Where ancient traditions endure beneath open skies.
Country
There is an old Afghan legend that on the final day of creation, God gathered everything that remained and scattered it across Afghanistan. Perhaps that is why so much of the world's beauty seems to have found its way here: snow-covered peaks, deep valleys, turquoise lakes, endless deserts, green mountain meadows and rivers winding through ancient landscapes. Afghanistan is a country where nature rarely comes in just one form.
Bamyan
Set high in the mountains of central Afghanistan, Band-e Amir is a chain of deep-blue lakes surrounded by dramatic limestone cliffs. The intense blue of the water against the rugged landscape creates one of Afghanistan's most extraordinary natural scenes, where immense skies, still waters, and barren mountains come together in striking harmony.
