Duration: | 11 Day(s) - 10 Night(s) |
Tour Category: | Archaeological Tours |
DAY 1: Baghdad
Arrive at Baghdad airport and check in at the hotel
DAY 2: Baghdad
City tour in Baghdad
-Visit the National Museum
-Visit the Martyr's Monument
-Then walk through the Martyrs Bridge to Almotanabi Street, Al-Shabandar Café.
-Visit Al-Mustansiriya School.
Overnight in Al Taj hotel
DAY 3: Samarra
Visit Samarra, north of Baghdad
-The Abbasid Palace (Qasr al-Khalifa)
-The spiral lighthouse (Malwiya Tower)
Then back to Baghdad …Overnight in Al Taj hotel
DAY 4: Babylon and Karbala
Travel to Salman pak Visit Taq Kasra.
-Visit the ancient city of Babylon (Ishtar Gate)
-Visit Saddam’s Palace
-Then heading to the city of Karbala
-Visit the shrines of Imam Hussein and his brother Imam Al-Abbas.
Then transfer to Kufa and Najaf..
Overnight in Najaf hotel.
DAY 5: Najaf and Kufa
City tour in Kufa and Najaf visit Islamic places.
-Visit the Wadi al-Salam cemetery
-Go to Kufa and visit the shrine of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib
-Visit the central Bazaar and the Great Mosque of Kufa.
Overnight in Najaf hotel.
DAY 6: Nasriya and UR
Early in the morning head to the south towards the ancient city of Ur
-Visit the greatest Sumerian Ziggurat in the whole country (UR)
Transfer to Nasirya
DAY 7: Mesopotamian Marshes
Transfer to Marshlands the Mesopotamian Marshes.
DAY 8: Basrah
Full-day city tour in Basra and its vast plethora of historical and
Cultural Sights:
- Shatt-al-Arab Corniche, Old Town, Central Souq.
- History Museum,
- Saddam’s Palace and Central Railway Station.
Overnight in Basra hotel.
DAY 9: Mosul
City tour in Mosul and most famous places.
DAY 10: Erbil
Full-Day Erbil City Tour:
-Old citadel
-Jalil Khayat Mosque.
-The Christian neighborhood of Ankawa and the local bazaar.
DAY 11: Farwell to Kurdistan
Last day in Erbil transfer to the airport.