Shaban in Iran & Iraq

1^st day

After arrival at IKA Airport we move to Qom, first thing to do is paying respect to the holy shrine of Lady Fatima Masuma, and the rest of the day you have the time to yourself.

2^nd day

The day starts with a visit to Prophet Khezr Mountain before going to Jamkaran mosque, in the afternoon we visit the house of Imam Khomeyni, the founder of the Islamic revolution of Iran and a free discussion about Islam is held in presence of a great scholar of Hawzah. If time allows we will visit Mar’ashi Najafi Library, the third biggest library of the Islamic world.

Next morning we go to Kashan, one of the oldest cities of Iran. First, we visit Fin Garden, the very epitome of the Persian garden, then Tabatabaee house, one of the best samples of historical houses of Kashan. After that, we go to visit Sultan Amir Ahmad traditional Iranian public bathhouse, and ziyarah of Sultan Amir Ahmad holy shrine. We pass the night at a historic house in Kashan. We pass the night in Qom.

Early in the morning we leave Qom for Tehran and of course not without stopping en route to visit the holy shrine of Imam Khomeyni. The first thing we do in Tehran is ziyarah of Shah Abdol Azim shrine. In the afternoon, we stop at Nature Bridge and if time allows visit the holy defense museum before we leave for Mashhad by train or airplane.

5^th day

No doubt we are to pay our deepest respect to Imam Ridha (pbuh) as soon as we arrive in Mashhad. Pir palanduz, an ‘Arif in a shrine adjacent to the holy shrine of Imam Ridha, is another place we visit, and the rest of the day you have the time to yourself.

6^th day

We go to the holy shrine for Ziyarah of the Imam for Salat al-Fajr. Take a rest in the hotel as we shall have a busy and exciting day ahead. We go to various and famous Bazaars of Mashhad for shopping. The afternoon is to be spent in Water Park.

7^th day

An early morning visit to Astan Quds Razavi Central Museum, the collection of which is related to the Islamic period. We then get more familiar with the different parts of the holy shrine before having the Special food of the holy shrine for lunch.

8^th day

To fly to Najaf we have to say farewell to Imam Ridha, so we all do Al-Wida’ Ziyarah (the last visit to the holy shrine) and fly to Najaf.

8^th day

As soon as we check in the hotel, we go for Ziarah of the holy shrine of Imam Ali (pbuh) and spend the night in Najaf.

9^th day

The second day in Najaf starts with visiting the holy shrine of Imam Ali (pbuh). Then we go to the great Mosque of Kufa and visit the martyrs buried there. Al-Hannanah Mosque is the other place we visit.

10^th day

In the morning, we visit Wadi-us-Salaam, the biggest cemetery in the world, paying respect to Prophet Hood and Saleh beside many others who are buried there. We go to the holy shrine of Imam Ali (pbuh) to do Al Wida’ Ziarah, as we are to leave Najaf for Karbala in the afternoon. We visit Sahle mosque en route and spend the first night in Karbala.

11^th day

The first thing to do in the morning is paying respect to Imam Hossein (pbuh) and Abbas ibn Ali. Then we go to Maqam Imam Mahdi (pbuh), Maqam Kaf-o-al Abbas, and we see Alqameh stream that flows through the city carrying stories from the past.

12^th day

First thing in the morning is to visit the holy shrines. Then we visit Tal al-Zeinabi, Kheymegah, the tomb of Habib ibn Madhahir and the rest of the companions who are all near the holy shrine of Imam Hossein (pbuh).

13^th day

It’s time to start a journey to visit the holy shrines of Imam Askareeyain in Samarra and Holy Shrines of Al-Jawadain in Kadhimiya. After visiting these holy shrines, we go back to Karbala to spend the last night of our trip in this holy city near the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and Abbas ibn Ali.

14^th day

It’s time to end this memorable travel. The tour ends after breakfast at our hotel in Karbala. Transfer is included to take you to Baghdad or Najaf for your flight home.

All Religious Cities in One Package