Explore medieval Samarra Spiral Minarets and Palaces, from Baghdad.
In the morning, we set out for Samarra city to explore the UNESCO Heritage Sites, including the 9th century spiral Malwiya Minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra.
Visit the Abbasid Pond Palace, an underground recreational palace named after the pond at its center.
Another spiral minaret of Abu Delaf Mosque, standing at a height of 30 meters, built in 859 AD of baked bricks by the Abbasid caliph Al-Mutawakkil.
End the tour at Qaser al-Ashiq, the Lover’s Palace, is situated on the western side of Samarra. Built in the 9th century when Samarra was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate.
Then we drive back to Baghdad.
