A uniform accommodation standard cannot be provided on these itineraries. Comfort, location, design, character, historical interest and whether the money spent will go into the pockets of the local community are all considerations.

The accommodation will be based on 2 people sharing. An optional single supplement is available upon request, for an additional cost of $400 per person.

With the exception of breakfast, meals are not included as part of the trip apart from the days you are skiing. In the operator’s experience people sometimes want to eat different things, in different places, at different times.

They know some great places and will happily show you some of their favourite restaurants and tea houses. Some are luxurious, some are earthier, but all have character. However, they do not pretend to be the arbiters of good taste and are equally happy for you to go off and find your own favourites.

People with a sense of adventure. Ideally you can ski off piste.

Guides:

You will be accompanied by an experienced English speaking Afghan guide for the duration of the trip.
Sometimes the operator also provides an extra local guide. If it’s a large group, they may wish to split into smaller groups for city tours to allow greater flexibility and keep a lower profile. An extra local guide allows us to do that.
In Bamian, the guiding on the slopes will be carried out by a western qualified ski guide and the local Afghan guides.

Security:
Trips to Afghanistan do create certain risks all on their own, and whilst we want you to have as much freedom as possible we must state that the tour leader has the final word with regards to changes in the itinerary for safety reasons. Whilst the route we have chosen passes through areas that we consider to be stable things can change and we may have to alter the route or cancel sections of the trip at short notice.
If there is an extra expense incurred due to the change of itinerary, you may be asked to bear part of that cost. For example, if we must fly between cities rather than drive this may incur an additional charge.
In Afghanistan, areas away from the roads do have a risk of landmines although the areas we will be taking you to ski have been cleared and the runs have been tested by the few people that ski in the country.As with off-piste skiing in the rest of the world there is a small but serious avalanche risk.