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SPLENDID AZERBAIJAN

Duration

04N/05D

Places Coverd

Baku, Absheron, Gabala

Splendid Azerbaijan

Tour Plan

Day 1 - Arrival Baku

Arrival at Airport. Transfer from Airport  to Restaurant Lunch at Indina Restaurant.

Assembly at hotel lobby in sunset time. Proceed to evening city view
tour with car, Visit to Highland Park-Alley of Martyrs, The National Assembly-
also transliterated as Milli Majlis, Flame towers- the tallest skyscraper
in Baku. Dinner at Restaurant,Back to Hotel

 

Day 2 - Baku City Tour

Breakfast in Hotel, 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)

LUNCH AT INDIAN RESTAURANT

You 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.

Tour continues with the visit to the charming example of modern architecture - 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. (Photo shoot outside)

DINNER AT INDIAN RESTAURANT

Back to Hotel

 
 

Day 3 - Gabala Tour

Breakfast in Hotel, Proceed to Departure to Gabala in the north-west of Azerbaijan The distance up to Baku 225 km (3hours)
Tour In Gabala

LUNCH AT INDIAN RESTAURANT

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 centers for kids, hotel and other services.
Nohur Lake -It is located in Qabala, another region of Azerbaijan that one passes when travelling to Sheki. 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.

Back to Baku
DINNER AT INDIAN RESTAURANT
Back to Hotel

 
 
 

Day 4 - Flames Tour

Breakfast in Hotel, Tour starts with Ateshgah (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, the 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.”

LUNCH AT INDIAN RESTAURANT

Walking through 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.

DINNER AT INDIAN RESTAURANT
Back to Hotel

Day 5 - Departure

Breakfast in Hotel

Departure to the Airport for return flight

Later today, it’s time to say goodbye to all the new friends you made & board the flight back Home with lots of memories and to start planning your next trip with WBM

Price Includes

  • Accommodation in Hotel including breakfast: 4 Nights
  • Sightseeing in districts (Baku, Absheron, Gabala)
  • Meals as per itinerary: 4 Lunch, 4 Dinner
  • English-speaking driver guide
  • Entrance fee: Flame Temple, Fire Mountain, Gabala cable car (2 lines)
  • All transfers according to the program including airport transfers
  • Standard Visa

Price Excludes

  • Tips of personal nature and any additional meals, other than specified in the itinerary
  • Airfare, Airport taxes, Govt Taxes, Fuel Surcharges and any applicability of new taxes from Govt
  • Any extra cost incurred on behalf of an individual due to illness, accident, hospitalization, or any personal emergency
  • Optional tours, if any
  • Cost of Air ticket deviation charges
  • Any up gradation in Airline class or hotel room category
  • Cost of pre or post tour hotel accommodation
  • Anything which is not included in the tour cost inclusions

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