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3 nights/4 days Weekend Tour in Baku

Author: Shruti Sharma
by Shruti Sharma
Posted: Apr 25, 2018

Explore the land less explored with this 33 nights/4 days Weekend Tour in Baku & visit famous attractions in baku city and Azerbaijan while enjoying your tour.

Day-1:After arriving at Heydar Aliyev International Airport, you will be welcomed by our company representative and transferred to the hotel for check-in. Now you will have a free time for having lunch. Next, in the evening you will proceed with the "Flames of Baku" excursion which starts from the Upland Park that overlooks an amazing view of nightlife city sparkling with bright lights. Upland Park is situated on a high hill in the city’s western part and it’s considered to be the best spot to observe the Baku Bay and the city itself. The Flame Towers, a trio of skyscrapers situated at the Upland Park grab people’s attention the most with their fascinating elegance and modernity. Next, you will experience night walk on Baku Boulevard starting from Flag Square, passing by Baku Ferris Wheel. One of the main attractions of Baku is Seaside Boulevard. This more than 100 year’s old sightseeing is a preferred leisure place of the guests and residents of Baku. Finally, the excursion ends with a walking tour of Torgovy Street and Fountains Square. This street gained the name of Torgovy (trade) in the middle of XIX century because of its abundance of trade shops and its favorable location there. Nevertheless, this place is officially named after Nizami Ganjavi, a prominent Azerbaijan poet. After the completion of this excursion, you will get a free time for dinner and as soon as you finish your dinner, you will be transferred to the hotel for an overnight stay.

Day-2:After having breakfast at the hotel, you will proceed with the Baku city tour. The excursion starts in the city’s ancient part, at the entrance to the Twin Castle Gates (Gosha Gala) and continues through narrow streets. The old city encircles many historic-architectural monuments, including Caravanserais, mosques, Maiden Tower – the ancient symbol of the city (V-VII centuries), Museum of Miniature Books – included into Guinness World Records in 2015, and Shirvan Shah’s palace (XII-XV centuries) with more than 1000 years old history. Next, you will spend a free time for a delicious lunch at a traditional restaurant in Old City. Then, the excursion continues with the trip to modern Baku. And this trip covers the city’s central part focusing on basically the architectural and historical sites of interest that include modern and old buildings at Seafront Boulevard (Carpet Museum, International Mugham Center, Minor Venice, and Old Parachute Tower) and the architectural buildings located at the Caspian Coast. This excursion trip ends with a visit to Heydar Aliyev Center (an internationally recognized architectural work, the building of the Center has become a signature landmark of modern Baku because of its topnotch and innovative design). In the end, you will spend your free time for dinner and after having it, you will be transferred to the hotel for a peaceful overnight stay.

Day-3:After having breakfast at the hotel, you will proceed with the Gobustan tour. Before starting the Gobustan excursion, you can visit the same-name interactive museum where you gain details regarding vegan and animal life of Gobustan with the help of special multimedia programs and touch displays. Later, you will be transferred to the Boyukdash Mount for exploring petroglyphs, inscriptions,and pictograms. After this, it will be your free time for lunch and then you will proceed with the trip to old oil fields and mosque in the outskirts of Bibi-Heybet on the way back to Baku. Now, you will get a view of off-shore platforms on the Caspian Sea and then you will be advanced to the Absheron tour. This tour incorporatesa trip to Ateshgarh, the temple of fire worshippers located in Surakhany settlement. This temple is one of the many indicators ofthe presence of Zoroastrianism in old Azerbaijan. Next, you will proceed with the trip to Yanardagh burning mount near the Digah settlement. Yanardagh had been referred to the old history books from the 5th century on. Finally, you will enjoy a gala dinner time at a traditional restaurant with live music and a good night’s sleep at the hotel.

Day-4:After having a delicious breakfast at the hotel and completing all checkoutformalities of the hotel, you will be transferred to the airport for your departure according toscheduled flight.Azerbaijan Tour Packages

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