Service Providers
Tour Operators
Name: VIKurdistan
(founder: Omer Chomani)
Location: Choman
Services: Tour arrangement for day or multi-day trips all along the trail, connection with local guides, accommodation, transportation
Stages covered: All
Languages spoken: Kurdish, English, Arabic
Contact:
Instagram: @VIKurdistan
www.visitiraqikurdistan.net
00964-7501116377 | omer.chomani@gmail.com
Details: VIKurdistan is KRI’s biggest outdoor and adventure tour operator. Its founder, Omar, can arrange tours all along the ZMT for individuals and small groups, and provide guiding himself in Choman and the Halgurd area.
Name: Kurdistan Outdoors
(founder: Arazu Hassan Mohammed)
Location: Erbil
Services: Tour arrangement for day or multi-day trips all along the trail, connection with local guides, accommodation, transportation
Stages covered: All
Languages spoken: Kurdish, English
Contact details:
Instagram @kurdistan_outdoor
00964-7700596661
kurdistanoutdoor@gmail.com
Details: Arazu is a professional guide, who has set up a successful company taking groups across the KRI, and especially into the mountains and countryside.
Name: Gerrok Tourism
(Founder: Mohammed (Hama) Dlshad Abdulqader)
Location: Erbil
Services: Tour arrangement for day or multi-day trips all along the trail, connection with local guides, accommodation, transportation
Stages covered: All
Languages spoken: Kurdish, English, Turkmen, Turkish, Arabic
Contact details:
Instagram @wild.mann
00964-7504899532
gerrok.tourism@gmail.com
Details: Hama is a professional tour guide based in Erbil, with experience of taking individuals or small groups on trips through KRI, with a special expertise in adventure and cultural tours.
Name: Mesopotamia Tourism
Location: Erbil
Services: Tour arrangement for day or multi-day trips all along the trail, connection with local guides, accommodation, transportation
Stages covered: All
Languages spoken: Kurdish, English, Arabic, German, Farsi, Syriac
Contact details:
Instagram: @mesopotamia.tourism
www.mesopotamiatourism.com
00964-7835667722 | info@mesopotamiatourism.com
Details: Mesopotamia Tourism have developed a great reputation very quickly for their cultural and scenic tours, all across the KRI and Iraq.
Local Contacts
Name: Nader Zaher Mustafa
Location: Shush village
Stage(s):
1 - Shush to Akre
Language: Kurdish
Services offered: Homestay. Nader is the mayor of Shush, and offers overnight accommodation, dinner and breakfast.
Contact details: 00964-7504552924
Name: Sadiq Khuder Izzo
Location: Akre
Stage(s):
1 - Shush to Akre,
2 - Akre to Hashtga
Language: Kurdish
Services offered: Sadiq is the most experienced guide for Stages 1 and 2, and helped scout much of this area.
Contact details: 00964-7504984652
Name: Tariq Kamil Hussein
Location: Akre
Stage(s):
1 - Shush to Akre,
2 - Akre to Hashtga
Language: Kurdish, Arabic, English, German, Czech
Services offered: Tariq is a local legend! He was an ambassador and has lived and worked across Europe, but is deeply passionate about his hometown of Akre. His home includes a small museum, and has multiple rooms to rent.
Contact details:
www.villakendela.com
00964-7504456040
Name: Muhammad Rashid Yasin
Location: Hashtga
Stage(s):
2 - Akre to Hashtga
Language: Kurdish
Services offered: Homestay. Muhammad’s house is up on a hill above the village, and he offers one room for overnight accommodation, plus dinner and breakfast. It’s also possible to arrange for lunch or tea to be provided if you want to walk to Hashtga and then travel onwards or back to Erbil after.
Contact details:
00964-7504116823
Name: Anwer Salih Muhammad
Location: Safti
Stage(s):
3- Hashtga to Safti
4- Safti to Alka
Language: Kurdish
Services offered: Homestay and guiding. Anwer has been involved with the trail since 2019, and is an experienced guide for Stages 3 and 4. He and his wife open their open in Safti to guests, and can provide meals.
