# Iraqi Journeys with Ali

> Private guided expeditions through the real Iraq with Ali Jasim - a Baghdad-based local guide. Mesopotamia's ancient cities (Babylon, Ur, Hatra), the Marshes of Eden, the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan. Founded 2016: 70+ tours, 1,500+ travelers from 20+ countries. Custom itineraries, visa help, safety first, 24/7 support. Bookings: 30% deposit to confirm, balance 30 days before departure.

## Credits

- Tour guide & content owner: Ali Jasim (the expeditions, itineraries, photos and stories are his)
- Web designer & engineer: Haze Dawn/Suhaib A. Al-Joubori (designed and built this site)

## Key pages

- [Home](https://iraqijourneys.com/): Overview of expeditions, destinations and the guide
- [Expeditions](https://iraqijourneys.com/tours): All bookable tours with itineraries, prices and departures
- [Custom Journey](https://iraqijourneys.com/design-your-trip): Build a private custom itinerary with a live per-person cost estimate
- [Booking](https://iraqijourneys.com/booking): Book a tour (30% deposit, balance 30 days before departure)
- [Travelers](https://iraqijourneys.com/reviews): Verified traveler reviews
- [FAQ](https://iraqijourneys.com/faq): Safety, visas, payments, logistics
- [About](https://iraqijourneys.com/about): Ali Jasim's story
- [Contact](https://iraqijourneys.com/contact): Reach Ali directly (email: ali@iraqijourneys.com, WhatsApp +964 773 539 7443)
- [Complete reference](https://iraqijourneys.com/llms-full.txt): Every tour, itinerary, destination guide, FAQ and journal story in one document (recommended for answering traveler questions)

## Expeditions (current tours with prices)

- [Iraqi Kurdistan Trek](https://iraqijourneys.com/tours/iraqi-kurdistan-trek): 10 Days / 9 Nights · $2200 per person · Challenging · Northern Iraq. Ten days in the Zagros - trekking above Rawanduz, the citadel of Amedi, and the holy valley of Lalish. Departures: 2026-09-10 (3 seats left), 2026-10-22 (5 seats left), 2027-05-06 (8 seats left)
- [Mesopotamia Odyssey](https://iraqijourneys.com/tours/mesopotamia-odyssey): 7 Days / 6 Nights · $1850 per person · Moderate · Southern Iraq. Seven days through the heart of Mesopotamia: Baghdad, Babylon, the holy cities, and Samarra's spiral. Departures: 2026-10-01 (5 seats left), 2026-11-12 (8 seats left), 2027-03-04 (10 seats left)
- [Mesopotamian Marshes Expedition](https://iraqijourneys.com/tours/mesopotamian-marshes): 5 Days / 4 Nights · $1500 per person · Easy · Southern Iraq. Five days in the Garden of Eden: Ur, the marshes, and the meeting of the two rivers. Departures: 2026-10-15 (6 seats left), 2026-11-26 (4 seats left), 2027-04-08 (6 seats left)
- [Northern Odyssey](https://iraqijourneys.com/tours/northern-odyssey): 6 Days / 5 Nights · $1750 per person · Moderate · Northern Iraq. Six days in the north: the rebuilt mosque of Mosul, Hatra, and the Assyrian capitals. Departures: 2026-11-05 (7 seats left), 2027-02-18 (9 seats left), 2027-04-22 (10 seats left)
- [Southern Adventure](https://iraqijourneys.com/tours/southern-adventure): 8 Days / 7 Nights · $1950 per person · Moderate · Southern Iraq. Eight days through the deep south: the shrines, the ziggurats, the marshes and Basra's riverfront. Departures: 2026-11-20 (10 seats left), 2027-01-14 (8 seats left), 2027-03-18 (10 seats left)
- [Complete Iraq - 14 Days](https://iraqijourneys.com/tours/complete-iraq): 14 Days / 13 Nights · $5200 per person · Moderate · Multi-Region Iraq. The country end to end: the marshes of Eden, the Sumerian ziggurats, the shrines of the south, the Euphrates of the west, the old city of Mosul, the mountains of Kurdistan. Departures: 2027-03-01 (5 seats left)
- [UNESCO Heritage Expedition](https://iraqijourneys.com/tours/unesco-heritage-expedition): 5 Days / 4 Nights · $1250 per person · Easy · Northern Iraq. Iraq's northern World Heritage sites in one focused trip: Samarra, Hatra, Mosul and Erbil. Departures: 2026-12-21 (10 seats left)
- [Deep Sumer & the Anbar Road](https://iraqijourneys.com/tours/deep-sumer-anbar): 8 Days / 7 Nights · $2250 per person · Moderate · Multi-Region Iraq. The south's deepest secrets and the Euphrates of the west: from Basra's riverfront to Hatra. Departures: 2027-01-30 (10 seats left)
- [Iraq Grand Journey](https://iraqijourneys.com/tours/iraq-grand-journey): 10 Days / 9 Nights · $2590 per person · Moderate · Central Iraq. The whole country in ten days: from the Tigris in Baghdad to the citadel of Erbil. Departures: 2026-12-27 (10 seats left), 2027-03-26 (10 seats left), 2027-11-03 (10 seats left)

