Vaishno Devi is the most visited pilgrimage center for pilgrims of India. Most people go back home from Vaishno Devi, but there are many beautiful tourist places around Vaishno Devi which are famous for their natural beauty and most of them I do not know why these places are not very crowded. There are many modes of transport available from Vaishno Devi to visit these places. Here we are giving you complete information about these places. Batote Batota, 125 km from Jammu, is a small hill station located on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. This place is mainly famous for apple orchards. Here you can camp in the dense forest and spend some relaxing moments along the river Chenab. There are many self-contained huts to stay here which can be rented, in addition to the drawing-room and ...

Many among us just love to hide beneath quilt or enjoy hot coffee during winters but some daring ones pack their bags and head to the place where they can challenge the freeze and enjoy the flakes of snow. Snowfall is magical. When we talk about winter holidays near Jammu, one destination that strikes our mind is PATNITOP. Rightly said by Andy Goldsworthy "Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood" Let's see some fun activities at Patnitop that can be performed during snowfall which will make your winters more memorable: 1. Get a sled or make a sled out of cardboard and just go for sledding. 2. Build a snowman. Roll some balls, find rocks for eyes, twigs for arms, and wrap him up warm with a hat and scarf. 3. Snowball fights are fun. Parents ca...

The distance from Jammu to Patni Top is 110 km. May-June and September-October are the peak tourist seasons here. Tracking, skiing and aerosports are the main attractions here. To reach here you can take a bus or taxi from Jammu, Katra or Udhampur. It will take you three and a half hours to reach Patnitop by taxi, then about five hours by bus. If you want to enjoy snowfall, then plan between December and March. During this, you can also enjoy skiing. Madhatop, located six kilometers from Patnitop on Sanasar Road, has an excellent skiing area. If going for trekking, plan to go for summer. By the way, there are also good sites for capping. Sundarani-Jungle Gali-Jaskarkot, Sanasar Route is the best option for these matters. Skiing can be enjoyed here in winter. Apart from these, paragliding c...