Soda lake located in India and Tibet
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Halfway between Tangtse and Pangon.
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Getting until Tangtse should be considerably easy. After Tangtse the amount of local traffic relevant for hitch-hiking may be reduced.
By tour
Most people will be travelling on an arranged tour, either by taxi or by motorbike, often coming the lengthy gravel road from Nubra Valley.
No buses ply the region, so private vehicles will be your only choice.
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