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High lake at about 4,522 m in Rupshu-Changthang, a Ramsar wetland with Korzok village and monastery on its shore, about 220 km from Leh.

Overnight trip from Leh via Chumathang; can be combined with Tso Kar or with Hanle and Pangong in a Changthang loop.

November: Very cold; few stays open

When to go

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Things to do

  • Walk around Korzok village and monastery
  • Bird watching for bar-headed geese and black-necked cranes
  • Stop at Chumathang hot spring
  • Return via Tso Kar and Tanglang La
  • Bird watching

Top sights

Chumathang Hot Spring

attraction

Hot springs on the Indus at Chumathang, a stop on the Leh-Tso Moriri road, with guesthouses.

Nature and outdoors

Tso Moriri

lake

Ramsar wetland lake at about 4,522 m with Korzok village; breeding ground of bar-headed geese.

Kiagar Tso

lake

lake in Ladakh, India

Nearby

Other destinations close to Tso Moriri.

Hanle