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Tso Kar

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Photos: GerthMichael (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Salt lake on the alternate Leh-Tso Moriri road via Tanglang La, in Changthang.

On the Leh - Tanglang La - Debring - Tso Kar - Sumdo - Korzok route (about 260 km to Korzok).

Tips

No public transport between Tso Kar and Tso Moriri

Visit

HoursOpen-air lake; no gate hours

Fees noteNo entry ticket; Indians pay the Ladakh environment fee and foreigners need a PAP for this protected area

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