Baku Group Tour With Indigo Flight 5 Nights
Why Visit Baku
Value for Money – Baku is an extremely cheap and you can get great value for money on accommodation and sightseeing. You can get around by walking or via bus and metro which cost around US$1 per journey.
Safety – Although tourist numbers are very low compared to other cities in Asia, Baku is very safe and you shouldn’t encounter any issues exploring this city both during day and night. Local people are very friendly even with the language barrier and they will greet you with smiles and curiosity
Baku’s Old City is a Sight to Behold – The Old City is a walled city, called the Icheri Sheher by the locals. It is a UNESCO heritage site and offers an incredible insight into the lives and times of people living in Baku between the 12th and 16th centuries. You can take a guided tour of Icheri, but if you want to discover it on your own, then it is a good idea to get an audio guide at one of the many Tourism Kiosks throughout the city. Follow the sound guide and fall in love with the glory of a bygone era.
The Fortress Wall – The Fortress Wall in Baku helped protect the city from battles and walls until the 16th century. Initially constructed in the 12th century, The wall as destroyed several times across the centuries. Then in the 16th century, the locals upgraded the wall and added a second fortress wall lower than the original one, to fortify it. That way, if any invaders would dare jump the wall, they’d end up trapped in a water-filled moat between the two walls and easy to catch.
Caravanserais For a Drink or Two – Baku has so many stories to tell because it lies in the Silk Route, the famous road taken by nomads and traders traveling across Asia for better business prospects. Caravanserais are the inns and hotels where they used to rest and recuperate. It’s incredible to note that the architecture of these Caravanserais is pretty standard across thousands of miles of Silk Route.
Maiden Tower For The Climb of A Lifetime – Another UNESCO Heritage Site, the Maiden Tower, has perplexed archeologists and historians regarding its actual purpose and its unique shape. It could have been a part of the defense strategy of the locals in the 5th or 6th century when it was built. Another theory asserts that the locals were trying to study the moon and other celestial bodies and that’s why they created the highest tower they could build. And finally, some believe that the tower was a fire-worshipping temple, and from the above, it does look like a buta, the symbol of fire and light.
Package Inclusion
Flights – Return Economy Class
Accommodation – 4* Star
Visa -Tourist Visa
Airport Transfer -Return Airport Transfer
Meals – Breakfast, 5 Lunches, 4 Dinners, 01 Gala Dinner
Sightseeing – As per Itinerary
Guide – English Speaking Guide
Details
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- Arrival at Airport.
- Transfer from Airport to Hotel
- Breakfast in Hotel.
- 10:00 Tour starts 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)
- 13:00 lunch
- 17:00Assembly at lobby. Start tour.
- Visit to Highland Park-Alley of Martyrs, The National Assembly- also transliterated as Milli Majlis, Flame towers-the tallest skyscraper in Baku.
- 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.
- 20:00 dinner
- Free time – can explore night activities at you own
- Overnight in hotel
- Meals: Breakfast+ Lunch + Dinner
- Breakfast in Hotel
- 10:00 Assembly at hotel lobby. 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. It was abandoned in the late 19th century, probably due to the dwindling of the Indian population in the area. The natural "eternal flame" went out in 1969, after nearly a century of exploitation of petroleum and gas in the area, but is now lit by gas piped from the nearby city
- Trip to "Fire Mountain "-"Yanardag" – a mountain on Abs heron 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."
- 13:00 Lunch
- 10:00 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)
- 20:00Transfer for dinner at Indian restaurant at 2000 Hrs
- Transfer to hotel at 2230 hrs.
- Free time – can explore night activities at you own
- Overnight in hotel
- Meals: Breakfast+ Lunch + Dinner.
- Breakfast in Hotel
- 08:30Proceed to Departure to Gabala, the north-west of Azerbaijan The distance up to Baku 225 km (3hours)
- Arrival.
- Tour In Gabala: Excursion in: Tufandaq”Winter-Summer Tourism Complexoffers 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 centres for kids, hotel and other services
- 14:00 lunch
- 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.
- 21:00 dinner
- Free time – can explore night activities at you own.
- Overnight in hotel.
- Meals: Breakfast+ Lunch + Dinner
- Breakfast at the hotel
- 10:00Tour starts with Gobustan which 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 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 II Ibn Ahsitan II
- 14:00 lunch
- 16:00 Start Shopping tour with Local Sweet Shop, Azerbaijan Brand: Aliahmad’S
- Proceed to Local vine and alcoholic drinks shop
- Continue with “Xurcun”dry fruits and sweets shop
- Genclik Mall: - located in 10 minutes’ distance form city center with taxi. Genclik mall is the biggest Mall in Baku and contains over 80 stores, big bowling halls, the biggest movie halls, 3D cinema, Playground for children, Bravo supermarket, VIP restaurants, food courts
- 20:00 dinner
- Free time – can explore night activities at you own
- Overnight in hotel
- Meals: Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
- Breakfast in Hotel
- 12:00 Check out Hotel.
- Day free for shopping
- Meals: Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
- Transfer to airport at 2200hrs to catch flight back home.
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