Nyoma to Tso Kar via Puga Valley | Exploring Puga Valley | Solo Trip Ladakh Day 14 | Delhi to Ladakh

Nyoma to Tso Kar via Puga Valley | Exploring Puga Valley | Solo Trip Ladakh Day 14 | Delhi to Ladakh

Are you in the police or running a restaurant? No no, I am in the police. I am checking didi. For many days I am checking them like this, covering 40-50 kms daily. As beautiful as they look during the day, at night there is no one walking on them and there are no lights on them. There is only you and strong winds and silence. It gives a weird feeling . It feels as if we have come to a desert or some other world. It is all grassland, brother. What a beautiful place this is. Look friend, it doesn’t seem like it. Where are you riding the bike? See how you are feeling. Hello, good morning. Today’s date is 2 July 2025 and we are currently in Pneuma. As soon as we walk on the main road, there is a signboard of Noma, before entering the village, there is a restaurant, next to it we have taken this homestay, it was very good for ₹500, I slept very relaxed, I woke up comfortably, by the way I woke up around 8:00 am, but today I am not able to understand which route should I take today and where should I stay, one thing comes to mind that I should stay in Pang, the other one is that the water level at Bara Lasla will be very high, so I should stay at Sarchu, where the water level is 12 lakhs less when I left Sarchu in the morning, because what is the problem here, the petrol pump of Noma is closed for the last five-six days. Today is the 2nd and they say that it was closed for the last three days. Two days ago I had asked, today is the fifth day. Now I will find out whether it is open or not. There is a big problem of petrol because I had filled petrol at Luk Durbuk before Pangong. After that 5 liters at Henley and then 5 liters. And then went to Umlingala via Fertila. I had to take a very long route because I had come from Kakshala relying on this petrol pump. But this is a place in the middle, so should I stay there, otherwise we will see the bang, whatever it is, today I am just sitting and sitting because I got internet only today after many days, so till 1:00 am last night I was transferring data because the speed was very slow, it was 1:30 for one and then I did it in the morning also, for now, this is all you get on motovlogging mode, so this time has become 12:15 now you can say good morning, now we are leaving from Neoma, starting our further journey and the reason for the time getting delayed, I met a brother from paramilitary from Gurgaon, so I got into a conversation with him, I started asking brother is the petrol pump of Neoma open or not, I made a video etc., otherwise it was quite nice, nice message, seeing the number of Delhi, I got more friendly with the people, I was talking there only yesterday, he was telling me that he lives in Mall Nagar, so we kept talking for at least three quarters of an hour, so I talked to him I asked about the petrol pump and he said that he will get it for me. I said that he has confirmed whether the petrol pump at 9 is open or not. He said that it will open after 20 minutes and it has been almost 45 minutes now so we are going in the opposite direction, towards the petrol pump as this is the 14th day of our journey which we are doing from Delhi to Lena Park Transcar and this is my solo trip so let’s fill the petrol in normal way. I don’t know where is today’s stay. The time is over. I myself don’t know how far I will go. Yes, I will definitely do it on mustard on the stage. If not today, I will do it tomorrow because I have to take Thandat Khana home early in the morning for 12th March, so that the water there does not give me any problem. Oye hoye hoye Pulava petrol pump has opened. I had enquired. Look brother, it is after five days and I don’t know how soon it will finish or close. Let’s fill the petrol, we will leave after that. 6.11 liters of petrol came. Not much. How much? Is this working? It is not working. Hey, if we don’t want to do this then I will do it for a minute. So brother, we have filled the petrol etc. and from here we are going towards Mahe Bridge. Now we will eat and drink something there. It is good that we stayed here . Actually, even if we had not moved yesterday, we would have found an open one while coming. And the second thing was that if we had defilled our petrol in the hell, then it would have been a problem. Yesterday I had filled 5 liters while coming. Now I understand that if I had not filled it, then friend, I could not have said about the petrol pump here. Well, no problem. And our time is now 12:38, so let’s see how far we travel today. What a view, wow! These deserted places become so dangerous at night. For many days I have been checking them like this, 40-50 kms. daily. as beautiful as during the day As soon as it is night, neither there is anyone walking on them nor going, and there are no lights, only you are on them and very strong winds and silence, neither anything can be seen on the left nor on the right, it gives a strange feeling, it feels like we have come to a desert or some other world, well let’s move ahead brother, another wonderful view every little distance, right now we are 8 km behind Mahe and look at this, it takes a turn, I guess it doesn’t have zoom, otherwise you will see here two ducks, their colour is very different, some are yellow, some are white, yellow, black, some are different, two are joined together and there they are swimming in the water, I stopped after looking at them but you can see them with your eyes, you can see