Iraq – 6 days tour

Itinerary

Day 1 – Erbil

• Airport pickup in Erbil.
• Exchange money on the local market (if necessary).
• Civilization Museum.
• Highlight: Tour the Citadel of Erbil, a UNESCO site.
• Textile Museum.
• Kurdish antique shop, a good place for unique souvenirs.
• Walk through the Qaysai Bazaar, here you can buy everything.
• Minaret of Choli (also known as the Mudhafaria Minaret). The minaret was built between 1190 and 1232.
• Overnight stay in Erbil.

Day 2 – Erbil – Duhok

• Highlight: Dayro d-Mor Monastery, with a guided tour by a monk.
• Jirwana, one of the oldest aqueducts in the world.
• Drive to Lalesh.
• Highlight: Guided tour of Lalesh, the holy place for the Yazidis.
• Visit to the village of Al Qush with the tomb of the prophet Nahum.
• Mar Gorgis Monastery with the Mar Mekha Churches. This Christian place is still very active.
• Rabban Hormizd Monastery, a monastery more than a thousand years old and carved into the rocks.
• Ride to Duhok.
• Overnight stay in Duhok.

Day 3 – Duhok – Amadiya – Rawandas

• Drive to Amadiya.
• The famous city gate Bab Zebar.
• Minaret of Amadiya. The minaret is 30m high and has been there since the 15th century.
• Former Sadam Hussein Palace. Nowadays there are only a few walls left.
• Highlight: Drive to Rawandas, with a regular stop along the way for photos.
• Mullah Mustapha Memorial (Father of present-day Kurdistan), a very important place for the Kurds.
• Shanidar Cave, here are the remains of some Neanderthals found.
• Highlight: Walk along the famous Hamilton Road.
• Walk through the park of Rawandas.
• Overnight stay in Rawandas.

Day 4 – Rawandas – Dokan – Sulaymaniyah

• Drive to Sulaymaniyah via Dokan.
• Visit to the Red Prison, where Kurds were locked up and tortured in the time of Saddam Hussein.
• Highlight: Walk over the busy bazaar of Sulaymaniyah
• Sha’ab Teahouse, an icon in the city.
• View over the city from the Goizha mountain.
• Overnight stay in Sulaymaniyah.

Day 5 – Sulaymaniyah – Halabja – Tawela

• Sulaymaniyah Museum.
• Drive to Halabja.
• Genocide Museum with the equally impressive cemetery.
• Waterfall on the border with Iran in Tawela.
• Drive to Sulaymaniyah.
• Overnight stay in Sulaymaniyah.

Day 6 – Suleimaniya – Erbil

• Drive to Erbil via Koisinjak.
• Highlight: Stop at an old caravanserai. Here you’ll feel like you’re traveling back in time.
• Zarvi Cave and Dokan Lake. A place to relax and stretch your legs.
• Airport drop-off.
• End of tour.