Description
Route: Baku – Gobustan – Absheron Peninsula
Ideal for: Short-term cultural travelers, Silk Road & history enthusiasts
Recommended for: Transit groups, pre/post-event visits, regional combos
Note: Includes UNESCO sites, local cuisine, and museum experiences
Day 1 – Arrival & Baku City Wonders
06:45 – Arrival at Baku International Airport.
Meet your guide at the airport and transfer to a local restaurant for breakfast.
At 10:00, begin your full-day guided tour:
Morning Program:
- Visit the Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape (UNESCO)
- Explore the unique Mud Volcanoes
- Visit the historic Bibi-Heybat Mosque and the site of the world’s first industrial oil well
Afternoon Baku Sightseeing Tour:
- Flag Square – symbol of national pride
- Azerbaijan Carpet Museum – modern building shaped like a rolled carpet
- Mugham Center, Little Venice, and Baku Boulevard
- Highland Park with panoramic views of the Flame Towers
Old City Tour (UNESCO-listed Icherisheher):
- Maiden Tower, Shirvanshah Palace, mosques, caravanserais, and hidden alleys of medieval Baku
- End with a traditional tea table with local sweets (pakhlava, shekerbura)
Return to hotel for overnight stay in Baku.
Day 2 – Fire Temples & Village Heritage
Visit the Heydar Aliyev Center, an architectural icon of modern Azerbaijan.
Continue to explore the Absheron Peninsula:
- Ateshgah Fire Temple, a sacred site of ancient fire worship
- Gala Ethnographic Museum, showcasing Azerbaijani village life, crafts, and heritage
- Yanardagh (Burning Mountain) – a natural gas fire blazing from the hillside
- Balakhany Village – walk through restored cobbled streets and colorful murals of Baku’s oldest oil village
Return to Baku for overnight stay.
Day 3 – Departure
After breakfast, transfer to Baku International Airport for your departure flight.
End of services.
General information
- Групповая
- Подлежит уточнению
- Место встречи: подлежит уточнению
- Время встречи: подлежит уточнению
- Время встречи: подлежит уточнению
- Длительность: 3 часа
- Тип ваучера: электронный
Attractions
- Нагорный парк
- Здание Исмаилия
- Бакинский приморский бульвар
- Дворец Мухтарова
- Бакинский приморский бульвар
- Азербайджанский Музей Ковра
Tour Price (based on a group of 40 people):
From USD 95 per person – Accommodation at Wyndham Baku Hotel
From USD 145 per person – Accommodation at Boulevard Marriott Hotel
Price Includes:
- 2 nights’ accommodation at the selected hotel with daily breakfast (twin/double sharing basis)
- Comfortable, air-conditioned bus transportation with Wi-Fi, as per the itinerary
- Chinese-speaking guide throughout the program
- 0.5L bottled water per person per day
- Headsets for guided city walking tour
Price doesn’t include:
- Aviatickets
- Lunches and Dinners
- Personal expenses
- Entrance tickets to museums
- Tea table in Old City
- Fees for photo and video in museums or cultural sites
- Travel Insurance