Azerbaijan – Gabala Mountain Resort (7 Days | 6 Nights)

Day 1:

Landing at Baku International Airport
Clearing immigration and customs, collecting the baggage
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, a 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
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 | winter season is 15 December –
    05 March)
  • Shooting Club (shooting activities are not included in the price / payment on the spot)

Day 4:

08:00-09:00 Breakfast at the hotel
09:00 Excursion (69 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

Day 5:

09:00-10:00 Breakfast at the hotel
10:00 Excursion (31 km x 2) to:

• • 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)
  • Sharg Bazaar
  • Green Bazaar

Day 6:

08:00-09:00 Breakfast at the hotel
Day at leisure to enjoy the city on your own

Day 7:

Breakfast at the hotel
Check-out formalities (standard time – 12:00)
Transfer to Baku International Airport (3 hours prior to departure flight)
Fly back to Home with a treasure trove of cherished memories