Baku Tour 3 night, 4 days

Landing at the Baku International Airport

Clearing immigration and customs, collecting the baggage

Meeting with the company representative at the arrivals hall

Transfer to the hotel (duration: 30-35 minutes)

Arrival at the hotel, assistance with check-in process (registration time: 14:00-15:00)

Spare time to freshen up

The excursion covers the entire central part of the city with a display of the major historical and architectural sites.

Our first stop is Old Town that is in the heart of Baku. Here, on the hill and in front of the Caspian Sea, the ancient city was born. Several dozens of historically architectural monuments are located in the territory of Old Town (UNESCO’s World Heritage): Palace of Shirvanshahs, Maiden Tower, Museum of Miniature Books, caravansaries, mosques, baths, etc.

Road delivers us to the Baku Boulevard through Building of Baku City Executive Power, Governor's Garden, Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall (designed according to the drawings of the Monte Carlo casino (Beaux-Arts, Napoleon III), Building of Heydar Aliyev Foundation. Stroll along the promenade that celebrates its 110th anniversary this year – Little Venice, International Mugam Center, Carpet Museum in the form of folded carpet, Baku Eye – Ferris Wheel, Crystal Hall (in which was held “Eurovision” song contest), Government House.

Cultural Center named after Haydar Aliyev – one more epic showplace, modern complex construction. The centre project and design belong to the famous architect Zaha Hadid. The construction of the building was covered on the channels of Discovery and Science Channel, dedicated to the most courageous engineering projects of modernity and architectural masterpieces of the world.

Photoshooting on the background of Cultural Center and in the field of “I love Baku” sign.

The excursion involves also the symbols of modern Baku – truly iconic Flame Towers with interactive panels, Congress Hall, Socar Tower, Azersu Building in the form of water droplet, Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Olympic Stadium.

Today's excursion ends at the upland park – the spectacular place where you can enjoy an unsurpassed view of the city.

Transfer to Gobustan (60 km far from Baku) is widely known not only in Azerbaijan but also worldwide with an outstanding collection of rock engravings.

Gobustan National Historical-Artistic Preserve (UNESCO’s World Heritage) is a unique archaeological area (open-air museum) that has preserved more than 6000 petroglyphs (rock carvings), tens of ancient human sites, dwelling places, gravestones, plenty of caves and other sites dated back to different historical periods. All these monuments are evidence of 15 thousand years long successive usage of Gobustan by people.

The petroglyphs of Gobustan, which are artistic chronicles of the past, bear great importance for the study of the pre-history of humanity.

You will also have a chance to visit quite a unique place - mud volcanoes. According to the number of active mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan ranks first in the world. Many geologists as well as locals and international mud tourists trek to this place and end up happily covered in mud which is thought to have medicinal qualities. In 2001 one mud volcano 15 kilometres from Baku made world headlines when it suddenly started spewing flames 15 meters high.

explore all the outskirts and sights of the Absheron peninsula. Transfer to the temple of fire worshipers – Atashgah (30 km far from Baku).

Azerbaijan is one of the few places on the earth where even today one can observe elements of preserved fire cult and the ancient Zoroastrianism religion. For example, Atashgah is known for such a unique phenomenon as burning natural gas outlets (underground gas, coming onto a surface, contacts oxygen and lights up). The temple in its present state was constructed

in the 17th-18th centuries by the Baku-based Hindu community related to Sikhs. The pentagonal complex has an open courtyard with temple-altar in the centre which was the place of pilgrimage for worshippers.

The final destination of today’s excursion is Azerbaijani exotic Yanardag (“burning hill”). And this is real a burning hill – not metaphorically, but literally. Meter-long tongues of fire cover the stratified earth approximately 10 metres in width.

Drive to the hotel or drop in the city centre

Overnight in Baku

Breakfast at the hotel

Check-out formalities (standard time: 12:00)

Transfer to Baku International Airport (in case of late departure, suitcases can be left in the hotel)

Departure