Herat Citadel and Blue Mosque Morning Walk Tour

Budget Solo Week-end Trip in Winter Afghanistan

December 20 to 21, 2019

Kabul City Self-guided Road Trip

Day 2: December 21, 2019 Saturday
0600H wake-up / breakfast
0630H Herat morning walk tour; Herat Citadel 500 / Blue Mosque
1000H ETD Herat Town; taxi to airport 300
1045H ETA Herat Airport
1210H ETD Herat; flight FG252
1320H ETA Kabul; 3hr transit; fridget magnet & snacks 570
1605H ETD Kabul (UTC +0430H); flight EK641
1835H ETA Dubai (UTC +0400H) Terminal 3
Subtotal: 1,370 AFN

Herat Citadel and Blue Mosque Morning Walk Tour (Blue Mosque)

Kabul City Self-guided Road Trip

Budget Solo Week-end Trip in Winter Afghanistan

December 20 to 21, 2019

Lake Qargha and Paghman Castle Morning Tour

Day 1: December 20, 2019 Friday
0735H ETA Kabul UTC +0430H; money exchange $1=70, $130=9,000 AFN
0830H ETD Kabul Airport; ask money exchanger outside airport for car rent day tour
Paghman Garden / Lake Qargha; Lunch (Afghan food) 670
National Museum (closed) / Dar-ul-Aman Palace; Bagh Babur 330; Chehel Sotun Garden 300
1530H ETA Kabul Airport; car rental fee 4,600
Subtotal: 7,530 AFN

Kabul City Self-guided Road Trip (Bagh Babur / Queen's Palace)

Lake Qargha and Paghman Castle Morning Tour

Budget Solo Week-end Trip in Winter Afghanistan

December 20 to 21, 2019

Introduction Planning and Itinerary in Afghanistan

Day 1: December 20, 2019 Friday
0735H ETA Kabul UTC +0430H; money exchange $1=70, $130=9,000 AFN
0830H ETD Kabul Airport; ask money exchanger outside airport for car rent day tour
Paghman Garden / Lake Qargha; Lunch (Afghan food) 670
National Museum (closed) / Dar-ul-Aman Palace; Bagh Babur 330; Chehel Sotun Garden 300
1530H ETA Kabul Airport; car rental fee 4,600
1815H ETD Kabul; flight RQ105
1930H ETA Herat; taxi to Hostel 350
Mowafaq Hotel (Chawk-e-Golha) 1N 1,100; Snacks 180
Subtotal: 7,530 AFN

Lake Qargha and Paghman Castle Morning Tour (Lake Qargha)

Budget Solo Week-end Trip in Winter Afghanistan

109th on my continuing saga beyond the #lakbay100 journey
December 20 to 21, 2019

“It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime...” ― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

My 87th solo backpacking trip, 44th country to visit in Asian continent, 107th country visited on my journey beyond #lakbay100, 7th continent on my list and of course and usual budget do-it-yourself itinerary from arrival to departure. I did not research that much for this country due also on limited time and laziness.

Afghanistan has been the center of many powerful empires for the past 2,000 years. However, in the last 40 years the country has been in chaos due to major wars -- from the Soviet invasion of 1979 to their withdrawal in 1989 and from warlordism to the removal of the Taliban in 2001 and the ensuing American and NATO invasion. Afghanistan has spent the last 3 decades in the news for all the wrong reasons. While it has much to offer to the intrepid traveler caution is advised and travel to Kabul is STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
https://wikitravel.org/en/Afghanistan

Budget Solo Week-end Trip in Winter Afghanistan