What to Expect
Itinerary
Day 1: Baku Evening Tour
Stop At: Highland Park, Baku Azerbaijan
Highland Park, well known as ‘’Viewing Square’’ and Panoramic view of Baku Bay from the highest point of the city, Funicular that connects a square on Neftchilar Avenue with Highland Park and Martyrs' Lane, Baku Boulevard (Seaside Park) and Flame Towers.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Baku Boulevard, Neftchilar avenue, Baku Azerbaijan
Baku Boulevard, also known as the seaside national park, is the favorite promenade of many Baku residents and visitors. Its establishment goes back to more than 100 years, to a time when Baku's oil barons built their mansions along the Caspian shore, and the seafront was gradually built up.
It is a great place for morning runnings, cycling, picnic, feeling sea breath briefly for relaxation.
The seaside Boulevard is the place of the Flag Arena! There is the biggest flag in the world, and yes, it's our national flag! There you can walk, eat in restaurants, go to the Puppet Theatre, Park Bulvar mall, drink tea while sitting outside of the cafe, move by the Ferris wheel, take a ride on a boat in the Little Venice. We will also make a sea trip by the ship (30 minutes). So, Baku Seaside Boulevard is the place, that you'll remember for a long - long time!
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Baku Boulevard, Neftchilar avenue, Baku Azerbaijan
We will make your trip more enjoyable taking a boat tour and seeing beauties of the city and its marvelous lights from the Legendary Caspian Sea.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ferris Wheel, Neftyanikov Ave., Baku Azerbaijan
Baku Eye, also known as a Baku Ferris Wheel, is a Ferris wheel on Baku Boulevard in the Seaside National Park of Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. You will amaze the view of Baku city here.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Fountain Square, Baku Azerbaijan
Fountains Square is a public square in downtown Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. The square was previously called Parapet and is often referenced to by the same name now. The name of the fountains square derives from the presence of dozens of fountains throughout the square first constructed during the Soviet rule of Azerbaijan.
The square is a public gathering place, especially after business hours and during the weekend. It is an attractive tourist destination with many boutiques, restaurants, shops, hotels, and passages. This is one of the most crowded and lively places in the city. The area is great for people-watching, and the evening will find many locals strolling about. It starts from the Istiglaliyyat Street and walls of the Icheri Sheher and stretches through Nizami Street, also called in popular culture as the Torgovaya street running parallel to Baku Boulevard. The fountain square is a location where the city authorities hold many public festivals, shows, and celebrations.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Nizami Street, Nizami St., Baku Azerbaijan
Whatever your shopping heart desires, you are bound to find it on Nizami Street. This is one of the most famous shopping streets in Baku, a hip and bustling pedestrianized avenue with a rich variety of shops, including small outlets, souvenir stores and supermarkets. The main shopping area begins at Fountain Square, and it is a hotspot for clothes, especially in the high-end shops. This part of the city is also notable for its expensive and stylish restaurants and hotels.
While shopping is undoubtedly the principal activity on Nizami Street, the architecture is also a huge draw. Many European embassies have taken up residence here, and the buildings feature a number of different architectural styles, including Baroque, Renaissance and Neo-Gothic. Nizami Street fascinates and excites by day, but do make a point of coming back to the area for a nighttime stroll. The area is brilliantly illuminated by lights and decorations.
