Baku-Sheki Tour 4 Nights

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Baku-Sheki Tour 4 Nights

5 Days Starting and ending in Baku, Azerbaijan

Visiting: Baku, Icherisheher, Yanar Dag, Gebele

Tour operator:

Across Azerbaijan

Group Type:

Independent

Guide Type:

Fully Guided

Physical rating:

Low

Age range:

10-99

Special diets catered:

Vegetarians, Halal, Jain, Kosher, Meat, Vegans

Tour operated in:

English

Trip Styles:

Active, Adventure Tours

Interests:

Cultural, Festival & Special Events, Gardens & Nature Tours, History

From:

$425

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Tour Overview

The Baku-Sheki Tour is a captivating journey that spans three nights, offering a delightful blend of cultural exploration, historical discovery, and scenic beauty. This immersive experience takes you from the vibrant capital city of Azerbaijan, Baku, to the picturesque town of Sheki, nestled in the foothills of the Greater Caucasus Mountains.

Highlights

Arrival to Baku
Baku City Tour (B)
Qobustan, Yanardagh and Ateshgah (B)
Baku – Shemakha – Gabala - Sheki (B)
Departure (B)

Itinerary

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Day 1 – Arrival To Baku

Location:

Baku

Accommodation:

Hotel

Meals Included:

Breakfast

Upon arrival to International airport of Baku the tourist will be met by our representative. After meeting we will transfer to the hotel.

Upon arrival to the hotel we will have check in to the hotel and have a free time.

After, Panoramic tour of Baku visiting:

Highland Park/Alley of Martyrs: formerly The Kirov Park, is a cemetery and memorial in Baku, Azerbaijan dedicated to those killed by the Soviet Army during Black January and later to those killed in Nagorno-Karabakh War. It is located on a hill in the south of the city and offers views of the Caspian Sea

Flame Towers - is a trio of skyscrapers in Baku, Azerbaijan, including the tallest in the country. Towers symbolize the long history of fire worshippers that considered Azerbaijan as a birthplace for prophet Zoroaster. The buildings consist of 130 residential apartments over 33 floors, a hotel tower that consists of 250 rooms and 61 serviced apartments, and office blocks that provides a net 33,114 square meters of office space.

Crystal Hall is an indoor arena in Baku, Azerbaijan. Located on the coast of Baku near National Flag Square, construction of the arena began in August 2011 and finished in April 2012—in time for it to

Nizami Street is a large pedestrian and shopping street in downtown Baku, Azerbaijan, named after classical poet Nizami Ganjavi. 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. Nizami Street is home to various outlets, from banks to fashion stores and is one of the most expensive streets in the world.

Fountain square is a public square in downtown Baku. The square is a public gathering place, especially after business hours and during the weekend. It is an attractive tourist destination with many boutiques, restaurants, shops, hotels and passage. It starts from the Istiglaliyyat Street and walls of the Icheri Sheher and stretches through Nizami Street, also called in popular culture as the Torgovaya street running parallel to Baku Boulevard. The fountains square is a location where the city authorities hold many public festivals, shows and celebrations.

Overnight in Baku.

Day 2 – Baku City Tour (B)

Location:

Icherisheher

Accommodation:

Hotel

Meals Included:

Breakfast

After breakfast, Baku City Tour

Visiting of "Old Town” or “Inner City”. The territory of ”Inner City” - 22 hectares, which represents a small fraction of the total area of Baku (44,000 hectares). However, the concentration of architectural and historical monuments, dictates the need for this excursion into a separate and make this part of Baku, perhaps the most interesting to explore:

Maiden Tower is a 12th-century monument in the Old City, Baku, listed in 2001 under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments as cultural property. It is a legendary place and world-famous landmark in Baku and houses a museum, which presents the story of historic evolution of the Baku city.

Palace of Shirvanshahs is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture". It is located in the Inner City of Baku.

Overnight in Baku.

