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Baku - Absheron - Gabala

8 days / 7 nights

Day 1 / Arrival to Heydar Aliyev International Airport

Meeting at the airport. Transfer to a hotel in Baku or close by. Check-in, overnight at the hotel

Day 2 / Sightseeing tour around Baku

Breakfast at the hotel. Welcome to Azerbaijan – to the land of fire, the land where eastern colors combine magnificently with western progress. Azerbaijan is a country of unique nature, unmatched culture, centuries of history with its customs and traditions and fine cuisine; a place which will satisfy the expectations of the most sophisticated gastronomists, and finally, it is the country of Caucasian hospitality and friendliness. Sightseeing tour around Baku includes the visits to the following historical sites: Icheri Sherer, Virgin Tower, Palace of the Shirvanshahs, Caravanserai, Nizami Street, Fountains Square We will start the tour with exemplified restored Iczeri Szeher - the Bakir Old Town, where we will take a close look at its symbols: the Virgin's Tower from the 12th century, the Shirvanshah Palace and the Karawanseraj. Back to the hotel. Overnight in Baku

Day 3 / Ateshgah – Yanardagh – Gala Village

The first station will be Yanar Dag – 116-meter hill located on top of a pocket of natural gas that constantly erupts into flames. These flames jet out at least three meters into the air, through a porous layer of sandstone. Unlike the other mud volcanoes of Azerbaijan, Yanar Dag has no seepage of mud or liquid, so the fire always burns. Then we will visit the Temple of Eternal Fire - Ateshgah - is an authentic Azerbaijani exotic. It is well-known practically all over the world. It is located 30 km from the center of Baku in the suburb of Surakhany. This territory is known for such unique natural phenomenon as burning natural gas outlets (underground gas coming onto surface contacts oxygen and lights up). The temple in its present state was constructed in the 17th-18th centuries. It was built by the Baku-based Hindu community related to Sikhs.However, the history of the Temple is even longer. From times immemorial this was the holy place of Zoroastrians- fire worshippers (approximately beginning of our era). They attributed mystical significance to the inextinguishable fire and came there to worship the relic.The final station is Gala – Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Complex in the open air to preserve the monuments in the territory of the Gala State History and Ethnography Museum and enrich the Preserve by bringing in archaeological finds discovered in Absheron. Petroglyphs covering the period from the 3rd and 2nd millennia B.C. to the Middle Ages, gavaldash (tambourine stone), ceramics, domestic and adornment items, weapons and coins, conserved remnants of an ancient residential complex etc. found in the Absheron peninsula were placed at the Complex. After we will visit Carpet museum where you can meet old Azerbaijan ornaments on the carpets and find out how they made. Back to the hotel. Free time. Overnight in Baku.

Day 4 / Baku-Gabala – Baku

Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast we will departure to one of the most beautiful part of Azerbaijan – Gabala. Gabala was the ancient capital of Caucasian Albania. Archeological evidence indicates that the city functioned as the capital of Caucasian Albania as early as 4th century BC. The Ruins of the ancient town are situated 15 km from the regional center, allocated on the territory between Garachay and Jourluchay rivers. Gabala was located in the middle of the 2,500-year-old Silk Road, and was mentioned by Pliny the Younger as "Kabalaka", Greek geographer Ptolemy as "Khabala", Arabic historian Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri as "Khazar". In the 19th century, the Azerbaijani historian Abbasgulu Bakikhanov mentioned in his book Gulistani Irem that Kbala or Khabala were in fact Gabala. In Gabala we will visit Old Capital of Albania – Chuxur Gabala. Then we will go to Nohur Lake. The lake is surrounded by a forest, you can walk around the lake. Here you can relax, even sail boat on the lake. Tour to Tufandagh - longest teleferic of the world. Whether for skiing, or just for memorable summer views of the Alpine scenery behind Qabala, jump aboard the Tufandag network of four cable cars. Then you can enjoy Gabala entertainment center and Shooting center Back to Baku Overnight in Baku

Day 5 / Qobustan jeep safari tour

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Gobustan – the place with prehistoric rock carvings documenting the life of the former inhabitants of this area. The reserve is about 60 km southwest of Baku and is located in a rocky area with a semi-desert climate. The reserve is known for its many petroglyphs from the Stone Age and after. Near the reserve there are a large number of volcanoes of mud, and it is estimated that out of 700 existing in the world, 300 are located in eastern Azerbaijan. These are trenches located about 10 km south of the Petroglyphs area, which emit bubbling mud and gas. In 2007 UNESCO declared an area of 5,370 dunams in the reserve as a World Heritage Site. Mud volcanoes There are 850 mud volcanoes in the world, and over 300 of them are in Azerbaijan. Thanks to its efficacy in balneal therapy, volcanic mud is used in the treatment of disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system, diseases of the skin and digestive tract, gynaecology and cosmetology. Gaval Dash – the stone, which makes a tambourine-like sound when it is hit in different points. Among the stone books there are a big flat stone formed out of 3 supports. Suffice it to touch the object with a small stone, musical sounds come from it. The Gaval Dash have been formed due the combination of unique climate, oil and gas which can be found in the region of Azerbaijan. Back to the hotel. Free time. Overnight in Baku.

Day 6 / Free day

Breakfast at the hotel. Free day Overnight in Baku

Day 7 / Free day

Breakfast at the hotel. Free day Overnight in Baku

Day 8 / Departure

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out. Departure to Heydar Aliyev International Airport

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WELCOME TO AZERBAIJAN !

The price of the tour package includes the following services:

  • Transfer from/to airport;
  • Transportation during the tour;
  • All excursions mentioned in the program
  • Accommodation in hotels on BB basis: 5 nights in Baku , 2 nights in Gabala
  • English speaking guide service during the tour;
  • 1 FOC for tour leader

The price of the tour package does not include the following services:

  • Entrance fees to the museums: Maiden Tower - 12 AZN / Shirvanshakh’s Palace – 10 AZN / Shaki Khan Palace – 4 AZN / Atashgah – 4 AZN / Yanardag – 2 AZN /Gala – 12 AZN/ Gobustan – 4 AZN
  • Lunch and Dinner
  • Airplane ticket
  • Additional expences
  • E-visa ( We can apply for you)