Jammu - Katra - Patnitop - Jammu

Hello everyone. We are planning to go to Jammu Katra (and onto Mata) and Patnitop over the next 4 days.

The questions I have are:

1. Can someone suggest a decent hotel in Patnitop. I am looking for something in the upper middle range. Or a nice tent maybe?

2. If we hire a taxi for this circuit, can someone give an idea how much it would cost? Jammu-Katra-Patnitop-Jammu.

Thank you
Ramit Mahajan

you can book the room from http://www.jktdc.co.in/ online , the rooms are neat and clean
you dont have to book the taxi , regular busses are there from katra to patnitop

Thanks. I just got back. I hired a taxi for four days @ Rs. 6000. Stayed in a hotel called Forest View in Patnitop. Decent hotel. They arranged a private bonfire for us too.

Mata trek was great as usual! Jai Mata Di!

Hello Mam,
I am planning to go Patnitop on honeymoon after darshan of Mata Rani. Kindly tell me some details about this hotel "Forest View".
Like what are the tariff and facilities and location.

Jay Mata Di

The tariff was really cheap. Rs. 1000 (after negotiation). Rooms were decent with heaters etc. Our cab fellow took us there. Don't really know the address but it was close to the log huts (by car). The log huts seemed nice too.

Let me know what else you want to know.

All the best.

Cheers buddy.

After leaving Srinagar we would like to stay one night in Patnitop.Next day our train at 11PM. so,which will see the best place to visit at Patnitop within 7-8 hrs ? after sight seeing we proceed to Jammu rail station.any advice?

regards
paban

there is small places to visit i think 7- 8 hour is much more time to spend there
i think skip the patnitop for night stay

Hi,

I recently came back from a trip of Jammu-Patnitop-Kashmir-Vaishnodevi. Patnitop is a nice quiet hill station, though there's nothing much to explore there. You can just go & relax there & enjoy the sorroundings.

I booked JKTDC hotel (Hotel Alpine) online via the JKTDC site (www.jktdc.co.in). The alpine deluxe double room I booked was very comfortable & had a fabulous view of the pine forest below & the snow-capped mountains (Rs. 1650/- per night). The hotel also has a bar & attached restaurant. Alternatively, you can also book the huts which are quite spacious, but they are a little far from the hotel/ restaurant.

I booked a car from the 'Tourist Taxi Stand' at Jammu for my entire trip. The telephone no. of the taxi stand is as follows: 0191-2563358/ 019542472644 (Mr. Charanpreet). My entire trip was for 9 days & they charged me Rs. 1800/- per day for Indica Vista. You can enquire about the rates with them.

Regards,
Avi

We are going to Mataji and Patnitop on dec 12th .. so any chances of snowfall in near by places of patnitop ? by the ways how is weather condition there when u people went there .. Thank you

Hope you will get snow there, its actually to early to get snow at patnitop ,hope you will get
the patnitop is only Altitude 2024 Mtrs.above the sea level,its similar like srinagar
you can get snow only at gulmarg and sonamarg

Hi ramitmahajan,

Kindly share the contact number of the taxi driver. I need taxi in Jammu for 4 days as well.

Sorry I did not store the number though I did get the number from one of the threads on this forum.