13D11N Iraq + Kurdistan 2024 Tour From Malaysia

13D11N Iraq + Kurdistan 2024 Tour From Malaysia

– Climb the Minaret at Samarra
– Visit the National Museum of Iraq
– Explore Babylon
– See the cradle of civilisation at Ur
– Join pilgrims at the two Holy places of Shi’i Islam; Najaf and Karbala
– Visit Saadam Hussein’s palaces
– Boat ride through Southern Iraq’s wetlands
– Lalish – spiritual home of the Yazidi people
– Visit St Matthew monastery, Alqosh and Raban Hormuz monastery
– Rwanduz canyon and the Hamilton Road

Explore the region bound by the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. Tracing history, we travel to the centres of humanity’s first civilisations, visiting the ancient Sumerian sites of Ur, ancient Babylon, and the riches preserved at the National Museum of Iraq. See the legacy of Iraq’s position at the forefront of Islamic architectural history; visiting Samarra, a UNESCO world heritage site with an iconic spiral minaret, and the arch of Ctesiphon. We will then explore modern Iraq, mingling with the pilgrims in Karbala and Najaf, two of the most sacred sites in Shi’a Islam, as well as visiting some of Saddam Hussein’s old palaces. Finally, we will venture into Iraq’s lush marshlands by boat to the point where the two great rivers of antiquity join to create the Shatt al- Arab waterway.

Continue to Kurdistan,a semi-autonomous region of Iraq. From blue waterfalls to steep gorges, deep caves and spectacular mountains between Dohuk and Sulmaniyah. We explore the regions cultural and ethnic diversity by taking in Christian monasteries, and the spiritual home of the Yazidi people. We finish in Erbil with its famous citadel. At 6,500 years old, it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and now a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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13D11N Iraq + Kurdistan
Dates: 22 April – 03 May 2024 / 04 – 16 Nov 2024

Tour Fare
RM17,999pp (6pax)

RM15,999pp (12pax)

Exclusions – Airfares / Travel Insurance / Gratuities
13 Days 11 Nights