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• Go nextIslamabad is well situated for day trips and weekend trips to nearby cities and attractions.
• Go nextKetas Temples and the Khewra Salt mines makes for a pleasant day trip - the Salt Mines are good to visit in the summer as a place to escape the punishing heat of the salt range.
• Go nextRohtas Fort 2-hour drive south of Islamabad off the GT road - enormous old fort that makes for a great day trip from Islamabad.
• Go nextPeshawar can be visited in a long day trip - about 2½ hours on the motorway - visit the museum, have lunch, then go for a guided wander around the old town before heading back to Islamabad.
• Go nextminivan from G-9 markaz for Rs 700 (2025)), from there take a shared taxi to the border.
• Go nextOn Afghani side, take another shared taxi to Kabul.
• Go nextApproach by bus, minivan or jeep via Peshavar or Gilgit, but check security situation first.

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