Saturday, November 8, 2008

Patnitop hill station

Altitude : 2,024m

Languages : Hindi, Urdu, Kashmiri

Adventure Attractions : Trekking, Skiing & Aerosports.

Best Time To Visit : Summer- May To June, Autumn - September To October

Patnitop - Introduction
The Vardaan Resort is located at Patinitop (Jammu & Kashmir, India). Patnitop is a hill station at 112 kms from Jammu about 60 kms ahead of Katra (Base for famous shrine of Vaishnodevi). Patnitop is perched on a beautiful plateau, at an altitude of 2024 m, across which the Jammu-Srinagar highway passes. Enveloped by thickly wooded forests, Patnitop offers beautiful picnic spots, peaceful walks and breathtaking views of the valley of the Chenab basin and the Pir Panjal range beyond. In winter (mid Dec. to mid Feb.), the resort is generally covered with snow, thus providing opportunities for arious winter sports including amateur skiing and in summer it has good pleasant weather and offering spectacular himalayan views.

Accessibility

By Roadways : Buses and taxis are available from Jammu, Katra, Udhampur. By a taxi it takes about 3 and a half hours to reach Patnitop and bus takes about 5 hours.

Tourist Attraction

Trekking : Picturesquely situated at a high altitude, there are many pleasant walks around this popular hill station. Patnitop is a good starting place for many short or longer treks into the nearby mountains. An attractive one-day walk is to Shiva Garh, about 11-km from Patnitop at an altitude of almost 3,500 metres.