This is an archive article published on June 18, 2022

Avoid planning stays in Pangong Lake area without prior booking: Ladakh admin to tourists

To avoid inconvenience, the advisory asked the visitors to book a taxi/conveyance in advance through registered travel agents and tour operators.

The Tourism department of Ladakh advised tourists not to travel to high altitude areas (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)The Tourism department of Ladakh advised tourists not to travel to high altitude areas (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)
By: PTI
3 min readLehJun 18, 2022 06:20 PM IST First published on: Jun 18, 2022 at 06:20 PM IST

Amid complaints of tourists facing hardships in getting accommodation in high-altitude areas due to a heavy rush, authorities in Ladakh have advised holidaymakers not to plan a stay in the Pangong Lake area without a prior booking.

The tourism department Ladakh also advised the tourists not to travel to high-altitude areas like Khardongla, Changla, Pangong Lake, Tsomoriri and Penzela before 48 hours have elapsed since their arrival in Leh.

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“Pangong lake area is a wild-life notified sanctuary and hence accommodation availability is limited. Considering the limited accommodation available, tourists/visitors should avoid plans of stay at Pangong without prior booking of accommodation,” the Ladakh tourism department said in an advisory.

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