5-Day Tour of Azerbaijan Highlights from Baku
Highlights
Baku, Gobustan National Park, Absheron
shopping, cultural, sightseeing
Group Tour
5 Days
Medium
English
Description
Embark on a journey to explore the legendary Old City of Baku and see its Medieval fortress, named Icherisheher. Then, proceed to the main city to see the exhibits of the Carpet Museum and the incredible design of the Flame Towers. On the next day, behold the unique sites of the Yanar Dag flames and wander across the Absheron Peninsula. Also, visit the Gobustan Reserve to see its highlights.
Itinerary
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Day 1- Arrival in Naku
- Connect with your tour guide, who will pick you up from the Heydar Aliyev International Airport and transfer you to your hotel.
- Check-in at the hotel and have lunch in a national restaurant.
- Start sightseeing in Baku, covering the Medieval fortress of Baku IcheriSheher (12 – 14 centuries Medieval Fortress).
- Eat dinner in the restaurant.
- Then, walk along Baku Boulevard, the second largest in the world.
- Afterwards, head to the hotel.
Overnight in Baku.
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Day 2- Baku - Gobustan
- After breakfast, drive to Gobustan Reserve – an open-air museum famous for Neolithic rock drawings. Just 65 km south of Baku, Gobustan has some 4000 inscriptions that date back to 12,000 years ago.
- After the Gobustan excursion, move to Bibiheybat Mosque, a historical mosque built in the 1990s.
- Have lunch have in a local Fish Restaurant.
- Then, visit the “AzerElme” carpet weaving museum, where guests will be able to see all procedures of carpet weaving and have the opportunity to buy carpets.
- Eat Gala Dinner at a restaurant with an entertainment show.
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Day 3- Absheron Peninsula
- After breakfast, drive to Ateshgah "Fire Temple", which is located in the village of Surakhani.
- Then, move to the archaeological, ethnographic museum complex of the castle.
- Have lunch in a local, national restaurant.
- Next, proceed to Yanardag (burning hill), the temple of Zoroastrism, which is a visually stunning natural gas fire that blazes continuously on a hillside. Flames jet out the air 10 feet (3.0 m) from a thin, porous sandstone layer.
- Eat dinner in a national restaurant and transfer to Baku for an overnight stay. Spend some free time.
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Day 4- Baku
- Today, enjoy shopping and spending some free time.
- Explore the country’s art and craft section, which holds the maximum attraction. In various cities of Azerbaijan, there are streets that sell handicrafts, silk, and other artefacts. Prices of these products are not very expensive, but one needs to be careful against fake brands.
- Visit some famous shopping malls of the city such as 28 Mall, Park Bulvar, Ganjlik Mall, Metropark, Port Baku Mall and Baku Mall.
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Day 5- Departure
- Depart to the airport to board your return flight and conclude the tour.
What's Included
What's Excluded
What To Bring
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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| 3 to 4 | /person |
| 5 to 6 | /person |
| 7 to 10 | /person |
| 11 to 16 | /person |
| 17 to 20 | /person |
| Double Occupancy Accommodation | |
| 1 to 2 | /person |
| 3 to 4 | /person |
| 5 to 6 | /person |
| 7 to 10 | /person |
| 11 to 16 | /person |
| 17 to 20 | /person |
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This is a group tour |
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