this, it is written on the board in front, Kasangla, Chusul, we came from this route, we came from Chusul from above via Kasangla and this route meets here and this goes to Nuama and this is Maher where we will go ahead, it is a very deserted road, this Kakasangla one has come brother, Maher bridge will be our entry here. Again and now I am thinking that OC is 110 km from here. I should go to Upsi. Then from there take the straight route to Manali Highway. Now look, I was talking about the Entry Royal Restaurant. This restaurant is fine, Dubbing. Is this route okay right now? Everyone is going. Someone was saying that it is bad. So, I don’t know, everyone is going there. This one at Puga Valley is saying that something is bad. Who told you? I met someone behind in Helle. Never mind, I will go here only. Otherwise, I was thinking that I will go to Upsi and then come from there. It’s done. Let ‘s stop here only. We will eat something. What is there to eat? Dal, rice and vegetables. This is what will happen, right? You are in the police, running a restaurant? No, no, I am a policeman. I am helping Didi. Get this veg cleared from them. Oh , we ate here last time also. But last time, we probably ate while going and while coming back, we ate at Sundo. They serve good there. A bill of ₹180 came for dal rice. There was no taste at all. It was useless brother. It is a waste of money. So brother let’s go from here towards Sumdu. From there outside Polokangala Buga Buga, I took Sokar and Dubbing and reached Manali . Rest brother this is near the check post. There was no taste. There was no taste at all. The rate was also high. This is Mahi Bridge. So brother this is the shortest route to go to Manali. If you are coming from Hai, then come straight from Hai via Noma, after Mahe Mahe there is Mahe bridge, this road crosses your Somri but the road from Sindho to Somri goes upwards and will go straight, the valley will come straight after Dubbing Dubbing, your Moroplane and Pang, the rest of this road is very beautiful, I have seen this as well, I did it last time when it is a very beautiful road, along with this, on the right side, see, a slight stream of water is flowing and there is a green patch, there is a camping place on the side, I have also seen people camping here, check the view brother, I am thinking like look, these people are sitting, look, they are sitting near the river, some people have parked the vehicle there and I am also thinking friend, let me get down my bike, I will spend half an hour or three quarters of an hour on the side of the river, I will also wash the bike while sitting and the rest I will take some time comfortably, I will keep getting down but I am not getting a patch here, I am not getting the right place to sit , this has come, now this is called mor Sindho and the road on my left side from here, this one is going to Soreri, straight to Somoreri Chummur is written on it, Somoreri and this one is straight 62 km ahead from here, it is showing dubbing, there is nothing. We will reach the dubbing anyway, but the dubbing is not going to stop. Listen, open petrol is available here also and I don’t know how to eat food here, I had eaten here last time also. It is very tasty. Now I will show you which place it is. I am not praising anyone. But I made Paja, I made lentils, that of lentils, that of lentils. I don’t know whose it was and brother, the food fed was very tasty, very amazing. This was this one. I got petrol filled from him. Brother, I have asked about the road condition, otherwise he is telling me fine. And as far as I think, there is nothing like water on this road that would cause any problem. You are saying it is okay right till Dabbering and the rest, there is a little difference here and I am facing problem in taking it and that is why I checked the attitude on the altimeter, here it is around 14400 feet, so friend, there is a lot of height in itself, you can understand that it is on some mountain pass, the most amazing and beautiful place of this route which is the camping place, that is, you see this Look at my view on the left side, brother, this is a heavenly place for campers. See how many vehicles are stopping there and those bikers have also camped there. Oye hoye hoye hoye I had seen this place last year too, even then I had understood that this place is different from others and this was not a shop, last year they also saw it here, the campers will need it so they opened a shot brother. The rest is a very good place. Look, let’s do this before coming to Kangla. That means we will go ahead of Sundar. Look, there is a source of water and the water is so clear, very much blue water is flowing and what a long and wide ground it is, look how wide the ground is, this is Puga Valley, you can see it clearly like the ones that are built there, there is one thing here, I can also see clearly that the thermal hot spring water comes out, see, it is coming out completely from there and I try to take the bike till there as the bike is parked there and then let’s go once, there is thermal hot spring water fact of that Buga Valley, which goes there. Look, this is the way to go to Tugga. Bhaisahab , will it fall from here? It is very dangerous. All the vehicles have entered from here. We will go as far as we can. It is all grass land Bhaisahab. What a beautiful place it is. Look friend, it doesn’t seem so. Where are you riding the bike. See how you are feeling. But how far can we go? Maybe we are at the last point here. Right near the water, the water is so clear. How blue and where is that there? It is there