Contact details:
00964-7504522388
Name: Tahir Salih Malla
Location: Alka
Stage(s):
5- Alka to Harbo
Language: Kurdish, Arabic
Services offered: Homestay and guiding. Tahir has recently joined the project, and is excited to share his area with new guests.
Contact details:
00964-7504728279
Name: Jalo Muhammad Faqi
Location: Harbo
Stage(s):
6 - Harbo to Khalan
Language: Kurdish, Arabic
Services offered: Homestay and guiding. Jalo has lived in Harbo his whole life. The trail was recently re-routed to include the village, and Jalo is excited to share his area with visitors.
Contact details:
00964-7504734601
Name: Jawad Ibrahim Meer
Location: Qamyran
Stage(s):
7 - Khalan to Soran
Language: Kurdish
Services offered: Homestay and guiding. Jawad is one of our founding stakeholders, and helped scout large sections of the Barzan valley. His home, just off-trail in Qamyran is one of the most popular anywhere on the ZMT, and he is an exceptionally experienced guide.
Contact details:
00964-7513734150
Name: Auzir Omer Ismael
Location: Khalan
Stage(s):
7 - Khalan to Soran
Language: Kurdish
Services offered: Homestay. Auzir recently joined the project to make his home available to visitors.
Contact details:
00964-7504993832
Name: Soran Palace Hotel
Location: Soran
Stage(s):
8 - Soran to Rwanduz
Language: Kurdish, English
Services offered: Hotel. A simple, clean, affordable hotel at the trailhead in Soran, where Stage 7 ends and Stage 8 begins.
Contact details:
00 9647506705656
Name: Ahmad Jalal Gawani
Location: Garawa
Stage(s):
8 - Soran to Rwanduz
Language: Kurdish, Arabic, English
Services offered: Guiding. Ahmad has recently become involved with the project, and can offer guiding on Stage 8, as well as other experiences in the area.
Contact details:
00964-7501523877
Name: Andrew Rwanduzy
Location: Rwanduz
Stage(s):
9 - Rwanduz to Saran
Language: English
Services offered: Homestay. Andrew lives and works in Rwanduz, where he runs a carpentry shop. He has a great homestay space overlooking the gorge in the town.
Contact details:
0055-9791795611
Name: Kawa Abdulwahid Musa
Location: Akoyan
Stage(s):
9 - Rwanduz to Saran
Language: Kurdish
Services offered: Guiding. Kawa lives in a village along the trail, and helped scout the route from Rwanduz along the valley.
Contact details:
00964-7511767267
Name: Mustafa Tahir Aziz
Location: Saran
Stage(s):
10 - Saran to Dargala
Language: Kurdish
Services offered: Homestay. Mustafa has lived in Saran his whole life, and runs a small shop in the village. He was the first person to greet the team when they arrived in Saran in 2019. His home is open to visitors.
Contact details:
00964-7508301701
Name: Soran Jamal Muhammad
Location: Saran
Stage(s):
10 - Saran to Dargala
Language: Kurdish
Services offered: Homestay. Soran is another of our early supporters in Saran, and shares his home with visitors. His family prepare dinners and breakfasts.
Contact details:
00964-7504297158
Name: Ahmed Mustafa Hassan (Hama Soor)
Location: Dargala
Stage(s):
11- Saran to Daragala
Language: Kurdish
Services offered: Homestay and guiding. Hama Soor is a great storyteller and experienced guide, and his family have been hosting visitors in Dargala since 2019.
Contact details:
00964-7504825613
Name: Ahmed Ibrahim Muhammad
Location: Rezan
Stage(s):
12 - Dargala to Rezan
13 - Rezan to Choman
Language: Kurdish, Arabic
Services offered: Homestay and guiding. Ahmed has been involved since 2019, and is the benchmark for all guides of the trail! He is kind, hospitable, and a great source of knowledge. His family make great food, and his garden is paradise.
Contact details: 00964-7504985937
