Bahu Fort - tourmet

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Sight Address : The Bahu Fort is about 5 km from Jammu city on a rock face on the left bank of the river Tawi. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

The impressive structure Bahu Fort is amazing due to its construction itself and is the oldest fort in Jammu city. The fort renovated by rulers of Dogra in a later period, was constructed by Raja Bahulochan, nearly 300 years back. A majestic garden, known as Bagh-e-Bahu with extensive lawns beautifully filled with flowers and plants is a favorite picnic spot and surrounds the Bahu Fort. The garden has all types of Arrractions ranging from plants, shrubs, big trees and flowers to waterfalls.
The local people spend their weekends here and the magnificent place is really a nice place to seek clam and cool relaxation. During the dusk, the enviable sight of sunset and the snow colored water flow of Tawi River can be viewed from Fort. The renowned Bawey Wali Mata Temple is placed interior to the fort and the temple is dedicated to Goddess Kali.

Bahu Fort, Srinagar,India.

HistoryEdit

Acknowledged as one of the oldest forts in Jammu, Bahu Fort has always been a source of attraction for a number of tourists. The vista of the Himalayan Ranges and the heavenly Tawi River provide a perfect backdrop to the fort. Believed to be 3000 years old, the fort was built by Raja Bahu Lochan.Bahu Fort has a wonderful story behind its construction. Once, Bahu Lochan went hunting along with his brother Jambu Lochan, and got the opportunity to see a pleasant sight of a tiger and a goat drinking water together from the Tawi River. Surprisingly the tiger had no intentions to attack the goat at all. The sight really appealed the Lochan brothers and they decided to build the Capital for their kingdom at that very place. They believed that a place so heavenly, where animals didn’t harm each other, will surely inspire people to stay friendly and peacefully with each other. Since then, the Fort has been refurbished a number of times by its succeeding rulers.

Must SeeEdit

Must see

Visiting TimeEdit

11 am – 9 pm to 11 am -8 pm (Sun)

Closed OnEdit

Monday

Best Season to VisitEdit

October to March

Best Time To VisitEdit

Afternoon , Evening, Night.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1-2 hours.

Ticket Required : Yes Edit

Individual National Adult Rs. : Rs.20

Kids Rs. : Rs.10

Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : Rs.20

Kids Rs. : Rs.10

Still Photo Camera Rs. : N.A.

Video Camera Rs. : N.A.

Guide Required : No Edit

Approximate cost: N.A.

Dress Code (If Any) : No Edit

Dress Require: N.A.

Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Imperial Grill Restaurant ; TRG Complex, Bahu Plaza, Gandhinagar, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180004 ; Ph/M – 0191 247 0244 ‎ ; Food Serve – Indian-Tandoori-Mughali-Chinese-Thai & Pastas.

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : This place is well connected by road.and easily accessible by taxi.

BUS : Jammu is well connected by bus services. It is connected to many neighboring cities through private tourist buses including Manali (Rs 1,500), Shimla (Rs 1,500), Amritsar (Rs 900), Ludhiana (Rs 1,200) and Delhi. Delhi to Jammu is about 684 km and tourist deluxe buses charge about Rs 2,000.

Train : The major railway station in Jammu is Jammu Tawi. Jammu Tawi is connected to all major cities in India like Delhi (Jammu Rajdhani), Kolkata (Himgir Exp), Mumbai (Swarak Exp), Chennai (Andaman Exp) and even to the the southern most Trivandrum Railway station (Himsagar Exp).autoricksaws are available from railway station they charge for Short hops RS.30, train station to bus station RS.70, to airport RS.100.

Air : Jammu airport 8 km from the city centre is well connected with many major airports in the country, including Delhi, Srinagar and Leh. Almost all air service providers operate regular flights from Jammu. autoricksaws are available from airport they charge for Short hops RS.30, train station to bus station RS.70, to airport RS.100.

Others : Autorickshaes is also available here to reach this sight and they charge for Short hops RS.30, train station to bus station RS.70, to airport Rs.100.

Things to CarryEdit

Carry woolen cloths, camera, food & Plenty of Water.

Safety / WarningEdit

The Tourist can vist the attraction place between the month of october to march ,because from the maximum rainfall is received during the month of August,if u want to visit this place so ,its advisable to carry a umbrela/raincotes in this season.