How to TRAVEL IRAQ Solo - (Everything you need to know) 🇮🇶 Guide to IRAQ

#Iraq #TravelIraq #TravelGuide
If you want to TRAVEL IRAQ on your own, this video is for you !
This MAP OF IRAQ that I have created for you will help you a LOT.
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I found Iraq to be a most amazing destination for travel. I love it so much that I have put a lot of time and effort into making this guide so MORE PEOPLE can visit and experience INCREDIBLE IRAQ !
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CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
0:57 - About This Guide
2:33 - Quick Overview of IRAQ
5:08 - How to Get Into IRAQ
6:00 - From Airport to Hotel in Baghdad
7:19 - First Impressions of IRAQ
8:21 - How to get around in a city in IRAQ
9:08 - How to get from City to City in IRAQ
11:51 - Safety in IRAQ
14:30 - How to Visit Baghdad
17:37 - How to Visit Karbala and Babylon
21:24 - How to Visit Nasiriyah Chibayish and Ur
22:45 - How to Visit Basra
23:16 - How to Visit Samarra
24:21 - How to Visit Najaf
25:59 - How to Visit Mosul
26:35 - How to Visit Erbil
26:57 - How to Visit Iraqi Kurdistan
27:23 - How to Visit Amedi and Akre
27:31 - How to Visit Rabban Hermizd Monastery and Lalish
27:39 - How to Visit Mar Mattai Monastery
28:25 - How to Visit Sulaymaniyah
29:09 - Good Things to Know about Traveling IRAQ
34:38 - Before Arriving in IRAQ
36:03 - What to Watch out For in IRAQ
42:45 - The Goal of This Guide
43:32 - Questions about Traveling IRAQ
Much more IRAQ content on my channel. I hope you will enjoy 😊
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING !
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[@ridha1452]

Excellent explanation, thanks for this video... I am from Lebanon soon I will visit Iraq 🇮🇶 love Iraq 😍

[@SincerelyRaman]

Thanks so much ! I hope it's helpful 😊. I'm actually in Lebanon now, although, leaving tomorrow 😊

[@ridha1452]

@@SincerelyRaman I wish you a happy journey

[@eldeen5552]

Thank you for serving Iraq and Iraqis, brother - tourists really help out the locals, and more than just the economic impact, but the feeling of returning to normalcy after decades of conflict.

[@SincerelyRaman]

Thanks for your comment, I'm really happy to help. I think both sides benefit greatly, the locals and the visitors 🥳

[@ahmedkaran7595]

That’s great explanation. For the visitor people want to visit Iraq Baghdad . Thank you very much for the nice lovely words you side about Iraq and the citizen they live there that’s true they are very generous and they have the hospitality 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@SincerelyRaman]

I hope to make it clearer and easier for new people to visit 🤞. Iraq and its people are so delightful 🥳

[@HK00088]

Your videos are great for me in near future. This will help, I want to visit someday

[@SincerelyRaman]

Very glad to read this 😊🙏

[@user-gc7pn7dy9y]

You deserve a million subscribers

[@SincerelyRaman]

Thanks so much 🙏 Let's hope so 🤞

[@user-en3sf9ji2y]

عراق چیه قدر قشنگه وجالبه. امیدوارم که یه روز میتونم به عراق سفر کنم.

[@SincerelyRaman]

Yes, I hope you can travel there too !!

[@rodrigotravel]

This video sold me on the idea to travel to Iraq 😄

[@SincerelyRaman]

That's the best thing I could hope to hear 🙂👍. Thanks for your comment 🥳

[@leilamirech5194]

Hello, thanks so much for your vidéo. It will help me a lot for my trip in Iraq. Thank you 😊

[@SincerelyRaman]

My pleasure ! It's an incredible place to visit 🙂

[@Ali.Muhammad.Ali.]

Welcome to my great country, Iraq, brother

[@SincerelyRaman]

Thanks very much 🙏

[@user-hk7tx3gw7k]

You are a good man, glad you visited Iraq 🇮🇶

[@SincerelyRaman]

Iraq was really my pleasure 🙏

[@user-en3sf9ji2y]

يارب تشرفنا بزيارة العراق الغظيم

[@SincerelyRaman]

I also felt very fortunate to visit Iraq . I visited twice !

[@Kevin-cw6im]

Thanks for the share 🙏

[@SincerelyRaman]

My pleasure 😊

[@Kevin-cw6im]

@@SincerelyRaman make more videos please

[@Kevin-cw6im]

I’ll watch it all

[@ayanademov]

Visiting Iraq next month and this was extremely helpful. Thank you so much!

