Hotel The White Orchid
This Katra hotel has two hundred room. All room are well furnished with all modern facilities. This hotel of Katra is located at the base of the Vaishnodevi shrine in Katra. Helicopter servi...
New Amar Guest House
This Katra Guest House has three floors and twenty rooms. This Katra Guest House has pick and drop available from Hotel to Banganga and back. Room Service available round the clock. Please n...
Hotel Basera
This Katra hotel has three floors and ninteen rooms. This Katra hotel has pick and drop facility from Hotel to Banganga and back. This Katra hotels has Generator service. Room service availa...
Hotel Inder Parastha
This Katra hotel has three floors and twenty rooms. room service available round the clock. Kitchen facility for groups is also available on request / application.Free pick and drop facility...
Hotel Atul Regency
This Katra Hotel has four floors and fifty-four rooms. All rooms are well furnished. This Katra hotel has Free Pick and Drop Service from Hotel to Banganga and back. Please note that the hot...
Hotel Uma Pati
This Katra Hotel is near the main road and has two floors and eighteen rooms. The Helipad is about 2 kms away from this Katra Hotel. Please note that this Katra hotel can put an extra beddin...
Hotel Varun
This Katra hotel has three floors and fourty-two rooms. The Halipad is about 2kms away from this Hotel of Katra. Please note that the hotel can put an extra bedding at a cost of Rs.200. ...
Hotel The Vaishnodevi
This Katra hotel is a very Beautiful having three floors and fourty rooms all rooms are well furnished. This Katra hotel have its own Health Culb also. Please note that the hotel can put an ...
Hotel Prem International
This Katra hotel has two floors and thirty-two rooms. All rooms are well furnished.This Katra hotel has pick and drop facility from Hotel to Banganga and back round the clock. Please note th...
Hotel Ishwar
This Katra hotel has three floors and thirty-three rooms. All rooms are well furnished. This Katra hotel has pick and Drpo facility from Hotel to Banganga and back. Please note that the hote...
Hotel Bali Palace
This Katra hotel has four floors and twenty-two rooms. Room Service available round the clock. This Katra hotel has Pick and Drop facility from Hotel to Banganga and back. Halipad is 3 kms a...
Hotel Jolly Plaza
This Katra hotel has two floors and twenty-two rooms. The Katra hotel is located in the Heart of Holy Town. Close to Main Shrine Board Office and five minutes walk from Yatra Slip Counter / ...
Sharan Guest House
This Katra Guest House has two floors and twenty-two rooms.Please note that the Guest House can put an extra bedding at a cost of Rs.50. ...
Hotel Gupta Palace
This Hotel in Katra is situated in the scenic locales of Katra. This Katra hotel has two floors with twenty-nine rooms in it. The helipad is about 2 kms away from this Katra Hotel. Please no...
Hotel Kashmir Residency
This Katra Hotel has four floors and fourty-five rooms. This Katra has Regency Bonquet / Conference Hall. Beauty Parlor, Health Club, Jacuzzi Steam Beauty & Message Room for both Ladies and ...
Hotel Devi Grand
This Katra hotel has four floors and seventy-two rooms. All rooms are well furnished with all modern facilities of four star hotel. Note that the hotel will put an extra bed on the charge of...
Hotel Mount View
This Katra hotel has four floors and thirty-six rooms. All rooms are well furnished. This Katra hotel has Van service and Doctor available on call. 24 hours power supply. Cyber Cafe also ava...
Hotel Maharaja
This Karta hotel has two floors and ninteen rooms. All rooms are well furnished with all modern facilities. Please note that the hotel can put an extra bed at a cost of Rs.300. ...
Hotel Paris Residency
This Katra hotel has three floors and twelve rooms. All rooms are well furnished with all modern facilities. Please note that the hotel can put an extra bed at a cost of Rs.300....
Hotel Asia Vaishnow Devi
This Katra hotel is located in the heart of city. Please note that the hotel can put an extra bed at a cost of Rs.666. ...
Hotel Asia Shripati
This Katra hotel is located in the heart of city. Please note that hotel can put an extra bed at the cost of Rs.333....
Hotel Bhawani International
Hotel Bhawani International is centrally located on the bank of Pious river Banganga, Yatra Parchi counter, Bus Stand, Taxi stand, Main Market, all are at walking distance. the magnificant g...
Katra or Katra Vaishno Devi, as it is popularly known, is a small town in Reasi district of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir situated in the foothills of the Trikuta Mountains, where the holy shrine of Vaishno Devi is located. It is located 42 km from the city of Jammu. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, one of the leading technical university of India is also located here.
Tourism
Katra serves as the base camp for pilgrims who visit Vaishno Devi. It has a thriving tourism industry that offers plenty of hotels, guest houses, restaurants, dhabas, fast-food joints that fit all kinds of budgets. Free accommodation is provided by some registered trusts in the form of Sarais for the poor. The number of pilgrims that visit the shrine every year has increased from 1.4 million in 1986 to 8.2 million in 2009. Over the years, a lot has changed, but one should not miss the opportunity to walk through the main bazaar (market) for buying (do not forget/hesitate to negotiate a bit) souvenirs, dryfruits, woolen garments, hosiery, leather jackets, etc. To reach Vaishno Devi temple the pilgrims have to register at the Katra before starting the trek. By registering, the pilgrims get accidental insurance while on the trek for 1 lakh INR. It is a trek of 10.5 km. There is another trek (1.5 km) from Vaishno Devi temple for Baba Bhaironnath. It is said that the pilgrimage is not complete until you visit this temple at last. The scenery throughout the trek is picturesque. Environment-friendly auto rickshaws and helicopter services also have started now-a-days to make the journey a pleasant one.
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