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 Jammu
situated in the Jammu district is the largest city of this
northern most state of India. The Jammu city serves as the
winter capital of the state. The city of Jammu offers great
options to tourists and it remains the main gateway to the
Kashmir valley.
This holy city of Hindus is famous for shrines and temples.
Moreover, Jammu has a rich cultural heritage of Hindu, Islam and
Sikh religions. Apart from the various temples in the heart of
the city, there are beautiful forests, waterfalls and rivulets
in the surrounding areas. The city, therefore, offers a complete
package to the visitors. The Jammu travel guide can enable the
tourists to plan their visit in the city. One can get answers to
various questions about the weather, tourist destinations and
accommodations in Jammu through the Jammu travel guide.
Attractions
The Amar Mahal Palace
The Amar Mahal Palace Museum was once the residence of Raja Amar
Singh. This palace made of red sandstone is a beautiful palace
at a great location between the Shivaliks and Tawi River. The
palace has magnificent golden throne made of 120 kilograms of
gold placed in a hexagonal room and bears the design of golden
lions in it. The palace now converted into the museum also has
an art gallery and a heritage hotel adjacent to it.
Katra
Katra generally serves as the base camp for all those devotees
who visit Vaishno Devi and this has made Katra one of the most
popular tourist destinations. Katrais located in the Reasi
district of Jammu and Kashmir. This beautiful destination is
located around 42 kilometers from the city of Jammu and is at
the altitude of 754 meters (2,474 feet). The Katra travel guide
offers some important information about its climate, how to
reach Katra, major attractions, festivals etc.
Katra tourism one of the best engine in tourism industry offers
abundant hotels, resorts, dhabas, fast-food joints and many more
options for pilgrims as well as tourists. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi
University, one of the leading technical universites of India is
also located here. While visiting Katra one should through the
main bazaar for buying dryfruits which are the speciality of
this state, also woolen garments, hosiery, leather jackets etc
from this palce are excellent value.
Temple of Vaishno Devi is the main reason to visit Katra and
the number one attraction here. It is one of the famous cave
shrines of Goddess Vaishno Devi which is also known as Trikuta
Bhagwati. This temnple is located at a height of 5200 feet. In
this beautiful sacred shrine the goddess is symbolized in the
form of three pindis (rocks).
How to Reach
By Air
Jammu Airport is also known as Satwari Airport which is located
just about 48 kilometers away. It is the nearest airfield that
can be accessed to reach Katra by air. Some of the major
airlines operational at the Jammu Airport include Air India,
IndiGo, GoAir, SpiceJet, JetKonnect and many others. Jammu
Airport is connected to Delhi, Leh, Srinagar, Mumbai, Pune,
Ahmadabad, Jaipur, Chennai, Hyderabad, Goa and others.
By Road
The town of Katra is well linked with roadways as one can easily
reach here by road. How to reach Katra is one of the common
questions that come in the mind of the travelers who are
planning to visit the destination. It is quite easy to reach
Katra as this town is well connected to all nearby locations.
There are regular buses, taxis and other roadways options to
reach Katra. Few known places near Katra are Dera baba banda (30
km), Shiv Khori Shrine (85 km) and Jammu (50 km).
By Train
If you are planning to reach Katra via railways then the nearest
railway station is Jammu Tawi. This railway station is well
linked with major cities in the country especially the northern
part. Trains are considered as a better option by most pilgrims
who plan to travel to Katra. |
