Azerbaijan – Gabala Mountain Resort (5 Days | 4 Nights)

Day 1:

TBA Landing at Baku International Airport
TBA Clearing immigration and customs, collecting the baggage
TBA Meeting with the company representative in the arrivals hall and transfer to the hotel
Assistance with express check-in at the hotel (standard time – 14:00-15:00)
Free evening to enjoy the city on your own (we recommend strolling along Nizami Street and tasting
local cuisine at the authentic Shirvanshah Museum-Restaurant with traditional music)

Day 2:

09:00-10:00 Breakfast at the hotel
10:00 Baku City Tour:

• • Ismailiyya Palace
  • Old Town, UNESCO’s World Heritage (Fortress Walls, Gosha Gala Gates, Caravanserais, Haji
    Bani Bath Complex, Maiden Tower, Hajinski Palace, Juma Mosque, Aliagha Vahid Monument,
    The Museum of Miniature Books / inside, The Palace of the Shirvanshahs / outside)
  • Baku City Hall, Icherisheher Metro Station, Monument to Taghiyev
  • Governor’s Garden, Philharmonic Hall
  • Caspian Seaside Boulevard (Little Venice, Mugham Center, Carpet Museum / outside)
  • Bahram Gur Statue, Funicular ride
  • Mosque of the Martyrs, The Alley of the Martyrs, The Eternal Flame Memorial
  • Upland Park overlooking Baku Bay and iconic Flame Towers
  • Cultural Center (one of the most recognized architectural landmarks worldwide)
  • “I Love Baku” sign (photo-shooting), Ultramodern Baku Convention Center (outside)

Day 3:

07:30-08:30 Breakfast at the hotel

OPTION 01 → 08:30 One-day trip to Gabala Mountain Resort (216 km x 2):

• • Shamakhi Juma Mosque (one of the oldest Muslim temples in Azerbaijan)
  • Forest of Bunud Village (photo-stop and tasting of local kutabs / thinly rolled dough with herbs)
  • Nohur Lake
  • Seven Beauties Waterfall
  • Cable car ride
  • Tufandag Ski Resort (time to enjoy snow and winter activities)
  • Shooting Club (shooting activities are not included in the price / payment on the spot)

OPTION 02 → 09:00 One-day trip to Shahdag Ski Resort (211 km x 2) to enjoy snow and winter
activities (skiing, snowboarding, zipline, quad tour, cable car ride, horse riding, jeep tour, etc)

Note: Winter season is 15 December – 05 March

Day 4:

08:00-09:00 Breakfast at the hotel
09:00 Excursion (113 km x 2) to:

• • Mud Volcanoes (Azerbaijan is home to the world’s greatest concentration of mud volcanoes)
  • Gobustan National Preserve (ancient rock art and UNESCO’s World Heritage, uncover an
    astonishing collection of over 6,000 ancient petroglyphs charting ways of life dating back tens
    of thousands of years)
  • Gobustan Interactive Museum
  • Bibi-Heybat Mosque
  • Atashgah Fire Temple (built in the 17th–18th centuries around naturally burning flames which
    were previously worshipped by Zoroastrians)
  • Yanardag Burning Hill (10-metre wall of flames blazes day and night at the base of a hillside)

Day 5:

TBA Breakfast at the hotel
TBA Check-out formalities (standard time – 12:00)
TBA Transfer to Baku International Airport (3 hours prior to departure flight)
TBA Flight