Explore Azerbaijan with Baku & Shahdag Trip

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Day 1 / Day 1- Arrival at Haydar Aliyev International Airport

Baku, Azerbaijan

Full Day

• Arrival at Haydar Aliyev International Airport
• Welcoming by our company representative
• Check-in at the hotel
• Overnight at the hotel

Day 2 / Day 2- Baku City Tour

Baku, Azerbaijan

Full Day

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Proceed to 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.
• After Old City guests will experience the happening street of Nizami Street known for shopping. 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”. Total length of the street is 3,538 m.
• Fountains Square is a public square in downtown Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. The square was previously called Parapet and is often referenced to by the same name now. The name of the fountains square derives from the presence of dozens of fountains throughout the square first constructed during Soviet rule of Azerbaijan.The square is a public gathering place, especially after business hours and during the weekend.
• Visit to the charming example of modern achticture -  The Heydar Aliyev Center – a 57,500 m2 building complex in Baku, 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)
• Overnight at Baku

 

 

 

Day 3 / Day 3- Shahdag Tour

Shahdag, Azerbaijan

Full Day

• Breakfast at hotel
• Check-out
• Transfer to Shahdag
• Check-in at the hotel
• Overnight in Shahdag

Day 4 / Day 4- Gusar Tour -Shahdag

Shahdag, Azerbaijan

Full Day

• Breakfast in Hotel.
• This ski resort is the first and biggest ski resort located in the Gusar district near Shahdag National Park. Gusar region is located in the south part of Azerbaijan and bounds with Russia. Gusar region is covered by forests and very rich with its flora and fauna.
• In this ski resort, there are a lot of hotels, golf clubs, ski resorts, and cottages..The Shahdag Mountain Resort Complex was open to the public in 2012. It is located in the Azerbaijan's Greater Caucasus range, the site is located near Shahdag National Park
• Start to use Shahdag activities.
• Stay in Shahdag

Day 5 / Day 5- Gobustan tour -Baku

Baku, Azerbaijan

Full Day

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Check-out from Shahdag
• Transfer to Baku
• Proceed to Gobustan tour
• Gobustan  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 to Mud Volcanoes
• Overnight at Baku

 

Day 6 / Day 6- Absheron tour -Baku

Baku, Azerbaijan

Full Day

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Proceed to Absheron tour
• Proceed to Ateshgah tour  (Fire Worshippers Temple) 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" -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."
• Overnight at Baku

 

Day 7 / Day 7- Checkout from the Hotel

Baku, Azerbaijan

Morning Noon

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Check-out from the hotel
• Transfer to the Airport