2024
• Arrive into Kabul and transfer to the hotel for check-in.
• After will explore the bird market and the Sakhi Shrine in the west of Kabul.
• Overnight in Kabul.
• After breakfast, we will head to Herat where we will visit the Masjidi Jami Mosque, followed by a short visit to the tile factory of Herat, and then the historical site of the Herat Citadel.
• In the afternoon we will also have the chance to look around Herat Bazaar.
• Overnight in Herat.
• We will start the day by paying a visit to the Tomb of Goharshad, and the Minarets of Herat.
• In the afternoon we will visit the Guzargah Mosque, and then the Puli Malaan, a 12th century arched bridge.
• We will then board a domestic flight back to Kabul in the late afternoon and head to Bamiyan.
• Overnight in Bamiyan.
• Today we will visit several historical sites such as the Buddha Niches, and the ruins of both Shar-e Gholghola (City of Screams) and Shar-e Zuhak (The Red City).
• Overnight in Bamiyan.
• Today we journey to the Band-e Amir National Park* to visit the six blue lakes, before journeying back to Bamiyan in the afternoon.
• Overnight in Bamiyan.
*please note as of October 2023, females are not currently allowed access to Band e-Amir. If this remains the case whenw ths tour takes place then we will split the group today and the females in the group will visit alternative sites.
• We will depart for a full-day drive toward Mazar-e-Sharif, through the Hindukush mountain ranges and passing through 5 provinces; Bamiyan, Parwan, Baghlan, Samangan, and Balkh.
• We will arrive into Mazar-e-Sharif in the evening.
• Overnight in Mazar-e-Sharif.
• Today we will arrive in Balkh, paying visits to several important historical sites; the Haji Piyada Mosque, the tomb of Rabia Balkhi, the Khoja Parasa Mosque, and the Bala Hisar, the ruins of an ancient citadel.
• In the afternoon we will also visit the Blue Tiled Mosque of Ali in Mazar-e-Sharif.
• Overnight in Mazar-e-Sharif.
• We will journey to visit Takht-i Rustam, a hilltop settlement site adjacent to Buddhist caves and stupas north of the Hindu Kush pass.
• In the afternoon we will attend a Buzkashi game back in Mazar.
• Overnight in Mazar-e-Sharif.
• In the morning we will take a domestic flight to Kabul to visit the Shah Do Shamshira Mosque in the heart of Kabul.
• In the afternoon we will then visit the historical park, the Gardens of Babur, and then finally take a walk to the Bibi Mahro Hills for a spectacular view of Kabul.
• Overnight in Kabul.
• Transfer to the airport in Kabul for your departure at any time.