The Afghanistan They Don't Want You to See
The Bamyan Province is of of the most beautiful area in the whole of Afghanistan. A place with incredible landscape, friendly Afghans and lakes with the bluest water you will ever see!
Our adventure around Bamyan started at the Band-e Amir National Park, Afghanistan's first National Park. This is where we saw the largest lake in Afghanistan named Band-e Haibat. All the lakes there have such a deep blue color, something I have never seen anywhere else around the world. Are women allowed in this National Park, the answer is sadly no but I personally saw many women walking around Band-e Amir so I sadly don't have a straight answer...
From there, we made it to the city of Bamyan where we will be staying for a night. Our first stop was Shahr-e Gholghola also known the City of Screams, a beautiful ancient city worth walking around.
If you are looking for a more challenging but more rewarding city ruins site then head to Shahr-e Zohak also known as the Red City due to the color of the mountains it was built on. Climbing to the top of this mountain was quite a challenge, especially while wearing the official Afghan footweare, flip flops. But walking up Zohak offers some incredible view of Bamyan and has you walk through incredible historical site.
Finally, I was able to explore the Bamyan Buddha Statues. They literally left me alone to walk up and around them and it was amazing. Sadly those statues were destroyed a few years back by the Talibans but even seeing the ruins is a sight you don't want to miss.
After a short night in our Bamyan Guesthouse, it was time to hit the road once again and head toward Mazar-e Sharif in the Northern part of Afghanistan. On the way there, we drove across the Salang tunnel, one of the highest tunnel in the world that took us through the Hindu Kush Mountains before arriving to Takht-e Rostam.
After a quick stop to the melon market, we arrived in Mazar-e Sharif where our car broke down...
If you ever wanted to visit Afghanistan then I couldn't recommend Let's Go Afghanistan enough. They organized an amazing itinerary that took me all over the country from the different cities to the most remote locations and all of this by putting safety first. https://letsgoafghanistan.com/
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Chapters:
0:00 Band-e-Amir National Park
11:09 Arriving in Bamyan
13:53 City of Screams
17:12 Shahr-e Zohak
21:37 Taliban Check Point
22:17 Bamyan Buddha Statues
28:29 What a Day in Afghanistan
28:56 Epic Drive Through the Mountains
33:53 Takht-e Rostam
36:37 Melon Market
38:19 Our Car Broke Down
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Dave Mani