Khewra Salt Mine Area

Address: Khewra Salt Mine, Khewra, Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan

Website: https://www.khewramine.com (official and tourist information vary-check local sources)

Hours: Daily; visitor hours vary-most guided tours run during daylight hours

Admission: Entrance fee and guided-tour fees vary; commonly reported entry and mine-visit fees (PKR)-confirm locally

The Khewra Salt Mine is a large underground salt mine in the Punjab region of Pakistan, renowned for producing Himalayan pink salt and for its extensive visitor-accessible caverns.

The mine combines active mining areas with dedicated tourist routes that include illuminated salt chambers, carved features and a small mosque constructed from salt blocks. A short underground train and marked walkways take visitors into portions of the mine developed for tourism, and the site is managed to allow both production and public access.

Khewra is located near the town of Khewra in Punjab and is one of Pakistan’s most-visited industrial heritage sites, drawing both domestic and international tourists.

• Scale and product: The Khewra Salt Mine is Pakistan’s largest and considered the world’s second-largest salt mine; it produces Himalayan pink salt that is distributed domestically and internationally.
• Visitor features: Visitors can follow an underground route with a short tourist train and visit illuminated chambers, a small salt mosque and an assembly hall made of salt blocks.

What to See#

• Show chambers and caverns: Tourist caverns and show chambers with illuminated salt formations, carved salt blocks used in decorative features and an underground assembly hall constructed inside the mine.
• Mining levels and visitor access: Working mining levels and visitor train route that take tourists a short distance into the mine to view production areas and salt formations.

Khewra Salt Mine lies about 37 km from Jhelum and roughly 160-200 km from Lahore by road. From Islamabad or Lahore, take the motorway toward Jhelum, then local roads toward Khewra; the mine is signposted from the main district roads. Organized tours from Islamabad and Lahore are common and relieve the need to navigate local transport.

• Go with a guide or from a reputable tour operator-inside the mine the paths can be uneven and lighting is deliberately atmospheric, not always practical for solo exploration.
• Buy a small salt lamp or souvenir from the on-site market-locally carved salt lamps are a Khewra specialty and support the community.
• Combine a morning visit to the mine with an afternoon at nearby Jhelum or a drive through the Salt Range landscapes for context.