Thursday, April 2, 2015
Flight Tickets To Amarnath Helicopter Tickets to Amarnath
Flight Tickets to Amarnath Yatra
Helicopter Tickets to Amarnath Yatra
For booking heli-tickets on Neelgrat-Panjtarni-Neelgrat, please visit the web-sites of following heli-operators:
For booking heli-tickets on Pahalgam-Panjtarni-Pahalgam Sector, please visit the web-site of the heli-operator,
Helicopter Tickets to Amarnath Yatra
There are no direct flights to Amarnath Cave
One has to reach Srinagar/Jammu and decide upon two routes:
1) Srinagar to Baltal or
2) Srinagar to Pahalgam
From there, avail, Helicopters from Baltal to Panjtarni or from Pahalgam to Panjtarni
From Panjtarni, it is a 1 hour journey on Horses accompanied by the horse owner till the amarnath cave which costs 1500/- ( during 2014 )
Please find below helicopter details :
- Neelgrat-Panjtarni-Neelgrat Sector
For booking heli-tickets on Neelgrat-Panjtarni-Neelgrat, please visit the web-sites of following heli-operators:
Global Vectra HeliCorp Limited
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Pawan Hans Limited at
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One-way ticket fare on this sector is Rs 1950 per person.
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- 2) Pahalgam-Panjtarni-Pahalgam Sector
For booking heli-tickets on Pahalgam-Panjtarni-Pahalgam Sector, please visit the web-site of the heli-operator,
Himalayan Heli-Services Private Limited
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One-way ticket fare on this sector is Rs 4190 per person.
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Source :http://www.shriamarnathjishrine.com/helicopter-2015.html
PREPAID SIM for Amarnath Yatra
PREPAID SIM CARDS will work in amarnath?
Will PREPAID SIM CARDS work in amarnath?
Does PREPAID SIM CARDS work in amarnath?
PREPAID or POSTPAID SIM CARDS for Amarnath Yatra
How to get PREPAID SIM for Amarnath Yatra
Please note that PREPAID SIM cards of other states does not work in Jammu & Kashmir
Only POSTPAID SIM Cards will work in JAMMU & KASHMIR state
If you have PREPAID SIM, you can take a POSTPAID SIM Card from BSNL at the Yatra by submitting your ID proof, Passport photo and Yatra permit card.
At the time of this writing, that is, 2014, June,
I have personally took new PREPAID BSNL YATRA SIM Card and the signal was good till the Amarnath Cave, I have even called back to my home from the amarnath cave.
How to register for Amarnath Yatra 2015
How to register for Amarnath Yatra 2015
- First we need to obtain Health certificate from prescribed doctors mentioned in http://www.shriamarnathjishrine.com/index.html
- We need to download registration forms from http://www.shriamarnathjishrine.com/index.html
- Fill the form and submit along with stamp size photographs, Health certificate at the designated banks mentioned in http://www.shriamarnathjishrine.com/index.html
- Carry the Yatra ticket always with you till the end of journey(The yatra ticket given by Banks consists of 3 tearable tickets like movie tickets which we might use to get Yatra SIM card at Pahalgam.)
Amarnath From Hyderabad
How to reach Amarnath from Hyderabad, India
Srinagar to Baltal
Baltal to Panjtarni
Baltal to Amarnath
Srinagar to Pahalgam
Pahalgam to Panjtarni
Pahalgam to Amarnath
>Take flights/trains from Hyderabad to Srinagar
1)Reach Srinagar, India
2)From Srinagar, you have two routes
3)Srinagar to Baltal ( Taxi ) , Baltal to Panjtarni (Helicopter ), Panjtarni to Amarnath ( Horse ride )
4)Srinagar to Pahalgam ( Taxi ), Pahalgam to Panjtarni ( Helicopter ), Panjtarni to Amarnath ( Horse ride )
We reached Srinagar from hyderabad via flight
Day 1: From Srinagar, we hired a tax to Pahalgam for Rs. 3000 ( at the time of this writing Jul 2014)
Day 1: Rest in a Hotel at Pahalgam
Day 2:
1) At 5AM Walked till Helipad, at Pahalgam and waited for our turn and our turn came at 1pm afternoon.
We reached panjtarni by helicopter in 10-15 minutes.