in front. Right in front. Look, people have put up tents friend. They are really enjoying. Look at this and these are llamas etc. This is a great place Bhaisahab. Look, no, look at the place, I will show you from all sides, how beautiful it is, it is parked, your bike can be put up a tent here, this is a green patch, the whole of Greenland and this is the view of the surroundings, bikers are also standing there nearby, look brother, what is the color of the water, the temperature is not so high, it is like that, you can take a bath in it. Really, it is worth going in once. It is cold but once you enter, it is just like Haridwar, like when you enter Ganga ji . You feel cold once. The hot spring from where it is said that hot water comes out is right in front. I am thinking many times to go there. Many times I think not to go. And look how fast the wind has blown. They are putting up tents behind me. Their tent is flying. I am thinking of going there once. We will try to go a little closer. It is almost 3:24 and it is our 14th day of the journey. It is the 14th day that we are going from Delhi to Leela Ladakh. Via solo trip. I really do not know this area of ​​the painters. Very good, very wonderful. People have come from Russia also. Someone is sitting here with a tent. And the rest of the locals, tour goers etc. have all put up their tents. They are putting up tents. They are having fun. Brother, it is good, the best. So when I came last year , I knew that this place is the best for tents. I also thought of tents. It becomes very heavy to carry tent material. You have seen it. You can see in the beginning video, if you haven’t seen, how much material I am carrying. And if there was a tent etc., then the work would have been done. Today’s journey has been very short, very much. Today we are walking very comfortably. Relaxing and enjoying while roaming around. It has been almost an hour that I am sitting here. I know that we don’t have to walk much, so it’s okay. It’s 326 and we will see in 1520 minutes, we will move ahead. The rest of the hotspring is there. It is very far, friend. We will try to go. Let’s go once. Let’s go near the hotspring. Let’s cross the water. Let’s see how it will be. Let’s go towards Uga Valley. Where the hotspring is. I have parked my bike. Wearing helmet etc. Now see where is the way to cross . I will have to wet my shoes. This is what I am thinking. I am feeling from the bike that it is a little slow or there is one from there, I have to go to Puga valley, Bhaiya, go and see the spring, so I will have to wet my shoes, I will sleep at night, I will dry my shoes, little by little, let’s save as many as we can, either I jump from there, oh look, we will jump from here to there or there, after that things will be fine. They jumped but they got a little wet and came out. Look, they got wet from there. Brother, it is necessary to get wet a little. Here is this stream, without crossing it, we could not go to the hotspring. So even if you walk a little, if you jump, the condition becomes bad. For now, I left the bike like this. Me. I told them that we were putting up a tent with them. Yes, I am going to Hotspring once. Let’s go. He is saying that we didn’t bring a tent. I am not there, brother, I don’t have a tent. It is very far. Brother, where are you? We will come here soon because of the dung on the ground from the bombs. Strange green patches are formed here, how big they are. These are those patches which are not clear. Look, can you see them? This whole area is like this, bumpy, up and down, a lot and ahead it is filled with water and thick patches, it is very green. It is not easy to walk in them. Do you know what is the problem in reaching there? There is no place to put your feet. Further ahead, water starts in them. Like, look, this is water. This is water. Now we have to go carefully. It may happen that we go from a path which is not going there. Now we are stuck. Look, there is water everywhere. Till where is the water everywhere? We do n’t know from where to go. It is not necessary that the path on which I am going, it must be going. Oh, look here it is too much. Still, it is happening more and more, so brother, from here, I took the wrong path, is there a lot of water, let’s go and see if I can go or not, where is the bike parked, now that time is fine, where is the hot spring, it is so far, the hot spring is so long, but look at this, the whole path, we have to walk on it. Let’s get out from here first. Where will we get out? Here, there is too much water. Let’s get out. Brother, there are too many drops. Look at this. It is not easy to reach there. We are trying there. If we have reached, it is fine. We have also reached close. Oh, ahead, the pumpy structure has ended. And after that, there is water. We will have to track the person from where he came. Look at this. The biggest problem is to find the way to go. Now we have come to such a place where we don’t know the path, from where people are going. I am not able to understand friend. Now there is a little distance left from here to there. But there is water everywhere. Look, this is the hot spring . Look, this is it. The way the hot water is gushing out like a fountain and the bike is no longer visible. It is standing very far away. And this land, look, you see, all this is going to shake. If by mistake, the foot comes to such a place, then there will be a problem with the lower body. I don’t know how I am going to go, I am scared. I am not able to find the way. But what can we do? It’s 3:45. It’s already 3:50. It seems like we are in