The beautiful and eye pleasuring Pongong Tso lake plays very well with the sunlight and creates an amazing view to see. This beautiful lake is in Indo Tibeten region. One third part of this lake is in India and remaining two third part is in Tibet which is controlled by China. This lake is located at the distance of 5 hours from Leh. If you want to visit this place then you will have to take passes from the deputy commissioner of Leh as this area falls under-army control. This lake and the area around this are engulfed by freezing in winter season. The surface of this place becomes so cold and solid that one can't walk over it barefoot. Every year a well known gala festival of ice skating gets organized on this lake. In this festival, the native people show the local culture. The route of this lake passes through the third highest motorable mountain, over Chang la and Ladakh countryside. If you're planning to stay near Pangong Tso then there are very less numbers of places to stay. Near this lake, there is only one well known place - Spangmik where you can get luxury tents and rooms