Best Of Shahdag

Arrive at Heydar Aliyev International Airport, met by representative and transfer to Hotel. Check-in to Hotel. Check in Time 1400 hours. Fresh n up & Relax at Hotel. Enjoy Baku on your own. Overnight stay in Baku.

Morning after Breakfast, visit Gobustan Museum, where you will see ancient human bones, work tools used back to thousand years ago during the Mesolithic period. Gobustan geographical region is situated in the west-south of Baku. The meaning of the word «Gobustan» is derived from two words «gobu» – «ravine» and «stan»- «place», i.e. ravine area. The word «gobu» is also of Turkic origin and means «a dried up river valley».

After visiting Gobustan Museum, you will advance to the mountain in order to see real rock paintings in the open air museum. Later on, the tour will proceed to the Mud Volcano which is 20 mins away from Gobustan National Museum. Azerbaijan keeps the first place in the world for the number of mud volcanoes. About 300 mud volcanoes are to be found in Azerbaijan – at the shore, in the sea and on islands. During this trip you will get a great chance to see these rare and active volcanoes from very close distance. 

Hyder Aliyev Centre and Visit Vintage Car Museum

It is a 619,000 sq. ft. building complex in Baku, Azerbaijan designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid. The Heydar Aliyev Centre represents a fluid form which emerges by the folding of the landscape’s natural topography and by the wrapping of individual functions of the  Centre. All functions of the Center, together with entrances, are represented by folds in a single continuous surface.

Overnight in Baku.

Morning after Breakfast, you will depart for the Baku city tour. Baku is the capital and commercial hub of Azerbaijan. First, you will visit Carpet Museum with Entrance Ticket. The carpet museum displays Azerbaijani carpets and rugs with Historical and modern weaving techniques and materials. Next to the carpet museum, you will see Little Venice. Little Venice is a great & clean refreshing park to walk and relax. You can take a ride in Gandolas, take pictures, and just enjoy the trip. After lunch in a Local restaurant. Enjoy Baku Boulevard area. You will also visit old part of Baku Icheri Seher, Maiden Tower. Evening you will visit Nizami Street. Nizami Street is home to various outlet, from banks to fashion stores and is one of the most expensive streets in the world. Dinner in a Local Restaurant. Overnight In Baku.

Morning after Breakfast, Check out from Baku Hotel and Depart for Shahdag. It is located in northern Azerbaijan, close to the border with Russia at the Greater Caucasus Mountains. Discover the captivating beauty of Shahdag, where ancient glaciers, deep valleys, and breathtaking mountain lakes await. Take a cable car to enjoy the view of some high points of Greater Caucasus. take a cable car to enjoy the view of some high points of Greater Caucasus. Overnight in Shahdag.

Morning after Breakfast, Free day for Optional Activity. Overnight in Shahdag.

Breakfast at Hotel, Check out from Shahdag Hotel and Depart for Baku. On the way Visit Fire Temple and Fire Mountain in Baku. The ancient zoroastrian temple "Ateshgah" which is considered as an authentic Azerbaijani exotic site to visit. It is located approximately 30 km from the center of Baku in the suburb of Surakhany. You will learn a lot about the temple from your guide, particularly, more about the history of creation of such a temple in Baku and unique natural phenomenon of burning natural gas outlets. Later you will visit Yanar Dagh ("Burning Mountain") In the second part of visit, after visiting the temple you will go directly to "Yanar Dag" ("Burning Mountain"), located not too far from Ateshgah Temple. It is the most famous and popular tourist site of the “eternal flame” in Azerbaijan. Actually, it is rather a hill than a mountain, with natural gas burning on its slope from ancient times. Shopping Tour in Baku. Shopping prices in Baku are quite cheaper than in the most of countries all over the world. Visit to Genclik Mall located in 10 minutes distance form city center. Genjlik mall is the biggest Mall in Baku and contains over 80 stores, big bowling halls, the biggest movie halls, 3D cinema, Playground for children, Bravo supermarket, VIP restaurants, food courts. Shopping here is not boring even for men, you can enjoy your time while your woman is shopping.

Start shopping in Park Boulevard which is a multi-storey shopping mall located on Baku Boulevard, downtown Baku, Azerbaijan. It consists of six floors, including two underground floors. The general area of the mall is 17,000 square meters.

The most beautiful shopping street in the city is Nizami Ganjavi, whose length is 3.5 km. The street is full of beautiful century buildings that house elite boutiques, perfumery and jewelry salons and elite gastronomic shops nowadays. Overnight in Baku.

Morning after Breakfast, you will transfer to Airport for Departure to India with sweet memories of the tour. Tour ends with sweet memories.