8 days tour

Breathtaking Slopes In Azerbaijan (8D/7N)

Breathtaking Slopes In Azerbaijan (8D/7N)

This tour includes:

Transport

Comfortable Air Conditioned Vehicle

Others

Entrance Tickets to Shirvanshah Palace, Maiden Tower, Carpet Museum, Heydar Aliyev Center, Fire Temple, Fire Mountain, Gobustan Museum, Kish temple, Ganja Museum, GoyGol National Park, Sheki Caravanserai

Accommodation

Accommodation in the hotel

Guide

Professional Licensed English Speaking Guide

Not included:

Meals

Only breakfast is included

Others

Lunch & Dinner Personal Expenses

Flights

Insurance

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Itinerary of your trip Breathtaking Slopes In Azerbaijan (8D/7N)

  • Day 1 Day 1: Arrival In The Airport
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Arrival In The Airport

      •   Arrival in the airport.  
      •   From Airport to City Center 20-25 minute.  
      •   The representative of our company will receive guests in Baku International Airport named after Heydar Aliyev. Then take guests to their accommodation by our company car. After check-in to the rooms, we take our guests to restaurant or short trip on depending on guestโ€™s arrival time.
      •        โ€“ Relax time
      •   Overnight in Baku.


  • Day 2 Day 2: Full Day Baku City Tour
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Full Day Baku City Tour

      • Breakfast at the hotel  โ€“ Baku city tour: 

      For orientation we start in Highland Park with its sweeping panoramas of the city and Baku Bay laid before us. This is also the best spot for photographing Bakuโ€™s 21st-century icons - the astonishing trio of sinuous skyscrapers, appropriately nicknamed the โ€˜Flame Towersโ€™. Contrast this modernity with our next stop, a guided walk through the medieval heart of the Old City. Ringed by impressive stone walls, pierced by massive double gates, the timeless, low-rise buildings here include classic caravanserais, antique bath-houses and traditional mosques with calligraphic facades. Above a colourful trading street, oozing unique atmosphere, we climb to the top of Bakuโ€™s oldest and most historically mysterious structure, the Maiden Tower famous for its many stories and legends. The last Old City stop is the Shirvanshahs Palace, mostly built in the 14th & 15th centuries by a dynasty of rulers who shaped the whole medieval history of Baku. We will finish the tour at Baku Seaside Boulevard, passing by the Little Venice with emerald green waters, bridges, Venetian-inspired colonnades and the unique Carpet Museum. The Azerbaijan Carpet Museum presents different schools and techniques from around the entire country, as well as covering various historical states and the development of carpet weaving. We will continue our excursion visiting Cultural Center named after Heydar Aliyev. Return to the hotel.

      •  Overnight in Baku.



  • Day 3 Day 3: Gabala - Sheki
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Gabala - Sheki

      •  After your breakfast tour will start with car picking up you from your hotel.

      Your First stop will be ancient Diri Baba Mausoleum which had been built in year 1402. After the mausoleum you will have a stop in the Shamakhi City, at the Shamakhi Juma Mosque, a mosque that has been built in year 743 and one of the first mosques built in the territory of Azerbaijan. After Shamakhi Juma Mosque, you will visit to Yeddie Gumbaz (Seven Domes) - In fact only three of these desecrated octagonal royal tombs remain reasonably complete. . We will visit fascinating Nohur Lake locates near the village of Nohurqishlag. The quiet atmosphere and bird sounds will create an ideal relaxation environment.  On the way, visit the first Albanian church in Caucasus, dating back to the 1st century AD. Kish Albanian Church - The brilliantly renovated round-towered Albanian church in pretty Kish village has been lovingly converted into a very well-presented trilingual museum. Itโ€™s the best place anywhere to learn about mysterious Caucasian Albania, the Chrisยฌtian nation that once covered most of northยฌern Azerbaijan. Sheki is one of the most ancient cities that habituated by people more than 2700 years in the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasian Mountains. Majority of architectural buildings that built between 16 th -19 th centuries were well preserved. For centuries Sheki was the center of silkworm breeding and silk production center and located on the silk road. Sheki city is also very famous for its very rich cuisine and sweets not only among the locals but tourists also. You can try a special Soup called โ€œPitiโ€ that cooked 8-9 hours, from night till morning with the significantly small amount of fire. You definitely should try Sheki sweets also like Sheki Baklava, Tel Halva, Bamiyehs and many more. Sheki Khans Palace โ€“ The Palace itself built in 1762 as a summer residence for the Khan of Sheki. During the construction of the building, no single nails and glues were used. From inside, all the walls of the Palace are full of paintings which each painting has its own philosophical meaning. In the garden outside of the palace, you will discover 2 plane trees that both are 500 years old. Visiting to local bazaar in Sheki. Due to its very soft climate, the soil of Sheki is very good for different kinds of fruits and vegetables. The Shaki History Museum is one of the main museums, considered one of the most important for artifacts of the Khanate period.

