8 Days Iraq FAM trip Dec 01 - Dec 08, 2025

Dec 01 - Arrival at Baghdad

• Upon landing at Baghdad 1 International Airport, you will be greeted by our representative who will be holding a sign. Afterward, you will be swiftly transferred to your hotel for check-in and overnight.

Dec 02 - Baghdad tour (The Iraq National Museum, Al Mustansiriya School, Al-Shaheed Monument, Tahrir Square, the Qishleh and Al Mutanabbi Street, and the Abbasid Palace.)

• Early morning, you start your day by visiting the largest multicultural museum in all of Iraq, The Iraq National Museum.
• You will then go to Al Mustansiriya School and visit the Al Shaheed monument which was made to commemorate the martyrs of Iraq.
• Later on, you will then pass by Tahrir Square, the biggest and most central square in all of Baghdad.
• Our next destination will be Al-Mutanabbi Street located in the center of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, Al-Mutanabbi Street is considered the cultural market for the people of Baghdad, where the book trade of various types and fields flourishes, and there is a printing press dating back to the nineteenth century, and it also contains a number of libraries that include rare books and manuscripts in addition to some old Baghdadi buildings, including the civil court buildings in the past, which is currently called     Al-Qishla, beautiful monument built and inspired by Ottman architecture.
• Our last monument of the day will be the glorious and ancient Abbasid palace, that was built by the great Abbasid caliph al-Nasir.
• Lastly, you will return to your hotel overnight.

Dec 03 - overday at Babil (The Old City of Babylon, Ishtar Gate, and Saddam Palace, ziggurat of Borsiba), then drive to Najaf (, and Imam Ali Shrine and overnight in Najaf.)

• Early morning, we will head to the magical Babil by bus.
• We will start today's tour by sightseeing the old archeological city of Babylon (old Babil) that dates back to the 19^th century BC and enjoy its numerous ancient structures and monuments.
• You will then witness the picturesque, lofty gate of Ishtar the goddess of love and fertility.
•  Right after the arch, you will see a cultural and historical symbol of ancient Babylon and Mesopotamia, the unique 2600 years old Lion of Babylon
• We then will head to the historic majestic Saddam Palace of Babylon.
• you will visit ziggurat of Borsiba, Borsiba which means sea horn or sea sword. The ziggurat is the temple of the gods in Mesopotamian civilizations, a high tower that rises like a mountain in the desert. The Ziggurat of Borsiba was the temple of the god Nabu, son of Marduk, the greatest god of the city of Babylon, next to the Ziggurat of Borsiba stands the place of the birth of the prophet (Abraham)
• Thereafter, you will travel by bus to the sacred city of Najaf, one of the capital holy cities of Shia Muslims in the world The first thing we will visit inside Najaf is the holy Imam Ali Shrine, devoted to Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, who was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, which holds great cultural and religious significance for Muslims all over the world, especially Shia Muslims as he is regarded as the first Imam.
• Lastly, overnight at your hotel in Najaf.

Dec 04 - Overday at Samawah (Visit Uruk today known as Warka, Ziggurat of Ur)

• Warka is a district located in southern Iraq, east of the city of Rumaitha in the Muthanna Governorate, it is one of the important cities in ancient history, and the first written words started here, which is cuneiform writing, Also the oldest epics in the history is the Epic of Gilgamesh, the name Iraq came out of the city of Warka or Ork.
• There you will visit the one-of-a-kind Ziggurat of Ur, with its intricate structure and unique design serving as a testament to the greatness of ancient Sumeria.
• and overnight in Dhi Qar.

Dec 05 - (Nasiriyah Museum, The Marshes)

• Overday at Dhi Qar
• Your first destination of the day is the cultural Nasiriyah Museum which includes 14 halls divided into 2 floors that include artifacts from 7 different civilizations including the Sumerian city of Ur.
• Lastly, you will explore the marshes.
• Then return to Baghdad overnight.

Dec 06 - Going to the Mosque of Samarra, the Malwiya Minaret, and Qasr al-'Ashiq (Lover's Palace (then drive to Mosul (Hatra city)

• In the early morning,  you will drive to Samarra.
• Upon landing, your first visit will be to the Great Mosque of Samarrah and the Malwiya Tower For a time, the mosque was the largest in the world; its minaret, the Malwiya Tower, is a spiraling cone 52 metres (171 ft) high and 33 metres (108 ft) wide with a spiral ramp.
• After which you will explore Qasr al-'Ashiq a prominent surviving example of the Abbasid architectural style palace. The building is rectangular shaped and consists of two floors, one of which has been used as a catacombs and vaults.
•  after arriving in Mosul you will bear Witness the ancient city of Hatra the richest archaeological site of the Parthian Empire.
• and overnight in Mosul.

Dec 07 - Mosul tour ( Mosul Heritage House, Great Mosque of Nouri, Old Mosul, the Adad gate)

• Your first visit will be to Mosul Heritage House a museum located on the banks of the Tigris River near the Qaraqasaray Castle on the right side of Mosul in Iraq. The museum contains a collection of heritage collectibles that were used in prayer houses in the last century, in addition to heritage art pieces, antiques, and costumes.
• You will then go to The Great Mosque of Al-Nouri is one of the historical mosques of Iraq and is located on the right (western) coast of Mosul. The mosque is famous for its convex minaret to the east.
• When you visit the city of Mosul (northern Iraq), especially the right side of the city, you see narrow alleys and dilapidated houses dating back generations, some for hundreds of years, and these narrow alleys hide within their walls the history of this ancient city, inhabited by authentic Mosuli families.
• Your last destination will be Adad Gate. One of the fifteen gateways of ancient Nineveh dating back to the Assyrian period located north of the ruins of a destroyed city that once belonged to the Assyrians. And the location of the door to the north of the ruins of that city
• Overnight at Erbil Hotel.

Dec 08 - Final departure from Erbil International Airport.

• Transfer to Erbil International Airport for Departure after having an early breakfast