Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival in Baku
Your driver will be waiting at Baku Airport with a welcome board, then it's a straightforward transfer to your hotel for check-in. This gives you time to settle in and get your bearings before things get going.
- Start point
- Baku, Azerbaijan (24-hour Airport Pick-up, 00:00 - 23:55)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (City Park Hotel Baku or similar)
- Day 2
Baku City Sightseeing
Start with the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center, which has that distinctive curved architecture you've probably seen in photos. Head up to Highland Park next for views across the city, then see the Flame Towers. The Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum comes after that. By afternoon, you'll walk through Nizami Street where shops and cafes line the pedestrian area, and finish with Old City Baku's narrow streets and older buildings.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (City Park Hotel Baku or similar)
Included Activities
- Exterior visit to Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center
- Exterior visit to Baku Conference Hall
- Highland Park with panoramic viewing platform
- View of Flame Towers
- Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum
- Stroll around Little Venice and Baku Boulevard
- Sightseeing in Nizami Street
- Walking tour of Old City of Baku
Landmarks/POIs Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center Baku Conference Hall Highland Park Flame Towers Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum Little Venice Baku Boulevard Nizami Street Old City of Baku - Day 3
Gobustan, Atashgah & Yanardag
The drive to Gobustan takes about 45 minutes, where you'll find the Mud Volcano and check out ancient rock carvings at Gobustan Museum and Rocks. Bibi-Heybat Mosque is also in this area. From there, it's roughly 80 minutes to Atashgah Fire Temple, a historical Zoroastrian site. Later, swing by Yanardag where flames naturally burn on the mountainside year-round before heading back to Baku.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (City Park Hotel Baku or similar)
Included Activities
- Visit to Mud Volcano
- Gobustan Museum
- Gobustan Rocks ancient art viewing
- Bibi-Heybat Mosque visit
- First industrially drilled oil well visit
- Atashgah Zoroastrian Fire Temple
- Yanardag Burning Mountain viewing
Landmarks/POIs Mud Volcano Gobustan Museum Gobustan Rocks Bibi-Heybat Mosque Atashgah Zoroastrian Fire Temple Yanardag Burning Mountain - Day 4
Gabala Day Trip
It's a 216km drive to Gabala with a stop at the 600-year-old Diribaba Mausoleum and Juma Mosque in Shamaxi along the way. Once there, you'll see Nohurgol Lake surrounded by thick forest and hills. In the afternoon, take the cable car up at Tufandag ski resort and do some hiking in that area (wear proper shoes for this). Then it's the drive back to Baku.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (City Park Hotel Baku or similar)
Included Activities
- Diribaba Mausoleum visit
- Juma Mosque visit
- Nohurgol Lake sightseeing
- Tufandag ski resort cable car experience
- Mountain hike at Tufandag
Landmarks/POIs Diribaba Mausoleum Juma Mosque Nohurgol Lake Tufandag ski resort - Day 5
Departure from Baku
Your driver will pick you up and take you to Baku Airport based on your flight time, handling your departure transfer.
- Meals
- Breakfast
