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Erbil

3 Days in Erbil

7Stops2UNESCO Sites+26Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumCitadel

Erbil Citadel

A town on a mound lived on for 6,000 years.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    2 h

    Erbil Citadel

    UNESCO

    Erbil Citadel

  3. 17:15
    45 min

    Kurdish Textile Museum

    UNESCO

    Erbil Citadel

  4. 19:30
    1.5 h

    Kurdish kebab and dolma

    Food

    Erbil restaurants

Day 2Day TripFullQal'at Sherqat

Ashur

The first Assyrian capital on the Tigris.

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Day 3City DayMediumCentre

Qaysari Bazaar · Shanadar Park

The bazaar below the citadel. A hilltop park and cable car.

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Day Trip

Hamilton Road and Gali Ali Beg

Canyon road and waterfalls.

Day Trip

Lalish

The Yazidi holy valley.

Half Day

Mudhafaria Minaret

A 12th-century brick minaret.

Half Day

Ankawa

The Christian quarter and St Joseph's Cathedral.

When to Go

This version is for Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Mar (50 mm), driest Jul (1 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER