Patnitop

State – Jammu and Kashmir
Best To Travel – May to June and September to October
Main Attraction – The Nag Temple
STD Code - 01992
Climate- Winter - 20.2 to 4.5 degree C Summer - 23.4 to 39.9 degree C

The Indian Switzerland awaits your presence

The captivating hill station of Patnitop is located on the Jammu – Srinagar highway. The hill station is enveloped by thickly wooded forests that offers breathtaking views of the majestic mountains of the land. In the winters the resort has its own show as the entire surrounding gets thickly carpeted with cotton like snow. It is a 20th century hill station, which is very new as compared to the others which are centuries old.
Places of Interest
The Nag (cobra) temple : The 6th century Nag Temple is the pride of Patnitop. The temple is small in size and truly reflects the faith that millions of people has on it. The evenings in Patnitop are quite cold. The mountains are covered by fog and visibility can drop to a mere 10 feet. The small bazaar that has sprung up around it offers some cherry like dried fruits that double up as prasad as well as mementos.
Chinar Garden, Picnic Spot and Skating Garden and three fresh garden springs are certain other sights that are worth visiting.

Accommodation
There are good accommodation options in Patnitop. Some of them are :

• Subash Palace
• Asia- The Oasis Resort
• Green Tops
• Vardaan Resorts

Restaurants
Apart from the hotel dining areas there are no free-standing restaurants in the hill station of Patnitop.
Check IN -in Patnitop
By Air - The nearest airport is at Jammu at 100 Km and is connected to Delhi, Srinagar and Leh.
By Rail - Jammu Tawi is the nearest railhead and is well connected to Delhi, Guwahati, Mumbai, Kolkata, Indore, Gorakhpur, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Bangalore and Mangalore. There are buses and taxis from Jammu.
By Road - Patnitop is accessible to Jammu that falls on National Highway 1A which links it to Delhi via Jalandhar and is connected by national highway networking to all parts of the country. It is also connected by road to Kashmir, Ladakh and Srinagar.