KARAKORUM ADVENTURE .. Travel To Afghanistan

Travel To Afghanistan

1 -- ITINERARY

Day 01	ISLAMABAD - KABUL
	Arrive Kabul by PK 251 at 1245 hours, receive group at Kabul airport and transfer to hotel. Afternoon city tour of Kabul, Overnight at Hotel.
Day 02	KABUL - BAMIYAN (180 KM - 06-07 HOURS)
	Drive to Bamiyan by 4WD via Uney & Hajigag passes Upon arrival transfer to hotel.
Day 03	BAND-E-AMEER EXCURSION (75 KM 2.5 HOURS)
	Morning visit the Giant Buddha caves, later drive to Band-e-Ameer. Return drive to Bamiyan. Overnight at hotel.
Day 04	BAMIYAN - KABUL (230 KM 07-08 HOURS)
	Drive back to Kabul via Shiber Pass, upon arrival transfer to hotel for overnight.
Day 05	KABUL - ISLAMABAD
	Transfer to airport for flight PK 249 at 1330 hours to Islamabad.

2 -- ITINERARY

Day 01	ISLAMABAD - KABUL
	Arrive Kabul by PK 251 at 1245 hours, receive group at Kabul airport and transfer to hotel. Afternoon city tour of Kabul, Overnight at Hotel.
Day 02	KABUL - BAMIYAN (180 KM - 06-07 HOURS)
	Drive to Bamiyan by 4WD via Uney & Hajigag passes Upon arrival transfer to hotel.
Day 03	BAND-E-AMEER EXCURSION (75 KM 2.5 HOURS)
	Morning visit the Giant Buddhas caves, later drive to Band-e-Ameer. Return drive to Bamiyan. Overnight at hotel.
Day 04	BAMIYAN - KABUL (230 KM 07-08 HOURS)
	Drive back to Kabul via Shiber Pass, upon arrival transfer to hotel for overnight.
Day 05	KABUL - PESHAWAR
	Drive to Torkhum, Pak-Afghan border via Kabul George Jalalabad, upon arrival cross over to Pakistan and continue drive to Peshawar.

3 -- ITINERARY

Day 01	ISLAMABAD - KABUL
	Arrive Kabul by PK 251 at 1245 hours, receive group at Kabul airport and transfer to hotel. Afternoon city tour of Kabul, Overnight at Hotel.
Day 02	MAZAR-E-SHARIF ( 430 KM 09 - 10 HOURS)
	Drive to Mazar-e-Sharif via Salang Tunnel 3200 M upon arrival transfer to hotel for overnight.
Day 03	MAZAR-E-SHARIF
	Morning visit Balkh (Once served as throne of Bactrian Greek). Afternoon visit Ali's Tomb and bazaar. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 04	MAZAR-E-SHARIF - KABUL
	Return drive to Kabul enroute sightseeing of Takht-e-Rustam and Surhk Kotal, arrive and transfer to hotel for overnight.
Day 05	KABUL - BAMIYAN (180 KM - 06-07 HOURS)
	Drive to Bamiyan by 4WD via Uney & Hajigag passes Upon arrival transfer to hotel.
Day 06	BAND-E-AMEER EXCURSION (75 KM 2.5 HOUR8)
	Morning visit the Giant Buddhas caves, later drive to Band-e-Ameer. Return drive to Bamiyan. Overnight at hotel.
Day 07	BAMIYAN - KABUL (230 KM 07-08 HOURS)
	Drive back to Kabul via Shiber Pass, upon arrival transfer to hotel for overnight.
Day 08	KABUL - PESHAWAR
	Drive to Torkhum, Pak-Afghan border via Kabul George Jalalabad, upon arrival cross over to Pakistan and continue drive to Peshawar.

4 -- ITINERARY

Day 01	PESHAWAR - TORKHUM - KABUL ( 220 KM 06 HOURS)
	Receive group at Torkhum, Pak-Afghan border and after immigration formalities drive to Kabul. Overnight at Kabul.
Day 02	KABUL - BAMIYAN (180 KM - 06-07 HOURS)
	Drive to Bamiyan by 4WD via Uney & Hajigag passes upon arrival transfer to hotel.
Day 03	BAND-E-AMEER EXCURSION (75 KM 2.5 HOUR8)
	Morning visit the Giant Buddhas caves, later drive to Band-e-Ameer. Return drive to Bamiyan. Overnight at hotel.
Day 04	BAMIYAN - KABUL (230 KM 07-08 HOURS)
	Drive back to Kabul via Shiber Pass, upon arrival transfer to hotel for overnight.
Day 05	MAZAR-E-SHARIF ( 430 KM 09 - 10 HOURS)
	Drive to Mazar-e-Sharif via Salang Tunnel 3200 M upon arrival transfer to hotel for overnight.
Day 06	MAZAR-E-SHARIF
	Morning visit Balkh (Once served as throne of Bactrian Greek). Afternoon visit Ali's Tomb and bazaar. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 07	MAZAR-E-SHARIF - HERAT
	Morning flight to Herat, upon arrival transfer to hotel. Later sightseeing of Herat. Overnight at hotel.
Day 08	HERAT - KABUL
	Return flight to Kabul, Overnight at hotel.
Day 09	KABUL - JALALABAD
	Morning sightseeing of Kabul, later drive to Jalalabad. Overnight at hotel.
Day 10	JALALABAD - ISLAMABAD
	Drive to Torkhum Pak-Afghan border, after immigration formalities continue drive to Islamabad.

