Iraqi Kurdistan 6 Days

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Detailed Itinerary:

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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.