Discover Azerbaijan: 9-Day Tour with Exclusive Experiences

Number of people – 4 Adults

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• 1 nights’ accommodation in Baku – 2 Deluxe DBL Room
• 3 nights’ accommodation in Baku – 2 Standard DBL Room
• Daily Breakfasts
• All tours and transfers on a PVT Vito
• Professional English-Speaking Driver
• Airport Transfers
• Excursions as per the program
• Tickets for Fire Temple + Shahdag Cable car+ Shahdag Coaster + Burning Mountains + Gobustan + Mud Volcanoes  

EXCLUSIONS:

1. Flight tickets
2. Visa
3. Early Check-in or Late Check-out

1. DAY: ARRIVAL DAY

1. Arrival to Baku
2. Transfer from Baku to Shahdag

1. Early Morning: Your day begins with a transfer from in Baku to Shahdag. The journey from Baku to Shahdag takes approximately 3-4 hours, depending on traffic and weather conditions.
2. Candy Mountain Tour: As you travel towards Shahdag, you'll have the opportunity to stop and explore Candy Mountain (locally known as Candy Cane Mountains or Candy Cane Hills). These colorful hills are a natural wonder, characterized by their striped patterns resembling candy canes. It's a picturesque spot for photos and to stretch your legs before continuing your journey to Shahdag.
3. Arrival in Shahdag: Upon arrival in Shahdag, check-in to your accommodation and take some time to relax and enjoy the beautiful mountainous surroundings.

2. DAY: SHAHDAG TOUR

1. Breakfast at hotel
2. Proceed for departure to Shahdag Mountain Resort. Shahdag houses summer activities as Shahdag coaster,  hiking, off- road tours, sking, snowmobile, sledging, ice rink, Segway, winter paitnball,  Polaris tour, camping, cable car, sport games, horse riding, Observation point and etc.
3. 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.
4. 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'
5. Back to Baku
6. Baku Panoramic Tour
7. Overnight in Baku

1. Stay Overnight in Baku

3. DAY: BAKU CITY TOUR

1. Breakfast at Hotel
2. The Heydar Aliyev Center – a 57,500 m2 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. 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. (Photo shoot outside)
3. 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 period

1. Transfer to Baku Old City Tour also known as “ICHERI SHEHER’’
   
2. 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 Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower, became the first location in Azerbaijan to be classified as a World Heritage Site visit to the Carpet Museum & Miniature Books Museum.
3. Departure for evening tour - Famous Baku Boulevard tour
4. 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 funicular ride offering stunning views of the surrounding landscape.
5. Stay Overnight in Baku

4. DAY: Absheron + Gobustan Tour

1. Breakfast at hotel
2. Departure for Gobustan National Park and Mud Volcano

1. Gobustan petroglyphs are exceptional testimony about the life style 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 belong to the period of the Paleolithic and Mesolithic.
2. There are over 300 mud volcanoes in Azerbaijan. 100 of them are located near the Gobustan reserve alone. There are giant volcanoes, such as Toragay and Great Kanizdag in Gobustan, with a total elevation of 400 metres. 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
3. Visit of Ateshgah ( Fire Temple) & Yanardag (Fire mountain).
4. 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.
5. Yanardag – Fire Mountain -  is 116 meter hill located on the top of natural gas pocket causing 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 the Baku city.
6. Overnight in Baku

5. DAY: Departure Day

1. Breakfast at Hotel

Check – out and transfer to airport