Azerbaijan Diwali Special

Cities Covered:

• Gabala           : 2 Nights
• Baku              : 3 Nights
• Shahdag        : 1 Night

Highlights:

Gabala:

• Cable Car Ride with Two Lines
• Seven Beauty Waterfalls
• Free time at Nohur Lake

Baku:

• Gobustan Tour with Mud Volcano & Rock Museum
• Hyder Aliyev Centre – Car Museum with Entrance
• Baku City Tour with Old Baku Walking Tour
• Ride on Baku Eye
• Gondola Ride in Little Venice
• Carpet Museum and Uplands Park
• Free Time for Shopping at Nizami Street & famous shopping malls

Quba(Guba):

• Qechresch Forest & Chanlibel Lake

Shahdag:

• Candy Cane Mountains
• Cable Car & Roller Coaster Ride
• Free time for Optional Activities

Meals:

06 Continental Breakfast at Hotels

03 Lunches at Indian Restaurant

02 Pizza Lunch

06 Dinner at Indian Restaurant

2 x 500ml Water Bottles Per Person Per Day

Guide:

English Speaking Local Guide

Experienced Tour Manager

Day 1:- Arrive Baku / Transfer to Gabala. (215 Kms / Approx 04 Hours). Evening free for leisure.

(Lunch & Dinner) 

Welcome to Azerbaijan.

Arrive at Baku Airport, clear immigration and proceed to Arrival Hall.

Pickup from Airport and transfer to hotel in Gabala.

Enroute Lunch at Indian Restaurant.

Arrive at Gabala Hotel and Check-in.

Take rest and simply enjoy the leisurely day at your mountain resort.

In the evening proceed for dinner.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post dinner, transfer back to hotel

Day 2:- Cable Car Ride at Tufandag Winter-Summer Tourism Complex. Seven Beauty Water Falls. Evening free at Nohur Lake.

(Breakfast, Pizza Lunch & Dinner)

After breakfast at hotel, we will proceed to Tufandag mountain resort.

Experience wonderful view of mountain range from top of mountain in cable car. There are other optional activities like ATV Ride and Adventure Swing (All optional activities at your own cost).

Pizza Lunch at Local Restaurant.

Later proceed to Yeddi Gozel Waterfall, also known as the Seven Beauty Waterfall.

Visit to Nohurgol Lake. The Nohur Lake (Nohurgöl) is one of the most picturesque places of Gabala that have magnificent view to Caucasus Mountains and surrounding villages with fresh air and water where you can take a boat and catamaran ride to enjoy the surrounding landscape.

Later in the evening proceed for dinner.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post dinner, back to hotel.

Day 3:- Depart Gabala / Arrive Gobustan. (180 Kms / Approx 03 Hours) Gobustan Tour with Mud Volcano & Gobustan Rock Museum. Depart Gobustan / Arrive Baku (60 Kms / Approx 01 Hour)

(Breakfast & Dinner)

After breakfast, check out from the hotel and get ready for excursion to Gobustan.

Our driver from Gabala to Gobustan takes approx. 03 Hours.

Gobustan State Reserve located west of the settlement of Gobustan, about 40 miles southwest of the centre of Baku. It is best known for being the home to the rock petroglyphs and mud volcanoes.

Visit Gobustan Rock Museum which covers three areas of a plateau of rocky boulders rising out of the semi-desert of central Azerbaijan, with an outstanding collection of more than 6,000 rock engravings bearing testimony to 40,000 years of rock art. You will see a stone age petroglyph on rocks from very close distance.

Later transfer to Baku.

Arrive Baku and proceed for Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post dinner, arrive at Hotel and Check-in.

Day 14:- Full day Baku City Tour. Hyder Aliyev Vintage Car Museum. Old Baku Walking Tour. Free Time at Nizami Street.

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

After breakfast at your hotel, proceed for Full Day Baku City Tour.

Our first stop will be at Hyder Aliyev Centre.

Designed by the illustrious Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, the eye-catching Heydar Aliyev Centre opened in 2012, since when its astonishing curved, wave-like shape and innovative use of space have turned it into an icon of modern Azerbaijan.

Enjoy Photo stop at “ILOVEBAKU” – art sign in front of Heydar Aliyev Center.

Lunch at Indian Restaurant.

Flame Towers are modern Baku’s one of towering symbols. Witness the breathtaking LED light display that illuminates these skyscrapers, creating a mesmerizing spectacle against the night sky.

