Arrival at Heydar Aliyev International Airport
- Check in Hotel at time 03.00 HRS
- OVERNIGHT STAY AT HOTEL
The Heydar Aliyev Center | Park-Alley of Martyrs |Caspian Sea |Yeni Bulvar
- Start 10.00 HRS | End 20.00 HRS
Tour starts with the visit to the charming example of modern architecture – The Heydar Aliyev Center– a 57,500 m2 building complex in Baku, Azerbaijan designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid and noted for its distinctive architecture and flowing, curved style that eschews sharp angles. The center is named after Heydar Aliyev, the first secretary of Soviet Azerbaijan from 1969 to 1982, and president of Azerbaijan Republic from October 1993 to October 2003. (Photo shoot outside)
13:00 Lunch
Assembly at lobby. Start tour. Visit toHighland Park-Alley of Martyrs, The National Assembly- also transliterated as Milli Majlis, Flame towers-the tallest skyscraper in Baku.
Walking through Baku Boulevardwhich stretches along a south-facing bay on the Caspian Sea. It traditionally starts at Freedom Square continuing west to the Old City and beyond. Since 2012, the Yeni Bulvar (New Boulevard) has virtually doubled the length to 3.75 km.
Later experience the happening street of Nizami Street known for Shopping. 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. It begins from Abdulla Shaig Street, in mountainous part of the city and ends at railroad bed on Sabit Orujov Street, near a monument to Shah Ismail Khatai in “Black City”.
- Breakfast At Hotel | Lunch AND DINNER at AN RESTAURANT
- OVERNIGHT STAY AT HOTEL
ATESHGAH (Fire worshippers Temple)
- Start 10.00 HRS | End 20.00 HRS
Assembly at hotel lobby At 10.00 HRS
Based on Persian and Indian inscriptions, the temple
was used as a Hindu and Zoroastrian place of worship. “Atash” is the
Persian word for fire. The pentagonal complex, which has a courtyard surrounded
by cells for monks and a tetra pillar-altar in the middle, was built during the
17th and 18th centuries. It was abandoned in the late 19th century, probably
due to the dwindling of the Indian population in the area. The natural
“eternal flame” went out in 1969, after nearly a century of
exploitation of petroleum and gas in the area, but is now lit by gas piped from
the nearby city
Trip to “Fire Mountain “-“Yanardag” – a mountain on Abs
heron peninsula, 25 km from north of Baku. Literally, word “Yanardag”
means “Blazing Mountain”. Blazing bodies of flame dance on stones and
floor. 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.”
13:00 Lunch
Old City or Inner City is the historical core of Baku, the capital
of Azerbaijan. The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku, which is
surrounded by walls were well protected. In 2007, the Old City had a population
of about 3000 people. In December 2000, the Old City of Baku, including the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower, became the first location
in Azerbaijan to be classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO (walking
tour)
- Breakfast At Hotel | Lunch and DINNER at Indian Restaurant
- OVERNIGHT STAY AT HOTEL
Famous Rock Petroglyphs | Bibi - Heybat Mosque
- Start 10.00 HRS | End 14.00 HRS
Qobustan which is best known for being the home to the famous rock petroglyphs. The area has been settled since the 8th millennium BC. It is known for hosting thousands of rock engravings spread over 100 square km depicting hunting scenes, people, ships, constellations and animals. Its oldest petroglyphs date from the 12th century BC. In 2007, UNESCO included the ‘Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape’ in the World Heritage list.
Visit to the Bibi – Heybat Mosque– historical mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan. The existing structure, built in the 1990s, is a recreation of the mosque with the same name built in the 13th century by Shirvanshah Farrukhzad II Ibn Ahsitan II
- Breakfast At Hotel | Lunch AND DINNER at AN INDIAN RESTAURANT
- OVERNIGHT STAY AT HOTEL
Day At Leisure
- Breakfast | Lunch and dinner At an restaurant
Departure
- Aftre Breakfast Check Out of Hotel
- Fly Back to Home