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Overview
Azerbaijan's ancient historical, cultural heritage and natural landscape attract scholars, art connoisseurs, musicians and tourists from different continents of the globe. Azerbaijan is often dubbed as the "Land of Fire" due to its petroleum reserves and thousands of ground sources of natural gas, many of which have been burning for thousands of years.
Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian sea and of the Caucasus region. It is also known as "City of Winds” for its romantic climate. According to the Lonely Planet's ranking, Baku is also among the world's top ten destinations for urban nightlife. We are delighted to offer you 3 Nights end-to-end tour package to explore the beautiful city of Baku and nearby places.
Itinerary
Day 1
Delhi Baku Welcome City Tour
- Arrival in Baku Flight ( KC- 964)
- Transfer from airport to restaurant.
- 1230 hrs lunch at indian restaurant
- 1400 hrs check in at hotel
- 1800 hrs assembly at hotel lobby & proceed to panoramic city tour :
- Visit to highland parkalley of martyrs, the national assembly also transliterated as millimajlis, flame towersthe tallest skyscraper in baku.
- Later you will visit baku crystal hall an indoor arena in baku, azerbaijan. Located on the coast of baku near 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
- Walking through baku boulevard which stretches along a southfacing bay on the caspian sea. It traditionally starts at freedom square continuing west to the old city and beyond. Since 2012, the yenibulvar (new boulevard) has virtually doubled the length to 3.75 km.
- Transfer for dinner at indian restaurant at 2000 hrs
- Transfer to hotel at 2230 hrs
- Free time – can explore night activities at you own
- Overnight in hotel
Day 2
Baku City Tour
- Breakfast 0700-1000 hrs
- 1000 hrs our tour program starts with old city or inner city is the historical core of baku, the capital of azerbaijan. The old city is the most ancient part of baku, which is surrounded by walls were well protected. In 2007, the old city had a population of about 3000 people. In december 2000, the old city of baku, including the palace of the shirvanshahs and maiden tower, became the first location in azerbaijan to be classified as a world heritage site by unesco.
- Lunch in indian restaurant at 1400 hrs
- 1330 hrs after lunch group will experience the happening street of nizami street known for shopping
- 1700 hrs tour continues with the visit to the charming example of modern architecture. The heydar aliyev center a 57,500 m2 building complex in baku, azerbaijan designed by iraqibritish architect zahahadid and noted for its distinctive architecture and flowing, curved style that eschews sharp angles. The center is named after heydar aliyev, the first secretary of soviet azerbaijan from 1969 to 1982, and president of azerbaijan republic from october 1993 to october 2003. (photoshoot outside).
- 2000 hrs Dinner at Indian Resturant
- Transfer back to hotel at 2230 hrs
- Free time – can explore night activities at you own
- Overnight in hotel
Day 3
Fire Mountain & Fire Temple
- Breakfast 0700 1000 hrs
- 1000 hrs assembly at hotel lobby . Trip to "fire mountain ""yanardag" a mountain on absheron peninsula , 25 km from north of baku. Literally, word "yanardag" means "blazing mountain". 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, the capital of azerbaijan, which itself is known as the "land of fire." 1130 hrs tour continues with 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 pillaraltar in the middle, was built during the 17th and 18th centuries. It was abandoned in the late 19th century, probably due to the dwindling of the indian population in the area. The natural "eternal flame" went out in 1969, after nearly a century of exploitation of petroleum and gas in the area, but is now lit by gas piped from the nearby city
- Lunch in indian restaurant at 1300 hrs
- 1430 hrs continue with baku ferris wheel, also known as the baku eye is a ferris wheel on baku boulevard in the seaside national park of baku, capital of azerbaijan. The wheel is 60 metres tall and has 30 cabins, each holding eight people. It makes a complete turn in 30 to 40 minutes.
