Iraq 5 Days

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Detailed Itinerary:

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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 Baghdad.

 

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 – Karbala

• 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 Baghdad.

 

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.