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Baku City Tour, 3 hours |
Tour usually starts in the main square of the capital - "Freedom Square" located in the city center near the Government House and Seaside Boulevard, or from the hotel where tourists are accommodated.
City tour of Baku includes:
- passage through the main streets and avenues of the modern part of Baku
- acquaintance with the architectural and sculptural monuments of the city (XIX- XX c.c.)
- visiting the Martyrs’ Alley memorial "Shyahidlyar Hiyabany"
- view on the panorama of Baku and Baku bay from the Mountain Park
- walking tour and acquaintance with the history and architectural heritage of the city (XIX- XX c.c.):
Nizami street ( shopping ),“Fountain Square”, Nizami Ganjavi monument, and Rasul-Zade street.
The tour price includes: transport service, guide service, entrance fees to the museums, drinking water 0.5 liters for each person.
Walking Tour in the Old Town, 3 hours |
- Sightseeing tour in medieval part of Baku the “Old City” and acquaintance with their architecture monuments VII- XVI c.c, many of which has global significance and are protected by UNESCO. This is the ancient fortress walls and defensive towers (XV-XV1 c.c.) of inner city; unique royal complex of “Shirvanshakhs’ Palace” (XV c.c.- under UNESCO protection),; Mohammad's mosque – (XI c.c.), and Broken tower “Sinikh Qala”(ХI c.c.); Temple tower the legendary “Gyz Galasi” (Maiden Tower VII – ХII c.c. - the oldest construction of Baku under UNESCO protection); medival bath and “Market Square” ( XV – XV1 c.c.);old houses; complex of caravanserais “Bukhara” (XVI c.) and “Multani” (XIV c.). Visiting carpet, souvenir and antique shops and salons.
The tour price includes: guide service, entrance fees to the museums, drinking water 0.5 liters for each person.
Walking at night Baku "Evening Tale" (1.5 - 2 hours) |
- Passage through the main streets and squares, observing light-musical fountains, evening panorama of the city
- Passage through the main streets and avenues of the modern part of Baku
-acquaintance with the architectural and sculptural monuments of the city (XIX- XX c.c.)
- visiting the Martyrs’ Alley memorial "Shyahidlyar Hiyabany"
- view on the panorama of Baku and Baku bay from the Mountain Park
The tour price includes: transport service, guide service, entrance fees to the museums, drinking water 0.5 liters for each person.
Weekend in Baku |
Day 1, Friday | Arrival in Baku Transfer to the hotel.Accommodation at the hotel Breakfast in hotel 11:00-15:30 Sightseeing tour in Baku with visiting and viewing of the historical and architectural monuments of the city. You will see a panoramic view of the city and Baku Bay from the Mountain Park, viewing the medieval part of the city "Icheri Sheher" / "Inner City" /, fortress walls, the main gate of the city "Gosha Gala Gapi"/ Pairs Gate/, "Shirvanshakh Palace", the temple tower "Giz Galasi" / "Maiden tower "/, medieval baths, caravanserais, handicraft workshops, carpets and antique shops and other places. Lunch at local restaurant (paid by guests) 16:30-18:00 You will enjoy the boat excursions (1 hour) on the sea in Baku Bay (under favorable windless weather), splendid panoramic view of Baku from the sea, as well as the walking along the seaside boulevard and the central part of the city. Free time Return to hotel |
Day 2, Saturday | Breakfast at hotel 11:00-13:00 Visit to Heydar Aliyev Center Heydar Aliyev Center is a modern cultural center built in Baku. In The structure of this center, which is a pearl of world architecture, with accuracy was considered an architectural flavor of Baku. The architect of this center is a world-renowned British architect Zaha Hadid. The complex is located at the Heydar Aliyev Avenue. Construction started in 2007 year. Opening of the culture centre was held on May 10 of 2012. Its total area is equal to 15.93 hectares, where 2 hectares occupy main buildings and other structures, and 13.58 hectares - landscaped grounds. Heydar Aliyev Center consists of located in one place three structures and interconnected with each other. The total area of complex 101 800 square meters. The structure includes a museum, a center of cultural heritage in the area of 10,854 square meters, a conference hall for 985 people, and a multi-purpose hall with the area of 27.880 sq.m, library and media center with area of 12,920 sq.m. The total usable area equal is to 6,039 sq.m. 13:00-14:00 Lunch at local restaurant (paid by guests) 14:00-18:00 Excursion to National Historical-Art Reserve "Gobustan", located in the south-eastern foothills of the Greater