Istanbul-Baku
Meeting with our valued guests at the international departures terminal of Istanbul Airport at least 3 hours before the flight. Following the ticket, baggage and passport procedures, departure for Baku with Turkish Airlines’ *** scheduled flight. Arrival in Baku at local time ***. After completing the passport and ticket procedures, we leave the airport to begin our city tour. We begin our Baku city tour. We start our city tour with Icherisheher (Old City), which was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000. After reaching the Old City, our first point of visit is the Shirvanshah Palace, built by Ibrahim Khalilullah in the 15th century. Then, the Maiden Tower, with a history of 2,500 years, and the Juma Mosque are among the main works we will see. We then complete our city tour by seeing the Bukhara and Multani Caravanserais. Following our city tour, guests who wish may join the Azerbaijani night (70 EUR), which will be organized as an optional extra by our guide. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
Lunch: To be taken as an extra.
Dinner: To be taken as an extra.
Currency: Azerbaijan – Manat
Baku
After the breakfast we will have at the hotel in the morning, free time. Our guests who wish may join the Absheron Peninsula tour, which will be organized optionally by our guide (70 Euros). Among the main places we will visit on the Absheron Peninsula is the Ateshgah Architectural Complex, one of the Three Zoroastrian (Magi) Temples in the world. This highly interesting structure, whose fire inside has never been extinguished for centuries, is one of the principal pilgrimage sites according to the Zoroastrian faith. Following our visit to Ateshgah, we will visit the volcano that the famous traveler Marco Polo described as the “Land of Fire.” The volcano covers a total area of 65 hectares and has continued to burn for centuries due to the natural gas emerging from underground. After completing our tour, our guests who wish may join the Caspian Boat Tour (50 euros), which will be organized optionally by our guide. Afterwards, we will transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
Breakfast: It will be served at the hotel and is included in the price.
Lunch: Will be purchased as an extra.
Dinner: Will be purchased as an extra.
Currency: Azerbaijan – Manat
Baku
After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join our Gobustan & Heydar Aliyev Museum tour, which will be arranged as an optional extra by our guide (€90). We set off towards Gobustan, located 70 km south of Baku, the richest region of Azerbaijan in terms of archaeological artifacts and included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Located near the Caspian Sea, on the old Shirvan road, Gobustan is also known as an open-air museum. With its carved rocks and painted stones, it provides important information about prehistoric and medieval society, hunting, animals, and vegetation around the world. We then take our tour of the Heydar Aliyev Museum. After our tour, we transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
Breakfast: Included in the price and served at the hotel.
Lunch: Available as an extra.
Dinner: Available as an extra.
Currency: Azerbaijan – Manat
Baku – Istanbul
After breakfast at our hotel in Sabah, check out of the rooms. Free time until the time your guide will announce. Then transfer to the airport. After your baggage and ticket procedures, depart for Istanbul on the scheduled flight of *** airline. Arrival at Istanbul Airport at *** local time, and the end of our tour.