Old City Tour is walking tour and for person who cannot walk, there is buggy service available at additional cost to visit old city in 25 minutes’ buggy tour.

Later we will proceed to the most famous street of Azerbaijan.

Nizami Street is shopper’s paradise with lovely cafes on both sides.

Enjoy your evening spending some time at Nizami Street (Rightly called Paris of Azerbaijan)

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post dinner, back to hotel.

Day 5:- Baku City Tour. Visit Baku Boulevard. Ride on Baku Eye. Enjoy Gondola ride in Little Venice. Visit Carpet Museum & Upland Park. Evening free for shopping.

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

After breakfast at hotel, we will proceed for Baku City Tour.

Proceed to visit National Seaside Boulevard area.

To soak up Baku’s relaxed seaside atmosphere, take a stroll along the beloved Boulevard. This beautiful promenade and national park offers hours of pleasant strolling along the Caspian waterfront.

Enjoy spectacular ride on Baku Eye.

Lunch at Indian Restaurant.

Post lunch, we will visit Little Venice. One of the highlights of Little Venice is undoubtedly the boat rides in Little Venice. During the Little Venice gondola experience, you can capture incredible views of both the traditional and modern architecture that make Baku so special. The boat rides are slow-paced, allowing you to savor every moment as the gondolier gently rows through the narrow waterways.

Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum, formerly called the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum is a museum located in Bakuthat displays Azerbaijani carpets and rugs with historical and modern weaving techniques and materials. It has the largest collection of Azerbaijani carpets in the world

Visit to Upland Park, the highland park Baku is the highest point of the capital of Azerbaijan, from where a beautiful panorama of the city and the bay opens. People from Baku and tourists often come here to see Baku from a bird’s eye view, as well as just take a walk.

Later some free time for shopping at famous shopping malls of Baku like Deniz Mall or Ganjlik Mall.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post Dinner, transfer back to the hotel.

Day 6:- Depart Baku. Visit Candy Can Mountains. Arrive Quba & Sightseeing. Depart Quba / Arrive Shahdag (Approx 01 Hour Drive).

(Breakfast & Dinner)

After breakfast, checkout from Baku and transfer to Shahdag.

Enroute, we will stop to visit Candy Cane Mountains.

Roughly mid-way between the two one passes through a dramatic valley flanked by rolling shale mountains whose astonishing red, orange, pink and chalk-coloured swirls. The astonishing colors are said to be due to groundwater that’s altered the oxidation state of iron compounds within the rock. You may discover tiny fossils and perhaps even a squid-like belemnite from the cretaceous period.

We then move to our next stop to Quba.

Quba at times pronounced as Guba is beautiful region close to Shahdag with abundance of natural beauty. We will spend some time here before arriving in Baku.

Visit to Qechresh Forest- one of the largest villages in the Guba region. It is located 12 km from the district center. There are many recreation centers in the village. The area is covered with forest on all sides. Qechresh is famous for its natural springs and plants. The wild walnuts, hazelnuts, cranberry, hawthorn, hips, apples, pears and pine trees grown there. As for the animal world, the village is a home for gazelles, wolves, bears, foxes and other animals.

Lunch on your own.

Later proceed to Chanlibel Lake located in the Second Nugadi village of Guba. The lake has become a favorite leisure place for tourists coming to the region. “Chanlibel Lake” which is surrounded by fabulous forests and mountains. You may have a chance to have a taste of a cup of brewed tea beside the lake. While enjoying the vibe and breathtaking scenery, inhale pure air of this marvelous place.

We will then proceed to Shahdag.

Arrive Shahdag and proceed for dinner.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant

Post dinner, arrive at Hotel and Check-in.

Day 7:- Experience Cable Car and Roller Coaster Ride. Depart Shahdag / Arrive Baku. Transfer to Airport.

(Breakfast & Pizza Lunch)

After breakfast, checkout from hotel and head to Shahdag Mountain Resort.

The Shahdag Mountain tourism complex, the first ski resort in Azerbaijan, is located in the northeast in Shahdag National Park, named after the iconic Mount Shahdag in the Gusar region of Azerbaijan. Spend your time at Shahdag Resort and enjoy different activities. (Cable Car Ride and Roller Coaster Included). Other winter activities on your own.

Pizza Lunch at Local Restaurant.

Post lunch, transfer to Baku.

Arrie Baku and transfer to Airport for our flight back home, collecting all of those wonderful memories and souvenirs gathered from Azerbaijan Holidays.

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