11Days Itinerary

Day 1: Mazar-e-Sharif

·         Airport pick up in Kabul.

·         Meet your guide and receive a short briefing about travelling in Afghanistan.

·         Check into your central hotel

  Day 2: Mazar-e-Sharif

·         Early morning (08:00 AM) after breakfast will head toward Balkh via car.

·         lunch in Mazar City, after lunch head toward Hairatan the border of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan and friendship bridge on Amu river.

 Day 3:  Mazar - Samangan

·         07:00 AM breakfast

·         08:00 AM departure time from Mazar-e-Sharif toward Samangan to visit Buddha Temple and Chilghar Caves lunch on the way on the afternoon head back to Mazar-e- Sharif overnight and dinner in Mazar City.

Day 4:  Mazar – Kabul Flight

·         Breakfast at 08:00 AM

·         09:30 AM head toward Mazar-e-Sharif Airport and the flight will be at 11:30AM clients  must be at the airport two hours before the flight and will arrive in Kabul at 12:30 lunch in Kabul and then check in to central Hotel Kabul,

Day 5:  Kabul –Ghazni

·         Breakfast at 07:00 AM in Safi Landmark Hotel

·         08:00 AM departure from Ghazni almost four hours driving to visit Ghazni Minarets and Bala Hesar Lunch in Ghazni, afternoon head back to Kabul overnight and dinner in Kabul

Day 6: Kabul

·         07:00 AM breakfast

·         08:00AM head toward Kabul city tour first going to visit Afghan National Museum, Babur Garden (Bagh-e-Babur) Wazir Akber Khan hill and Park, lunch in Bukhara Restaurant after lunch goint to visit Chakari Stupa in shewaki Kabul and Chicken Street Antique Bazar) dinner and overnight in Kabul.

Day 7:  Kabul - Bamyan

·         07:00 breakfast

·         08:00 AM departure from Safi Landmark Hotel Kabul toward Bamyan lunch in Bamyan after lunch visiting Buddha complex and Buddha Caves and the city of screams (Shahr-e-Ghulghola) overnight and dinner in Bamyan Ghulghola Hotel.

Day 8: Bamyan

·         07:00 AM breakfast at the hotel

·         08:00 AM departure from Gholghola Hotel toward Band-e-Amir Lake exploring around the lakes, lunch in Bamyan city or Band-e-Amir Local restaurant and in the afternoon the three guests who have flight back to Islamabad will return back to Kabul and the two remain will explore dragon Vally in Bamyan, dinner and overnight in Bamyan.

Day 9: Bamyan - Kabul

·         Breakfast at 07:00AM

·         08:00AM head toward Kabul lunch in a local restaurant in Kabul after lunch Kabul city tour dinner and overnight in Kabul Safi Landmark Hotel.

Day 10: Kabul - Parwan

·         Breakfast at 07:00AM

·         08:00AM departure from Kabul to Parwan province and visit Top Dara Stupa and lunch in a local restaurant in Charikar City after lunch exploring Jabal Saraj Palace one on the historical sites in Parwan and head back to Kabul dinner and overnight in Kabul.

Day 11: flight back home

·         Airport drop off and end of this tour.

Security/Do and Don’ts:

-      Local clothing: (Hijab for women) will be very helpful as it doesn’t only blend you in, respect to culture and our traditional outfit etc. but it creates a happy friendly atmosphere while locals see you wearing Afghanistan like attire. 

-      Locations safe: Normally the locations you will be visiting are safe and pre security assessed. Although you always cooperate with your guide in case of any emergency cases while the guide asks you to leave or jump in the car and s/he can always explain later.

-      People praying at the mosque: you will visit mosques during your visit and you might find people praying. Please never cross from the front of the person praying as it ruins the prayer. Sides and behind the person praying is fine.

-      Some students and young people ask questions: At the sites you will find some people trying to approach intending to talk to you. They normally ask questions like who you are, why you are in Afghanistan. It’s always OK to talk to them, tell them what your name is, you are a tourist and you coming from any country you are but please always keep your address, hotel, and itinerary secrete with you. Sometime they will ask for Facebook, WhatsApp etc. You can share just to keep the conversation smooth or friendly but it’s up to you reject them later.

-      Drink bottled water: Please always feel free to ask your guide for bottled water. The water from the tub in your hotel room is OK to take a shower, rinse your mouth, etc.

-      No photos of women, big military walls with barbed wires, security cameras etc. Women don’t like cameras in Afghanistan. You can always ask for permission if you wanted to photograph people and ask your guide if you are at the right place for photography.

-      No money for beggars: You will see beggars coming to you. You might want to help them and try to be kind to them but soon you will see loads of them trying to mob you. Please never offer anything to beggars and not promote beggism anymore in Afghanistan.

-      Change local money: You can always ask your guide to change local currency for you. Any time needed. 

-      Local time: Make sure you have the local time.

-      Question: Feel free to ask any questions any time from your guide, as much as you want.

Visas:

We can send you a Letter of Invitation (LoI) from our company to help with your visa application. Though not strictly speaking a requirement for a tourist visa, most Afghan Embassies and Consulates will ask for this when you you make your application. We will also send you a copy of our Registered Licence as an Afghan Governement approved Tour Operator.

Insurance:

Clements Travel Insurance 

https://www.clements.com/?fbclid=IwAR2ve4K72ecohJE2tOno7xQ6tweVHTDz1HMUJRw3u8oKHM7BINvQ-XpuWDM

New York International Group http://www.nyig.com/ 

Global Underwriters Travel Insurance https://www.globalunderwriters.com/

Global Rescue https://www.globalrescue.com/ 

Included in the trip: (All inclusive)

-   All accommodations.

-   English speaking local guide.

-   Transportations.

-   Meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner).

-   Drinks (water and soft drinks).

-   All pick-ups and drops.

Not included:

- Permits at the border.

- Visas and tips.

Accommodation:

Comfort, location, character and historical interest is considered and it will be based on you having a private room.

Transportation:

As your comfort and enjoyment of the journey is the first priority, we choose our vehicles and drivers based on local acceptance, road conditions and the length of journey.