Duration: 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at the Auroom 4* hotel in Baku
Day 2: Gobustan/Mud Volcano and Absheron Peninsula tour
Stop At: Baku Old City, Neftchilar Ave, Baku 1000 Azerbaijan
Baku started from the Old City, as it is obvious from the name. Both the locals and tourists love this city in the city - here are the main historical attractions of Baku. Serenity and eternity peace among the ancient walls attract everyone. Old City is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Palace of the Shirvanshahs, Zamkovskaya Side-street, 76 Icherisheher, Baku 1000 Azerbaijan
he palace was the former residence of the rulers of the Shirvanshahs. It is a complex where, in addition to the palace itself, can also be found a courtyard of the Diwankhana, the courthouse, the Shirvanshahs’ burial vault, the palace mosque of 1441 with its minaret, the bathhouse and the mausoleum of the court scholar, Sayid Yahya Bakuvi. The palace complex was built in the period from the XIII to the XVI century. On the palace itself, no inscriptions have survived. Therefore, the time of its construction is determined by the dates on the inscriptions on various architectural monuments, which relate to the palace complex. In 1964, the palace complex was declared a museum-preserve. In 2000, a unique architectural and cultural ensemble, along with the fortified walls enclosed by the historic part of the city and the Maiden Tower, was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Shirvanshahs Palace is considered one of the pearls of the architecture of Azerbaijan.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Maiden Tower, Downtown Baku Old City, Baku 1000 Azerbaijan
Maiden Tower is a symbol of Baku. This is a unique 8-floor structure with majestic 4-5 meter thick walls built on a rocky promontory overlooking the Caspian Sea. Maiden Tower has been included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List. There is an amazing view of the city and the Caspian Sea from the top of the Tower.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Mud Volcanoes, Gobustan National Park, Baku Azerbaijan
Mud Volcano - Azerbaijan or as it is called here the Land of Fire has the highest number of mud volcanoes in the world. Some 350 out of over 1,000 mud volcanoes in the world are located here. Mood Volcanos are very effective for health and you can take a bath there.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Gobustan Rock Art, Gobustan Settlement - Garadagh District 60 km South of Baku, Qobustan 1080 Azerbaijan
Gobustan State Historical-Artistic Reserve - Gobustan National Park officially Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape is a hill and mountain site occupying the southeast end of the Greater Caucasus mountain ridge. It is located west of the settlement of Gobustan, about 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Baku city center on the west bank of the Caspian Sea.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Ateshgah - Fire Temple, Сураханский район, Baku Azerbaijan
Zoroastrian Ateshgah Temple - located on the Absheron Peninsula on the outskirts of Surakhani village, 30 km from the center of Baku, was a shrine at different times for Zoroastrians, Hindus, and Sikhs.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Qala Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Complex, Mira St., 5 Qala district, Baku Azerbaijan
The Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Complex Gala - Covering 156 hectares of the reserve there are burial mounds, crypts, houses, four water storage facilities, ruins of an ancient castle, 5 mosques, 3 baths, etc. belonging to the period from the III Millennium BC to the 20th century.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Yanar Dag, Azerbaijan
Yanardag. a natural gas fire that blazes continuously on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula on the Caspian Sea near Baku.
Duration: 25 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at the Auroom 4* hotel in Baku.
Day 3: Gabala tour
Stop At: Tufandag Winter Summer Tourism Holiday Complex, 4 km from Qabala City, Qabala Azerbaijan
Tufandag Winter-Summer Tourism Holiday Complex - is located 4 kilometers far from Gabala city and the resort allows visitors to enjoy different extreme sports and tourism activities in harmony with nature.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Nij, Nij, Shaki-Zaqatala Region
Nij village - is located in what was once known as Caucasian Albania, and there is a population of people who are direct descendants of the ancient Caucasian Albanians, and they are known as the Udi people.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Nokhur Gel Lake, On the Baku-Gabala Highway Nohurqishlag, Qabala 3600 Azerbaijan
Eye-catching lake with a magnificent view of the Caucasus Mountains, fresh air and water is one of the most picturesque places of Gabala.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Gabala Shooting Club, Bum Settlement, Qabala 3600 Azerbaijan
Great place for shooting experience. Operates both as a recreational centre, as well as there attractions for children.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Gabaland, 1 İsmayıl bəy Qutqaşınlı, Qəbələ, Azerbaijan
Gabalaland - marvelous world of Gabala. This center is full of entertainment and feelings of joy which has magnificent amusement rides for children and adults as well as different and interesting events.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at the Auroom 4*hotel in Baku.
Day 4: Departure
Stop At: Auroom Hotel Baku, 14 Allahyar Nasibov, Bakı 1065, Azerbaijan
Check out from hotel
Duration: 15 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Departure. Check out from the Auroom 4* hotel.
