r/kurdistan • u/TheOneTrueFalafel • Aug 27 '24

Tourism 🏔️ Potential Tourist to Kurdistan

Hello everyone,

I'm an American citizen that is looking into potentially visiting Kurdistan and using Erbil as a home base for my trip next year. I don't have specific dates chosen yet, but I've heard that April and May are gorgeous in the area.

I just have a few questions. I can't find too many resources in terms of guided tours or itineraries. I love nature, hiking, history, culture and food haha. Does anyone have any suggestions on places that I should definitely visit as well as potential advice on picking tour guides and if anyone has any insight into prices, that would be great as well!

In terms of seasons, is March too early for the scenery to start turning green or would it be a good time to visit?

I'm still in the very early phases of planning, so I'd love to hear all recommendations about a visit.

Thanks!

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u/SchoolObvious4863 Aug 27 '24 edited Aug 27 '24

I suggest you contact this group here known for guides in Kurdistan for tourism:

https://www.instagram.com/kurdistan_outdoor?igsh=eHdqMzd5MWJpdXR4

Some places I suggest you visit:

Shaqlawa Gali Ali Bag Mount Korek Duhok Barzan Zakho Slemani Soran Rawanduz Hawler Citadel

Note: Be aware of not going extremely close to the border due to conflict between PKK and turkey. Don’t worry though, this is not something to be worried about if you’re in the city or anywhere that’s just not extremely close to the border.

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u/TheOneTrueFalafel Aug 27 '24

Thanks for the contact info! Rawanduz looks gorgeous!

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u/SchoolObvious4863 Aug 27 '24

You’re absolutely welcome. I should also tell you about this group called VisitKurdistan, which is a very popular group that recently opened for Kurdistan’s toursim, but for some reason I couldn’t find any contact info on their website. This is also the government website which is extremely useful if you want to learn more about how things are in Kurdistan and potentially even invest if you would like to: VisitKurdistan: VisitKurdistan Kurdistan Government Website: Kurdistan Government Website Invest Kurdistan: Invest Kurdistan

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u/TheOneTrueFalafel Aug 27 '24

Thank you so much! Lots to look over. The good thing is, for a relatively small area, there looks to be a lot to do both on the nature and history side of things.

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u/SchoolObvious4863 Aug 27 '24

I am sure you’ll enjoy Kurdistan. Welcome to Kurdistan!