UNESCO Architectural Monuments in Azerbaijan (5 days/4 nights)

9:00 Breakfast at the hotel

10: 00-13: 00 Excursion "Sights of ancient and modern Baku"

We begin the assimilation of Azerbaijan with a tour of the city of Baku, which is one of the oldest and colossal cities of the East in ancient times, located on the border of Europe and Asia. Baku is the largest cultural center of Azerbaijan. It was here that the first national theater in the Muslim East raised the curtain, the first opera sounded, the first Azerbaijani newspaper began to be published, and the first Azerbaijani library was opened.

Today in Baku there are 30 museums, 7 theaters, 11 universities, a philharmonic society, an opera house, a film studio, cinemas, libraries located in the most beautiful buildings of the city, whose external decoration is in no way inferior to the internal cultural content.

The view of the city, presented from the height of the Nagorny part near the television tower, clearly gives an idea of ​​the contrasts and scale of Baku. The city resembles the shape of an amphitheater descending down to the Caspian Sea. We are waiting for an acquaintance with Baku Boulevard.

Baku Seaside Boulevard is one of the attractions of Baku, a favorite vacation spot for Baku people and visitors.

Visit to the FIRST oil well in the world.

Next we will visit the cultural center of Heydar Aliyev, one of the most beautiful and modern buildings in the world in recent years. It was built by the famous architect Zaha Hadid. Unusual interior lines of this object and a beautiful light play prompt visitors to visit temporary, often historical, exhibitions that represent the culture of Azerbaijan. Of course, lovers of modern architecture will remember this unique place for a long time. Around the center you can see the panorama of the city with the well-groomed greenery of the center of Aliyev, which is one of the few characteristic and favorite public places in Baku.
13:30 Lunch at the restaurant (extra charge)

Excursion: “Gobustan Nature Reserve”.
Gobustan is a mountainous site in the southeast of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, which is located 60 km from Baku. In Gobustan, there is a museum at the site of the settlement of ancient people, where to this day rock paintings, painted about 10 thousand years, have been preserved.

The plots of these images are documentary evidence that ancient people lived here and painted animals lived in these places. An excursion to the National Historical and Art Reserve Gobustan and the 3D Museum awaits you. In the excursion program, inspection of cave paintings and parking of an ancient man of the Neolithic period:

- a visit to the Bibi-Heybat complex, which, in addition to the mosque, includes tombs and the grave of Ukeima khanum, a descendant of the prophet Muhammad and the grave of other revered people. Dear personalities Abaskuli-aga Bakikhanov, Alexander Dumas, Khurshudbanu Natavan once visited this mosque;

-Overview of offshore oil platforms in the Caspian Sea;

- cave paintings, inscriptions and pictograms near Mount Beyukdash. The cave paintings are petroglyphs carved by primitive people on the walls of caves, rocks and stone blocks.

Free time

Overnight at the hotel

9:00 Breakfast at the hotel

10: 00-13: 00 Excursion "Old Town (Icheri Sheher)."

We will visit the Old Fortress in Baku with the Shirvanshahs Palace and the Maiden’s Tower. The inner city, called Icheri Sheher - of the 12th century, has retained most of its defensive wall. We will have a walk in the Seaside Park along Baku. The territory of Icheri Sheher is 22 hectares, which makes up a small part of the total area of ​​Baku (44,000 hectares). Be that as it may, the brightness of the architectural and historical monuments, to charge the need to separate this excursion as a separate one, makes this part of Baku, perhaps even the most interesting for viewing.

The 12th Century Maiden’s Tower, the 15th Century Shirvanshahs Palace, the Synyk Gala Castle, Saray’s Caravan, the Juma Mosque - this is not a complete list of the sights of old Baku.
Lunch at the restaurant (extra charge)

15:00 Excursion "Carpet Museum".

