There are a no. of places that can be visited by Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims in their short tours, Some of these places can be visited within hours as they are within 5-10 Km radius from Katra town - the base camp for Mata Vaishno Divi pilgrimage.
2. There are many other places of religious and
historical places around Shri Mata Vaishno Devi
Shrine which are worth seeing for the devotees
visiting the Shrine.Some such places are so
nearby that they can be visited within a few
hours while others need a day or two to get
visited.Facilities are provided by the Shrine
Board and the State administration so that
visitors feel comfortable visiting these places :.
3. Places of Interest in Katra :
1. Bhumika Mandir.
2. Chintamani Mandir.
3. Raghunath Mandir
4. Shivalya Mandir.
5. Kalika Mata Mandir/ISKCON Temple.
6. Shankeracharya Temple.
4. Places of interest on the way from Katra
to the Holy Cave :
1. Banganga
2. Sain Baba Mandir
3. Charan Paduka Mandir
4. Adh-Kunwari
5. Shiv Gufa.
6. Rasayan Gufa.
7. Pandava Gufa.
5. Places of interest on the way from Jammu to
Katra :
1. Peer Baba
2. Kol Kandoli Mandir.
3. Sain Baba Temple Domail
4. Kalki Bhagwan Mandir Domail
5. Deva Mai Mata
6. Shiv temple/Shani Dev Mandir Kadmal
7. Kalika Mata Mandir.
6. Places of interest on the way from Udhampur
to Katra :
1. Krimchi temple
2. Kali Mata Mandir Rehmble.
3. Shani Dev Mandir Tikri
4. Devi Pindian, Panthal
5. Shiv Mandir Dadoora
6. Shani Dev Mandir Naleya
7. Bhumika Mandir Naleya.
7. Places of interest on the way from Katra to Reasi:
1. Baba Jitto, Aghar
2. Nau Devian Cave
3. Dhansar Bawa
4. GurudwaraBaba Banda Bahadur
5. Peer Baba Simbal Choa.
6. Bhim garh Fort.
7. Kali Mata Mandir Reasi.
8. Searh Baba Waterfall
9. Jiyarat Peer Baba Jhandi morh
10. Shiv Khori Shiv Gufa.
11. Salal Dam, Jyotipuram.