Imagine an enigmatic country squeezed in between the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountains, scattered with small fishing towns and remote mountain villages far from the tourist trail. Envisage the capital Baku and picture Europe meeting Asia with a Gulf States flair – a brash cosmopolitan metropolis flaunting the latest in futuristic architecture sitting alongside ancient mosques, walled cities and old-world Russian opulence.
Think how bemused your friends will be upon hearing of your latest holiday choice. Fascinating, austere and intriguing by turns, this back-of-beyond nation won’t fail to charm and perplex.
Arrival at Baku Airport. Clearing Immigration and Customs. Collecting the Baggage. Meeting With the Company Representative in the Arrival’s Hall and Transfer to the Hotel. Assistance with Check-in at the Hotel. Free Time to Freshen Up.
Proceed to Evening Baku Panoramic Tour. Visit to Highland Park – Alley of Martyrs, Heydar Aliyev Centre, the National Assembly (also transliterated as Milli Majlis), Flame Towers – the tallest skyscraper in Baku.
Later we visit Caspian Sea, Deniz Mall, Little Venice, National Flag Square, construction of the arena began in August 2011 and finished in April 2012 – in time for it to host its first major event, the 2012 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Drive Back to Baku Hotel.
Overnight in Baku
Proceed to tour starts with Old City tour. Later we proceed to Ateshgah (Fire Worshippers Temple) based on Persian and Indian inscriptions. The temple was used as a Hindu and Zoroastrian place of worship. "Atash" is the Persian word for fire.
The pentagonal complex, which has a courtyard surrounded by cells for monks and a tetra pillar-altar in the middle, was built during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Trip to Fire Mountain – Yanardag – a mountain on Absheron Peninsula. 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, which itself is known as the “Land of Fire.”
Drive Back to Baku Hotel.
Overnight in Baku
Excursion in Tufandaq winter-summer Tourism Complex offers cable car rides at any time of the year, skiing on the ski tracks of different difficulty level, ski training and ski school, catering service (cafe and restaurants), entertainment centres for kids, hotel and other services.
Nohur Lake – it is located in Qabala, another region of Azerbaijan that one passes when travelling to Sheki. Lake is not on the way but if you go a bit deeper towards the mountains this beautiful view opens up in front of you.
Drive Back to Baku Hotel.
Overnight in Baku
Breakfast at the Hotel. Check-out. Transfer to Baku International Airport (3–3.5 Hours Prior to Departure Flight).