Visit to Highland Park-Alley of Martyrs, The National Assembly- also transliterated as Milli Majlis, Flame towers-the tallest skyscraper in Baku.
Walking through Baku Boulevard which stretches along a south-facing bay on the Caspian Sea. Since 2012, the Yeni Bulvar (New Boulevard) has virtually doubled the length to 3.75 km. We will proceed to Carpet Museum and Ferris wheel (depends on weather). After that we will visit Nizami Street and the famous “Fountain Square”.
Our tour program will continue with Old City or Inner City which 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 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.
We will have a 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.
18:00 Road back to the hotel or drop off in any point of city center
Excursion in: Tufandaq “Winter-Summer Tourism Complex” offers cable car rides at any time of the year, skiing on the ski tracks of different difficulty level, ski training and ski school, catering service (cafe and restaurants), entertainment centers for kids, hotel and other services.
Nohur Lake - It is located in Gabala, another region of Azerbaijan that one passes when travelling to Sheki. Lake is not on the way but if you go a bit deeper towards the mountains this beautiful view opens up in front of you.
17:00 Road back to the hotel or drop off in any point of city center
Tour will start with Ateshgah (Fire Worshippers Temple)
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" on Absheron peninsula, 25 km north of Baku. Literally, the word "Yanardag" means "Blazing Mountain". Blazing bodies of flame dance on stones and floor. Yanardag 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."
Shopping at Ganjlik Mall
18:00 Road back to the hotel or drop off in any point of city center
We will head towards Gobustan which is best known for being home to the famous rock petroglyphs and mud volcanoes. There is a museum too which is a famous tourist attraction.
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.
Mud Volcano Tour
18:00 Road back to the hotel or drop off in any point of city center Overnight in Baku.