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Iraqi Kurdistan 6 Days

Erbil – Dohuk – Amadiya – Rawandas – Dokan – Sulaymaniyah - Halabja – Tawela

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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.

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