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The central altar of the Ateshgah fire temple outside Baku.

Azerbaijan

5 Nights Azerbaijan Tour

Journey into the fire: a tale of Azerbaijan

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6 days and 5 nights through Baku. Takes in Ateshgah of Baku, Baku Ferris Wheel and Palace of the Shirvanshahs. Shaped around your dates, your hotels and your pace — this is the route as it stands, not a fixed departure.

Suits

  • Architecture and history

Day by day

Day 01

Baku Welcome City Tour

Arrival at airport, Our escort will host you from outside airport. Transfers to Hotel. Check in at Hotel. Transfers to panoramic city view tour: Visit highland park-alley of martyrs, the national assembly- also transliterated as millimajlis, flame towers-the tallest skyscraper in Baku,Continue with national flag square is a large city square in Baku, Azerbaijan. The flagpole was confirmed as the worlds tallest by the Guinness book of records, but was soon overtaken by the 165 m Dushanbe flagpole in Tajikistan both flagpoles were built by the same American affiliated company, trident support,Continue with Baku Ferris Wheel, also known as the Baku eye is a Ferris wheel on Baku Boulevard in the seaside National Park of Baku, Capital of Azerbaijan. The wheel is 60 metres tall and has 30 cabins, each holding eight people. It makes a complete turn in 30 to 40 minutes. 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 has virtually doubled the length to 3.75 km. Transfers to Hotel. Free time to explore the city on your own. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 02

Old Baku City

Breakfast in Hotel. Transfers to city tour Old city you will firstly visit the “Icherisheher” old town: Shemakha Gate, maiden tower (12th c), Shirvanshah's palace (15th c). The walled city of Baku with these architectural monuments is included in the world's cultural heritage of UNESCO. Baku- Capital city is situated in the South-Western part of the Absheron Peninsula. Entrance fees for main museums of old city will be paid by Online Travel Azerbaijan. Scientists date the first settlements back to the 2nd millennium B.C. first mentioning about Baku as a city was found in Arab manuscripts of the 8th Century A.C. Transfers to Nizami Street known for shopping. Proceed to boat tour to observe the charming view of “City of Wind” from Caspian sea Transfers back to Hotel. Free time to explore the city on your own. Overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 03

Fire Mountain & Fire Temple

Breakfast in Hotel. Transfers to “Yanardag”– burning mountain a natural eternal flame, burning since ancient times on the hillside in Azerbaijan. Transfers to “Ateshgah” - fire worshippers’ temple-20 km. far from Baku. The most famous Fire temple is the well-preserved temple Ateshgah ("the fire place") in Surakhany, the temple was built over a pocket of natural gas that fuelled a vent providing an 'eternal' fire. This kind of use of fire in Zoroastrian temples led to the followers of Zoroaster. Transfers back to Hotel. Free time to explore the city on your own. Overnight at Hotel

Day 04

Gobustan

Breakfast in Hotel. Have an excursion to Absheron peninsula: Historical art reserve “Gobustan”. Its located 65 km. away from Baku Gobustan state reserve is very rich in archeological monuments; the reserve has more than 600,000 rock paintings on the average dating back to 5,000-20,000 years. Visit to the Bibi-Heybat mosque historical mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan. The existing structure, built in the 1990s, is a recreation of the mosque with the same name built in the 13th century by Shirvanshah Farrukhzad. Visit to Azerbaijan carpet museum which displays Azerbaijani carpets and rug items of various weaving techniques and materials from various periods. At the time of establishing, it was the only museum that was dedicated to the art of carpet weaving. Transfers back to Hotel. Free time to explore the city on your own. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 05

Gobustan

Breakfast at Hotel. Transfers for shopping tour with Park Bulvar which is a multi-storey shopping mall located on Baku Boulevard, downtown Baku, Azerbaijan. The mall is located 5 minutes of walking distance from Sahil metro station of Baku subway and government house of Baku. Transfers to 28 mall- which is a multi-storey shopping mall located on Baku,Azerbaijan. The mall is located in the city center. The mall contains over 50 stores, one large Bazarstore supermarket, Big hall movie Theatres, 3d Cinema. Visit to Genclik Mall located in 10 minutes distance form city center with taxi. Genjlik Mall is the biggest mall in Baku and contains over 80 stores, big bowling halls, the biggest movie halls, 3d cinema, and playground for children, bravo supermarket, VIP restaurants, Food courts. Transfers back to Hotel. Free time to explore the city on your own

Day 06

Good Bye Baku

Breakfast at Hotel. Check out from Hotel. Departure from Baku for your onward Journey.

What the service covers

  • Visa processing and paperwork (government fees are extra)
  • All accommodation as listed, with daily breakfast
  • All ground transport by private, air-conditioned vehicle
  • Meals as named in the day-by-day
  • A licensed guide for every sightseeing day
  • Airport transfers on arrival and departure
  • Entrance fees for the sightseeing named in the itinerary
  • A single named trip designer, reachable by WhatsApp for the whole journey

Not included

  • International flights, unless the itinerary says otherwise
  • Visa fees, travel insurance and anything a government charges directly
  • Meals other than those named in the day-by-day
  • Anything personal — minibar, laundry, spa, tips and porterage
  • Optional experiences and upgrades offered on the ground

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