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IRAQ 5 Days

Baghdad – Babylon – Karbala - Samarra

Day by Day Program
 

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.

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