8-Day Southern Iraq Heritage Tour
An 8-day journey through historic southern Iraq
Duration
8 Days
Distance
Baghdad → Karbala → Basra → Baghdad
Day 1 – Baghdad
Bab Al Wastani (the only remaining gate of Baghdad)
Al-Safafir Market is the first market in the world
Mutanabi Street is famous for poets and writers
Abbasid Place
Shabandar Café is one of the oldest cultural cafes in Baghdad have tea and walk around the bazaar
Pass through the Green Zone
Martyr's Monument which Saddam built during Iraq and Iranian war
Square or liberation: Where most of the protests against foreign and domestic accrued
Dinner
Day 2 – Baghdad
Ziggurat Dur-Kurigalzu 2200 -2000 BC / 30km outside of Baghdad around 30-40 minute drive
Lunch brake
Ctesiphon / Parthian Empire (247 BCE - 224 CE) until Rome's destruction. Later restored, it became the capital of the Sassanian Empire (224-651 CE)
40km outside of Baghdad around 30-40-minute drive
Dinner
Day 3 – Baghdad to Karbala
Baghdad to Karbala
Babylon / 40-50-minute drive from Baghdad 1:30 hours tour in the ancient city
Saddam's Palace/ in the same location exclusive access for our company to all the areas and rooms in the palace including the roof 1:30 hours tour
Lunch
Karbala (visit the two shrines: Imam Abbas and Imam Hussein) most significant shrines in Shia world
Dinner
Day 4 – Karbala to Najaf
Al-Ukhaidir Fortress /50 km south of Karbala, Iraq. It is a large, rectangular fortress erected in 775AD with a unique defensive style. Constructed by the Abbasid caliph's As-Saffah
Lunch
Visit The Prophet Dhu al-Kifl (Ezekiel) Hebrew Bible prophet
Note the shrine is closed, the mosque next it is open and available to visit
Wadi Al-Salam Cemetery. The biggest cemetery in the world
Imam Ali Shrine/ most important and first Imam in Islam and the son in law of Islam's prophet Mohammed
Day 5 – Najaf to Samawa and Nassrivah
2.5-hour drive to Uruk (5,000 BC). It's where the first written words were created and the first city in the world. Tour the ancient temples for 1.5 hours
Ziggurat of Ur, the birthplace of prophet Abraham 3800 BC, walk around the ancient city tour 1 hour
Dinner and overnight in Samawa city
Day 6 – Nassriyah to Basrah
Boat trip in the Iraqi Marshes unesco world heritage site 1 hour, have fish (Mazgof) 1 45 minutes away from the city
Stay in the reed house with local people for a few hours
Go to Basra 2 hours drive and checkin hotel visit Shanasheel Street, (Old Basrah)
Dinner and overnight in Basra
Optional: have a walk around during the night by the Shat al Arab river
And take a boat ride
Day 7 – Basrah to Baghdad
Basra Cultural Museum
Shatt al-Arab, the point where the two Mesopotamian rivers meet each other
Lunch break
Drive to Baghdad and overnight there
Day 8 – Departure
Airport drop-off
Services
Services Included in the Tour:
- Accommodations
- Professional private guide, multi-language speaking, with 5+ years of experience during the entire tour
- Lecture at every historical and cultural site
- Transportation in an air-conditioned private car
- Breakfast
- Pickup and drop-off the airport
Excludes:
- Lunch and dinner
- Travel insurance
- Entry fees to all historical sites and museums
- Alcoholic drinks
- Souvenirs
- Internet inside the vehicle
Transportation
Private tours: Chrysler 300 (maximum two individuals)
Group tour: Mini Van (maximum six individuals)
Larger groups: Bus for groups from eight to fifteen individuals
Meals: Breakfasts in hotels, lunch and dinner in restaurants
Available year-round upon request
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