Takatū

Takatū: 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 Takatū

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 Takatū — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.60735, 67.67786. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Takatū

• Shahr-i Ghulghula · fort · Bamyan Province · ~35 km · Must-see
• Buddhas of Bamiyan · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hajigak Pass · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~47 km · Must-see
• Band-e Zulfiqar · lake · Bamyan Province · ~59 km · Must-see
• Band-e Amir National Park · sanctuary · Bamyan Province · ~60 km · Must-see
• Sang-e Shibar · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~67 km · Must-see
• Shah Fuladi · viewpoint · Maidan Wardak Province · ~8 km
• Kōtal-e Mullā Ya‘qūb · viewpoint · Maidan Wardak Province · ~29 km
• Kohe Urgas · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~30 km
• Kalai Ghamai Caves · cave · Bamyan Province · ~32 km
• Kohe Ahengaran · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~33 km
• Kuh-e Baba · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~33 km
• Qoul-I Akram Caves · cave · Bamyan Province · ~33 km
• Cave monastery 6 AD · cave · Bamyan Province · ~35 km
• Kuh-e Dasht-e Gech · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~39 km
• Kotal-i- Zard Sang · viewpoint · Bamyan Province · ~45 km
• Shahr-e Zuhak · fort · Bamyan Province · ~46 km
• Kōh-e Khwājah Muḩammad · viewpoint · Maidan Wardak Province · ~50 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Takatū

Other forts & heritage near Takatū

• Shahr-i Ghulghula · fort · Bamyan Province · ~35 km · Must-see
• Paghman Hill Castle · fort · Kabul Province · ~148 km · Must-see
• Shahr-e Zuhak · fort · Bamyan Province · ~46 km
• Qallay Kaphari B · fort · Bamyan Province · ~99 km
• Qallay Kaphari A · fort · Bamyan Province · ~99 km
• Chehel Burj · fort · Bamyan Province · ~128 km
• Danestama · fort · Baghlan Province · ~129 km
• Apple Roundabout · fort · Maidan Wardak Province · ~140 km
• Āwlēsh · fort · Maidan Wardak Province · ~1 km
• Saraye Kotal;Saray-e Kowtal;Saray-e Kotal · fort · Maidan Wardak Province · ~26 km

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