Monday, July 22, 2013

The route from Tso Moriri to Manali-Leh highway

A small request to all: Enjoy nature, enjoy your travel but please don’t spoil MOTHER NATURE. Refill bottles, don’t throw plastic in water bodies or roads. Dispose your garbage at proper place. Cheers!

If you are looking for the route from Tso Moriri to Pang (On Manali-Leh Highway), you have arrived at the correct post.

From Karzok (village on banks of Tso Moriri), take the road back towards Upshi, until you reach village Sumdo. From Sumdo, take left and follow the trail. After you have crossed around 100kms (it took me 3.5 hours on my motorbike from Tso Moriri to Tso Kar), you will see a beautiful blue colored lake known as Tso Kar.
So if you want to touch Manali – Leh highway from Tso Moriri without going back to Upshi and Tanglangla, here is your way:

Tso Moriri (Karzok) – Sumdo – Tso Kar (105kms)

Tso Kar – Debring – More plains (20kms). Take left on touching More Plains

More plains – Pang – Lachung La – Nakee La – Gata loops - Tanglang La – Sarchu – Baralacha La – Zing Zing Bar – Patseo – Jispa Camp – Darcha – Keylong – Gramphoo – Rohtang La – Manali.


One can chose to stay at Darcha or Keylong for the night, if coming from Tso Moriri via Tso Kar.

Alternately, for those in Leh, looking to do a nice circuit, here is your route:
Leh – Upshi (left from here) – Mahe checkpost (right from here) – Sumdo – Karzok (village on banks of Tso Moriri)– Sumdo (left from here) – Tso Kar – Debring (right on More plains) – TangLang La – Rumste – Upshi – Leh.
It is doable in a day, but my suggestion is to halt at Tso Moriri and enjoy the pristine, untouched beauty of Tso Moriri.


If you need to know anything on this route, let me know and I will help fellow travelers. Cheers.
Below is a pic of Tso Moriri :

 
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33 comments:

  1. AdminApril 5, 2014 at 7:22 AM

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  2. UnknownJuly 6, 2014 at 1:40 PM

    We want to go from leh to tso moriri to manali. Can we do from leh to tso moriri to sarchu im single day?

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    1. puneetJuly 8, 2014 at 3:52 AM

      Yes, very easily. I did tso moriri to Manali in same day ;) All the best.

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  3. UnknownDecember 30, 2014 at 2:46 AM

    Can I go From Pangong lake to Tso Moriri lake.Overnight at Korzok ,Korzok-Tso Khar-More Plains-Sarchu-Jispa(overnight halt)-Manali

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  4. Deepak MurthyJanuary 16, 2015 at 7:07 AM

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  5. Deepak MurthyJanuary 16, 2015 at 7:08 AM

    How is road between Sumudo and Moore Plains via TSO KAR?

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    1. puneetJanuary 23, 2015 at 11:16 PM

      It is not a tar road, it is rough and not maintained.. no dhaba before tsokar as well.

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  6. UnknownJune 24, 2015 at 12:41 PM

    hey can we do it like this on bike
    day1 leh to tso moriri
    day2 tso moriri to pang
    and how much time will it take on both days?

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    1. puneetJune 25, 2015 at 7:56 AM

      Hi Saurav,
      Day 1 - Doable - Take between 8 - 10 hours depending on your speed, no. of breaks, photography, food, tea etc.
      Day 2 - Doable Tso moriri - Tso Kar : 3-4 hours, TsoKar - Pang - Another 1-1.5 hours

      You mean Pang and not Pangong, right?

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    2. UnknownJune 8, 2016 at 11:42 PM

      Puneetji , i have a question... i would like to cover the route of tso moriri to manali on 19th to 20th july. Is there possibility of road block or any complication on that time?

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    3. UnknownJune 8, 2016 at 11:50 PM

      Puneetji , i have a question... i would like to cover the route of tso moriri to manali on 19th to 20th july. Is there possibility of road block or any complication on that time?

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    4. puneetJune 9, 2016 at 9:29 PM

      Hi Avishek,
      There is no way to predict this dear. Roadblock can be on any day over there with equal probability.
      Go easy and enjoy the trip, don't think much about roads.

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  7. Vikram M NJuly 26, 2015 at 1:28 AM

    once we reach Leh. this is our plan.
    Day 1 - Leh to Nubrah valley
    Day 2 - Nubrah Valley to Pangong (spangmik), either by warila or agham, shyok (suggest me the better option)
    Day 3 - Pangong to Tso Kar (is it doable or should i stay in Tso Moriri rather)
    Day 4 - Tso Kar to Keylong

    My main concern in petrol. Where all do i have petrol pumps to fill it.

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    1. puneetJuly 28, 2015 at 9:09 AM

      Hi,
      Assuming you are riding a motorbike.
      Tso Moriri has very limited options to stay, and is small lake. Although less touched as well. But I would suggest stay at Tso moriri
      Then Day 4: Tsomoriri to Keylong would be better

      Petrol - Fill at Leh and Karu and take extra fuel - Minimum 15 litres. You can get petrol in black in Sarchu/Pang but better to be safe and carry extra.