- 1530 hrs start shopping tour with local sweet shop, azerbaijan brand: aliahmad’s
- 1600 hrs proceed to local vine and alcoholic drinks shop
- 1700 hrs continue with “xurcun” dry fruits and sweets shop
- Continue with boat tour
- Transfer for dinner at indian restaurant at 2000 hrs
- Transfer to hotel at 2200 hrs
- free time – can explore night activities at you own
- overnight in hotel
Day 4
Shopping Tour
- Breakfast 0700 1000 hrs
- 1000 hrs visit to genclik mall located in 10 minutes distance form city center with taxi. Genjlik mall is the biggest mall in baku and contains over 80 stores, big bowling halls,the biggest movie halls, 3d cinema, playground for children, bravo supermarket, vip restaurants, food courts
- 1400 hrs lunch in local restaurant & tasting local food
- 1530 hrs start shopping in park boulevard which is a multistorey shopping mall located on baku boulevard, downtown baku, azerbaijan.the mall is located 5 minutes of walking distance from sahil metro station of baku subway and government house of baku. The building has all architectural attributes of the east and modern art of the west. It consists of six floors, including two underground floors.the general area of the mall is 17,000 square metres. It also has a parking lot for 550 automobiles
- 1800 hrs back to hotel
- Transfer for dinner at indian restaurant at 2000 hrs
- Transfer to hotel at 2200 hrs
- Free time – can explore night activities at you own
- Overnight in hotel
Day 5
Check Out
- Breakfast 0700 1000 hrs
- 1200 hrs check out from hotel
- Departure from baku from Flight ( KC- 963)
- Please note: There might be changes to the above mentioned itinerary however, small might be but it will be aimed to enhance and optimize your experience with us.
Inclusions :
- Accommodation in Hotels including breakfast
- Meals as per itinerary
- Sightseeing in districts (Baku, Absheron)
- English speaking guides throughout the tour.
- Entrance fee: Ateshgah, Yanardag, Ferris Wheel ( Dependingon weather Conditions) & Boat Tour ( Depending on Weather Conditions)
- 01 Ltr of water per person per day
- All transfers according to program including airport transfers
Exclusions :
- Anything not mentioned in inclusions.
- Porter service.
- Hard drinks.
- Charges in hotels for additional services & penalties.
- Any additional persons joining the group at the destination or any of the services will need to pay full package price and the payment needs to be paid in our Delhi office.
Terms & Conditions :
- Airfare Policy:
- 100% Advance at the time of booking (For FIT bookings)
- 30% Advance at the time of booking (For GIT bookings)
- 70% payment will be required 25 days before departure.
- Tickets are Non Refundable 25 days before departure and Non Transferable after issuance.
- Ticketing time limit would be 7 days before departures.
Visa Policy & Requirement :
- Only properly scanned passport copies (front and back pages) are required for visa application.
- Visa fee (once applied) is non refundable and non transferable.
- Azerbaijan Normal Visa process takes 3 working days.
- 06 months minimum validity required from date of travel in any passport.
Important Points :
- Depending upon the tour you have booked, you would be getting a Seat in coach or a private transfer. You are requested to clarify all your queries pertaining to transfer with your travel advisor well in advance before the tour. Seat in coach transfers are on fixed timings only and may differ from country to country. Please check with your travel advisor for further details in this regard.
- While our travel advisors will advise you of all possible information including travel tips about your destination, please do request for any additional information that you need on issues like currency, weather, sightseeing etc and we would be glad to help you with more details.
- Many countries offer Visa on Arrival facility to Indian guests. However, the requirements may differ from country to country. In case you plan to take visa on arrival, please do seek detailed information from our travel advisors on the specifications such as documents to carry, photographs, visa cost etc and we would be happy to help you.
- The Foreign Exchange rate is volatile / dynamic and the same may fluctuate at the time of final payment
- As per RBI guidelines, the Foreign exchange component of your tour towards your land portion can only be processed 120 days prior to your travel.
- All hotels offered are subject to current availability. Should the same not be available at the time of your final booking, We will arrange to provide a similar category hotel.
- While we takes extreme care to ensure all your sightseeing and excursions are not on holidays / closed dates but due to the itinerary / sudden changes it sometimes becomes unavoidable.We will make every possible attempt to arrange for alternate sightseeing and excursions on such days. However no refund will be provided as such events are beyond our control