1st day – Baghdad day                 ◦ Arrive at your convenience into Baghdad – the capital city of Iraq a day before the tour starts to . ◦ Transfer to Hotel using registered Airport taxis whose waiting for you at the airport

Baghdad day trip Passing Tahir Square which translates to Liberation Square – it’s Baghdad’s largest and most central square which commemorates the 1958 establishment of the Republic of Iraq.
National Museum.
Al-Mustansariya School, this used to be the most important university in the Islamic world. Almutanabi Street, also known as Book Street.

Copper market and Al shaheed monument Martyrs monument

going at night to the modern part of Baghdad to get a SIM card for the interested travellers
               Lunch break in town to try local popular Iraqi dishes such as Kubba and Mandi in Darbona restaurant • Highlight: Al Shaheed Monument, an imposing structure commemorating the first Gulf War.

2nd day
Babylon – Karbalala

Travel from Baghdad to Karbala.  On the route visit the remains of the city of Babylon, . At Babylon we will also visit an old palace of Saddam’s.

we will visit the legendary city of Babylon. It is still impresive to walk the same streets that the rulers of one of the most prominent ancient empires once did and where Alexander the Great died.
The city prospered under the reign of Nebuchadrezzar II – one of the most powerful monarchs of the Neo- Babylonian Empire.
In the 20th century, Saddam Hussein, who saw himself as a modern reincarnation of Nebuchadnezzar, sponsored a reconstruction of the city.

The construction was rather modern and didn’t take into consideration the actual ruins and was thus derided by the archelogical world.
We will get the chance to walk through a reconstruction of the glorious Ishtar Gate – constructed of vibrant blue tiles and adorned with depictions of fantastic animals. We will then proceed to the Karbala – a holy city for the Shia Muslims.
It’s the place of one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. Every year hundreds of thousand of Shia Muslims come here to mark the holy day of Ashura and commemorate the martyrdom in battle of the Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in 680AD. Overnight in a hotel in Karbala. 

3rd Day – URUK & Marshes
                 Today we will visit the ancient city of URUK
one of the most important. cities one time, the most important ancient mesopotamian city to the Sumerians. it was founded by King Enmerkar c. 4500 BCE. Uruk is best known as the birthplace of writing c. 3200 BCE as first written language cuneiform writing. Located in the southern region of Mesopotamia(modern day Warka, Iraq), Uruk was known in the Aramaic language as Erech which, it is believed, gave rise to the modern name for the country of Iraq, though another likely derivation is Al-Iraq, the Arabic name for the region of Babylonia. The city of Uruk is most famous for its great king Gilgamesh and the epic tale of his quest for immortality but also for a number of firsts in the development of civilization which occurred there.
Then we will head to the Mesopotamian marshes for an over night in the local house with spending the night with local family

4th Day – Marshes sunrise & UR Ziqqurat                     
Today we will wake up at 4:30 AM to see the sunrise along the Marshes – one of the largest wetland ecosystems in the Middle East and explore their incredible wildlife. We will get to learn more about the Ma’dan people, also known as Marsh Arabs – who have lived on those wetlands for thousands of years and have managed to sustain their traditional lifestyle to present days. Their lifestyle and culture was centered on their natural surrounding: a great example of that are the traditional reed houses, built from the reed growing in the water landscape and then heading to UR ziqqurat
Ur – a Sumerian city-state built in 3800 B.C. Nassriah also believed to be the biblical “Ur of the Chaldees” – the birthplace of Abraham. We will tour the famous Ziggurat of Ur – a stone temple complex built in honour of the moon God Nanna, the patron deity of the city. In the afternoon we will go back to Bagdad Overnigh in the hotel.

Day5- Samarra Mosul       
                 Day trip to Samarra to visit the Great Mosque of Samarra with its spiral minaret which is consider archeological site, a UNESCO world heritage site and largest mosque at the world during its period . then head to the Virgin palace with its huge pool in the middle then to Medieval Times prison then complete our journey to Mosul to visit the heritage centre of Mosul to find out more about the history of the city
6th – Day Mosul – Lalish – Erbil
Visiting the Destroyed old side of Mosul 5 years after the libration of Mosul which was like letting go bird out of the cage to freedom it was by the Iraqi Army in cooperation with coalition forces while a huge rebuilding is happening, the destruction still can be seen on the old side of Mosul. And visiting the Assyrian wall gates
Then heading to Soque which is the main market in the city.

Visiting Lalish (Arabic: لالش, is a mountain valley and temple in Shekhan in Iraq. It is the holiest temple of the Yazidis which is a monotheistic faith based on belief in one God

The village is not inhabited, only the head figure in the Yazidi faith, the Emir, lives here. There are many empty houses in the village, which are available to pilgrims that are expected once in their life to make a six day pilgrimage to the temple. On the way to Lalish we will visit a Christian town in the Nineveh Plains of northern Iraq, a sub-district of the Tel Kaif District situated 45 km north of the city of Mosul to see the ancient part of the city.⠀then heading to Erbil for over night ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

7th Day + Erbil

Visiting the main square of Erbil which is full of life, super kind and friendly local people then heading to The Erbil Citadel, which is also called Qelat, is a UNESCO Worl Heritage Site since 2014. The exact time of building the citadel is unknown.  But it was probably built in the final stage of the Stone Age, in the Neolithic period, which ended in 4500 BC. Qaysari Bazaar is the covered bazaar in the old center of Erbil just next to the main square.

Heading to Jalil Khayat Mosque a very beautiful mosque about 2 km from the Citadel of Erbil. It was being built between 2005 and 2007. On the way heading to Qalay Deren. And at night we can head to Askan street & then an overnight in Erbil .

Day 1 – Baghdad

• Arrival at Baghdad International Airport.
• Meet your local guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel.
• If there is time; get to know a bit more about Baghdad.
• Overnight stay in Baghad.

Day 2 – Baghdad

• National Museum.
• Al-Mustansariya School, this used to be the most important university in the Islamic world.
• Almutanabi Street, also known as Book Street.
• Copper market.
• Highlight: Al Shaheed Monument, an imposing structure commemorating the first Gulf War.
• Liberation Square, the central square of the city.
• Save the Iraqi Culture Monument
• Overnight stay in Baghdad.

Day 3 – Baghdad – Babylon – najaf

• Drive to Babylon.
• Highlight: Tour of the ruins of Babylon, including the Hanging Gardens and the Tower of Babel.
• Palace of Saddam Hussein, on top of a hill overlooking Babylon.
• Drive to Karbala.
• Highlight: Imam Hussein Shrine, the place where Imam Hussein is buried.
• Al Abbas Mosque, the place where Abbas ibn Ali is buried.
• Drive to Baghdad.
• Overnight stay in Baghad.

Day 4 – Samarra – Baghdad

• Drive to Samarra, on the way we drive through villages that have been destroyed in the fight against IS.
• Highlight: See the Samarra Minaret (also known as the Great Mosque of Samarra). If you like you can walk to the top.
• See the famous Birka Palace.
• Return to Baghdad.
• Overnight stay in Baghdad.

Day 5 – Baghdad

• Airport drop off.
• End of tour.