8-day journey
Religious Heritage Tour
Shrines, monasteries, churches and temples — a journey through the many faiths that have called Iraq home.
- Duration
- 8 days
- Starts
- Baghdad
- Ends
- Erbil
- Best time
- October – May
- Price
- From $2,100 per person
Iraq is home to Muslims, Christians, Yazidis, Mandaeans and many more. This journey visits sacred places of many traditions, with time for reflection and conversation.
Day by day
Your itinerary
- 1
Day 1 · Baghdad
Baghdad arrival
Welcome dinner.
- 2
Day 2 · Baghdad
Kadhimiya & Baghdad churches
Kadhimiya Shrine and Our Lady of Salvation Cathedral.
- 3
Day 3 · Karbala
Karbala
The shrines of Husayn and Abbas.
- 4
Day 4 · Najaf
Najaf & Kufa
The Imam Ali Shrine and the Great Mosque of Kufa.
- 5
Day 5 · Samarra
Samarra
The spiral Malwiya minaret and the Al-Askari Shrine.
- 6
Day 6 · Mosul
Mosul
Al-Nuri Mosque, al-Tahira Church and the old city.
- 7
Day 7 · Lalish
Nineveh Plains & Lalish
Mar Mattai Monastery and the Yazidi temple of Lalish.
- 8
Day 8 · Erbil
Erbil departure
Transfer to Erbil International Airport.
Destinations on this journey
Baghdad & Central Iraq
Baghdad
The City of Peace on the Tigris — once the greatest centre of learning in the world, today a vibrant capital of book markets, riverside cafés and golden-domed shrines.
Kurdistan Region
Erbil
One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on earth, crowned by a UNESCO-listed citadel and wrapped in bustling bazaars.
Southern Iraq
Najaf
A holy city of scholarship and pilgrimage, home to the golden-domed Shrine of Imam Ali and the vast Wadi al-Salam cemetery.
Southern Iraq
Karbala
The city of Imam Husayn and Abbas, whose twin shrines face each other across Bayn al-Haramayn — one of the most moving places of pilgrimage in the world.
Northern Iraq
Mosul
The Pearl of the North — an ancient trading city on the Tigris, reborn through the restoration of its historic mosques, churches and old city.
Make this journey yours
Change the pace, add a destination or travel on your own dates — our team will tailor it for you.