'''Patnitop''' is a small city in Jammu and a very famous hill-station in Jammu and Kashmir far away from the military tension of Jammu and Kashmir.

Get in

Patnitop is well connected to Jammu and Srinagar by national highway and can be reached by a local bus or taxi. Share taxis are available from Ghantaghar near Lal Chowk in Old Srinagar. One-way fare from Srinagar to Patnitop is Rs. 150 (March 2008) and the journey is completed in 5-6 hours. 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. Part of the pond still exists near the youth hostel.The Britishers probably couldn't get the name correctly in their revenue records , and over the years it changed from "Patan Da Talab" to Patnitop.

Journey from Jammu takes approximately 2-3 hours and costs Rs. 100 per person in a shared Sumo.

Nearest rail station to Patnitop is Udhampur. Udhampur has two trains that touch New Delhi. Best train is 2446 Sampark Kranti Express that starts from New delhi and reaches Udhampur at 8 am. From Udhampur, you can take a bus to Patnitop, which reachs there in an hour. Udhampur is conected to a small station called Chakki bank which is very close to Pathankot station. Pathankot is directly connected to New Delhi, Mumbai and Calcutta.

Get around

Most of Patnitop can be seen around on foot. You can even hire ponies or taxis for longer distances.

See

  • Go for a small excursion in the hill.
  • Take a taxi to Nathatop and enjoy the snow covered peaks. For the more adventurous ones, Nathatop is a 14 km trek (one-way) and offers great views enroute.
  • There are various picnic spots in Patnitop which can be enquired about from the locals.
  • Do

    Buy

    Eat

    Drink

  • There is a small liquor shop in Patnitop which serves almost all alcoholic beverages.
  • Sleep

    Various budget and mid-range hotels are available in Patnitop. There are also tourist huts by J&K Tourism.

  • '''Hotel Green Land Patnitop''', Ph. +91-1992-287564, good budget hotel providing double rooms at Rs. 200 a night.
  • '''Vardaan Resorts Patnitop''', handphone: +9419193009, (''email: vinns@vsnl.com''), [http://www.patnitop.net]. Three star comforts at smart prices.
  • Get out

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