What to Expect
Itinerary
Day 1: 1st day - Baku Night Tour
Stop At: Baku Olympic Stadium, 323, Heydar Aliyev Avenue, Baku 1040 Azerbaijan
Baku Olympic Stadium (Azerbaijani: Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu), is a stadium, designed and constructed to meet the international standards for stadiums set by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It is the largest stadium in Azerbaijan.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Heydar Aliyev Center, Baku Azerbaijan
The Heydar Aliyev Center is a 57,500 m2 (619,000 sq ft) 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.[2] 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.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Baku Boulevard, Neftchilar avenue, Baku Azerbaijan
Baku Boulevard (Azerbaijani: Dənizkənarı Milli Park, also known as National Park) is a promenade established in 1909[1] which runs parallel to Baku's seafront. Its history goes back more than 100 years, to a time when Baku oil barons built their mansions along the Caspian shore and when the seafront was artificially built up inch by inch.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Flame Towers, 1A, Mehdi Huseyn, Baku Azerbaijan
Flame Towers (Azerbaijani: Alov qüllələri) is a trio of skyscrapers in Baku, Azerbaijan, the height of the tallest tower is 182 m (597 ft).[4] The three flame-shaped towers symbolize the element of fire - historically resonant in a region where natural gas flares shoot from the earth and Zoroastrian worshippers saw in fire a symbol of the divine (notably at the Ateshgah of Baku and Yanar Dag).
Duration: 20 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: 4-star hotel
Day 2: 2nd day - Gobustan-Absheron
Stop At: Qobustan, Qobustan, Daghlig Shirvan Region
Gobustan State Reserve located west of the settlement of Gobustan, about 40 miles (64 km) southwest of the centre of Baku was established in 1966 when the region was declared as a national historical landmark of Azerbaijan in an attempt to preserve the ancient carvings, mud volcanoes and gas-stones in the region.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Yanar Dag, Binagadi-Balakhany Highway Absheron Peninsula - Village of Mammadli, Baku 0125 Azerbaijan
Yanar Dag (Azerbaijani: Yanar Dağ, meaning "burning mountain") 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 (a country which itself is known as "the Land of Fire"). Flames jet into the air 3 metres (9.8 ft) from a thin, porous sandstone layer.[1][2] Administratively, Yanar Dag belongs to Absheron District of Azerbaijan.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Heydar Aliyev Center, Baku Azerbaijan
The Heydar Aliyev Center is a 57,500 m2 (619,000 sq ft) 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.[2] 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.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: 4 star hotel
Day 3: 3rd day - Baku City Tour
Stop At: Baku Old City, Neftchilar Ave, Baku 1000 Azerbaijan
Old City or Inner City (Azerbaijani: İçərişəhər)[2] is the historical core of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku,[3] which is surrounded by walls which were easily defended. In 2007, the Old City had a population of about 3000 people.[4] 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 UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Palace of the Shirvanshahs, Zamkovskaya Side-street, 76 Icherisheher, Baku 1000 Azerbaijan
The Palace of the Shirvanshahs (Azerbaijani: Şirvanşahlar Sarayı, Persian: کاخ شروانشاهان) is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture". It is located in the Inner City of Baku,[1] Azerbaijan and, together with the Maiden Tower, forms an ensemble of historic monuments inscribed under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Maiden Tower, Downtown Baku Old City, Baku 1000 Azerbaijan
The Maiden Tower (Azerbaijani: Qız qalası; Persian: قلعه دختر) is a 12th-century monument in the Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan. Along with the Shirvanshahs' Palace, dated to the 15th century, it forms a group of historic monuments listed in 2001 under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments as cultural property, Category III. It is one of Azerbaijan's most distinctive national emblems, and is thus featured on Azerbaijani currency notes and official letterheads.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Miniature Books, Gala lane, 1, Baku Azerbaijan
The Baku Museum of Miniature Books is the only museum of miniature books in the world, settled in the old part of Baku, called Inner City.[1] The museum started its operation on April 2, 2002. In 2015 the Museum of Miniature Books was presented the Certificate of the Guinness Book of Records as the largest private museum of miniature books.[2]
Duration: 10 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: 4 star hotel
Day 4: 4th day - Transfer from Hotel to Airport
Stop At: Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center, Heydar Aliyev Avenue, 1/1, Baku 1033 Azerbaijan
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Heydər Əliyev Mərkəzi — Azərbaycanın paytaxtı Bakı şəhərində, Heydər Əliyev prospektində inşa edilmiş araşdırma və beynəlxalq dialoq mərkəzi. Mərkəz böyük bir kompleksdən ibarət olmaqla özündə iri konqres zalı, Heydər Əliyev Muzeyi, sərgi salonları, adminstrativ ofisləri birləşdirir. Mərkəz Azərbaycanın üçüncü prezidenti Heydər Əliyevin adını daşıyır. Mərkəzin layihəsi 2007-ci ildə məşhur memar Zaha Hadid tərəfindən işlənmişdir. Heydər Əliyev Mərkəzinin direktoru Anar Ələkbərovdur.[2] Mərkəz müasir Bakının simvollarından biri hesab edilir.
Duration: 5 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
