12-Day Sightseeing Tour In Afghanistan From Kabul
Highlights
Kabul, Bamyan, Band-e Amir National Park, Ghazni, Panjshir Valley, Mazar e Sharif, Samangan, Balkh
Locations Covered
Kabul, Bamyan, Band-e Amir National Park, Ghazni, Panjshir Valley, Mazar e Sharif, Samangan, Balkh
archaeological, historical, sightseeing
Group Tour
12 Days
Medium
English
Description
Explore Kabul’s Sakhi Shrine, King Amanullah Khan Palace, Babur Garden, and vibrant bird market. Visit Bamyan’s iconic Buddha statues, Gholghola ruins, and the serene Band-e-Amir National Park. Discover Ghazni’s ancient minarets, war museum, and Sultan Mahmoud Ghaznavi’s tomb. Admire Parwan’s Buddhist Stupa and Panjshir’s stunning mountains and rivers. Marvel at Mazar-e-Sharif’s Blue Mosque, Samangan’s Takht-e-Rostam, and Balkh’s historic sites, including Alexander the Great’s fortress and Haji Piyadah Mosque. Stroll through Kabul’s Chicken Street for unique souvenirs.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Kabul
- Arrival to Kabul International Airport
- Pick you up from the airport and drop you off at your hotel. We hang around, change money, buy traditional clothes or/and Abaya. If there is time, we’ll visit some more sights.
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Day 2: Kabul
- Full sightseeing of kabul, we'll visit following places: Sakhi shrine which is also called blue mosque of Kabul which is a holy shrine for Shia(a minority group of muslims in Afghanistan), King Amanullah Khan palace, Bird market, and Babur garden. Overnight in kabul.
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Day 3: Bamyan
- We head Bamyan early in the morning. Before arriving to Bamyan on our way we'll visit Zuhak(red city).
- After registering at department of information and culture, we'll visit the following sights:
- Buddha
- Gholghola(scream city)
- New city of Bamyan to interact with locals.
Overnight in Bamyan.
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Day 4: Band-e-Amir
- We head to the first national park of Afghanistan, Band-e-Amir. It's the lake that is believed to be the miracle of prophet Muhammad’s son-in-law, Hazrat e Ali. Overnight in Bamyan.
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Day 5: Kabul
- We head back to Kabul. After arriving to Kabul, we will visit some more places in kabul. Overnight in Kabul.
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Day 6: Gahzni
- Early in the morning, we head Gahzni.
- We’ll first visit the department of information and culture.
- Then we’ll visit the minarets of Baharm Shah from Gahznavid empire time.
- Then we visit war museum of Gahzni.
- In the afternoon, on our way we’ll visit Sultan Mahmoud Gahznavi tomb and head Kabul.
- We’ll arrive back to Kabul in the evening. We stay overnight in kabul.
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Day 7: Parwan & Panjshir
- We head early in the morning Parwan. After registering the permits, we will visit Buddha Stupa(Top Dara). This Buddhist shrine is believed to date back to 400 CE, Kushan empire.
- Then we’ll visit Amnullah Khan palace in Jabul Saraj.
- From the palace, we’ll continue our trip to another province of Afghanistan where one of the most well-known Jihadi and warlord comes from who fought against Taliban in their first government. This province is very famous for its breathtaking nature, mountains, river.
- It’s a wonderful place to visit and feel being back to nature after visiting big cities.
- After registering at the office, we will visit tomb of Ahammad Sah Massoud, national hero and well-known jihadi.
- In the afternoon, we head back to Kabul. We stay overnight in Kabul.
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Day 8: Kabul- Mazar
- Early in the morning, we’ll leave Kabul with a bus to Mazar-e-Sharif.
- We’ll pass Salang Tunnel which is about 3000 m above the sea level. We’ll pass through the most beautiful provinces of Afghanistan full of natural beauty.
- We’ll arrive in the afternoon to Mazar-e-Sharif. We hang round little bit.
- During sunset, we’ll visit blue mosque of Mazar-e-Sharif which is the perfect time to visit the mosque. This mosque one the holiest mosques in Afghanistan where Afghan people believe that son-in-law of prophet Muhammad was reburied.
- We stay overnight in Mazar-e-Sharif.
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Day 9: Samangan
- In the morning, we head another province of Afghanistan which is famous for its Buddhist stupa, Takht e Rostam. The stupa is curved out of a very rough stone in the ground. It’s the place where Buddha’s relics used to be kept.
- On our way back to Mazar-e-Sharif, we’ll visit Jahan Numa palace and Tashqurghan valley.
- We stay overnight in Mazar-e-Sharif.
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Day 10: Balkh
- We starts with registering at the department of information and culture.
- We head Balkh, one of the oldest cities of Afghanistan where Alexander the great laid out his headquarter.
- We visit Haji Piyadah mosque which is the first mosque that was built in Afghanistan by Arabs warriors.
- Then we’ll visit the fortress and old city of Balkh where Alexander the great got married with his wife Rukhshana.
- We stay overnight in Mazar-e-Sharif.
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Day 11: Back to Kabul
- We take another bus back to Kabul.
- We’ll arrive in the afternoon back to Kabul.
- We visit chicken street where you can buy souvenirs like magnet flag, handicrafts, antique jewelry.
- We stay overnight in Kabul.
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Day 12: Departure
- Transferring you to the airport/border, and the tour will be finished.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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| 1 to 10 | /person |
| Child | |
| 1 to 10 | /person |
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This is a group tour |
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