Gardan

Gardan: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Gardan

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Gardan — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.32389, 67.92917. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gardan

• Hajigak Pass · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~50 km · Must-see
• Shahr-i Ghulghula · fort · Bamyan Province · ~69 km · Must-see
• Buddhas of Bamiyan · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~72 km · Must-see
• Kōtal-e Mullā Ya‘qūb · viewpoint · Maidan Wardak Province · ~27 km
• Kōh-e Khwājah Muḩammad · viewpoint · Maidan Wardak Province · ~37 km
• Kohe Urgas · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~43 km
• Kohe Ahengaran · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~44 km
• Kuh-e Dasht-e Gech · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~56 km
• Shah Fuladi · viewpoint · Maidan Wardak Province · ~56 km
• Pereval Mazar · dargah · Ghazni Province · ~61 km
• Shahr-e Zuhak · fort · Bamyan Province · ~70 km
• Kalai Ghamai Caves · cave · Bamyan Province · ~71 km
• Qoul-I Akram Caves · cave · Bamyan Province · ~71 km
• Cave monastery 6 AD · cave · Bamyan Province · ~72 km
• Khoshkeh Kowtal · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~74 km
• Rāh Kol · fort · Maidan Wardak Province · ~13 km
• Koh-e Taylak · viewpoint · Maidan Wardak Province · ~15 km
• Zīārat-e Shēr-e Surkh · attraction · Maidan Wardak Province · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gardan

Other forts & heritage near Gardan

• Shahr-i Ghulghula · fort · Bamyan Province · ~69 km · Must-see
• Palace of Sultan Mas'ud III · fort · Ghazni Province · ~121 km · Must-see
• Citadel of Ghazni · fort · Ghazni Province · ~121 km · Must-see
• Paghman Hill Castle · fort · Kabul Province · ~125 km · Must-see
• Tajbeg Palace · fort · Kabul Province · ~137 km · Must-see
• Darul Aman Palace · fort · Kabul Province · ~138 km · Must-see
• Bagh-e Bala Palace · fort · Kabul Province · ~141 km · Must-see
• Qasr-e Chehel Sotun · fort · Kabul Province · ~142 km · Must-see
• Chihilsitoon Garden · fort · Kabul Province · ~142 km · Must-see
• Timur Shah Mausoleum · fort · Kabul Province · ~145 km · Must-see

All forts & heritage in Afghanistan

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