The Most Surprising Place in AfghanistanS8 EP.06 | Band-e Amir | Pakistan to Japan Motorcycle Tour
Assalam O Alaikum everyone and welcome back to the channel from Kabul Afghanistan It's our last day here. I mean we are leaving Kabul today. I have been here for the last two or three days. It was amazing. It's a very beautiful city. The people here are very friendly and they took good care of me.
You know, one cannot stay at one location on a motorcycle tour. So you have to move on. It is important to say that.
Some people are standing beside me. We are heading to our next destination, Band-e-Amir. It is located in the Bamyan region and is really wonderful.
I had seen some pictures of it a long time ago. Blue water and the backdrop of the mountains. We will try to explore it today and show it to you. It is a 290 km ride from here. It might take us 5 to 5.5 hours.
Will figure out a place to stay, later. As it's a tourist spot, finding a hotel will be easy. Let's leave from here. Let's take you to Band-E-Amir in the Bamyan region. Almost everyone has gathered around. Let me turn on the navigation.
These curious reactions by people are worth it. Thank you. I think we need to go this way.
The traffic is closed ahead. We will leave as soon as the traffic clears. Bismillah... In the name of Allah... (prayer for journey) May Allah bless us with a good day ahead. I hope to reach Band-E-Amir before dusk without facing any issue.
And enjoy its beauty. We are almost in the center of Kabul. The primary street here, Shahr e Naw, is located two streets behind this. The traffic here is terrible.
I don't think I have experienced such traffic in any other part of the world. There are no rules here. No one is looking around.
They'll just drive wherever they happen to find themselves. And then everyone will wait for you in the traffic. Anyway, the people here are very friendly. As a traveler, it matters a lot how friendly the people are. No matter which region you travel to. We mostly spend our time on the road.
I am very happy to see that after 40 years, people are enjoying peace and security here. Last night, I went out with some people for dinner. They told me that if there had been a traffic jam somewhere, the thought of a possible bomb blast would scare us to death. It's very tough to live in such a situation. It rained last night. The weather has become pleasant.
It's still cloudy. I think we will have a good ride today. This region bears scorching heat.
Here comes the globe. There are dense clouds behind this. We have to go that way. It is quite possible that we might get stuck in the rain. It will be tough.
The traffic here is terrible. Thank God. We've probably moved past the major rush area. Assalam O Alaikum Full Assalam O Alaikum Wa Alekum Salam Turk? No. Pakistan. Pakistan? Yes Where are you going? I am going to Bamyan.
Thanks Now with a full tank, let's get going. Look at the houses on the mountain slopes. It's almost the same color as the mountain. You can't even tell from a distance.
It's the same in Kabul; and villages all the way from Jalalabad to Kabul. It's the same. Thank you. Map. Satellite. Satellite? Map. Band-e-Amir. Sorry.
I was stopped twice at checkposts. They stop at almost every check post. Usually don't let us go unchecked. All we need to do is show them the ministry's authorization document. That's it.
They don't bother us much. It's drizzling now. I hope there won't be heavy rain. The clouds are predominating here. We have to go straight where I can see its not raining. I think its going to rain a lot.
Let's change the outfit. Assalam O Alaikum Sometimes I feel so sleepy while riding a motorcycle. Literally I convince myself to stop somewhere or else I could die. So, it was a similar situation today.
Since the last 20km; I would fall asleep and then wake up and then start riding again. But I don't know, maybe because of the change of weather. Although I had a good night's sleep last night. So, I stopped here.
I came across a very beautiful location. Many families are enjoying picnic here. Children are playing. River is flowing from here. Little springs are flowing from above. So I relaxed here.
Feeling better now. I always try to stop in such situations otherwise it will be very dangerous. Especially in such a traffic where you don't know who is going to overtake you ahead. So even if you don't make a mistake, it's still dangerous.
What a beautiful road is running through the mountains. River is flowing along. Too good. Welcome to Bamyan City.
I believe I must have been stopped at least fifteen times while traveling. Almost every mountain has a check post. That's why I couldn't fly my drone anywhere. Mountains here are very beautiful. I have to come back to Bamyan tomorrow.
I can do the videography of Bamyan tomorrow. The houses are almost of the same color as the mountains. I think we have reached Bamyan City.
This area is very beautiful. Now I need some confidence. So that I can take some drone shots and show you. For now, we will just cross this area. We have to come back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
Then we will see. This area is very lively. We can see a village every 2-4 minutes, for the past 10 km. But this is Bamyan City now.
Amazing! Just look at the caves inside the mountains. This Bamyan region feels like Cappadocia. It's very unique and beautiful. So welcome to Band-E-Amir National Park. Our next 20 km ride is off-road. The road condition was much worse a couple of years ago.
I have no idea about the current situation. I've seen some blogs that talked about the rather poor condition of this road. But that was like 1-2 years ago.
Roads are changing annually here. I think it's much better. We have reached the first viewpoint. From where I will show you the beautiful blue colored lake.
Look at that! What an amazing view from here. The mountains back there look awesome. It's really cold here. Finally, we have reached Band-E-Amir. Since it's located between the mountains, it's not too windy. As it was in the upper region.
I can see tents in front of me. But I feel like staying in a room. Comfortably. Because it's cold here.
We have paid 320 Afghanis for entry. Assalam-O-Alaikum This doesn't seem to be a suitable place for camping. Quite average. Still seems like a rather touristy place. By the sheer number of tents here.
I can only see tents here. Oh, it's also mentioned. I couldn't see it. They are building things here. But they are not yet in their final form. Oh, the glass is broken.
One can pass out in this cold. So far, this seems to be the most decent hotel. Hotel Plateau Let's go inside and see how it looks like. Let's go Rangeeli. Thank God.
Assalam-O-Alaikum Is there a room available? Assalam-O-Alaikum Finally, we have checked in. You can see how drained I am. It was a tiring journey. But the good thing is that we have reached here safely. They have given me two options for room. One is the traditional style with a mattress on the carpet.
And the other was a bedroom. The mattress quality of the bed was not that good. So I preferred this one. Let me show you the room. This is the washroom. It's a small one but clean.
This is our sleeping room. I think 3-4 people can sleep comfortably here. They have provided us this mattress along with blanket. We also have our sleeping bag. We will lay our sleeping bag here. We have a pillow as well.
We can comfortably spend the night here. I have paid 800 Afghanis for this. I think it's around $12.
I have to arrange the food now. I don't know what I will get here. Or if I can get anything at all. The kitchen doesn't seem to be that much operational. Let's see.
Our food is here. We have eggs in Afghani style. I think they have added onions and tomatoes along with Afghani bread. This hotel is 1.5 km away from the main restaurants.
I didn't have the idea. I was too tired to go there and order food. and then wait, since it could take longer. Most likely it would be Kabuli Pulao.
I have eaten a lot of meat in the last few days. So I decided to keep it simple today. Eat comfortably and enjoy.
Our day was too good. I hope you liked the vlog. Let me taste this before people ask. What did the egg taste like? Bismillah This is cooked in a different style. I am very hungry.
I will eat comfortably. If you like my vlog, then don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Share. Remember me in your prayers. Allah Hafiz
2024-09-15 11:59
