Mesopotamian Marshes
A UNESCO-listed world of water, reeds and water buffalo — home of the Ma'dan people and their extraordinary reed architecture.
Where the Tigris and Euphrates spread across the southern plains lies one of the largest wetlands in the Middle East. The Ahwar of Southern Iraq were inscribed by UNESCO in 2016 as a mixed natural and cultural site.
Glide by mashoof canoe through channels of tall reeds, visit a mudhif — a vaulted guesthouse woven entirely from reeds — and share fresh buffalo-milk geymar at breakfast.
Baghdad → Baghdad
Walk through five thousand years of history — from the ziggurat of Ur to the gates of Babylon and the golden age of Baghdad.
Najaf → Basra
Holy cities, date-palm rivers and the marshes of the Ma'dan — the soul of southern Iraq.
Tell us what inspires you and our local travel designers will create a personal itinerary across Iraq — free and without obligation.
