Tourist Attractions in Afghanistan

Afghanistan is a wild and dangerous exotic. It is a country attracted by its primitive beauty, where high mountain peaks on the horizon are juxtaposed with highland deserts shimmering in the sun in countless shades of red. Here is the birthplace of Zarathustra, ancient fortresses and citadels, invaluable from a historical point of view. Unfortunately, not all of them have been preserved during 30 years of civil war, as a result of which many towns and villages lie in ruins.

Only the most desperate go to Afghanistan. It is reckless and unsafe, although there are fewer dangers here for a European foreigner than for a representative of neighbouring Pakistan. It is impossible to get to this country just like that, as a visa is required. And there is no such thing as a “”tourist visa””. People go there on business, on business trips or as members of humanitarian missions.

If by fate a traveller finds himself in Afghanistan, he is in for a mild shock from the unreal contrasts of this country. Local millionaires with heavily armed guards, living in houses with helipads, neighbour with people who live in dugouts with their whole families. Kabul’s hotels with machine guns mounted on their roofs stand next to guesthouses where the traveller is invited to sleep in a shared room in a sleeping bag. The towering peaks of the Hindu Kush and the Wakhan Range are interspersed with clear blue lakes and rivers.