From City Lights to Mountain Heights: Baku and Shahdag Tour

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From City Lights to Mountain Heights: Baku and Shahdag Tour

Overview

2 guests

5 days

4 nights

Free cancellation available

Embark on an extraordinary journey with the "From City Lights to Mountain Heights: Baku and Shahdag Tour." Begin in Baku, where urban sophistication meets rich heritage, and venture to the majestic Shahdag mountains for an exhilarating escape into nature. Whether it’s exploring iconic city landmarks or embracing adventure amidst pristine mountain landscapes, this tour delivers a captivating mix of modernity, tranquility, and thrills.

Tour Includes

Accommodation
4 nights at chosen hotel
Breakfast
Delicious continental breakfast
Transfer
Transportation from/to airport and within mentioned tours with mentioned car types
Entrances
Funicular, boat at Little Venice, Fire Temple and Fire Mountain, Cable car in Shahdag
Water
Water (2 bottles per person per day)
English speaking driver
English speaking driver (not guide)

Tour excludes

Air tickets and insurance
Airfare and Insurance
Food
Lunches and dinners (supplement cost is mentioned below)
Visas
Visa - 35 usd per person
Early check-in/late check-out
Early check-in/late check-out at your hotel
Entrances
Any other entrances

Itinerary

Arrival to Baku city
Meet & Greet at the Airport by representative.
Transfer to the hotel
Check-in at the hotel
Free time to enjoy the windy capital (Overnight stay in Baku)

Breakfast at the hotel
Excursion day (pick-up at 10:00) • Visiting Highland park – enjoying panoramic view to Baku. From there guests see Milli Majlis, Flame Towers building which become an icon of Baku. Using one way funicular to go down or up (1 ticket to funicular is included)
Baku Boulevard – famous with its Ferris Wheel (works only if no wind), small reproduction of Little Venice (boat ride is included), Carpet museum and long way strolling along the Caspian sea
Old city – Icherisheher – the ancient city with hamams, local mosques, Maiden tower and Shirvanshah’s Palace dated 12th century.
Walking to Nizami Street which also the part of history and oil barons built beautiful buildings along this street. Also, guests may have shopping time in modern shops.
Heydar Aliyev Centre - the unique building designed by famous architecture Zaha Hadid. Taking picture near “I Love Baku” is very popular among tourists, do not miss to take yours!
Return to the hotel (Overnight stay in Baku)

Breakfast at the hotel
Day in Shahdag (pick-up at 09:00, 3 hours way)
Way to Shahdag Mountain resort – here guests may use different types of activities: cable car, Zip Line, Rolling Coaster, buggy cars (All with extra cost except 1 ticket to Shahdag cable car is included)
Spending day in Shahdag till 17:00
Way to Baku (around 3 hours)
Reaching Baku (Overnight stay in Baku)

Breakfast at the hotel
Excursion day (pick-up at 10:00)
Absheron tour – today you will visit Fire Temple (Ateshgah) and Fire Mountain (Yanardag)
Fire Temple (Ateshgah) - Ateshgah Fire Temple in the village of Surakhani has been attracting crowds of thrill seekers. Built in the 17th–18th centuries around naturally burning flames which were previously worshipped by Zoroastrians, the site was then an important place of pilgrimage for fire-worshipping Hindus until the 1880s. Today it houses a well-designed museum (combo ticket is included)
Yanardag, the Burning Mountain in Mammadli village where a 10-metre wall of flames blazes day and night at the base of a hillside. These natural flames were described by Marco Polo in the 13th century and continue to mesmerize those who visit the site. Today you can learn all about them at the beautifully arranged new museum complex (combo ticket is included)
Return to Baku
Shopping time – visiting local bazaar (Yashil Bazaar), shopping mall – Ganjlik Mall or Daniz Mall
Return to the hotel (Overnight stay in Baku)