DAY 1:
The first half of the day: Breakfast (hotel); Baku sightseeing tour: 1. Upper city park; 2. Downtown
streets and squares; 3. Old City; 4. Maiden Tower; 5. The Shirvanshahs Palace; 6. Carpet museum;
7. National Tea table and Lunch at Karvansara restaurant.
The second half of the day: Tour to Absheron peninsula: 1. Atashgah (Medieval Zoroastrian Temple);
2. Trip to Yanardag (Burning Hill, natural gas source at a hill); 3. Supper with samples of national
cuisine and folk show programme.
Baku city
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Shirvanshah's Palace
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Maiden Tower
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Burning hills
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DAY 2:
The first half of the day: Breakfast (hotel); Tour to: 1. Gobustan, historical-natural reserve with
Neolithic (Stone Age) petroglyphs; 2. Trip to mud volcanoes; 3. Lunch.
The second half of the day: Free time; Supper.
Gobustan
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Gobustan
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Mud volcanoes
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DAY 3:
The first half of the day: Breakfast (hotel); Further on the "Caspian Gate of the Greta Silk Way" tour:
1. Beshbarmag mountain (the legendary immortal Khizir prophet lived here, the land through which 36 km
length ancient defence wall passed); 2. Visit to Davachi town and history museum; 3. Arrival in Galaalti
resort and placement at the hotel; 4. Lunch.
The second half of the day: Trip to Chirag Gala (4th century castle that served as the main fortress on
the 163km long Gilgilchay defence wall, the second longest wall in the world); 2. Forest walk and rest in
nature; 3. Supper.
Beshbarmag
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Gala Alti
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Chirag Gala
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Chirag Gala
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DAY 4:
The first half of the day: Breakfast (hotel); On the way to Guba-Khynalig; 1. Sightseeing in ancient
Shabran; 2. Arrival in Gachrash passing through Guba city, placement at the hotel, tea break with sweets
(Guba and Gachrash are well-known for their beautiful nature); 3. Tour to Khynalig (the road to Khynalig,
the highest living place in Europe is especially picturesque); 4. Arrival in Khynalig and lunch (national
cuisine, tea made of mountain herbs, particularly with thyme).
The second half of the day: 1. Tour in Khynalig and introduction to the local ethnography (The village of
Khynalig was founded before Common Era. The language and culture of the native people are unique.
The environmental conditions here allow to keep products as meat, flour, rice intact for years); 2. Herbal
tea refreshment; 3. Returning to hotel and Supper.
Shabran
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Gudyalchay canyon
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Khynalig-Nazli bulag
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Khynalig
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DAY 5:
The first half of the day: Breakfast (hotel); On the way to Gusar-Laza region: 1. Arrival in the village of
Laza (The village located on 1300m altitude inhabited by ethnic Lezgis. The place is tempting with its
natural beauty, particularly mountain waterfalls); 2. Tour in the village and Lunch.
The second half of the day: 1. Arrival in "Suvar" resort and placement at the hotel ("Suvar" is located on
the slopes of Shahdag - 4,242m, the second highest mountain peak in Azerbaijan. The place has
gorgeous view to the snow picks of the Great Caucasus); 2. Supper.
Laza village
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Laza village
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Laza village
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DAY 6:
The first half of the day: Breakfast (hotel); Returning to Baku; Accommodation at the hotel and Lunch.
The second half of the day: Free time.
Services:
- Transfer (from/to airport and hotel);
- Hotel accommodation;
- Excursions according to the programme;
- Meals according to the programme;
- English/German/Japanese speaking guide;
- Transportation within country.
