Nazir Sabir Expeditions

Leaders in Adventure Tourism

Bamian Ishkashim

Range: Pamir

Altitude: 1500m - 3500m

Zone: Permitted

Duration: 14 Days

Best Time: April - October

Afghanistan is located in Southwestern Asia. In the west is the Islamic Republic of Iran, South and southeast is Pakistan, in the north Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and the eastern most part borders China is made up of at least 4 separate areas and 44 different languages. The southern half of Afghanistan is Pakistan. The Northwest is actually half of Khorasan Persia, which was partitioned by the British. The dominant city in this region is Herat, which is a historical center of Persian civilization. The center highland is the Hazarajat, the land of the Hazara. The Hazara are a separate people with a distinct ethnicity, look, and religion. The North is the southern section of Turkestan. The dominant city is Mazar-I-Sheriff which is predominantly Uzbek.

Afghanistan is divided by steep mountains and is very hot in summer and equally cold in winter. Of the seven North-south passes through the Hindu Kush are navigable in winter.

It is a rugged, mountainous country with cold winters and hot summers. Measuring 647,500 square km the country is very poor with only a few miles of railroads, no navigable waterways, no ports and the people are primarily small farmers and herders.

Trip Itinerary:

Day 01 Islamabad

Arrival Islamabad. Transfer to hotel.

Day 02 Peshawar

Drive to Peshawar. Apply for a tribal area permit. Hotel.

Day 03 Kabul

Drive to Kabul enroute Khyber Pass. Hotel.

Day 04 Kabul

Apply for Wahakan permit, and sightseeing. Hotel.

Day 05 Faizabad - Ishkashim

Fly to Faizabad and continue to Ishkashim. Guest House/Local House.

Day 06 Sarhad