      Cheers

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  8. raviAugust 2, 2015 at 4:33 AM

    Hi, i am going to leh through bike. Please let me know whether ILP is required for Nubra- wari la - pangong route.

    Further how will be road condition from Aghan to pangong.

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    1. puneetAugust 9, 2015 at 11:54 PM

      No ILP required. Agham to Warila and 4kms after Wari la will be challenging. 1km before and after Chang la will be challenging as well.
      All the best

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  9. UnknownJanuary 8, 2016 at 2:16 AM

    Which is the best route for Leh, starting and end on Chandigarh (on Royal Enfield)
    Route1: Chandigarh-SriNagar-Kargil-Leh-Nubra-Pangong Lake-TSO Moriri-Manali-Chandigarh
    Route2: Exactly reverse route of Route1 i.e. Chandigarh-Manali-Leh-............-SriNagar-Chandigarh

    Thanks

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  10. Er.AviteshApril 20, 2016 at 8:13 AM

    Hi Buddy, we are visiting Leh in August last days, and wanted to know what are the options we have to travel from TSO moriri to Manali other than Bike.

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  11. UnknownMay 2, 2016 at 1:07 AM

    Can tsomoriri to Jispa be reached in same day? How much time it takes?

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    1. puneetMay 14, 2016 at 11:56 PM

      Hi, yes it can be reached. Roughly 10 hours depending on your riding style, breaks etc.
      IF you plan Tso Moriri to Jispa, just do it and don't worry much about time taken, enjoy the views and don't rush. Even if you reach late, it's fine. Cheers

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  12. AnonymousMay 16, 2016 at 12:37 PM

    Hi I have heard that there are not many places to eat in the route from Tso Moriri to Jispa and that we must stock food beforehand for this route. Is this true? Thanks! :)

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    1. puneetMay 16, 2016 at 10:27 PM

      Depends on your eating frequency. Keeping biscuits, chocolates with you is always handy in this trip.
      When you leave Tso Moriri (after breakfast) in roughly 3-4 hours you will reach Tso Kar where you can eat again. The food is just basic. After Tso Kar, you can eat at Pang and then at Sarchu.

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    2. TrishalaMay 16, 2016 at 10:47 PM

      Thanks a lot Puneet! We are planning to do this trip in the first two weeks of June, we will be hiring a SUV. Do you think the route from Tso Moriri to Jispa in one day would be possible or too hectic? We also have a friend who has asthama issues, should this be something we should consider while considering this long journey?

      Thanks again! :)

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    3. puneetMay 18, 2016 at 6:14 PM

      Hi Trishala, it's not long and can be done. I did Tso-Moriri to Manali in single day. Start early - 6am or so and reach early at your destination.
      For asthmatic friend, where would you hire SUV from? If you are spending few days in mountains, body will get adjusted to the less oxygen up there. But if say you fly to Leh, hire SUV same day and start your trip, your friend can face issues. So go easy initial 2-3 days and let the body get adjusted to the local conditions there.
      All the best. Share your experience, once you are back regarding driving conditions from Tso Moriri to Jispa. Would like to know road conditions between Tso Moriri and Tso Kar this year. Thanks.

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  13. UnknownJune 11, 2016 at 8:13 AM

    Me and my frnd will be staying Tso morriri on 12th August and we are planning to leave on 13th morning to manali..is public transport available or share taxi ? Or should I come back to Leh and travel..help buddy

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    1. puneetJune 14, 2016 at 11:59 PM

      Hi Jobin, There are fixed days on which buses ply between Leh and Tso Moriri. May be weekly twice or so. I can't comment on what date will you get a bus.
      But you can get share taxis from Leh itself. Look out for ads outside café doors there are always people looking for 1-2-3 or may be more for a shared trip. All depends on luck.

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  14. UnknownJune 15, 2016 at 2:34 AM

    thanks buddy

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  15. RajenderMay 17, 2017 at 12:49 AM

    Hi puneeth v r planning to go to leh first n then to tso morrie with my family inclds me,my b.half,daughter17yrs,sons 13n 14yrs.is it possible n safe to takeup this tour plz suggest me dat what would b good.

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  16. UnknownMay 17, 2017 at 1:21 AM

    we are traveling this june to tso moriri by our car(innova) just wanted to confirm can we pangong to tso moriri in one day
    and from tso moriri to manali in one day

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  17. Divyakailaje@gmail.comJune 4, 2017 at 9:53 AM

    Can we do keylong to tso morir then tso kar? Can we get permit on this route without going to Leh all the way?

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  18. UnknownAugust 22, 2017 at 2:09 AM

    CAN I GET BUS OR SHARED TAXI FROM TSO MORIRI TO MANALI, AS I DONT WANT TO GO BACK LEH AND THEN LEH TO MANALI???

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