Ski Trip to Iraqi Kurdistan
Ski Trip to Iraqi Kurdistan
Published : 28-May-2024 03:06
Untamed Borders, which organises trips to off-the-beaten-track destinations, including for skiing adventures, has announced that it'll be heading back to Iraq next winter on a four-day trip.
In February 2025 the company will be returning to the slopes in the mountains in the north of the country and visit Iraq's highest mountain Halgurd.
The region, which is home to a single mountain resort, complete with gondola, sits close to the border with Iran and the aim is to take in routes which have rarely been skied before.
Trip participants will also have the opportunity to take part in the Choman Winter Festival – a mixed abilities and gender ski touring race in the area - which Untamed Borders sponsors.
The trip will also visit the city of Erbil and soak up Kurdish culture.
The trip will be limited to a maximum of six participants with costs from $2,500 (US) per person.
Untamed Borders also organise ski holidays to Afghanistan which resumed last year following the Taliban take over. Afghan woman are no longer allowed to ski in Afghanistan unfortunately, although Iraqi women are able to in Iraq.
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