Vaishno Devi Darshan with Amritsar Tour

Duration 05 Nights - 06 Days
Places Covered Jammu - Katra - Vaishno Devi - Katra - Pantitop - Katra - Amritsar - Departure
Detailed Day Wise Itinerary

Day 01Arrive Katra/Jammu - Katra Drive (40 Kms ? 02 Hours)

Arrive at Katra/Jammu Railway station where our driver will receive you and you will staright drive to 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.

Check-in to the hotel and have some rest at the hotel.

Overnight Stay at Hotel - Katra




Day 02Katra

Early morning trek to Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine (12kms), ponies can also be arranged by self for the trek, return back to Katra late in evening/night, dinner and overnight stay at Katra. Mata Vaishno Devi temple is one of the holiest Hindu temples dedicated to Shakti and is the second most visited religious shrine in India after Tirupati Balaji Temple.

or take the return Helicopter services to shrine (Please note there have limited of seats, booking open before 60 days prior of Travel Date)

Overnight Stay at Hotel - Katra



Day 03Katra - Patnitop - Katra ( 86 KM/ 02:30 HRS )

Today morning after having breakfast you will drive for Patnitop. Origin of the name PatniTop is a distortion of the original name of "Patan Da Talab" meaning "Pond of the Princess". In olden times a pond existed in the meadows and the kings princess often used to have her bath there. Ypu will enjoy here Skiing and some other snow activity.

Come back to Katra and Overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 04Katra - Amritsar ( 262 KM/ 06-07 HRS )

Today morning after breakfast proceed to Amritsar - known for its Golden Temple, the most revered and sacred shrine of the Sikhs. Literary it means Pool of Nectar. Devotees from all sects of life irrespective of their caste and creed come here to pray. Inside the temple is the Guru Granth Sahib, the Holy Book of the Sikhs, and the 24 hr running kitchen, which feeds about 10,000 pilgrims every day and is run on a voluntary basis. Nearby is Jallianwala Bagh (now a Memorial), where during the British rule in India, General Dyer opened fire on innocent people on 13th April 1919. The place is now a National Monument and its walls still bear the bullet marks of the tragedy.

Overnight stay at Hotel - Amritsar



Day 05Amritsar Sightseeing

After breakfast, proceed to visit the Golden Temple: Golden Temple, is the seat of the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, the religious governing body of the Sikhs. The building of the Akal Takht was begun by Guru Arjan Dev and completed in 1609 by Guru Hargobind.

Later visit the Jallianwala Bagh has a special importance attached to it with respect to India's Freedom struggle. It was at this historic park that hundreds of men, women and children sacrificed their lives in front of the ruthless firing of the British forces. A memorial has been built at this place where hundreds of innocent lives were sacrificed.

After noon we will be proceed to visit Wagha Border is located at a distance of 28 kilometers from Amritsar. It is the only border crossing between India and Pakistan. It is an army outpost to protect check intrusion from Pakistan and prevents any Indian from going to Pakistan. Special buses and taxes from Amritsar take the tourists to Wagah Border. En route Wagah the tourists chance upon seeing some of the most fertile lands of Amritsar.

In the evening visit Golden Temple to witness closing ceremony of Granth Sahib, Sikh holy book being carried to its night lodging by a palanquin.

Overnight stay at Hotel - Amritsar

Day 06Amritsar - Departure

Today morning after breakfast, we timely transfer to airport / railway station to board the flight or train for onward journey with sweet memories of a wonderfultrip.

Our tour concludes: We thank you for your patronage & look forward serve you again in near future.



Hotel to be used

Hotels to be used/Similar:

Destinations 04 Star Hotels
Katra Lemon Tree Premier
Amritsar Fern Residency


Your Tour Cost Includes
  • 05 Nights accommodation on Twin/Double occupancy basis.
  • Daily breakfast in Hotels
  • Transportation by Air conditioned Car as per above itinerary.
  • Inter State Tax, Toll Tax and Parking
  • Fuel surcharge
  • All current applicable taxes

Your Tour Cost Does not include
  • Any Monument entry fee & camera fee.
  • Any International or Domestic airfares.
  • Any Transportation on leisure day
  • Any expense of personal nature such as hard/soft drinks, laundry, phone/fax calls, tips etc.
  • Any other expense not mentioned in the "Package includes".

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