5 Days Azerbaijan - Baku Tour

After having breakfast, we'll visit Flame towers Complex which is the city's tallest building with the height of 182 m. Then proceed towards Upland Park which can be reached by cable railway (funicular) in 7-8 minutes from the boulevard or by climbing up the endless stone stairs. The tour continues with visting the Old City which is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Defensive walls surrounding the area date from the 12th century, and within it is a city of winding and narrow streets, which pass a number of historical sites, including the Maiden Tower, a large stone fortress built in the 12th century and the Shirvanshahs Palace. Later on proceed towards Fountain Square which is an attractive tourist destination with many boutiques, restaurants, shops, hotels and passage.

The day continues with a visit to Baku Boulevard, which is considered one of the longest promenades on the planet. The total length of the Seaside Boulevard is now 5.75 km. Baku Boulevard is not only about strollers, green areas, park benches and the sea; there are quite many very interesting buildings located there: a 75 meter- high parachute jump tower, the new Carpet Museum (built in the shape of a rolled-up carpet), the International Mugham (Azerbaijani national music) Centre, and even the charming “Baku Venice”.

The day comes to an end with a boat tour in Caspian sea.

Overnight accommodation at Baku.

Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Gobustan. Visit Gobustan Mud volcanoes. Out of 800 mud volcanoes in the world, 350 are located in Azerbaijaan itself. Continue towards Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape which covers three areas of a plateau of rockyboulders rising out of the semi-desert of central Azerbaijan, with an outstanding collection of more than 6000 rock engravings bearing testimony to 40000 years of rock art. The tour also includes a visit to 3D Bio Musuem, 28 and Ganclik Mall.

Overnight accommodation at Baku.

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the Temple of fire – (At??gah). Visiting Yanar Dag (In Azerbaijani: YanarDa?, meaning "burning mountain") is a natural gas fire which blazes continuously on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula on the Caspian Sea. Flames jet into the air 3 meters (9.8 ft.) from a thin, porous sandstone layer. Proceed with the tour to The Heydar Aliyev Center (outside view) is a wave-like building rises from a bed of concrete. Its immobile white walls look as though they have been frozen mid-ripple. The abstract architecture is unlike anything else in the capital city. The Heydar Aliyev Center, which was designed by renowned architect ZahaHadid. Its rolling, flowing design made waves within architectural, engineering, and design circles and garnered it much prestigious international recognition. Inside, the building offers a tranquil environment full of white space and curved lines.

Overnight accommodation at Baku.

After the breakfast, procced to check out. Transfer to the airport for catching return flight.