## Destination guides (landmarks)

- [The Mesopotamian Marshes](https://iraqijourneys.com/landmarks/mesopotamian-marshes): The Garden of Eden A labyrinth of reeds and shimmering waterways where the Tigris and Euphrates meet - the legendary Garden of Eden. Home of the Marsh Arabs and the Ma'dan, who still build their mudh
- [Amedi](https://iraqijourneys.com/landmarks/amedi): The Citadel on the Mesa Founded before 3000 BC, Amedi has watched over the road between Mesopotamia and the mountains for five thousand years. Perched 3,900 feet above the plains of Duhok on a single flat
- [Hatra](https://iraqijourneys.com/landmarks/hatra): The Sun Temple City A walled city of the Parthian era that rose from the desert at the crossroads of the Roman and Persian worlds. Hatra's great circular city, ringed by double walls, sheltered the Te
- [Erbil Citadel](https://iraqijourneys.com/landmarks/erbil-citadel): The Oldest Inhabited City on Earth Perched on a 30-metre mound at the heart of Erbil, the Citadel has been continuously inhabited for over 6,000 years - a living testament to the enduring spirit of Mesopotamia, and

## Journal (travel stories)

- [Erbil Citadel: The Oldest City on Earth](https://iraqijourneys.com/blog/erbil-citadel-the-oldest-city-on-earth): Six thousand years of continuous habitation on one mound - and the bazaar below that is still gloriously, stubbornly alive. (Ali Jasim, )
- [Samarra: The Spiral That Points to the Sky](https://iraqijourneys.com/blog/samarra-the-spiral-minaret): Nine coils of brick rising fifty-two metres over the Tigris - climbing the Malwiya, and what the Abbasid age still has to say to a traveller today. (Ali Jasim, 2026-08-02)
- [Hatra: The City That Rome Never Took](https://iraqijourneys.com/blog/hatra-the-city-that-rome-never-took): Twice the legions besieged it, twice they marched away with nothing. Walking the great iwans of the sun temple city - and the story of the goddess Shahiro. (Ali Jasim, 2026-07-26)
- [A Dawn in the Mesopotamian Marshes](https://iraqijourneys.com/blog/a-dawn-in-the-mesopotamian-marshes): Gliding through the reed channels of Chibayish as the first light of morning turns the water to gold - a glimpse of the Iraq that guidebooks cannot prepare you for. (Ali Jasim, 2026-07-12)

## Facts

- Founded: 2016, Baghdad, Iraq
- Tours completed: 70+ · Travelers guided: 1,500+ · Nationalities: 20+
- Languages: English, Arabic, Kurdish
- Safety: vetted drivers, constant contact with local authorities, 24/7 support
- Booking: 30% deposit to confirm; balance 30 days before departure