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Azerbaijan

Overview

Azerbaijan, the nation and former Soviet republic, is bounded by the Caspian Sea and Caucasus Mountains, which span Asia and Europe. Its capital, Baku, is famed for its medieval walled Inner City. Within the Inner City lies the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, a royal retreat dating to the 15th century, and the centuries-old stone Maiden Tower, which dominates the city skyline.

  • 05 NIGHTS / 06 DAYS
  • Age 15+
  • BAKU – GABALA – GOBUSTAN – PANORAMIC

Tour Plan

01

Day 01: Accommodation Protected

✈ Departure

02

Day 02: Welcome To Baku

✈ Representative at Airport
✈ Arrival at Baku Airport by at 00:15hrs
🚍 Transfer from Airport to the Hotel.
🚍 Check in and rest in your room.

Baku City Tour

🛑 Breakfast (07:30 to 09:30 AM)

🚍 10:00 AM: Our tour program starts with Old City or Inner City is the historical core of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls were well protected. In 2007, the Old City had a population of about 3000 people. In December 2000, the Old City of Baku, including the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower, became the first location in Azerbaijan to be classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO (walking tour)

🚍 Stop for lunch enroute on own / direct

🚍 Later you will experience the happening street of Nizami Street known for shopping. BAKU CITY TOUR IMAGE 2 The street's history could be traced back to Baku's town-planning project of 1864. The street runs through the city's downtown from west to east. It begins from Abdulla Shaig Street, in mountainous part of the city and ends at railroad bed on Sabit Orujov Street, near a monument to Shah Ismail Khatai in “Black City”.

🚍 Tour continues with the visit to the charming example of modern achticture - The Heydar Aliyev Center – a 57,500 m2 building complex in Baku, BAKU CITY TOUR IMAGE 3 Azerbaijan designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid and noted for its distinctive architecture and flowing, curved style that eschews sharp angles. The center is named after Heydar Aliyev, the first secretary of Soviet Azerbaijan from 1969 to 1982, and president of Azerbaijan Republic from October 1993 to October 2003. (Photoshoot outside)

🚍 Stop for dinner at restaurant on own / direct
🚍 Drop Back to Hotel for OVERNIGHT BAKU

03

Day 03: Gabala Tour

🛑 Breakfast in Hotel.

🚍 Check out from hotel, Proceed for departure to Gabala in the north-west of Azerbaijan The distance up to Baku 225 km (4 hours)

🚍 Arrival and check in. (Enroute Lunch stop on own/direct)

cable car rides image 🚍 Later Excursion in: Tufandaq Winter-Summer Tourism Complex offers cable car rides at any time of the year, skiing on the ski tracks of different difficulty level, ski training and ski school, catering service (cafe and restaurants), entertainment centres for kids, hotel and other services.

🚍 Nohur Lake Gabala Nohur Lake Image -It is located in Qabala. Lake is not on the way but if you go a bit deeper towards the mountains this beautiful view opens up in front of you.

🚍 Stop for Dinner on own / direct before transfer to Hotel

🚍 Back to Hotel for Overnight GABALA

04

Day 04: Gabala Baku | Flame Tour

🛑 Breakfast in Hotel.

🚍 Check-out from the Hotel. Departure to Baku.

🚍 Check-in at the Hotel. – Lunch on own / direct

🚍 Afternoon tour starts with Ateshgah (Fire Worshippers Temple) Gabala Ateshgah Image Based on Persian and Indian inscriptions; the temple was used as a Hindu and Zoroastrian place of worship. “Atash» is the Persian word for fire. The pentagonal complex, which has a courtyard surrounded by cells for monks and a tetra pillar-altar in the middle, was built during the 17th and 18th centuries.

🚍 Trip to “Fire Mountain“ - “Yanardag” – Fire Mountain Image a mountain on Absheron peninsula, 25 km from north of Baku. Literally, word “Yanardag” means “Blazing mountain”. Blazing bodies of flame dance on stones and floor. Yanar dag is a natural gas fire which blazes continuously on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula on the Caspian Sea near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, which itself is known as the “land of fire.”

🚍 Stop of Dinner on own / direct before transfer to Hotel
🚍 Drop Back to Hotel for OVERNIGHT BAKU

05

Day 05: Gobustan Tour + Baku Tours

🛑 Breakfast in Hotel

🛑 Check out of the hotel

🚍 Tour starts with Qobustan (approx. 40mins) Qobustan Image which is best known for being the home to the famous rock petroglyphs. The area has been settled since the 8th millennium BC. It is known for hosting thousands of rock engravings spread over 100 square km depicting hunting scenes, people, ships, constellations and animals. Its oldest petroglyphs date from the 12th century BC. In 2007, UNESCO included the ‘Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape’ in the World Heritage list.

🚍 Visit Mud Valcano

🚍 Optional tour – Visit to the Museum – tickets not included as time permitting

🚍 Stop for Lunch on direct/own

🚍 Return back to Baku

🚍 Visit Baku Eye (Ferris Wheel) – 15-20mins (as this is weather permitting – we will take a chance)

🚍 Later Visit Carpet Museum (Optional)

🚍 End your day

🚍 Dinner at on direct / own
🚍 Drop Back to Hotel for OVERNIGHT BAKU

06

Day 06: Panoramic Tour + Departure

🛑 Breakfast in Hotel

🚍 Check out from Hotel by 12 noon

🚍 Assembly at lobby. Start tour. Visit to Highland Park-Alley of Martyrs, PANORAMIC TOUR IMAGE 1 The National Assembly- also transliterated as Milli Majlis, Flame towers- the tallest skyscraper in Baku.

🚍 View to Baku Boulevard which stretches along a south-facing bay on the Caspian Sea. It traditionally starts at Freedom Square continuing west to the Old City and beyond. Since 2012, the Yeni Bulvar (New Boulevard) has virtually doubled the length to 3.75 km.

🚍 Lunch stop

🚍 Afternoon Start shopping tour with Ganjlik Mall: - Ganjlik Mall Image located in 10 minutes distance form city center with taxi. Genclik mall is the biggest Mall in Baku and contains over 80 stores, big bowling halls, the biggest movie halls, 3D cinema, Playground for children, Bravo supermarket, VIP restaurants, food courts

🚍 Transfer to dinner.

🚍 Departure to Airport for return flight at 0145hrs

Key Note :

  • The above is only a suggested program and can be customized to suit your requirements.

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