IRAQ Kurdistan 6 Days
Erbil – Dohuk – Amadiya – Rawandas – Dokan – Sulaymaniyah - Halabja – Tawela
Day by Day Program
Day 1 – Erbil
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Airport pickup in Erbil.
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Exchange money on the local market (if necessary).
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Civilization Museum.
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Highlight: Tour the Citadel of Erbil, a UNESCO site.
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Textile Museum.
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Kurdish antique shop, a good place for unique souvenirs.
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Walk through the Qaysai Bazaar, here you can buy everything.
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Minaret of Choli (also known as the Mudhafaria Minaret). The minaret was built between 1190 and 1232.
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Overnight stay in Erbil.
Day 2 – Erbil – Duhok
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Highlight: Dayro d-Mor Monastery, with a guided tour by a monk.
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Jirwana, one of the oldest aqueducts in the world.
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Drive to Lalesh.
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Highlight: Guided tour of Lalesh, the holy place for the Yazidis.
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Visit to the village of Al Qush with the tomb of the prophet Nahum.
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Mar Gorgis Monastery with the Mar Mekha Churches. This Christian place is still very active.
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Rabban Hormizd Monastery, a monastery more than a thousand years old and carved into the rocks.
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Ride to Duhok.
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Overnight stay in Duhok.
Day 3 – Duhok – Amadiya – Rawandas
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Drive to Amadiya.
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The famous city gate Bab Zebar.
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Minaret of Amadiya. The minaret is 30m high and has been there since the 15th century.
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Former Sadam Hussein Palace. Nowadays there are only a few walls left.
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Highlight: Drive to Rawandas, with a regular stop along the way for photos.
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Mullah Mustapha Memorial (Father of present-day Kurdistan), a very important place for the Kurds.
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Shanidar Cave, here are the remains of some Neanderthals found.
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Highlight: Walk along the famous Hamilton Road.
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Walk through the park of Rawandas.
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Overnight stay in Rawandas.
Day 4 – Rawandas – Dokan – Sulaymaniyah
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Drive to Sulaymaniyah via Dokan.
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Visit to the Red Prison, where Kurds were locked up and tortured in the time of Saddam Hussein.
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Highlight: Walk over the busy bazaar of Sulaymaniyah
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Sha’ab Teahouse, an icon in the city.
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View over the city from the Goizha mountain.
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Overnight stay in Sulaymaniyah.
Day 5 – Sulaymaniyah – Halabja – Tawela
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Sulaymaniyah Museum.
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Drive to Halabja.
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Genocide Museum with the equally impressive cemetery.
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Waterfall on the border with Iran in Tawela.
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Drive to Sulaymaniyah.
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Overnight stay in Sulaymaniyah.
Day 6 – Suleimaniya – Erbil
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Drive to Erbil via Koisinjak.
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Highlight: Stop at an old caravanserai. Here you’ll feel like you’re traveling back in time.
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Zarvi Cave and Dokan Lake. A place to relax and stretch your legs.
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Airport drop-off.
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End of tour.