Iraq and Kurdistan Tour from Malaysia 2023

Iraq + Kurdistan
15 Days 13 Nights

Dates: 29 April – 13 May 2023 / 04 – 18 Nov 2023

Tour Fare
RM17,999pp

Highlights:
– Climb the Minaret at Samarra
– Visit the National Museum of Iraq
– Explore Babylon
– See the cradle of civilisations at Uruk / 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 Mar Mattai monastery, Alqosh and Raban Hormizd monastery
– Explore Rawanduz 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 Uruk, 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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Dates: 29 April – 13 May 2023 / 04 – 18 Nov 2023

Tour Fare
RM17,999pp

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