[@SincerelyRaman]

Very glad to hear it helped. Iraq is incredible, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did 🤞. Please do check recent details in case some things have changed (hopefully gotten even easier) than when I published this guide 🤞

[@user-oq3bj8gz1b]

Nice

[@SincerelyRaman]

🙏🙏

[@user-hk7tx3gw7k]

This video is great, thank you very much

[@SincerelyRaman]

Thanks very much, I hope it helps !

[@babilon8723]

Nice video😍 Greetings to you from the marshes of Nasiriyah city🇮🇶

[@SincerelyRaman]

Thank you ! I really put a lot of effort into it 😁

[@user-gd2rt7bp2q]

أتمنى أن تعود يوما ما وتزور واسط الكوت

[@SincerelyRaman]

Yes, I hope so 🤞

[@user-gd2rt7bp2q]

@@SincerelyRaman 🌹🌹 regards Love

[@jeremynkelley]

Thank you thank you THANK you for making this detailed video!!!!❤️❤️❤️✌🏼

[@SincerelyRaman]

My pleasure. I hope it helps 🙏. Of course, make sure to ask about the latest prices, availabilities, and perhaps new options before you follow through. It is an AWESOME country to explore 🥳

[@adrianbogdan7927]

Great video, thanks!!

[@SincerelyRaman]

Thank you. I hope it helps 😊

[@atwani79]

What a great vid with tons of tips, who needs Tripadvisor anymore 🙏

[@SincerelyRaman]

Aww, thanks so much. Trying my best 😊🙏

[@goldnet2]

nice vdo

[@SincerelyRaman]

Thank you 🙏

[@konulzade9387]

In 1534, Mosul, Kirkuk, Erbil, Sulaimaniya, the southwestern region of Azerbaijan, became part of the Ottoman Empire during the war between the Safavid state and the Ottoman state, and in 1926, as a result of an agreement of June 5 between Turkey and England, Mosul, Kirkuk , Erbil, the lands of Sulaymaniyah were transferred under the control of Iraq. Mosul, Kirkuk, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah - THIS IS AZERBAIJAN! 🇦🇿

[@MrTonyJ]

Glad you explained up there it was not $35,000 dollars.

[@sunoftruth4789]

you well coom 🌺🌺❤️❤️👋

[@SincerelyRaman]

Thank you 🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@mansoormansoortoro9554]

Welcome to iraq even if u American and we hadvwar before now we are friends and iraqi and American people didn't choose to fight echather .bush and sadaam did!!!

[@SincerelyRaman]

Thank you 🙏 Of course, citizens are usually nice people. Government people are something else 🤪😵‍💫

[@aliaghafitness]

Your video was really helpful.. the only thing i want to ask is how can I Travel to Mosul directly from Samarra or Baghdad and which route shall I Take

[@SincerelyRaman]

Responded to your other post 👍

[@belfastroamer]

Fantastic video. Really informative. A question around nightlife in Baghdad. Are there any bars or places to get a beer? Or is that frowned upon?

[@SincerelyRaman]

Thanks much, glad if it could help. Do keep in mind that it has been a while since I made the video. So for any critical facts, check the latest info. I didn't drink in Baghdad as all the people I happened to make friends with happened to be Muslim, so we only drank tea and smoke shisha 😄. But there are a surprising number of liquor stores in Baghdad, and a number of bars as well. I did go out once I got to the Kurdistan region though 🙂. Loved Iraq, would visit again in a heartbeat!

[@belfastroamer]

@SincerelyRaman Ah ok, thanks for the response. I was literally about to book a few days ago, but there have been airstrikes in Erbil, shutting the airport down. So I might hold off for a while

[@SincerelyRaman]

oh no. Hope everyone is ok 🤞

[@ranyyanashat9156]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@SincerelyRaman]

🙏🙏🙏🙏😊

[@m.y.yusufzai2051]

Thanks Raman for great video I am planning to go Iraq start from Basra to Baghdad coukd pls tekl jow many day should i stay in Basra and Naseeria and Najaf and karbala and Samara

[@SincerelyRaman]

Thanks, glad it helped ! How long you stay in each place really depends on how much time you have on your whole trip. Generally, people only do a day trip to Samara. 2 or 3 nights in Basra and 2 or 3 nights in Nasiriyah. 2 nights in Najaf. People with less time can make the stops even shorter, and people with more time can slow down and stay longer 🙂

[@m.y.yusufzai2051]

@@SincerelyRaman Thanks a lot Dear Raman and wish you all the best

[@SincerelyRaman]

👍🙏

[@user-en3sf9ji2y]

Thank you so much for this important information 🙏🙏 Iraq is so interesting country I hope I'll have the opportunity to visit this wonderful country!! How did you feel regarding the safety in the south? (I'm fascinated by South Iraq)

[@SincerelyRaman]

All the places I visited all over Iraq felt completely safe. I didn't go to any far or remote places.

