Highlights :
- Boat tour in Caspian sea – World’s Largest Lake.
- Palace of Shrivanshahs – A UNESCO site.
- National Carpet Museum – it has a largest collection of Azerbaijani carpet in the world.
- Get panoramic view of Baku from Highland Park – highest point of the city.
- Enjoy a ride on “Baku Eye” and get captivating view of whole Baku city.
- Visit Qobustan – A UNESCO heritage site.
- Visit Ateshgah Fire Temple – one of the 3 fire temples in the World.
- Visit the most beautiful village “Gabala”, surrounded by Caucasus mountains.
- Enjoy a cable car ride to Tufandag Mountain.
Day 01 : Baku ( Arrival ) ( B )
Arrive Baku. Upon arrival transfer to hotel. Evening enjoy boat tour in Caspian sea – The Caspian has characteristics common to both seas and lakes. It is often listed as the world’s largest lake, although it is not freshwater: the 1.2% salinity classes it with brackish water bodies. It contains about 3.5 times as much water, by volume, as all five of North America’s Great Lakes combined. (Subject to weather condition). Overnight at hotel.
Day 02 : Baku ( B )
After breakfast , proceed for orientation tour of Old & New Baku city, Maiden Tower – UNESCO site, Fountain square, Philharmonic Fountain park, National flag square, Mart yr’s lane. Later visit Gosha Gala tower, Museum of Miniature Books, Palace of Shrivanshahs – UNESCO site, Heydar Aliyev Cultural centre, get yourself clicked in front of “I Love Baku” sign. Continue your tour with visit to National Carpet Museum – it has a largest collection of Azerbaijani carpet in the world. Flame tower, arrive at Highland Park – highest point of the city to get panoramic view of the city, after spending quality time at park proceed to Baku Boulevard. It offers the best expansive & magical view of Caspian sea. Watch the flame towers – a sky high fascinating structure all illuminated. Enjoy a ride on “Baku Eye” and get captivating view of whole Baku city & Caspian Sea. (Subject to weather condition). In evening free time for shopping at Nizami street OR Green Market. Overnight stay.
Day 03 : Baku – Qobustan – Mud Valcono – Fire Temple – Burning Mountain – Baku
After breakfast, proceed to enjoy UNESCO heritage site of Qobustan, visit Qobustan National museum and get a chance to see the history of first immigrants of these lands. The reserve has more than 6000 rock engravings dating 5000 year-old. It has a huge collection of priceless historical exhibits. Then visit Open Air Museum to witness rocky paintings, carvings etc. Continue your tour to watch the little conical mounds that erupts with thick, cold, grey mud. There are more than 300 active mud volcanoes around Baku. Return to Baku to visit Ateshgah – Fire Temple – one of the 3 fire temples in the World. For centuries, fire-worshippers from faraway countries, and even priests from India have searched for the fire and found it in Absheron and built their main temple here – Surakhani Atashgah. This place is considered sacred. Continue your tour to visit Burning mountain – Yanar Dag, it has a ten meters long wall of fire, that never extinguishes and is burning continuously alongside the edge of the hill. The volcano, which has been nominated for UNESCO World Heritage, has been burning for hundreds o f years. The most interesting thing is that the wind, rain and snow have not been able to extinguish this fire for 4,000 years. Overnight stay.
Day 04 : Baku – Shamakhi – Gabala – Baku
After, breakfast, proceed to visit the most beautiful village “Gabala”, surrounded by Caucasus mountains. Visit Jummah (Juma) mosque of Shamakhi an oldest & largest mosque in Azerbaijan. It is an absolutely elegant & tranquil site to visit. Arrive at Gabala, arrive at Nohur lake, take a boat ride & enjoy the serene view of wonderful landscape. Take a cable car ride to Tufandag Mountain. Evening return to Baku.
Day 05 : Baku ( Departure )
Breakfast , On time transfer to airport to board the flight back to home. Tour Concludes.
Inclusions:
- Return Economy Class Airfare
- Accommodation using 4* Hotels
- Meals : As specified in the above program.
- Transportation for transfers & Sightseeing.
- Visa Charges
- All applicable Taxes
Exclusions:
- Meals other than mentioned in inclusions
- Travel Insurance
- Anything in personal nature.