04N & 05 DAYS BAKU AZERBAIJAN TOUR

Welcome to Baku, Azerbaijan! Our representative will greet you warmly at the arrival area and accompany you to your carefully chosen hotel. During the transfer, they will provide a comprehensive overview of the daily tours included in your package, ensuring you're well-informed and ready to enjoy the exciting experiences awaiting you.

Baku City Tour starts from Baku National Boulevard which is the favorite resting place of the Baku residents and capital guests, stretching for a long way along the seashore. The Baku Boulevard is picturesquely planted with chestnut, plane trees, and palms. The boulevard abounds with modern cafés and restaurants, cinema theatres and fountains. From there, you will be taken by funicular railway to Highland Park (Dagustu Park), which commands a breathtaking panorama of Baku. From the boulevard you can also make a real sea-voyage by pleasure-boat along the Baku Bay. During such boat tour a guide will put up the tourists with interesting facts and legends from the Caspian Sea history.

Gabala, Azerbaijan's premier provincial holiday center, is known for its stylish new hotels and an emerging ski resort nestled in the foothills of scenic forested mountains. This ancient city, formerly called Kutkashen until Azerbaijan's independence in 1991, was renamed Gabala in honor of the much older historical city nearby.

As the ancient capital of Caucasian Albania, Gabala’s history dates back to at least the 4th century BC. Archeological sites located 15 km from the city center, between the Garachay and Jourluchay rivers, reveal its historical significance. Situated along the 2,500-year-old Silk Road, Gabala was referenced by prominent figures like Pliny the Younger as 'Kabalaka,' Greek geographer Ptolemy as 'Khabala,' and the Arabic historian Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri as 'Khazar.' In the 19th century, Azerbaijani historian Abbasgulu Bakikhanov identified Gabala in his book Gulistani Irem, noting it as a site of enduring historical importance.

MUD VOLCANO: Here are 850 mud volcanoes in the world, and over 300 of them are in Azerbaijan. Most are located on Absheron, around Baku. Mud volcanoes in Baku come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but those most common in Azerbaijan have several small cones, or vents. These small cones are an amazing and even beautiful sight. Mud volcanoes are particularly diverse in Azerbaijan. There are giant volcanoes, such as Toragay and Great Kanizdag in Gobustan, Otmanbozdag and Bozdag- Guzdek on Absheron, with a total elevation of 400 mtrs. Volcanoes are also registered on islands in the Baku archipelago. Eight of these islands, including Khara-Zira, Zenbil and Garasu, are volcanic. There is a volcano called Goturdag, which is the world’s only continuously rupting volcano; mud squeezing as the specialists put it, has been observed there for many years. There are volcanoes on the coast of the Caspian: Bandovan, Hamamdag and

Azerbaijan’s nickname, ‘Land of Fire’ is far more than a marketing slogan as you’ll see at these two fascinating sites. Azerbaijan was one of the original homelands of the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism in which flames were seen as a symbol of the divine. And, as though heaven sent, it was a country where fires leapt spontaneously from the ground and they still do as you’ll see at Yanar Dag (‘Burning Mountain’). While hardly a ‘mountain’, this windswept hillside 25 kilometers northeast of Baku has been burning for as long as anyone can remember, and the fire isn’t showing signs of going out any time soon. It’s an unusual curiosity, but by no means the only fire phenomenon in Azerbaijan. At a whim of nature, the land of this Caucasian country located on the picturesque coast of the Caspian Sea, is replete with underground sources of oil and gas that long for blowing out. Natural gas in the Azerbaijan bowels is so much that it comes to the surface over and over again. In some places, a match dropped accidentally or deliberately, a torch, or any spark can ignite the gas, which will keep on burning until it fully exhausts. In times of old, Azerbaijan was a country of fire-worshipers, followers of the Zoroastrian cult. People believed that fire sources were the manifestation of divine power, they worshiped them, building altars and temples. One of the most famous and popular tourist places of the “eternal flame” in Azerbaijan is the mountain of Yanar Dag.

Check out from the hotel by noon, followed by a transfer back to Baku Airport. We’d appreciate your feedback on our tour, management, hospitality, and overall experience. Thank you for choosing us – we wish you a healthy and safe journey ahead. End of tour.