A number of cultural activists and tourists in Bamiyan want support from the Islamic Emirate to promote tourism to Band-e-Amir park in the winter season.
They said that if the government officials provide the grounds for the expansion of hotel services and the cleaning of the Bamiyan- Band-e-Amir road in the winter season, the Band-e-Amir National Park will become a tourist center in the winter as well.
Sayed Taqi, a cultural activist in Bamiyan said: “Tourists come for skiing, there is volleyball and football. When the water of Band-e-Amir freezes, it becomes very beautiful and people ski, play volleyball and football.”
The view of white snow and cold winter air has given Band-e-Amir National Park a fresh and spectacular face.
The clear water and the sound of high and flowing waterfalls among the glaciers add to the beauty of this recreational and natural place, and despite the cold winter, tourists enjoy being in this national park.
“Band-e-Amir has become more beautiful since spring and summer. The water is very colorful and clear, with snow next to it, which has created a wonderful landscape,” said Maisam, a visitor.
“We visited beautiful places here, it’s winter season, the ice caps are very beautiful,” said Saber, a visitor.
But the local officials of Bamiyan said that preparations are on hand to clear the Bamiyan-Band-e-Amir route in winter.
Safiullah Raed, head of Information and Culture of Bamiyan, said: “In the spring of next year, we will build a big hotel with all its facilities for visitors in Band-e-Amir.”
Band-e-Amir National Park is one of the most important recreational places in Bamiyan, which has witnessed the presence of thousands of domestic and foreign tourists every year, and based on statistics, more than 100,000 tourists have visited this place in the current solar year.
