Tsomgo Lake looks like a massive glowing sapphire dropped right in the middle of giant barren mountains. Sitting proudly at an altitude of over twelve thousand feet, this spectacular glacial lake changes its brilliant colors with the changing seasons. The local Sikkimese people consider the deep water highly sacred and monks often study the changing colors to predict the future. The journey to the lake thrills you just as much as the destination itself. You drive up incredibly steep winding cliff roads surrounded entirely by thick white snow during the winter. You stand by the icy rocky shore, listening to the prayer flags fluttering in the freezing wind, and realize you have reached the wild untamed edge of the high Himalayas.

What makes this place special

The magnificent deep lake reflects bright turquoise in the spring and freezes into a solid white mirror during the heavy winter.

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You can safely ride massive fluffy yaks decorated with brightly colored traditional woolen blankets along the rocky shoreline.

A highly peaceful and sacred stone shrine sitting quietly right on the right bank of the lake.