Trekking and Mountaineering in Afghanistan

After decades of civil war, invasion by Russia, its give very less importunately for mountain lover to visit this part of world. Now with the help of International organization Mountain Wilderness of Italy is training and supporting local people to act as a mountain guide and porters and encouraging tourists and tour operators to organize trip for Afghanistan. They trained 22 people among two of them are woman and nine of them are former Mujahideen fighters.

There are high potential of trekking and mountaineering activities in North of Afghanistan in Panjshir Valley, and the famous Wakhan Corridor, where the country's highest peaks are located.

Asghar Ali Porik
Managing Director
M/s JASMINE TOURS
24-Canning Road, GPO box 859, 1st Floor, Ishaq Market, Saddar,
Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Tel: 0092-51-5586823 Fax: 0092-51-5584566
e-mail: info@jasminetours.com
Site: www.jasminetours.com
Site in French: www.decouvertepakistan.com

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