[@peter118peterpeter9]

Thank you for the information! I have a question. Can we land at Basra and get a state visa from the airport or only from Baghdad airport?

[@SincerelyRaman]

Thanks for watching ! It depends on where your passport is from. Some passports can get Visa on arrival at Basra. Also these policies can change over time. So depending on your passport you'll need to confirm the latest policy. Iraq is a great place to visit though for sure.

[@user-en3sf9ji2y]

Are the hotels expensive? How did you get with the locals that were showing you around was it before your trip?

[@SincerelyRaman]

In Iraq, most things are very affordable. The biggest expense will be hotels. Or if you book private drivers. I contacted locals through Facebook group Iraqi Travellers Cafe. You can join it and contact locals before you arrive !

[@nanofaradio]

could you please recommend to me a hotel in Baghdad and Karbala? booking a couple of hotels would be fine or should I have already all my stay booked from the start? Thanks!

[@SincerelyRaman]

All the hotels are in the map that I have linked in the video description. As for booking in advance, the main thing you should watch out for, is that the religious cities, especially Karbala and Najaf, get FULL on special dates and anniversaries, and prices can triple (still affordable though). If you know what date you are visiting Karbala and it happens to be on a special holiday/anniversary, etc, then you might want to pre-book. Otherwise, I didn't find a need to pre-book. Cheers

[@cutebaby7976]

Is it possible to enter Nasiriyah or are there strict procedures?

[@SincerelyRaman]

Entering Nasiriyah is as simple as any place now. It used to be difficult before, but not anymore 👍

[@hasanalshareef5047]

And there is no scammer in iraq if find will be like 0.001% , thanks buddy i just find you by the great wandering emma. You can take bus is cheapest .

[@SincerelyRaman]

Thanks for watching, I hope it helps. Thanks to Emma too 😊

[@nanofaradio]

Thank you for this amazing video! really helped me to prepare for my trip to Iraq. I have a question regarding the domestic flights. I can't find any flight tickets from Basra to Erbil. However, when googling it, it indeed shows there are connection flights between cities. Any idea how to book a flight? BR

[@SincerelyRaman]

Thanks for watching, glad it helped a bit 🙂. I didn't take any domestic flights so I don't want to give you wrong information. I would recommend you join the Facebook Group Iraqi Travellers Cafe, and search for your question and/or post this question. They are very happy to help 🙏

[@newsweek631]

Why foreign tourists do not prefer to visit the resorts and waterfalls in northern Iraq?

[@SincerelyRaman]

Can you name the places you are referring to ? Maybe we have not heard about them before, and we don't know to visit them ?

[@newsweek631]

@@SincerelyRaman Kali Ali Beg Waterfall, Bekhal Waterfall in Rawanduz, and Solaf Waterfall in Amadiya

[@SincerelyRaman]

Thanks for the list ! Hopefully others will read your comment and learn about visiting them. I spent a lot of time in Iraq, (2 trips) and there is just too much to see in the country. Will have to make more trips and keep exploring more and more things. 🙏

[@JustExperience101]

Do u know if need two visa one for one for federal Iraq nd one for. Kurdistan

[@SincerelyRaman]

If you get a Visa in Federal Iraq you can use it in both Federal and Kurdistan. If you get a visa in Kurdistan then you can't use it in Federal. But always check the latest policies as it is possible that this could change

[@JustExperience101]

@@SincerelyRaman thank you for reply 👍

[@SincerelyRaman]

👍

[@aliaghafitness]

Your video was really helpful.. the only thing i want to ask is how can I Travel to Mosul directly from Samarra or Baghdad and which route shall I Take

[@SincerelyRaman]

Glad the video was helpful. I made this guide 2 years ago, so some things could have changed since then! However, based on my experience, you should go to Erbil first, and then Erbil to Mosul. If you are in Baghdad or Samarra, you can ask if there is a vehicle going to Mosul. And if they say yes, just ask them if they go to Erbil first on the way. If yes, then it should be fine. But if they are not going to Erbil first and are taking a shortcut instead, then I would suggest that you first take a separate transport to Erbil, and another transport to Mosul. Again, my experience is from 2 years ago, but this is my advice based on that experience. Enjoy! It's an incredible country 🙂

[@aliaghafitness]

@@SincerelyRaman thank you so much elder Brother❤️. Lots of love and regards to you

[@SincerelyRaman]

I noticed on the map that there is another direct route from Baghdad and Samarra to Mosul, and it could also be a well traveled safe and fast option. I recommend you ask about route options to Mosul when you are in Baghdad or Samarra. I think there's a good chance you can go directly, but just confirm