Join YPT as we take you to Iraq to celebrate New Year in Kurdistan. A prospective new nation protected by the Peshmerga which were at the forefront of the fight with ISIS.
Despite its significance and proximity to probably the most tense area in the world, Kurdistan offers not only safety, but beautiful scenery, famed in Middle Eastern literature as a paradise on earth, with more than 3500 archaeological sites, and some of the most friendly and welcoming people on earth.
The trip takes us to the world’s only Yazidi shrine at Lalish, before heading north to Duhok, the Saddam palace, Amadiya, the natural beauty of the Rawanduz, and then looping around and heading south to Sulaymaniyah before heading back to UNESCO World Heritage Site, Erbil, checking out lots of cool sights in between.
If that was not enough for you we’ll celebrate the new year in Kurdistan with dinner in one of Sulaymaniyah’s finer restaurants and bars, with drinks and of course fireworks!
Iraqi Kurdistan is visa on arrival for many nationalities. Whether you are a former Pioneer, or new to us, you can join this trip in a region that is living history.
Monday 26th December – Erbil
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Tuesday 27th December – Duhok
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Wednesday 28th December – Rawanduz
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Thursday 29th December – Sulaymaniyah
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Friday 30th December – Halabja – Sulaymaniyah
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Saturday 31st December – Sulaymaniyah – Erbil
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Sunday 1st January – Erbil
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