after asking about the salt mines and accumulating tons of info we finally went to Khewra salt mines…
It is an awesome place and I would recommend it to everyone
we should visit our national treasures too,ok it wasnt as cute as disney or organised as western tourism,but it is very well looked after even without government support
I told my kids ,dont expect a great train ride and dont forget there will be leering men ,ignore them and no good snack shops and souvenir shops will be available…I was wrong and my kids pointed it out to me…
Alhumdolilah we went on a coach the family together of 30 ppl so we had fun going with eye spy games etc and we ate sandwiches and snacks made from home…
once there 9am we were one of the first batch in, the train ride was good we hired a guide who spoke good english too
train ride into the mine and then a walk around the various salt made statues masjid,mina e pakistan etc
deeper inside the caves were rock pools and salt made bridges and voila a decent cafeteria..we drank a refreshing cup of tea and the kids all had ice cream and soft drinks and fries..
the temperature was 18 degrees pleasant and we forgot how hot it was outside..
there was a picnic area and snack shop outside near the ticket booth but as we ate inside we didnt stop there and the only souvenir shop was small and cramped…but leaving at noonish a lot of roadside shops had started to open which were selling better lamps etc
we had dinner at mianjee yummy parathas…
and were home by 9pm..all in all a great day out
we are planning another family trip in oct.it should be only 3/4 hours drive away as the kids start to get tired we were lucky that although we had 4ppl 70+ and 2 under 3yrs we still all managed to enjoy the trip and are planning future ones to show our kids Pakistan has a lot to offer…
great place to visit. Have seen some awesome photos of these Salt Mines on a friend's fb.
Whenever i am sick of some hot summer day and there is no Batti for hours, i ususally take a 40 km route from my home but this time i am already planning to drive all the way to Rohtas and Khewra, so let us see if i can make it or not :)
Khewra Salt Mine is a great place to visit. I have been there couple of times and enjoyed it a lot. I would want to visit it again in winter season.
Did you see the place inside mine which is probably known as Crystal Valley. Because of colorful lights, the salt crystals give excellent colorful effects. Here is the photo which I took during my visit..
Its a personal preference :) Because it would be much easier to move around and do the LAMP shopping if weather is colder. When I went in June/July, it was unbearably hot.
sorry..will try again…inshallah