Visas For Afghanistan
Visas for travel to Afghanistan are more readily available now than in any time in recent years. A list of Afghan embassies most relevant to travelers is posted below. In most cases, successful visa applications only require the necessary form, a couple of photos and the visa fee. Applying outside your home country will often require a letter of support. Special requirements at embassies of countries neighboring Afghanistan are dealt with in the relevant travel section.

Australia	Netherlands
Embassy of Afghanistan in Canberra PO Box 155 Deakin West ACT 2600 Tel: +61 2 6282 7311 Fax: +61 2 6282 7322 Email: admin@afghanembassy.net Web: www.afghanembassy.net	Consulate General of Afghanistan in Amsterdam Wellemsparkweg 114 1070 HN Amsterdam Tel: +31 20 6721311 Fax: +31 20 6722672 Email: afghanconsulholland@hotmail.com
Canada	Pakistan
Embassy of Afghanistan in Ottawa 246 Queen Street Suite 300 Ottawa Ontario KIP 5E4 Tel: +1 613 563 4223/65 Fax: +1 613 563 4962 Email: afghanembott@hotmail.com	Embassy of Afghanistan in Islamabad House No. 8, Street 90, G-6/3 Islamabad Tel: +92 51 2824505/6 Fax: +92 51 2824504 Consular Section: +92 51 2278213
France	Pakistan
Embassy of Afghanistan in Paris 32 Avenue Raphael 75016 Paris Tel: +33 1 4568 2771 Fax: +33 1 4568 2772 Email: ambafghane@wanadoo.fr Web: www.ambafghane.web.com	Consulate of Afghanistan in Quetta 45 Price Road Quetta Tel: +92 81 843364 Fax: +92 81 9202549
Germany	Pakistan
Embassy of Afghanistan in Berlin Wilhelmstrasse 65 D 10117 Berlin Tel: +49 30 2292612 Fax: +49 30 2291510	Consulate of Afghanistan in Peshawar The Mall, Saddar Bazaar Peshawar Tel: +92 91 285962 Fax: +92 91 285961
Germany	Tajikistan
Consulate General of Afghanistan in Bonn Liebfrauenweg 1A 53125 Bonn Tel: +49 228 256797 Fax: +49 228 255310	Embassy of Afghanistan in Dushanbe Ul. Pushkina, House 34 Dushanbe Tel: +7 3772 216735 Fax: +7 3772 510096
India	Turkey
Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi Plat No. 5, Block 50F, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri New Delhi 110021 Tel: +91 11 4103331 Fax: + 91 11 6875439 Email: afghanspirit@yahoo.com	Embassy of Afghanistan in Ankara Cinnah Caddesi, No. 88 Cankaya Ankara Tel: +90 312 4381121 Fax: +90 312 4426256
Iran	Turkmenistan
Embassy of Afghanistan in Tehran Dr. Beheshti Avenue, 4th Street Tehran Tel: +98-21 8737050 Fax: +98-21 8735600 Consular Section: +98 21 8737531	Embassy of Afghanistan in Ashgabad 14 Gerogli Street Ashqabad 744000 Tel: +993 12 395821 Fax: +993 12 395820
Iran	United Kingdom
Consulate of Afghanistan in Mashad Imam Khomeini Avenue, Doshahid Street Sevom Isfand Sq. Mashad Tel: +98 511 8544829 / 8597552 Fax: +98 511 8544404 Email: Afghanistan_Ge_con_mashad@samanir.net	Embassy of Afghanistan in London 31 Prince's Gate GB- London SW7 1QU Tel: +44 20 7589 8891/2 Fax: +44 20 7581 3452
Italy	United States of America
Embassy of Afghanistan in Rome Via Nomentana 120 00161 Rome Tel: +39 06 8621 6111 Fax: +39 06 8632 2939	Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington 2000 L street NW Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel: +1 202 4161620 Fax: +1 202 4161630 Web: www.embassyofafghanistan.org
Japan	United States of America
Embassy of Afghanistan in Tokyo Matsumoto International House (MIH) 37-8 Nishihara 3 Chome Shibuya Ku Tokyo 151-0066 Tel: +81 03 5465 1219 Fax: +81 03 5465 1229 Email: akbary6373@hotmail.com	Consulate-General of Afghanistan in New York 360 Lexington Avenue, 11th Floor New York, NY 10017 Tel: +1 212 9722276 / 9722277 Fax: +1 212 9729046 Email: consulate@aol.com
Uzbekistan
Embassy of Afghanistan in Tashkent Ul. Gogol, House 73 Tashkent 700047 Tel: +998 71 2354112 Fax: +998 71 2348458 Email: afgemuz@mail.tps.uz