the Fuga Valley. Look, look, how swampy this is. This is all shaking. I don’t know where to go beyond this. I can’t see it. The hot spring is empty. Let’s see here, if we find a little more way. Okay, otherwise, let’s go back to our bike. The rest of the water is just cold. This is nothing. The same hot water is coming out. The wind blows so coldly here. Where will it be cold? The water will be hot. What can we do ? We are standing like this. Look here in the middle of the swamp. This structure is all around and those who go near it find a way to go near it. Maybe it is not in our fate right now because I am not able to see anything else that can make me guess that yes there is a way. The rest is clearly visible right in front of me . And I am not able to guess anything about going near it. How will we go? We will not be able to go friend. The maximum is how close we can go to it. It is just this much that it can be seen by going close. Brother, we did not find the way, I apologize for that because there are places like this, my way brother, those people are great who reach there, those who find the way, friend, I don’t know if anyone has seen it, seen it well, seen it closely, the steps are climbing a lot, one has to walk here, one has to jump on them as well and it is quite far from where I parked the bike, so for now let’s go towards our bike and continue the journey ahead. It’s already 4:00 and we have to go, we have to cross a mountain path. Polokongla is a very beautiful place brother. There are some places which when you travel, get caught in your eyes. You feel that yes, this place is worth staying in, apart from all others. This is how this place is. When I came here last year, I liked it then itself. The height here has increased from the back. When we were in Numa, it was 13200 something. Now when I checked here, it has become 14400 something in Sundo and now it will remain higher till we cross 12 Lakhla, water crossing on bike, sometimes in my air, this one We will do it. What will we do? Let’s see how we go. This standing water, we will put our foot on the stone, one shoe will get wet, this one was saved, it almost came, it got wet a little, now let’s do one thing directly , we will put our foot on the stone, we have crossed the rock, now let’s move ahead, uff, I get quite tired, there is lack of oxygen, let’s meet ahead with some better views. For now, let’s go to Puga valley. Tata bye-bye. Yes , so hello, namaste , it’s time 4:40 and this is the 12th pass of our journey, if seen individually it is 12th, otherwise it is 13th because we did Fortla twice and this is our bike standing here and this is Polo Kangla Pass whose altitude is 16600 feet and this is the 12th pass of our journey, Jaipal can be called the 13th. But it is our 14th day of the journey , which was from Delhi to Ladakh via Jaskar, that too was a solo trip and now we are going back, we had started from Sundo, stopped at Puga Valley for an hour and a half, after that we are reaching ahead, we will find Sokar Lake, there is a village named Thukje, we will try a small one, if we like it then we will stop there, otherwise we will look further towards Debling, for now, I have already told the time, today’s date is 2 July 2025, for now look at the view behind and the roads were very bad on this mountain pass last year. There was a need to push on this mountain pass, this time they have made a butter road. Very good. So let’s move forward. Look brother, what is this, it’s completely naked, this one is of 5X, this one is big, this one is small, they have made it into a museum type thing, the rest of the tent is this, this route goes further towards Manali and this is our tent in front, from where we have come, that road comes from Somri Sumur Mahe bridge, the rest of our bike is parked here, we stayed early today, otherwise daily we are driving in the dark from 8:30 to 9:00 and as I had already said that we will stay early. Today we stayed early as well because we did not have to walk too long, very quickly. We have to walk less but it is okay friend, it is better to cover a little less distance than running everyday, then we can come comfortably while enjoying Puga Valley etc. You are seeing this view behind, this whole thing below the mountain, this whole thing ahead is here, Sokar Lake is not visible to anyone and it is not worth seeing either, there is nothing in it, it does not appear to be visible, it seems like the structure of Fuga Valley, it looks the same way on the ground, people pass by and they do not even know that Sokar Lake is gone and anyway, after seeing Pangong and Somoreri, there is no need to see Sokar Lake, you will not be able to see it, you will keep searching, it is like a swamp inside the mud, you will have to go there, so here is our tent, they gave dinner and breakfast for ₹700 and it is just now 7:45, we will start from here tomorrow and reach towards Sarchu, the rest is a calm area. The wind is blowing very fast. And the best thing is that the owner of this painting and this resort has said that brother, the light does not go here. I said friend the power goes off everywhere at 11:00 . You are not saying that there is power here 24 hours. So this is one benefit that there will be no problem of power going off. This is the main road which is going. We came from here from behind and got down. Parked the bike from here. Well, that’s all for now. If there is something worth showing, then we will show it. If you liked the rest of the vlog and today’s series, then subscribe to the channel and like the video. We will meet you later.

