Trace Line Permit For Free

Please noted that the Inner line Permit and Protected Area Permit or Restricted Area Permit is not required for visiting all the areas. In fact, it is only required for some areas like Nubra valley, Khardung La, Pangong Tso, Tso Moriri, Dah and Hanu Villages, Man, Merak, Nyoma, Loma Bend, Turtuk, and Chushul.

Deshi tourists can easily visit Leh, the capital of Ladakh. Leh used to be an important part of the Silk Route. You can visit several places around Leh along with the Zanskar River. But for certain places which are near the border, like Lake PanGong, Lake Tso Moriri and Nubra Valley, you need inner line permits.

Visiting Ladakh requires a tourist permit by both international and domestic tourists.

The inner line permit (ILP) fee for visiting Nubra Valley is around Rs 20 per person and Rs 400 per person as an environmental fee. The trek cost at Nubra Valley in Ladakh starts from Rs 16,800 per head.

In a recent development, the Tourism Department of UT of Ladakh, has announced that foreign tourists can now stay overnight at Hanle village. Until recently, Hanle was off-limits to foreign tourists. Only domestic tourists were allowed to visit the high-altitude village which is also home to the Hanle Observatory.

Get a special permit Pangong Lake is located on the Indo-China border, therefore, tourists need special permits to visit it. Indian tourists require an Inner Line Permit (ILP) for visiting Pangong Lake, while foreigners need (except for Bhutanese citizens) need a Protected Area Permit (PAP).

All tourists can go through the website to obtain the inner line permits. You need to pay an Environment fee of Rs 300, Red Cross Fund fee of Rs 100, and an inner line permit fee of Rs 20 per day per person to get these permits. You need to provide a valid photo ID proof to apply for these Inner Line Permits in Ladakh.

Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh requires an inner line permit. The entry fee for Pangong Lake in Ladakh is 400 INR as environmental fee plus 20 INR as inner line permit fee.