Day 1 – Baghdad

• Arrival at Baghdad International Airport.
• Meet your local guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel.
• If there is time; get to know a bit more about Baghdad.
• Overnight stay in Baghdad.

Day 2 – Baghdad

• National Museum.
• Al-Mustansariya School, this used to be the most important university in the Islamic world.
• Almutanabi Street, also known as Book Street.
• Copper market.
• Highlight: Al Shaheed Monument, an imposing structure commemorating the first Gulf War.
• Liberation Square, the central square of the city.
• Save the Iraqi Culture Monument
• Overnight stay in Baghdad.

Day 3 – Baghdad – Babylon – Karbala

• Drive to Babylon.
• Highlight: Tour of the ruins of Babylon, including the Hanging Gardens and the Tower of Babel.
• Palace of Saddam Hussein, on top of a hill overlooking Babylon.
• Drive to Karbala.
• Highlight: Imam Hussein Shrine, the place where Imam Hussein is buried.
• Al Abbas Mosque, the place where Abbas ibn Ali is buried.
• Drive to Baghdad.
• Overnight stay in Baghdad.

Day 4 – Samarra – Baghdad

• Drive to Samarra, on the way we drive through villages that have been destroyed in the fight against IS.
• Highlight: See the Samarra Minaret (also known as the Great Mosque of Samarra). If you like you can walk to the top.
• See the famous Birka Palace.
• Return to Baghdad.
• Overnight stay in Baghdad.

Day 5 – Baghdad

• Airport drop off.
• End of tour.