2)After reaching panjtarni, we hired Horse for 1500 to and fro till amarnath cave. It took 1 hour.
3)From Amarnath cave, there are easily 1000 steps to reach the Lord Amarnath ice shiva lingam.
which took 45 minutes for us.
4)We returned to Panjtarni by our horse on the same day at 5pm.
5)We had to return pahalgam on the same day by helicopter but due to Climate conditions, they cancelled.
But helicopters from panjtarni to baltal were being operated without any issues. We thought of suggesting
to buy tickets from baltal to panjtarni and from panjtarni to baltal and the fare is also very cheap, compared
to the helicopter tickets from pahalgam to panjtarni and from panjtarni to pahalgam.
6) As there were no helicopters, we hired a tent for 250 for whole night.
7) There were many NGO's serving hot food and tea which is unlimited and free.
8) Please take their visiting card and donate any amount of money to those NGO's for the service and
food they are providing unlimited to the yatris.
Day 3:
1) We waited for our turn till 1pm but helicopters were not started.
2) We cancelled our ticket and booked by cash from panjtarni to baltal which is just beside the himalayan
helicopter service.
3) we reached baltal in just 7 minutes.
4) From baltal, we reached srinagar and then to pahalgam as our luggage was at Pahalgam.
5) We checked out from hotel and returned to Srinagar on the same taxi as we came to know that the
next day was Ramzan festival and there will be huge traffic to return to srinagar from pahalgam.
6) we reached srinagar at 7pm and checked in Hotel.
Day 4:
We saw some places in srinagar and returned hyderabad by flight in afternoon.
Srinagar to Baltal
Baltal to Panjtarni
Baltal to Amarnath
Srinagar to Pahalgam
Pahalgam to Panjtarni
Pahalgam to Amarnath
>Take flights/trains from Hyderabad to Srinagar
1)Reach Srinagar, India
2)From Srinagar, you have two routes
3)Srinagar to Baltal ( Taxi ) , Baltal to Panjtarni (Helicopter ), Panjtarni to Amarnath ( Horse ride )
4)Srinagar to Pahalgam ( Taxi ), Pahalgam to Panjtarni ( Helicopter ), Panjtarni to Amarnath ( Horse ride )
My personal journey to Amarnath
We reached Srinagar from hyderabad via flight
Day 1: From Srinagar, we hired a tax to Pahalgam for Rs. 3000 ( at the time of this writing Jul 2014)
Day 1: Rest in a Hotel at Pahalgam
Day 2:
1) At 5AM Walked till Helipad, at Pahalgam and waited for our turn and our turn came at 1pm afternoon.
We reached panjtarni by helicopter in 10-15 minutes.
2)After reaching panjtarni, we hired Horse for 1500 to and fro till amarnath cave. It took 1 hour.
3)From Amarnath cave, there are easily 1000 steps to reach the Lord Amarnath ice shiva lingam.
which took 45 minutes for us.
4)We returned to Panjtarni by our horse on the same day at 5pm.
5)We had to return pahalgam on the same day by helicopter but due to Climate conditions, they cancelled.
But helicopters from panjtarni to baltal were being operated without any issues. We thought of suggesting
to buy tickets from baltal to panjtarni and from panjtarni to baltal and the fare is also very cheap, compared
to the helicopter tickets from pahalgam to panjtarni and from panjtarni to pahalgam.
6) As there were no helicopters, we hired a tent for 250 for whole night.
7) There were many NGO's serving hot food and tea which is unlimited and free.
8) Please take their visiting card and donate any amount of money to those NGO's for the service and
food they are providing unlimited to the yatris.
Day 3:
1) We waited for our turn till 1pm but helicopters were not started.
2) We cancelled our ticket and booked by cash from panjtarni to baltal which is just beside the himalayan
helicopter service.
3) we reached baltal in just 7 minutes.
4) From baltal, we reached srinagar and then to pahalgam as our luggage was at Pahalgam.
5) We checked out from hotel and returned to Srinagar on the same taxi as we came to know that the
next day was Ramzan festival and there will be huge traffic to return to srinagar from pahalgam.
6) we reached srinagar at 7pm and checked in Hotel.
Day 4:
We saw some places in srinagar and returned hyderabad by flight in afternoon.
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