What to Expect
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and Welcoming + Baku City Night Tour
Stop At: Baku Boulevard, Neftchilar avenue, Baku Azerbaijan
Based on your arrival time we will offer some activities to make your first day memorable and interesting in Baku. Activities include Baku City Tour by night and introduction with various types of local wine with traditional Azerbaijani appetizers. Another option - tea houses to taste various types of tea served with traditional Azerbaijani sweets is also included in the program.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in a 3 and/or 4-star hotel in the city centre.
Day 2: Half-day trip to Surroundings of Baku + PIT LANE WALK and Track tour
Stop At: Qala Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Complex, Mira St., 5 Qala district, Baku Azerbaijan
This trip will help you to uncover the secrets of Land of Fire and includes visit monuments of universal value in Absheron Peninsula
Real magic in Baku starts further afield with an excursion to the natural, historical and architectural moments of Absheron peninsula - a place of natural combustible gases entering the mountain Yanardagh (Burning mountain), the temple of fire-worshipers “Ateshgah” and finally Gala State Historical Ethnographic Reserve. At the end of the trip, we will invite you to taste most preferred hot meals and salads by locals.
In the second half of this day, our staff will take you to Formula 1 entertainment zone to join PIT LANE WALK and attend in the TRACK TOUR organized by F1 EXPERIENCE
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in 3 and/or 4-star hotel in the city center
Day 3: Half-day trip to Gobustan + Formula 1 First & Second Practice Sessions
Stop At: Gobustan Rock Art, 60 km South of Baku, Baku Azerbaijan
This trip will help you to uncover the secrets of the Gobustan National Park and be acquainted with the amazing mud volcanoes
The trip starts with visiting Gobustan to see Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape. A national historic landmark and a World Heritage Site, Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape preserves ancient stone relics, rock carvings, and mud volcanoes. Located on the Greater Caucasus mountain ridge, the reserve shelters more than 6,000 engraved images of prehistoric lifestyles, hunting, and animal and plant life, dating back between 5,000 and 40,000 years. Later on, the tour will continue to the Mud Volcano, which is not far from Gobustan National Museum. During this trip, you will get a great chance to see these amazing active volcanoes from a very close distance. Watch mud bubbling out of the earth at Mud Volcanoes, strange geological formations bursting warm liquid set against a backdrop of mountains in Gobustan National Park. Fizzy, snorting bubbles and an occasional sound of snoring make a mesmerizing spectacle. The gurgling mud coming out at 1.2 m (4 ft) high spurts like mini volcanoes but is not hot; you can touch it or bring it home for skin treatment. The landscape here features cracked mud and several piles of hardened mud spewing muddy water. After an impressive volcano tour, we will invite you to taste the most famous dishes of national cuisine in a traditional local restaurant.
Following the lunch, we will return back to Baku and drop you off at the entrance of City Circuit to watch breathtaking drift and overtakes of Formula 1 First and Second Practice Sessions as well as Formula 2 Qualifying Session.
Duration: 9 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in 3 and/or 4-star hotel in the city center
Day 4: Half Day Baku Old City Tour + Formula 1 Third Practice Session and Qualifying Session
Stop At: Baku Old City, Neftchilar Ave, Baku 1000 Azerbaijan
At the beginning of this unique sightseeing tour, the car/minivan will take us to the twin gates of Old City. From there, we will walk to the inner city where you will go on a detailed tour, during which you will explore the Maiden Tower, 15th-century Shirvanshahs’ Palace, Museum of Miniature Books. We'll walk through the bustling narrow streets and alleyways and you will also discover traditional mosques with calligraphic facades, old hamams, merchants’ houses, charming trading streets made all the more colorful with quirky little art galleries and carpet shops. As soon as we finish Old City walking tour you will have 1 - 1.5 hours lunch/coffe or tea break and we'll take you traditional local restaurants - world of colourful and delicious Azeri cuisine.
After the trip, our minibus/car will take you back to Formula 1 Fan Zone to attend in Autograph Session and watch Formula 2 First Race as well as Formula 1 Third Practice Session and Qualifying Session.
Duration: 9 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in 3 and/or 4-star hotel in the city center
Day 5: Half Day Baku Sightseeing Tour+ F1 Grand Prix - Final Session, Fireworks and Rewarding Ceremony
Stop At: Baku City Circuit, Baku 1000 Azerbaijan
The most exciting day for F1 pilots and enthusiastic fans has finally come. Before the crazy street race starts, it is time to explore highlights of Baku. Today our tour starts with a Funicular ride from the seaside to the Highland Park-view point of Baku. This high-speed Funicular provides a stunning view over the city as it transports guests more than 1493 feet above the ground. Selfies are still compulsory up here as the funicular conveniently lets you off at Highland Park, the landscaped terraces of which overlook the Bay of Baku and give the best view over the Baku Bay, National Flag Square and Seaside Boulevard. Following the View Point, we will head to Green Bazaar- The largest and most famous traditional bazaar in Baku to taste organic local fruits and vegetables and to buy fresh spices and herb. The last sightseeing to be visited is Heydar Aliyev Center - an internationally recognized architectural marvel, Designed by the late Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid. Afterwards, the bus/minivan will take us along the Seaside Boulevard - Formula 1 Entertainment Zone. Be as close to the track as possible, watch the acceleration of the cars or come to the finish line first. First, you can follow the Formula 2 Second Race on the big screen and after a few hours break, watch to the exciting and fastest drifts and overtakes performed by strongest pilots of the Formula One.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in a 3 and/or 4-star hotel in the city center
