Vaishno Devi Tour Package: Every year lakhs of devotees dream of having the darshan of Mata Vaishno Devi. But separate booking of train tickets, hotels, local travel and food sometimes makes the journey difficult and expensive. To ease this problem, IRCTC has launched a special all-in-one tour package for the devotees. This package has been specially designed for those traveling from Delhi.

So that people can have darshan of Mata Rani without any hassle, in a proper and organized manner. This tour of 3 nights and 4 days includes essential facilities like travel by train, hotel stay, local cabs and food and drinks. If you are looking for a great relaxing pilgrimage trip on a budget. So this package can become a good option for you. Know the complete details.

What will you get in Vaishno Devi tour package?

The biggest feature of this special tour package of IRCTC is its all-inclusive facilities. Passengers will be taken from Delhi to Jammu by train. Local cab facility will be provided from there till Katra. So that their journey remains comfortable. After reaching Katra, the devotees will be accommodated in a comfortable hotel.

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Where he can rest after the journey. Food and drink arrangements are also included in the package. Due to which the worry of eating out gets eliminated. This clearly means that IRCTC will handle all the responsibilities from ticket booking to hotel and local travel. Devotees will be able to concentrate only on their journey and darshan. All other planning will already be fixed.

How much rent will I have to pay?

This tour of IRCTC will start from January 12, 2026. The code of this package is NDR01. Talking about fare, the cost of tour package for traveling alone has been kept at Rs 10770. If you travel with two people then the fare per person will be Rs 8100. Whereas if you go in a group of three people, the per person expenditure reduces to Rs 6990.

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Mata Vaishno Devi is one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in the country. Therefore seats can fill up quickly. In such a situation, if you want to travel through this package. So it would be wise to book well in time. You can also book this package online by visiting https://www.irctctourism.com/pacakage_description?packageCode=NDR01.

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The journey of Vaishno Devi has been closed once again. If the weather is clear in the morning due to bad weather, then the journey will start. The journey has been closed from Katra at around 5:30 pm on Wednesday (17 September). This journey was started from Wednesday after 26 August.

In fact, more than 35 pilgrims lost their lives and more than 10 people were injured due to landslides on Mata Vaishno Devi temple route during extremely bad weather on 26 August in Jammu division. Due to this, Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra was postponed. After the landslide in Katra recently, the administration had issued an order to vacate the hotels and Dharamshalas.

The pilgrimage of Mata Vaishno Devi temple located on the Trikuta hills of Jammu is also postponed on Wednesday (September 3). Meanwhile, landslide occurred in the summer point on the track of going to the temple. However, no pilgrims were present at the time of the incident, so no life was damaged nor any injured.

In view of landslides and heavy rains on Mata Vaishno Devi temple route located in Reasi district, arrangements have also been vacated by precautionary officials.

Katra base camp deserted

The Katra base camp appears to be completely deserted in the absence of devotees due to the pilgrimage of Vaishno Devi temple being suspended.

The Meteorological Department said on Wednesday (3 September) that the base camp of Vaishno Devi temple recorded more than 200 mm of rain during the last 24 hours, which is the highest in Jammu region.

A big accident took place on 26 August

The pilgrimage of Vaishno Devi was stopped on 26 August. However, the temple is open and its priests are doing prayers and rituals daily. On August 26, there was a big landslide due to rain on the old route near Ardhkunwari. In this accident, 34 devotees were killed and 20 others were injured.

Some pilgrims, who have reached Katra due to the postponement of the pilgrimage, are offering prayers at ‘Darshani Deodhi’ (the main entrance of the temple). Pramod, a devotee from Nagpur in Maharashtra, said in a conversation with the news agency PTI, “I had booked aircraft, train and hotel tickets about three months ago to offer prayers in the temple. But the pilgrimage is postponed, so I am offering prayers here (Darshani Deodhi) before returning home.

When will the journey start?

Due to continuous rains, the water level in rivers and drains, Banganga river has increased. Banganga passes through Jammu. Officials said that the decision to resume the yatra would be taken when the situation will improve and the barrier for the devotees on the 12 -km long double route to this temple on the hill would be removed.

This is the longest time ever since the Kovid-19 sanctions when the journey has been suspended. In the year 2024, about 95 lakh devotees worshiped Mata Vaishno Devi. That is, on average 26,027 per day. Devotees donated Rs 172 crore in FY 2024-25 (till January).