Caucasus (75 km. from Baku). There are more than 5,000 rock carvings, signs and inscriptions left by the artists of the Paleolithic- Mesolithic period. You will see manifestations of mud volcanism on Mount Dashgil, old oilfields in the area of "Bibi Kheybat", admire the panorama of floating offshore oil rigs and platforms. Back to Baku and sightseeing excursion by cars "Night lights of Baku". Itinerary - "Azadlig square" - Academy of Music - Palace named after Heydar Aliyev, R.Beybutov street, Bakihanov street, Inshaatchilar Avenue and Square named after Huseyin Javid, stopping near the monument of Nariman Narimanov to view panorama of evening Baku, Istiglaliyat street, Niyazi Street, Neftchilar (Oil Workers) avenue. Return to hotel. |
Day 3 Sunday | Breakfast in hotel, check out 09:30 Visiting the oriental bazaar, shopping 11:00-14:00 Sightseeing tour in Absheron peninsula: - observe natural gas outlets (Yanar Dag – “Burning Mountain”) - Atashgah Fire-Worshippers’ Temple (XVII c.) is located in Surakhany village (25 km from Baku). It is built on the site of the "eternal inextinguishable flames”. Tthese structures were built one after another for a century and a half, since the late XVIIth to the mid - XIXth c.c. Chapel, monastic cells, a small caravanserai, a central rotunda and other buildings. Transfer to airport |
Price includes:
- Breakfasts
- Transport service
- Guide service
- Entrance fees
- Bottled water (0,5l.) during tour
- Accommodations
"Baku in past, present, tomorrow" |
4 days/ 3 nights
Day 1
Meeting tourists at the Heydar Aliyev airport. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at the hotel. Free time.
14:00-15:00 Lunch at the local restaurant.
15:00-16:00 Visiting of National History Museum of Azerbaijan (acquaintance with the exposition)
16:00-18:00 Sightseeing tour in Baku – walking tour and acquaintance eith the history and architecture of city ( period XIX- XX c.): Nizami street /shopping/, “Fountain Square”, Nizami Gancavi monument, further Rasul-Zade street, leaving to Seaside Park – Boulvar (at the favorable windless weather, for an additional payment, for interested persons – 0,5 hour boat cruise round of the bay of Baku. In the conclusion of excursion moving by bus to “Mountain Park” , visiting of memorial “Alley of Martyrs” and survey of a panorama of Baku).
19:00-20:00 Dinner at the local restaurant. Returning to the hotel. Overnight.
Day 2
09:00-10:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00-13:00 Sightseeing in an “Old City” -medieval sight of Baku: “Shirvashakhs palace” (XV c. under UNESCO protection), ancient quarter mosques (Mohammad’s mosque- XI c.), bath, samples of residential buildings, “Market Square” and Caravan Saray “Bukhara”(XVI c.) and “Multani” (XIV c.), “Giz Galasi” (Maiden Tower – Entrance) – the oldest construction of Baku (under UNESCO protection)
13:00-14:00 Lunch at the restaurant “Caravan Saray” (XIV-XVI c.)
14:00-18:00 Sightseeing excursion of Absheron Peninsula : mud volcanoes, acquaintance with the extraction of food salt on lake “Masazir”,visiting of natural reserve Yanardag” (exit of natural gas), survey of the oldest oil fields in Balakhani settlement (XIX- XX c.), medieval castle in Ramana settlement (XIV c.) and “Ateshgah” Fire-Worshippers’ Temple in Surakhani settlement (XVII c.)
19:00-21:00 Dinner at the local restaurant. (During the summer period after the excursion it is possible moving to the nearest resort settlement Mardakan, rest on the beach and to have dinner at the restaurant on seacoast)
22:00 Returning to the hotel. Overnight.
Day 3
09:00-10:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00-14:00 Visiting of historic - art reserve Gobustan (65 km. from Baku). Acquaintance with the archaeological exposition of the museum, survey of inhabitants and acquaintance with the lifestyle of the people of an epoch of the “Stone Age” (7-8 thousand years B.C). Studying of the remained petroglyphic painting.
14:00-15:00 Returning to Baku and lunch at the local restaurant.
15:00-16:00 Acquaintance with the exposition of National Carpet Museum
16:00-19:00 Returning to the hotel. Free time.
19:00-23:00 Farewell dinner at the restaurant with the Azerbaijan traditional cuisine and show program. At returning to hotel by bus, short survey excursion “Fires of Baku” (Nights excursion: Azadlig area, Music Academy, Heydar Aliyev Palace, Bakikhanov street, Inshaatchilar- H.Gavid avenue, N.Narimanov monument, panoramme of Baku Night’s, Istiglaliyyat street, Niyazi street, Neftchilar avenue).
Day 4
Breakfast at the hotel. Free time.
Transfer to the airport Heydar Aliyev
The end of the program