Join us to the federal region of Iraq

Itinerary

Day 1 – 23 December – Baghdad

• Transfer to our hotel in Baghdad.
• Exchange money on the local market (if necessary).
• Meet the group.
• Overnight stay in Baghdad.

Day 2 – 24 December – Baghdad

• Visit to the Al-Mutanabbi street, which is the heart of Baghdad literacy.
• Highlight: We check out Al-Mustansariya School, known as the oldest school in the world.
• Stroll through the adjacent copper market Al Safafeer.
• Stop at Tahir and Firdos square.
• Al Shaheed monument, an impressive tribute to the victims of wars.
• Victory Arch the famous ‘Hands of Victory’ monument.
• Overnight stay in Baghdad.

Day 3 – 25 December – Baghdad – Samarra – Hatra – Mosul

• Drive to North Iraq passing multiple villages returning to life after the destruction ISIS had left behind.
• Highlight: Explore the UNESCO sites of Hatra, a Parthian trade hub that thrived until its destruction in 241 CE.
• Arrivel in Mosul.
• Overnight stay in Mosul.

Day 4 – 26 December – Mosul – Bakhdida – Erbil

• Highlight: Discover the reconstructed Al-Nuri Mosque, Mosul’s iconic landmark with its once-leaning minaret, destroyed by ISIS and known as the site where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared the so-called caliphate.
• Visit the Al Tahira Church, the largest church of Iraq.
• Stop by the Church square.
• End of tour.
• The tour can be extended with a tour to Kurdistan (26 December 2025 – 1 Januari 2026).