Day 3 – Qobustan, Yanardagh And Ateshgah (B)

Location:

Yanar Dag

Accommodation:

Hotel

Meals Included:

Breakfast

After breakfast, Qobustan Tour

Excursion to Gobustan. Gobustan geographical region is situated in East Azerbaijan and borders on the southern slope of Big Caucasus ridge in the north, Pirsaat River in the west, Harami and Mishov mountains in the south, the Caspian Sea and Absheron peninsula in the east. Gobustan - is an archaeological reserve in Azerbaijan, south of Baku, in Garadagh and Absheron regions, representing a plain located between the south- eastern slope of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range and the Caspian Sea, and part of which is a cultural landscape of rock carvings, located in the 537 hectares. Gobustan monuments are divided into two groups: 1) petroglyphs and 2) ancient sites and other facilities.

Later, we will explore mud volcanoes which located close to Qobustan museum.

We will start our tour with excursion to Ateshgah. The temple of fire worshippers Ateshgah is located at the Apsheron peninsula at the outskirts of Surakhani village 30 km from the centre of Baku and was revered in different times by Zoroastrians, Hindus and Sikhs. Current constructions of the temple are dated by XVII century. As a result of excavations far more ancient artifacts were discovered here. Pentagonal complex has an open courtyard with temple-altar in the center which was the place of pilgrimage for worshippers. By the decree of the President of Azerbaijan Ateshgah was declared a State historical-architectural reserve. This museum under the open sky was recently restored. Different workshops and souvenir galleries are located here now.

Excursion to Yanar Dag. 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."

Overnight in Baku.

Day 4 – Baku – Shemakha – Gabala - Sheki (B)

Location:

Gebele

Meals Included:

Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel.

Depart for the Caucasus Mountains in the northwest of Azerbaijan. The dry landscape around Baku gives way to a densely forested mountain area. Visit the town of Shamakhy with biggest mosque of Caucasus – “Juma Mosque” and Shirvanshah Tombs – “Yeddi Gumbez”.

Gabala is the heart of north-western Azerbaijan. The country’s most beautiful district is known as a tourism paradise. If it hadn’t been for the Gabala radar station, which affects the local beauty and nature, the place would be ideal from both environmental and health standpoints…The distance to Baku is 225 km. Gabala is located in the Haftaran-Alazan valley and surrounded by the Greater Caucasus. It sits on the right bank of the Damiraparan river 900 meters above sea level. Touching Lahij mountains on one side, Gabala is situated in the country’s north-west at the foot of the Shahdagh mountain.

In Gabala at the area of 16 hectares is located the largest amusement park under the open sky in Azerbaijan – Gabaland. Visitors are provided with family, kids and extreme kinds of attractions, ice arena, carting, sports fields, XD theatre, convenient parking, great food in restaurants and cafes.

After quest will visit Tufandag teleferik station which work on summer and winter time

Sheki is one of the most famous and ancient places of Azerbaijan. Situated 700 m (2297 ft.) above sea level like an amphitheater surrounded by the mountains and forests of oak trees, this ancient city was long famed as a silk Centre and an important stop on the Great Silk Route. There is an assumption that the name of the town goes back to the ethnonym of the Saks, who reached the territory of Azerbaijan in the 7th century BC. We’ll start our Sheki tour from visiting the 18th century Khan's summer palace with magnificent frescos and exquisite stained glass work.

Overnight in Sheki.

Day 5 – Departure (B)

Location:

Airport

Meals Included:

Breakfast

Today after breakfast, Check out of the Hotel.

Departure transfer to Airport of Azerbaijan

What's Included

Accommodation
Air conditioned vehicle
Guide service
1 bottle of water (1lt) per person per day
Our 24/7 assistance
Meals: breakfast in hotels

What's Not Included

Half-board meals
Azerbaijan E-VISA

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Are airport transfers included in this tour?

Yes
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Reviews From Travellers On This Tour

Johny Winstoni

Baku Tour 3 Night beest

06-Nov-2023

Good accompaniment with my family that was given to us in Baku, thank you very much

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