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7 Days/ 6 Nights

Day 1: Baku:

Arrival to Heydar Aliyev International Airport. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Baku.

Day 2: Baku (City Tour):

Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy city tour which includes visit to Highland Park-Alley ofMartyrs, The National Assembly- also transliterated as Milli Majlis, Flame towers-the tallest skyscraper inBaku. Walking through Baku Boulevard which stretches along a south-facing bay on the Caspian Sea. Ittraditionally starts at Freedom Square continuing west to the Old City and beyond. Since 2012, the Yeni Bulvar(New Boulevard) has virtually doubled the length to 3.75 km. Tour will continue with Old City or Inner City isthe historical core of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku, which issurrounded by walls were well protected. In 2007, the Old City had a population of about 3000 people. InDecember 2000, the Old City of Baku, including the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower, becamethe first location in Azerbaijan to be classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Tour going with the visitto the charming example of modern achticture – The Heydar Aliyev Center – a 57,500 m2 building complex inBaku, Azerbaijan designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid and noted for its distinctive architecture andflowing, curved style that eschews sharp angles. The center is named after Heydar Aliyev, the first secretary ofSoviet Azerbaijan from 1969 to 1982, and president of Azerbaijan Republic from October 1993 to October2003. Overnight in Baku.

Day 3: Baku – Qabala:

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Gabala City. Proceed to Departure to Qabala in thenorth-west of Azerbaijan The distance up to Baku 225 km (3hours). Stop on the way in Shamakhi, Visit forJuma Mosque (VII century). Check-in to Hotel in Qabala. Overnight in Qabala.

Day 4: Qabala Tour:

Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion in: Tufandaq “Winter-Summer Tourism Complex” offerscable car rides at any time of the year, skiing on the ski tracks of different difficulty level, ski training and skischool, catering service (cafe and restaurants), entertainment centers for kids, hotel and other services.Qabala Amusement Park. Visit to Qabaland – It is located in one of the most picturesque regions ofAzerbaijan, this center attracts summer tourists from Russia, Iran and Turkey . The main attractions are Droptower, Twister, Swinger, Mini coaster, Techno pop, Butterfly, Bumper cars, Crazy clown, Pedal boats, Italiankiddie rides, Mini jet, Battery moto, Play ground, Trampoline, Lasermaxx, XD theatre, Ice ring dome, Horse &pony riding, Race mania, Nautic jet, Climbing wall, Bungee trampoline, Sky dive. Nohur Lake -It is located inQabala, another region of Azerbaijan that one passes when travelling to Sheki. Lake is not on the way but ifyou go a bit deeper towards the mountains this beautiful view opens up in front of you. (To reach Qabala YeddiGozel Waterfall have to use special off road taxi). Back to Hotel, Overnight in Qabala.

Day 5:Qabala – Baku:

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Baku City. Check-In to the Hotel. Overnight in Baku.

Day 6:Baku (Absheron Tour):

Breakfast at the hotel. 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 formonks and a tetra pillar-altar in the middle, was built during the 17th and 18th centuries. It was abandoned inthe late 19th century, probably due to the dwindling of the Indian population in the area. The natural “eternal 2/2 flame” went out in 1969, after nearly a century of exploitation of petroleum and gas in the area, but is now lit bygas piped from the nearby city. Trip to “Fire Mountain “-“Yanardag” -a mountain on Absheron peninsula , 25 kmfrom north of Baku.Literally, word “Yanardag” means “Blazing mountain”. Blazing bodies of flame dance onstones and floor. Yanar dag is a natural gas fire which blazes continuously on a hillside on the AbsheronPeninsula on the Caspian Sea near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, which itself is known as the “land of fire.”Back to the Hotel. Overnight in Baku.

Day 7:Baku:

Breakfast at the Hotel. 12:00 hrs. Check out from hotel. Transfer from Baku hotel to GYD Airport.