Iraq 5 Days Tour starts from the Pickup from the airport to the return Back.
During the trip, you will be able to visit Baghdad, Babylon, Karbala, Najaf, and Nasiriyah.
You will be able to discover Baghdad starting from the Old city of Baghdad and ending with modern life. also, you will be able to intricate with people talk to the locals and enjoy the rich culture that comes from the mix of different religions and ethnicities.
We will head to Babylon and Visit the remaining ruins of Babylon and the abandoned Saddam’s Hussain Palace. Then drive to Karbala to see Imam Hussain and Imam Abbas shrines and feel the reverence of the people to the shrines and how they interact.
Then we go to the marshes in the city of Nasiriyah and live in the wild atmosphere, where most of the local population lives on wildlife.
We will visit small islands using old boats to visit families and local people who live primitive life. We learn how to live and how they catch fish and rely on buffalo breeding.
Then we taste the local’s food, especially the covered fish (a method of cooking fish over low heat and for a long time).
The itinerary will be as follows :
Iraq 5 Days Tour Itinerary
Day 1 | Baghdad
Pickup from the airport and go to the hotel
Overnight in Baghdad
Day 2 | Baghdad
leave Hotel
Visit Liberation Square one of the main squares in Baghdad where This square played an important role in some of the revolutions, marches, and uprisings that took place in the city of Baghdad,
Then we will have a short boat trip over the Tigris river and cross the river and Al-Mutanabi street: Al-Mutanabbi Street is considered the oldest cultural market for the people of Baghdad, where the trade of books of all kinds and fields flourishes.
Visit the Abbasid Palace
Then we will walk through the Old Bazar And see also the copper Market.
then we will have some rest to drink the traditional Iraqi tea and Dried lime tea in Al-shabander It is one of the most famous old cafes in Baghdad.
Visit Al-Kadhimiya one of the important neighborhoods in Baghdad and enjoy the beautiful night market and also includes the Al Kadhimiya holy Shrine (golden Dome) The tomb of Imam Musa al-Kadhim and his grandson, Imam Muhammad al-Jawad, one of the most prominent Muslims and the seventh imam of Twelver Shiites.
Dinner Time
Overnight in Baghdad
Day 3 | Karbala Babylon
checkout from the hotel
in the Iraq 5 Days Tour we will visit Martyr Monument dedicated to Iraqi soldiers who died in 80’s Iraq-Iran
war, Iraqis today generally consider it a commemoration of all the martyrs of Iraq
tour to the ancient ruins of Babylon cradle of Mesopotamian civilization dated 18th – 6th BC, with the Hanging Gardens, which was supposed to be attached to the Palace of King Nebuchadnezzar. Appointed as the Seven Wonders of the Hellenic World, have a presence in various literature sources but its physical existence has never been proven
Saddam Palace nowadays Museum, is Perched on top of Babylon, as the palace was inspired by the Babylonian palace of King Nebuchadnezzar.
Go to Karbala
Go to a restaurant and hotel for resting
visit Imam Abbas shrine that contains the tomb of the Al-Abbas B. Imam Ali was one of the greatest Islamic and historical characters. He reflected the real brotherhood trait during Al-Taff battle when he sacrificed himself to protect his family, in addition to granting his palms for the sake of defending the Islamic values and idealism of Ahlul-Bayt, which Yazid was seeking to alter.
Imam Hussein shrine contains the tomb of imam Hussein He is the second son of Imam Ali and the second grandson of the Messenger of Allah Muhammad after his brother Imam Hassan.
Go to Nasiriyah city
Overnight in Nasiriyah
Iraq 5 Days Tour Day 4 | Nasiriyah – Ur – Marshes
visit the Ziggurat of Ur The ziggurat is the most distinctive architectural invention of the Ancient Near East. Like an ancient Egyptian pyramid, an ancient Near Eastern ziggurat has four sides and rises up to the realm of the gods. However, unlike Egyptian pyramids, the exterior of Ziggurats was not smooth but tiered to accommodate the work at the structure and the administrative oversight and religious rituals essential to Ancient Near Eastern cities. Ziggurats are found scattered around what is today Iraq and Iran, and stand as an imposing testament to the power and skill of the ancient culture that produced them.
Visit Marshes of Iraq are the largest wetlands in the Middle East. They not only provide habitat to hundreds of bird and fish species, but they are also home to thousands of Marsh Arabs who are returning more and more to their historical heartland. Draining of The Marshes We stop to have some rest and drink the traditional tea and meet the locals and have some chat with them talking old stories, then we will take a boat trip using the old traditional boat called “shakhtura” through the maze of marshes and have the famous
lunchtime and eat the famous masgouf (fish grilled using reeds instead of wood,) inside one of the houses build by reeds only called “almutheef”
Go to Al-Qurnah
Tree of Adam It is a tree that the people of the region believe grew in the place where the Prophet Adam descended to the earth and where the Prophet of God Abraham prayed.
This does not stem from Islamic beliefs. Rather, this place is frequented by many foreign Jews and Christians, and it seems that it constitutes one of their holy places.
Al-Multaqa (Meeting point )
We will see the meeting point of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers meet and form the Shatt al-Arab river
Go to Basra and check in at Hotel
Overnight in Basra
Day 5 | Basra Departure
Drive to the airport for Departure
This is how to travel in Iraq 5 Days Tour