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AZERBAIJAN

Tour Duration

4 Nights / 5 Days

departure date

08 Oct 2024

holiday type

Escorted

AZERBAIJAN WONDERS

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  • Day 01: Arrive Baku.

When you arrive at Heydar Aliyev International Airport of Baku, our tour guide awaits to meet and greet you. Transfer to your hotel for check in. 
 
Later proceed on a panoramic tour of Baku. Highland Park - Alley of Martyrs, The National Assembly - also transliterated as Milli Majlis, Flame towers - the tallest skyscraper in Baku. Walk 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. 
 
Stay overnight at the Hotel. (Dinner)
 

 

  • Day 02: City Tour of Baku

After breakfast at the hotel, enjoy a city tour of Baku. Visit the historical Old City, including the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Explore landmarks like Crystal Hall, Flag Square, Fountain Square, Little Venice, and Philharmonic Hall.
 
Continue to the Heydar Aliyev Center, designed by Zaha Hadid, renowned for its innovative, wave-like architecture. Opened in 2012, it houses world-class exhibitions and a museum dedicated to Heydar Aliyev, featuring a Mini Azerbaijan exhibition and a classic car collection. Stay overnight at the hotel. (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

 

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  • Day 03: Gabala Tour

After breakfast at the hotel, proceed on a sightseeing tour of Gabala. Visit the Teleferik – Tufandag winter summer tourism complex, an ideal place to enjoy fresh breeze of Caucasus Mountains and take incredible view of the city. The cable car ride is famous for being one of the longest in the world, offering riders an unparalleled perspective of Gabala’s stunning beauty. Later visit other attractions in the surrounding area of Gabala, such as Ismayilli Forest, Yeddi Gozel waterfall, Nohoor Lake, one of the best natural lakes in Azerbaijan. 
 
Stay overnight at the Hotel. (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)
 

 

  • Day 04: Land of Fire Tour

Breakfast in hotel. Today proceed to a local wine factory for wine tasting. Discover the taste of Azerbaijani wine and dive deep into the wine making process with us. The tour will introduce you the unique characteristics of Azerbaijani grapes, while exploring the wine factory that uses unique technologies to present the international world red and white wines of Azerbaijan. You'll also learn about the wine making history of Azerbaijan from prehistoric times through Soviet Union to the present time.
 
Drive to FIRE WORSHIPPERS’ TEMPLE - 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. Take a 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 the 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."
Stay overnight at the Hotel. (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

 

  • Day 05: Departure

Have breakfast at the hotel. Day is free at leisure. Later checkout of the hotel & proceed to the airport to board your return flight back home.  Return home with wonderful memories of your tour only with Intersight!!! (Breakfast)

 

Main Attractions

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Heydar Aliyev Center

The Heydar Aliyev Center is currently one of the iconic buildings in contemporary Baku and is among the most well-known architectural icons in the world.

 

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Baku Flame Towers

The eye-catching new skyline feature known as Baku Flame Towers was created in the spirit of Azerbaijan's fire worship heritage.

 

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Baku Fortress

Baku Fortress, Azerbaijan's largest medieval Absheron fortress, features the Icheri Sheher and UNESCO-listed walls and towers, making it a World Cultural Heritage site.

 

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Carpet Museum

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