Azerbaijan Winter Special

Cities Covered:

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

Highlights:

Baku:

• Evening Panoramic Tour of Baku
• Little Venice Gondola Ride
• Photo Stop at Uplands Park
• Full Day Baku City Tour with Old Baku Walking Tour
• Hyder Aliyev Centre – Car Museum with Entrance
• Gobustan Tour with Mud Volcano
• Absheron Tour with Ateshgah (Fire Temple) & Yanardag (Fire Mountain)
• Free Time for Shopping at Nizami Street & famous shopping malls

Shahdag:

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

Gabala:

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

Meals:

06 Continental Breakfast at Hotels

05 Lunches at Indian Restaurant

06 Dinner at Indian Restaurant

2 x 500ml Water Bottles Per Person Per Day

Guide:

English Speaking Local Guide

Experienced Tour Manager

Day 1:- Arrive Baku Airport / Transfer to Hotel. Evening Panoramic Tour of Baku.

(Lunch & Dinner)

Welcome to Azerbaijan.

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

Pickup from Airport and transfer to Hotel.

Enroute Lunch at Indian Restaurant.

Arrive at Hotel and Check-in. Take rest and freshen-up to get ready for evening tour.

In the evening, proceed for Panoramic Tour of Baku.

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.

Our next stop will be at Little Venice.

The Little Venice in Baku is the great & clean refreshing park to walk and relax with kids or the family. Very beautiful & astonishing surroundings. Feels like you are away from city yet in the city. Unique & lovely relaxing atmosphere.

Gondola Ride at Little Venice is included and you can have feel of Venice in this short Gondola Ride.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Day 2:- Depart Baku / Arrive Shahdag. (Approx 03 Hours Drive)  Visit Shahdag Winter Complex. 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).

Other winter activities on your own.

In the evening proceed for dinner.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post dinner, arrive at your resort hotel and check-in.

Day 3:- Morning Free for Leisure. Depart Shahdag / Arrive Baku. (Approx 03 Hours Drive)  Evening Shopping Tour. 

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Today after breakfast, enjoy relaxed morning in your mountain resort.

Later checkout and proceed to Baku.

Arrive Baku and proceed for Lunch at Indian Restaurant.

Post lunch, visit some of the famous malls of Baku. We will stop at Crescent Mall and Deniz Mall.

Spend few hours for shopping there and later we will proceed for dinner.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant

Post dinner, arrive at Hotel and Check-in.

Day 4:- Gobustan Tour with Mud Volcano. Absheron Peninsula with Ateshgarh and Yanardag.

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

After breakfast, get ready for Full day excursion to Gobustan and Absheron.

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.

The area has been settled since the 8th millennium BC. It is known for hosting thousands of rock engravings spread over 100 square km depicting hunting scenes, people, ships, constellations and animals. Its oldest petroglyphsdate from the 38th millennium BC. In 2007, UNESCO included the ‘Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape’ in the World Heritage List.

Azerbaijan has the most mud volcanoes of any country, spread broadly across the country. 350 of the 800 volcanoes of the world are in the Azerbaijani Republic. Local people call them “yanardagh” (burning mountain), “pilpila” (terrace), “gaynacha” (boiling water) and “bozdag” (grey mountain) alongside its geographical name – mud volcanoes.

Later back to Baku and proceed for lunch.

Lunch at Indian Restaurant.

Post lunch, we will proceed to Absheron Peninsula.

Absheron Tour Starts with Ateshgah (Fire Worshippers Temple) Based on Persian and Indian inscriptions the temple was used as a Hindu and Zoroastrian place of worship. Ateshgah, the fire temple of Baku nominated as an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Yanardag – a mountain on Absheron peninsula, 25 km from north of Baku.

Literally, word Yanardag means Blazing Mountain. Blazing bodies of flame dance on stones and floor. Yanar dag is a natural gas fire which blazes continuously on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula on the Caspian Sea near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, which itself is known as the “land of fire.

In the evening back to Baku.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Day 5:- Full day Baku City Tour. Hyder Aliyev Vintage Car Museum. Old Baku Walking Tour. Shopping at Nizami Street.

(Breakfast, Lunch  & Dinner)

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

Our first stop will be at Hyder Aliyev Centre.

Designed by the illustrious Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, the eye-catching Heydar Aliyev Centre opened in 2012, since when its astonishing curved, wave-like shape and innovative use of space have turned it into an icon of modern Azerbaijan.

The Museum describes the history of Azerbaijan and different stages of Heydar Aliyev’s life and work. The information is communicated to visitors in an interactive format. On the ground floor of the museum, cars used by Heydar Aliyev in different periods of his rule are exhibited.

Lunch at Indian Restaurant.

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 shoppers paradise with lovely cafes on both sides.

In the evening visit the central part of Baku showing of the most interesting historical and architectural sites, as well as visiting a favorite walking place for residents and guests – Baku Boulevard.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post dinner, back to 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.

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:- Depart Gabala / Transfer to Baku Airport. (Approx 05 Hours Drive)

(Breakfast & Lunch)

Breakfast at hotel, checkout and transfer to Baku.

Arrive Baku and Lunch at Indian restaurant.

Post lunch, 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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