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Permit Type |
Required for |
Who Needs It? |
Where to Get It? |
Inner Line Permit (ILP) |
Nubra Valley, Pangong Lake, Tso Moriri, Turtuk, Dah-Hanu, Chushul, Hanle |
Indian Citizens |
Apply online at Ladakh's official website or in person at the Leh DC Office |
Protected Area Permit (PAP) |
Nubra Valley, Pangong Lake, Tso Moriri, Hanle, Chushul, Dha-Hanu |
Foreign Nationals (minimum 2 people must apply together) |
Through a registered travel agent in Leh |
Restricted Area Permit (RAP) |
Changthang & Hanle (special cases) |
Foreign Nationals |
Issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Delhi |