I have visit five times at maa vaishno devi temple with my friends. We enjoyed too much, as the journey is sixteen kilometers upwards in hill. we have seen many other relugios place in vaishno devi like hathi mattha, bhairav baba temple at top of temple.
The place is located in jammu hill katra. There is much security of indian army bsf police or other Security agencies you dont have to afraid there.
In the bottom of temple there is eating house of gulshan kumar. This is free of cost eating house.
There is facility if helicopter by 2000 rs per person.
This is really my great experience.