Azerbaijan

DAY 01 - WELCOME TO BAKU

- Arrival at Airport

- Check into the hotel

Baku Panoramic Tour. The tour starts from Highland Park by viewing the beautiful panorama of Caspian Bay. Observe the Flame Towers, Funicular and The national council.

Later you will visit Baku Crystal Hall- an indoor arena in Baku, Azerbaijan. Located on the coast of Baku near National Flag Square, construction of the arena began in August 2011 and finished in April 2012—in time for it to host its first major event, the 2012 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest(photo-session from outside) Ø 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.

- Dinner

- Overnight at hotel.

DAY 02 – 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)

Later group 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.

- Dinner

- Overnight at hotel.

DAY 03 – Gabala Tour (day trip)

- Breakfast in Hotel

• Proceed to Departure to Gabala in the north-west of Azerbaijan The distance up to Baku 225 km (3hours)
• On way visit Nohur Lake -It is located in Qabala.
• “Yeddi Gozel” waterfall.
• Tour In Gabala
• 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) and other services.
• Cable Car (2 lines)
• Transfer to Baku

- Dinner

- Overnight at Baku hotel.

DAY 04 – Absheron tour (Heydar Aliyev Center Photoshoot outside)

- Breakfast in Hotel

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.”

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.

Tour continues with the 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.

- Dinner

- Back to hotel.

DAY 5 - DEPARTURE

- Breakfast in Hotel

Departure to Airport for return flight