        Overnight at the Hotel in Sheki


  • Day 4 Day 4: Sheki - Ganja
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: Sheki - Ganja

      In the morning, breakfast at the hotel in Sheki then depart Sheki and drive to Ganja, the second biggest city in Azerbaijan. Visit Ancient Fortress Wall, statue of Nizami Ganjavi, Shah Abbas mosque, and a unique house decorated with thousands of bottles. Later, we continue to our trip with Ganja Caravanserai. You will explore the mausoleum of Javad Khan, the last khan of Ganja, Chokek Hamam (medieval bathes), Central Square, Sardar Baghi park, Alexander Nevski Christian Orthodox Church and Christian Temple Agvan Kilsasi. Return to the hotel.

      •  Overnight at the hotel in Ganja


  • Day 5 Day 5: Ganja- Goygol Tour
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: Ganja- Goygol Tour

      • Breakfast at the hotel in Ganja.

      The centre of the district formerly was called Elenendorf. It was founded by German colonists in August 22, 1819 at the place of an ancient village Hanlyglar that later formed a base of Hanlar city. Now Goygol district illustrates the friendship between Azerbaijan and German nations. A lot of work was done here to preserve the German heritage. Lake Goygol is the cleanest among the mountain water reservoirs of the Caucasus.

      The magical mountain lakes of Goygol National Park are as iconic to the Ganja region of Azerbaijan as the Maidenโ€™s Tower is to Baku. Lake Goygol has appeared on stamps and in poetry, paintings and songs. Yet for years the area has been out of bounds to most visitors. Blue Lake (Goygol) - Due to an earthquake parts of the Kapaz Mount collapsed and blocked the path of the Kรผrษ™kรงay River. As a result of diversion of water flow, a lake with pure mountain water was created, hence the name given signifying the pureness of the water. Drive back to Baku.

      •  Overnight in Baku


  • Day 6 Day 6: Absheron Peninsula Tour
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 6: Absheron Peninsula Tour

      •  After your breakfast tour will start with car picking up you from your hotel. 

      Drive out of the city to Absheron Peninsula. The first stop is at Yanardag Mountain, also known as Burning Hill, where natural gas has been ablaze for hundreds of years. Y will enjoy the view of Yanardag โ€“ the infamous burning mountain. In ancient times natural eternal flames were burning in many places of Absheron. Yanardag was declared State Historical-Cultural and Natural Reserve in order to protect natural monument.Continue to Ateshgah, Fire Temple located in the village of Surakhany. Zoroastrians from India traveled thousands of kilometers to Ateshgah to worship the fire coming out of the earth.

      •  Drive back to Baku
      •  Overnight in Baku




  • Day 7 Day 7: Mud Volcano & Gobustan
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 7: Mud Volcano & Gobustan

       After having a good breakfast in the hotel, your private car and guide will pick you up from your hotel  and we begin to discover Gobustan. 

      Gobustan geographical region is situated in the west-south of Baku. The meaning of the word ยซGobustanยป is derived from two words ยซgobuยป โ€“ ยซravineยป and ยซstanยป- ยซplaceยป, i.e. ravine area. 

      The tour will start off from Gobustan Museum where you will see ancient human bones, work tools used in back to thousand years ago during the Mesolithic period. Then, you will advance to the mountain in order to see real rock paintings in the open air museum. Later on the tour will continue to the Mud Volcano which is not far from Gobustan National Museum. Then we visit beautiful Bibiheybat mosque. Azerbaijan keeps the first place in the world for the number of mud volcanoes. About 300 mud volcanoes are to be found in Azerbaijan โ€“ at the shore, in the sea and on islands. During this trip you will get a great chance to see these amazing active volcanoes from very close distance.  Then we visit beautiful Bibiheybat mosque. Drive out of the city to Absheron Peninsula. The first stop is at Yanardag Mountain, also known as Burning Hill, where natural gas has been ablaze for hundreds of years. Continue to Ateshgah, Fire Temple located in the village of Surakhany. Zoroastrians from India traveled thousands of kilometers to Ateshgah to worship the fire coming out of the earth. Return to Baku.

      • Overnight at the Hotel in Baku


  • Day 8 Day 8: Departure Time
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 8: Departure Time

      • Today your 8-Day Adventures come to an end.
      • Having breakfast at the hotel in Baku, after check-out from the hotel you will be transferred to the Heydar Aliyev International Airport.
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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

Youโ€™ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Average

There are several physical activities that last from 2 to 6 hours in easy terrains, low altitude flats, or water experiences. Please ask if youโ€™re not sure this applies to you.

Age range

Age range

Min: 14 / Max: 80

Age range allowed for this experience.

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