Khewra Travel Guide

 besal Says:  In the main chamber, this old relic, a portable cannon, is left as a reminder to the miners legacy as to how they used to blast loose rocks/salts from the ceiling to clear mines and move forward. 

 besal Says:  There are two ways to reach the main chamber inside the mine. Walk! Walk is about 20 minutes, depending on your speed, and the other is by mine train. This train starts from the entrance gate and will take you till the main chamber. From their you walk. Cost is high, Rs. 400... 

 besal Says:  An old train station still exists when you enter and is operational to take salt from Khewra to rest of the country. Motorway has reduced the distance by road and one can now easily come to Khewra by road. We saw some abandoned freight cars, and broken train tracks going... 

 besal Says:  The Khewra town as well as the site reminds you about the past of this region, and how the British ruled it and left their distinct designs and architecture all around. ICI a British MNC still operates in this area mining by products from Khwera salt mines and producing Soda... 

 besal Says:  On various locations one can see salt deposits hanging from the ceiling, and looks as if this is icicles. Brine solution seeping from deep inside the mountains has created huge rock crystals in the shape of small icebergs that could be found inside the mine. 

 besal Says:  Now what is this tree trunk doing so deep inside the mine, as well below the mountain. It is believed that this tree stub visible is approximately 18 ft in length, with 90% buried inside. With almost 300 ft of mountain on top, one can imagine how old this tree fossil could... 

 besal Says:  Now this was totally unusual. For a long time I thought that the salt extracted from this mine was used by an MNC ICI to produce soda ash for paints. I got my chemistry totally wrong.There are several ponds, 25-80 ft deep around the mine chambers which is collecting brine... 

 besal Says:  To me this was the worst part, and to several this is the best. I strongly feel that the mine should be left in its original state, remove all these man made structures, or shift them outside the mine into a museum of some sort. This doesn’t gel properly with the... 

 besal Says:  Mine is operational from 300BC, with reserves enough to last at least 500 years or more. There are several levels above and below the level opened for tourists. This is the only mine in Pakistan developed as a tourist resort. After a short walk through the entrance tunnel,... 

 zinneke Says:

 1 Review  Either you may walk inside the mine accompanied by the guide or u may take a tourist train to show u around the mine along with the guide. It is upto you and your pocket. Ofcourse ! take a train is an easy but an expensive option.