Baku Series Ex Delhi

Arrival at Airport.

Transfer from Airport to Hotel enroute lunch

Accommodation in hotel.

17:00Assembly at lobby. Start tour. Visit toHighland Park-Alley of Martyrs, The National Assembly- also transliterated as Milli Majlis, Flame towers-the tallest skyscraper in Baku.

Walking through Baku Boulevardwhich stretches along a south-facing bay on the Caspian Sea. It traditionally starts at Freedom Square continuing west to the Old City and beyond. Since 2012, the Yeni Bulvar (New Boulevard) has virtually doubled the length to 3.75 km.

20:00 dinner

Free time – can explore night activities at you own

Overnight in hotel  

Meals:  Lunch+ Dinner

Breakfast in Hotel

10:00Our 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(walking tour)

13:00 lunch

14:00 Later experience the happening street of Nizami Streetknown for Shopping.The Street’s history could be traced back to Baku's town-planning project of 1864. The street runs through the city's downtown from west to east. It begins from Abdulla Shaig Street, in mountainous part of the city and ends at railroad bed on Sabit Orujov Street, near a monument to Shah Ismail Khatai in “Black City”.

17:30 Tour continues with the visit to the charming example of modern achticture - The Heydar Aliyev Center– a 57,500 m2 building complex in Baku, Azerbaijan designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid 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. (Photo shoot outside)

20:00Transfer 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  

Meals: Breakfast+  Lunch + Dinner

Breakfast in Hotel

10:00Assembly at hotel lobby. Tour starts withAteshgah(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 pillar-altar 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

Trip to "Fire Mountain "-"Yanardag" -a mountain on Abs heron 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."

Tour continues with a visit toBibi-Heybat Mosque which is a historical mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan. The existing structure, built in the 1990s, is a recreation of the mosque with the same name built in the 13th century by Shirvanshah Farrukhzad II Ibn Ahsitan II, which was completely destroyed by the Bolsheviks in 1936. The Bibi-Heybat Mosque includes the tomb of Ukeyma Khanum (a descendant of The Islamic Prophet Muhammad), and today is the spiritual center for the Muslims of the region and one of the major monuments of Islamic architecture in Azerbaijan

14:00 lunch

15:30 Post Lunch Drop at the hotel.

19:30 Later in the evening you are picked up from the hotel for dinner

20:00  Dinner

Transfer to hotel at 2230 hrs

Free time – can explore night activities at you own

Overnight in hotel  

Meals: Breakfast+ Lunch + Dinner

Breakfast in Hotel

Full day is free to enjoy the city at your own. You may opt to book optional excursions to Gabala, Gobustan, Shamakhi at a supplement cost.

Overnight in hotel  

v  Meals: Breakfast.

Breakfast in Hotel

10:00 Check out Hotel.

10:30 Pick up from the hotel and visit Yashil Bazar, Located a little further from the city centre, Yashil Bazaar (Azerbaijani for Green Bazaar) is Baku’s largest food bazaar packed with organic (and often exotic) fruit and veg, herbs and spices, nuts and dried fruits, juices, compotes and jams, as well as local delicacies like caviar and saffron. Strolling from row to row will allow you to experience a world of flavours and aromas from diverse corners of the country.

13:00 Break for Lunch

Post lunch visit Ganjlik Mall. Ganjlik Mall Shopping Centre is one of the largest shopping centres in Azerbaijan. Ganjlik Mall Baku is designed in the Czech architectural studio. The shopping centre is arranged around a dramatic four-story central atrium that floods all areas of the mall with daylight. The facade addressing Fatali Khan Khoyski Boulevard is finished in an interlocking composition of warm sandstone cladding and cool glass with limestone “bookends” framing the corner entrances. Feature Chandeliers of handmade Czech glass are suspended within the double-height entry spaces and an elegant wing-shaped canopy unifies all the elements of the main elevation.

Later enjoy some time at the Nizami Street

Transfer to hotel at 2230 hrs

Free time – can explore night activities at you own

Overnight in hotel  

Meals: Breakfast+  Lunch + Dinner

Breakfast at the hotel

10:00Tour starts with Qobustan which is best known for being the home to the famous rock petroglyphs. The area has been settled since the 8th millennium BC. It is known for hosting thousands of rock engravings spread over 100 square km depicting hunting scenes, people, ships, constellations and animals. Its oldest petroglyphs date from the 12th century BC. In 2007, UNESCO included the ‘Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape’ in the World Heritage list.

Visit to the Bibi-Heybat Mosque– historical mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan. The existing structure, built in the 1990s, is a recreation of the mosque with the same name built in the 13th century by ShirvanshahFarrukhzad II Ibn Ahsitan II

13:00 lunch

14:30 Post Lunch Drop at the hotel.

19:30 Later in the evening you are picked up from the hotel for dinner

20:00 dinner

Free time – can explore night activities at you own

overnight in hotel  

Meals: Breakfast+ Lunch+ Dinner

Breakfast in Hotel

12:00 Check out Hotel. Transfer from Hotel to Airport at around 21:00.

Full day is free for the optional activities at a supplement cost.

Meals: Breakfast