hotel.
DAY
10 / 04.
LEH –
DELHI Fly
Transfer of airport to catch Delhi bound flight, arrive and transfer to
hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
DAY
11 / 05. DELHI – AGRA
Drive 202 Km 4 Hrs. Morning depart and drive to Agra, en-route visit Mathura the birth
place of Lord Krishna and the tomb of Emperor Akbar at Sikandra.
Evening visit Taj Mahal.
DAY
12 / 06. AGRA - JAIPUR Drive
231 5 ½ Hrs.
Morning depart and drive to Jaipur, en -route visit deserted city of
Emperor Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri and
Keoladeo
Ghana sanctuary
at Bharatpur with largest concentration and variety of bird life in Asia.
Arrive and check in hotel.
DAY
13 / 07. JAIPUR - DELHI
Drive 258 Km 5 ½ Hrs.
Morning drive to Delhi,
en-route brief halt at midway for refreshments. Arrive Delhi by lunchtime.
Arrive and Check-in at hotel. Rest of the day at leisure for last minute
shopping and personal activities.
DAY
14 / 08. DEPARTURE
Morning transfer to international airport for onward flight.
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