Our Route :- Nyoma – Mahe Bridge🌉– Sumdo – Puga Hot Spring🔥– Pologongka-La – Thukje Village(Tsokar)

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Puga Valley is about 130 kilometers southeast of Leh, the capital of Ladakh. It has been a long hype for scientists and researchers on grounds rich in geothermal resources. These minerals are much sought after because the valley boasts fields of great masses of sulfur deposits, hot springs, and saltpans, which gives the landscape an especially surreal and otherworldly feel. It stands out as one of the most exciting places in the region.

Puga Valley:- Historical Background
The Puga Valley is famous for its geothermal features, as many scientists have come to this valley from other parts of the world. However, it is beyond the natural curio and has an even deeper history. The valley is occupied by the nomadic Changpa people who have been living there for centuries. Their popularity has been credited to the capability of withstanding tough climatic conditions of the plateau. Their existence revolves entirely around the activities of yak herding, sheep rearing, and trading.

Coming to the Puga Valley, it is the center of importance in the establishment of local economics and culture. In addition to the scientific marvel of geothermal resources, the utility of these natural resources is for heating and cooking purposes in the local area. This beauty of the region’s natural wonder has given a different type of life to its people, with the immense influence of Buddhism as most of the Tibetan Buddhists reside in this region and follow their own traditional ways of life and worship.

Puga has grown up into a melting pot of Ladakhi, Tibetan, and Changpa people through the passage of years.

Natural Wonders of Puga Valley – Geothermal Heaven
Geothermal activity is what defines Puga Valley, though it is scenic, too, and scientifically significant. Hot springs and fumaroles, vents in the Earth’s crust from which steam and gases ascend, are characteristic of Puga. The spring water here is so full of sulfur, minerals, and salts that the whole valley has a pungent sulfur smell.

Besides the breathtaking view of the landscape, Puga Valley is also a geothermal hot spot and hence full of potential for generating energy-generating purposes. Geothermal sources in Puga Valley have been in discussion for quite some time now to be tapped for renewable source projects. The valley is prone to geothermal activity, and thus, would assist in producing electricity by sustainable sources of energy, as the region basically relies on diesel generators to supply power. This potential has already been studied, and if it were to yield positive results, it might change the course of energy generation and consumption in Ladakh.

BEST TIME TO VISIT TSO KAR AND PUGA VALLEY
Tso Kar is beautiful in every season. But June to September is the best time to visit Tso Kar. The roads to the lake close in October and remain so till April. Depending on the snow, the highways might open in May.

April marks the beginning of summer. The temperature is pleasant, and the snow has melted by mid-April. The minimum temperature is -4, and the maximum is 10. In May, the weather gets warmer, and the temperature rises to 30 or more. May is the best time to visit Tso Kar for a day trip to the lake because the camps and homestays are closed and reopen in June.

June, July and August are the best months to visit Tso Kar. The temperature is warmer, and the weather is pleasant with clear skies. It is a high-altitude lake, so it is often windy. The temperature reaches 30 or more during the day and drops to single digits at night. Also, Tso Kar receives little to no rainfall. Those who like summer should travel to Tso Kar between June and August.
Thukje Village:- Located near Tso Kar Lake, Thukje Village is a small traditional Ladakhi settlement that provides visitors with a glimpse of the local culture and lifestyle.
Thukje Village Homestays: These homestays in Ladakh are simple but comfortable, offering basic amenities and a chance to experience the local way of life.
Eco-Friendly Campsites: These campsites offer tents with basic facilities, including comfortable bedding, meals, and clean toilets. Camping in Ladakh, particularly at Tso Kar offers a truly immersive experience in nature, allowing you to connect deeply with the pristine surroundings.

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