The State Museum of Azerbaijan Carpet and Folk Applied Arts named after Latif Karimov is a museum founded in 1967. The museum building is located in the center of Baku opposite the Seaside Boulevard. It is the first carpet museum in the world. The museum’s collection contains over 10,000 items, including ceramics, metal and jewelry made of bronze, metal products of the 14th century, carpets and rugs of the 17th-20th centuries, gold and silver jewelry, national clothes and embroidery, as well as objects of applied art modern period.

16:00 Excursion "Museum of History".

The History Museum of Azerbaijan is the country's main museum, which is located in the former mansion of the banking house of the oil industrialist and philanthropist Haji Zeynalabdin Tagiyev. A tour of the museum is a fascinating journey that tells the history of the country from ancient times to the present day. The museum exposition has about 20 thousand exhibits and about 280 thousand antiquities are stored in scientific funds.

Free time.

20:00 Dinner at the restaurant (extra charge)

Overnight at the hotel

9:00 Breakfast at the hotel

10:00 Excursion "Gala - Archeological Ethnographic Museum Complex"

On the territory of the reserve covering 156 hectares, there are those belonging to the period from the III millennium BC. Until the twentieth century, mounds, crypts, houses, 4 structures for storing water, the ruins of an ancient castle, 5 mosques, 3 baths and more. To preserve these monuments, as well as further enrich the reserve through archaeological finds discovered in Absheron, in 2008, with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the first open-air archaeological and ethnographic complex was created here. The museum complex occupies 2 hectares of territory.

12:30 Excursion "Ateshgah - Temple of Fire-worshipers" - Yanar Dag

Probably the most popular and exotic attraction of Azerbaijan is the Ateshgah Temple of Eternal Flame. His fame goes far beyond the city of Baku. At the place where this temple stands, natural gas comes out of the earth, and in contact with oxygen, natural combustion occurs. The building that can be seen now, was built in the 17-18 centuries by the Hindu community from the Sikh caste. But the history of the temple is much older. Long before this, there was an ancient sanctuary of the Zoroastrians who endowed the fire with special, mystical properties and came to worship the shrine.

After Azerbaijan was conquered by the Arabs, and the locals converted to Islam, the authorities destroyed the temple, and many fire-worshipers were forced to leave and leave for India. But in the 15-17 centuries, fire-worshiping Indians came here again with caravans of merchants, who began to make a pilgrimage to the site of an ancient sanctuary. In the former cells, where pilgrims from all over the world stayed, nowadays there are museum expositions containing many unique authentic exhibits.

13:30 Lunch at Ateshgah Restaurant (For extra payment)

A visit to Yanar Dag ("Burning Mountain") is another unique object of the ancient land of lights. Natural eternal flame burning since ancient times on a hillside. A meter flame is about ten meters wide.
Free time

Dinner at the restaurant (extra charge)

Overnight at the hotel

Breakfast in the hotel

10:00 Free time, shopping, visiting souvenir shops.

Yasil Bazar, or Green Market, offers an authentic local experience when you travel to Baku. When you find yourself in the center, Icheri Sheher or in shopping malls, you will see unworked Baku People. Move away from the city center and take a walk to the railway station to find your favorite market in Baku.

People from all over Azerbaijan sell organic vegetables and fruits, including grapes and pomegranates at the Yashil Bazaar. Lower prices and a direct contribution to the local economy make this market a win-win for everyone.

Airport transfer.

The price of the tour is not valid for arrivals during exhibitions, congresses and public holidays.
Hotels:
3* hotels in Baku: Diplomat, Ascot or similar;
4* hotels in Baku: Austin, Atropat or similar;
5* hotels in Baku: Sapphire, Shah Palace or similar.
Children's policy:
* Children under 2 years old are free of charge.
* Children from 2 to 6 years old are free of charge if an extra bed is not required in hotels.
* Children from 6 to 12 years old get a 30% discount.
Attention:
The travel company reserves the right to make changes on the days of the excursion program and to change the order of the tour facilities.