Azerbaijan Explorer: City, Culture, and Mountains

Package Includes:

5 nights in Baku (Standard

2 DBL +1 Tripple )

Daily breakfasts

Private tours and transfers with Sprinter

Professional English-speaking Guide

Airport transfers

Excursion:  As per Program

Tickets: Fire Shahdag Car, Shahdag Coaster, Gabala Cable Car, Fire Temple, Burning Mountains, Gobustan, Mud Volcanoes, Funicular Ride

Day 1: Arrival + Baku City Tour

Arrival and Immigration:

Upon arrival at Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport, complete immigration and customs formalities.

Luggage Collection:

Collect your luggage from the baggage claim area.

Breakfast

Local Breakfast Spot:

Head to a recommended local café or restaurant for breakfast. Some popular breakfast spots in Baku include:

Café City: Known for its extensive breakfast menu.

Paul Bakery & Café: Offers a range of pastries, coffees, and traditional breakfast items.

Firuze Restaurant: A good option for trying local Azerbaijani breakfast dishes.

Transfer to Hotel

Transportation:

Arrange for a pre-booked transfer service, taxi, or ride-sharing service to take you from the airport to your hotel.

The ride from the airport to the city center typically takes about 30-40 minutes, depending on traffic.

Check-In:

Check in at your hotel. If you arrive early and your room isn't ready, you can leave your luggage at the reception and start exploring the city.

Evening Visit to Highland Park

Transfer to Highland Park:

In the late afternoon or early evening, take a taxi or use public transportation to Highland Park (also known as Dagustu Park).

Highland Park offers panoramic views of Baku, especially beautiful during sunset.

Explore Highland Park:

Walk through the park, visit the Flame Towers, and take in the stunning views of the Caspian Sea and Baku city.

The park is known for its serene atmosphere, well-maintained gardens, and monuments such as the Martyrs' Lane.

Photograph Opportunities:

Capture the beautiful skyline and scenic views, particularly around sunset when the city lights up.

Return to Hotel:

After enjoying the evening at Highland Park, return to your hotel for a restful night or head out for dinner at a local restaurant.

Day 2: Baku City Tour

•  Breakfast at Hotel
• Transfer to the famous Nizami Street (Fountain Square)

Nizami Street is a large pedestrian and shopping street with a fascinating view.  The street also accommodates the embassies of many countries. The architecture of the street reflects a harmony of old and new periods.

• Transfer to Baku Old City Tour also known as “ICHERI SHEHER.’’

Old City or İçərişəhər 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 that are 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 Shirvan shahs and Maiden Tower, became the first location in Azerbaijan to be classified as a World Heritage Site

• Departure for evening tour - Famous Baku Boulevard tour

Baku Boulevard was established in 1909 and is also known as the National Seaside Park in Baku. The Boulevard is popular with museums, shopping malls, and entertainment centers including the modern panoramic amusement ride – The Devil’s Wheel, which has a beautiful view over Baku Bay. Clients can get acquainted with the main points of Boulevard – Crystal Hall, Flame Tower, Little Venice, and Ferris Wheel.

High Land Park

• Stay Overnight in Baku

Day 3: Absheron + Gobustan Tour

• Breakfast at hotel
• departure for Gobustan National Park and Mud Volcano

Gobustan petroglyphs are exceptional testimony about the lifestyle of ancient people: collective labor, hunting, harvest, ritual dance yalli, images of animals, food around the fire, images of women and men etc. On this territory there are many traces of primitive inhabitance of people belonging to the period of the Paleolithic and Mesolithic.

• There are over 300 mud volcanoes in Azerbaijan. 100 of them are located near the Gobustan reserve alone. There are giant volcanoes, such as Tora gay and Great Kanizdag in Gobustan, with a total elevation of 400 meters. The Goturdag volcano in Gobustan is the world’s only continuously erupting volcano; mud squeezing as the specialists put it, has been observed there for many years

• Visit of Ateshgah (Fire Temple) & Yanardag (Fire Mountain).

The Temple of Eternal Fire - Ateshgah - The Baku Ateshgah also known as "Fire Temple, is a castle-like religious temple in Surakhany town, the temple was used as a Hindu, Sikh, and Zoroastrian place of worship. built during the 17th and 18th centuries.

• Yanardag – Fire Mountain -is a 116-meter hill located on the top of a natural gas pocket causing a continuous flame eruption. This is the nature of this burning mountain. This natural gas fire blazes continuously on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula on the Caspian Sea 25 KM northeast of Baku city.
• Overnight in Hotel (Baku)

Day 4: Shahdag Tour

• · Breakfast at the hotel

• Proceed for departure to Shahdag Mountain Resort. Shahdag houses summer activities such as Shahdag coaster,  hiking, off-road tours, skiing, snowmobile, sledding, ice rink, Segway, winter paintball,  Polaris tour, camping, cable car, sports games, horse riding, Observation point, etc.
• Shahada Coaster

Shahdag Coaster is a family thrill ride offering unforgettable adrenaline rushes in all seasons at the Shahdag Mountain Resort, which has no analogs in the South Caucasus. The route length is 2590 meters, 920 meters uphill, and 1670 meters downhill. Double sleds run at intervals of 10 seconds, the speed of which can reach 42 km / h. The sled has brake levers, allowing you to control your journey thoroughly. The Shahdag Coaster route consists of 9 sharp turns, one of which is 3-levels, and the other is 1-level.

• Shahdag Cable car -  Shahdag Mountain Resort boasts a total of 17 lifts, each falling into one of five distinct types: Mono-gondola, Carpet, Detachable, Non-detachable, and Bugel. These elevators vary in structure, seating capacity, safety features, comfort, and standard amenities. Notably, the gondola takes guests to the highest restaurant in Azerbaijan, aptly named '2351'

Day 5: Gabala Tour

• Check-out for Gabala
• Yeddi Gozel Waterfall
• Visit to Nohurgol lake

The Nohur Lake (Nohurgöl) is one of the most picturesque places of Gabala that have magnificent view to Caucasus Mountains and surrounding villages with fresh air and water where you can take a boat and catamaran ride to enjoy the surrounding landscape

• transfer to Tufandag mountain resort
• Tufandag, just 4 kilometers from Gabala city center, offers 12 kilometers of slopes, with a mix of challenging reds and blacks for experts and easy options for beginners. Guests can also take advantage of snowmobile, sledges, quad bike tours. In summer visitors can enjoy plenty of outdoor adventures, from hiking and cycling to paragliding and jeep tours. There is also a Cable Car which lets you go up to the higher peaks and explore the beauty of the mountains and nature from up.
• Overnight in BAku

Day 6: Departure from Baku

• Breakfast at Hotel
• Check-out from Hotel
•  Airport Transfer