EXCURSION TOURISM



Helipad area: It is one end of the Basantgarh area located above Bus Stand and adjacent to Primary Health Centre. The beauty of this area is that whole of the Basantgarh and adjoining villages can be seen and captured standing at this point aparting from helicopter landing facility here. One can look at enchanting beauty of the area from this point and enjoy scenic blessings here. 
Old Market:  A walk through very old and traditional market of Basantgarh connected through old   wooden bridge adds to its attractions. The shops carry all kinds of stuff required for day-to-day usage and  some special local made handicraft and handloom items are also available here at reasonable prices. 
SDM Office View Point: This location is special in the sense that it is centrally located and one can have a look at entire area standing in its balcony and click beautiful snaps from different angles. A great advantage in this place is that lots of air/winds touch this place in summer months which freshens up one mind, body and soul. 
Ancient Vasukinag Temple:    It is a traditional, old temple located at one corner of Basantgarh and lots of mythical stories are attached to it. The local deities are worshipped here and lots of people from distant area come here to offer prayers and offer bhandaras after fulfilment of their wishes. The architecture and wood work in this temple are another area of attraction.       Chakka Maidan: This is a very unique but natural gift to Basantgarh. This area is about 2 kms trek through very dense forest cover and this beautiful small trek ends up in a beautiful ground with lots of Deodar trees and an ancient temple, ideally suitable for picnic and group tours where whole day can be spent playing, singing and relaxing in fresh breeze amongst trees and natural beauty.
Mang: This area is again located about 2-3 kms from Basantgarh and it is perfect for trekking and passing through hilly terrains where one can enjoy direct interface with nature and also enjoy cup of tea in kiosks located on the midway.
Khaned Plains: This area is located about 7-8 kms away from Basantgarh and one has trek and cross over from Mang and Punnara areas to reach here. But once you reach the plains on the river bedside of Khaned, you feel like staying here for at least a day to enjoy natural flow of water, small rocks and plain areas along with view of distant hill locks surrounding Khaned.
Other points of interest include Tarmian,  Marhada Mata, Gurlang, Seoz Glaciers, the Samna Manj range. and the Shri Narsingh Ji Maharaj temple in central Ramnagar. Adventure Tourism activities in Ramnagar is one of the best idea to promote the Adventure Tourism at Ramnagar tehsil. Gandhtop is also one of the beat tourist spot in Ramnagar tehsil and during this years the department of tourism also sanctioned the project for construct the tourism village at Gandhtop.
Dalsar:  Dalsar is a Village in Ghordi Block in Udhampur District in Jammu & Kashmir State . Dalsar is located 38.4 km distance from its District Main City Udhampur . It is located 149 km distance from its State Main City Jammu. It is one of the best beautiful tourist spot at Ramnagar 

Minister for Tourism and Culture, Nawang Rigzin Jora reviewed various works going in Ramnagar Constituency particularly the facilities created and upgraded at Ramnagar falling under the Patnitop Development Authority and Tourism Department. Director Tourism was directed to improve and develop tourist spot at Dalsar Lake. He also asked to develop the area so that the tourists could be attracted. He directed to develop a Sarai accommodation at Pingla Mata and chountra Mata. The Minister asked the concerned to take up the pending matters regarding the tourist villages with the Centre.
MLA Ramnagar demanded that the works should be taken up on priority basis so that the tourist visiting Mata Vaishno Devi can be diverted to these destinations

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