Hotel Shree Hari Niwas Katra, Hotel in Katra, Deluxe Rooms in Katra, Katra Resorts, Tour Package for Katra, Jammu & Kashmir.

About Us:

A distinctive feature of The Group’s hotels is their highly motivated and well trained staff that provides the kind of attentive, personalised and warm service that is rare today. The Group’s new hotel has established a reputation for redefining the paradigm of luxury and excellence in service amongst hotels in the town. Hotel Shree Hari Niwas has established a reputation for excellence and is acknowledged for offering quality and value. The hotel combines state of the art facilities with dependable service in a caring environment, making them the ideal choice for business and leisure travellers. The Group’s commitment to excellence, attention to detail and personalised service has ensured a loyal list of guests and accolades in the hospitality industry.

Facilities :

*52 Luxurious Rooms & Suites with modern bathroom.
*Rooms fitted with most modern facilities, L.C.D, Geysers, Fridges.
*Massage Facilities and Massage Parlour.
*Running Hot and Cold water.
*Satellite T.V.
*Courtesy Drop to banganga, Market and Bus Stand.
*Arrangements for Yatra Slips.
*In-House Travel Desk.
*Same Day Launderette Service.
*Doctor on Call.
*Conference Hall.
*Group Kitchen.
*Group Dinning Hall.
*Kitty Party Hall.

Tourism & Trekking :

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 6.2 million in 2005. 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 13.5 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 pictursque. Environment-friendly auto rickshaws and helicopter services also have started now-a-days to make the journey a pleasant one.

Places to visit near Katra
Shiv Khori - This holy cave is nearly a kilometre long and houses a 4 ft high, naturally formed ‘Shivling’. It is considered second only to the shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in religious importance. There are stalactites & stalagmites dripping milky limestone water from the ceiling. Situated at a distance of about 100 kms from Jammu and about 75 kms from Katra, Shiv Khori hosts a major fair on Shivratri day every year.
Aghar Jitto - Just 5 km away from Katra is Aghar Jitto, the Shrine of Baba Jitto, a devotee of Mata Vaishno Devi and a revolutionary who led a campaign against the feudal order. According to legends, a dip in the holy spring water, flowing in front of the shrine, does miracles to pre-natal women for safe delivery of children. A path from here leads to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi.
Dera Baba Banda - At about 30 kms from Katra lies this major Hindu-Sikh pilgrimage centre. Baba Banda Bairaagi was Guru Gobind Singh's favourite 'Saint-soldier', who had the gurudwara constructed on the banks of river Chenab, where he spent his last days.
Baba Dhansar - Located 10 kms from Katra (1 km on foot) is Baba Dhansar, a beautiful and cool picnic spot. Here, a huge spring gushes out of the mountainside in a thick grove of trees and forms a number of small waterfalls before flowing into the holy Banganga. Next to the spring in a small grove in the rock face is a naturally formed ‘Shivling’ on which droplets of water fall naturally all the year round. A major ‘mela’ (fair) is held here during Shivratri.