Azerbaijan Delight

Cities Covered:

• Baku                     : 4 Nights
• Shahdag               : 1 Night
• Gabala                  : 1 Night

Highlights:

Baku:

• Ride on Baku Eye
• Hyder Aliyev Centre – Car Museum with Entrance
• Carpet Museum and Uplands Park
• Baku City Tour with Old Baku Walking Tour
• Gobustan Tour with Mud Volcano rough road vehicle
• Free Time for Shopping at Nizami Street & famous shopping malls

Shahdag:

• Cable Car & Roller Coaster Ride
• Free time for Optional Activities

Quba(Guba):

• Qechresch Forest & Chanlibel Lake

Gabala:

• Cable Car Ride with Two Lines
• Free time for Optional activities
• Free time at Nohur Lake

Sheki:

• Visit Sheki Khan Palace & Caravanserai

Meals:

06 Continental Breakfast at Hotels

03 Lunches at Indian Restaurant

06 Dinner at Indian Restaurant

2 x 500ml Water Bottles Per Person Per Day

Day 1:- Arrive Baku Airport / Transfer to Hotel. Check-in

(No Meals)

Welcome to Azerbaijan.

Arrive at Baku Airport, clear immigration and proceed to Arrival Hall.

Pickup from Airport and transfer to hotel. Arrive at Hotel and Check-in.

Day 2:- Full day Baku City Tour. Hyder Aliyev Vintage Car Museum. Carpet Museum, Uplands Park, Old Baku Walking Tour. Shopping at Nizami Street.

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

After breakfast at your hotel, proceed for Full Day Baku City Tour.

Our first stop will be at Hyder Aliyev Centre.

Visit to Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum – that displays Azerbaijani carpets and rugs with historical and modern weaving techniques and materials. It has the largest collection of Azerbaijani carpets in the world.

Lunch at Indian Restaurant.

Visit to Upland Park, the highland park Baku is the highest point of the capital of Azerbaijan, from where a beautiful panorama of the city and the bay opens. People from Baku and tourists often come here to see Baku from a bird’s eye view, as well as just take a walk.

Flame Towers are modern Baku’s one of towering symbols. Witness the breathtaking LED light display that illuminates these skyscrapers, creating a mesmerizing spectacle against the night sky.

Later, we will proceed to Old City of Baku. The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls 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 by UNESCO.

Old City Tour is walking tour and for person who cannot walk, there is buggy service available at additional cost to visit old city in 25 minutes’ buggy tour.

Later we will proceed to the most famous street of Azerbaijan.

Nizami Street is shopper’s paradise with lovely cafes on both sides.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post dinner, back to hotel.

Day 3:- Depart Baku / Arrive Shahdag. (Approx 03 Hours Drive) Experience Cable Car and Roller Coaster Ride.

(Breakfast & Dinner)

After breakfast, checkout from Baku and transfer to Shahdag.

On arrival at Shahdag, we will head to Shahdag Mountain Resort. The Shahdag Mountain tourism complex, the first ski resort in Azerbaijan, is located in the northeast in Shahdag National Park, named after the iconic Mount Shahdag in the Gusar region of Azerbaijan. Spend your time at Shahdag Resort and enjoy different activities. (Cable Car Ride and Roller Coaster Included).

Lunch on your own.

Other winter activities on your own.

In the evening proceed for dinner.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post dinner, arrive at hotel and check-in.

Day 4:- Depart Shahdag / Arrive Quba & Sightseeing. Depart Quba / Arrive Baku. (Approx 03 Hours Drive)

(Breakfast & Dinner)

Today after breakfast, checkout from the hotel and transfer to Quba.

Quba at times pronounced as Guba is beautiful region close to Shahdag with abundance of natural beauty. We will spend some time here before arriving in Baku.

Visit to Qechresh Forest- one of the largest villages in the Guba region. It is located 12 km from the district center. There are many recreation centers in the village. The area is covered with forest on all sides. Qechresh is famous for its natural springs and plants. The wild walnuts, hazelnuts, cranberry, hawthorn, hips, apples, pears and pine trees grown there. As for the animal world, the village is a home for gazelles, wolves, bears, foxes and other animals.

Lunch on your own.

Later proceed to Chanlibel Lake located in the Second Nugadi village of Guba. The lake has become a favorite leisure place for tourists coming to the region. “Chanlibel Lake” which is surrounded by fabulous forests and mountains. You may have a chance to have a taste of a cup of brewed tea beside the lake. While enjoying the vibe and breathtaking scenery, inhale pure air of this marvelous place.

We will then proceed to Baku.

Arrive Baku and Dinner at Indian Restaurant

Post dinner, arrive at Hotel and Check-in.

Day 5:- Gobustan Tour with Mud Volcano. Evening Ride on Baku Eye.

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

After breakfast, get ready for excursion to Gobustan.

Gobustan State Reserve located west of the settlement of Gobustan, about 40 miles southwest of the centre of Baku. Qobustan is best known for being the home to the famous rock petroglyphs and mud volcanoes.

Later back to Baku and proceed for lunch.

Lunch at Indian Restaurant.

In the evening, proceed to enjoy spectacular ride on Baku Eye.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post Dinner, transfer back to the hotel.

Day 6:- Depart Baku / Arrive Gabala. (Approx 05 Hours Drive). Cable Car Ride at Tufandag Winter-Summer Tourism Complex.  Evening free at Nohur Lake.

(Breakfast & Dinner)

Today after breakfast, checkout and proceed to Gabala.

Arrive Gabala and proceed to Tufandag mountain resort.

Lunch on your own.

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. Enjoy snowmobile, sledges, quad bike tours. Visitors can enjoy plenty of outdoor adventures, from hiking and cycling to paragliding and jeep tours. Explore the beauty of the mountains and nature from up by Cable Car.

Experience wonderful view of mountain range from top of mountain in cable car. There are other optional activities like ATV Ride and Adventure Swing (All optional activities at your own cost).

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.

Later in the evening proceed for dinner.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post dinner, arrive at Hotel and Check-in.

Day 7:- Day Trip of Sheki. Visit Sheki Khan Palace & Caravanserai. Depart Gabala / Arrive Baku. Shopping Time. (Approx 05 Hours Drive)

(Breakfast & Dinner)

Today after breakfast, checkout from hotel and proceed for Day Trip to Sheki.

Sheki is one of the smallest cities in Azerbaijan with a rich cultural history and scenic landscape. It is just an hour’s drive from Gabala and makes it the best place to be combined during stay in Gabala.

We will start with visit of Sheki Khan Palace – The most outstanding and valuable monument from the 18th century. It was built in 1752-1762 as the summer residence of Hussein-khan Mushtad, grandson of the great Gadzhi Chelebi. The uniquely beautiful two-storied palace features a magnificent interior and exterior. The facade of the palace is richly painted with drawings displaying scenes of hunting and war, as well as intricate geometrical and plant patterns. In the center is a huge stained-glass window made from multi-colored glass mosaics (up to 5,000 glass pieces were used in each square window). Other smaller windows in the palace are also made of pieces of colored glass and covered with openwork stone lattices.

Visit to Caravanserai – Swift development of trade in the Middle Ages enhanced importance of caravanserai existing in the territory of Azerbaijan at that time and favored construction of new ones. Generally, caravanserai was built in form of castles with one gate, closing of which made them impregnable during dangerous incidents.

Lunch on your own.

Later transfer to Baku.

Arrive Baku and free time for some last minute shopping in famous mall of Baku.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post dinner, transfer to Baku Airport for our flight back home, collecting all of those wonderful memories and souvenirs gathered from Azerbaijan Holidays.

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