A Short Trip to Baku

Arrival at Haydar Aliyev International Airport. Clearing immigration and customs.
Collecting the baggage. Welcoming by our company representative and transfer to the
hotel.
The rest of the day is at Leisure or you may explore this vibrant city on your own.
Overnight in Baku

Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed to Old City or Inner City is the historical core of Baku,
the capital of Azerbaijan. The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku, surrounded by
well-protected walls. In 2007, the Old City had a population of about 3000 people. In
December 2000, the Old City of Baku, including the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and
Maiden Tower, became the first location in Azerbaijan to be classified as a World
Heritage Site by UNESCO.
After Old City guests will experience the happening street of Nizami Street known for
shopping, the street's history can be traced back to Baku's town-planning project of
1864. The street runs through the city's downtown from west to east. It begins from
Abdulla Shaig Street, in the mountainous part of the city, and ends at a railroad bed on
Sabit Orujov Street, near a monument to Shah Ismail Khatai in “Black City”. The total
length of the street is 3,538 m.
Fountains Square is a public square in downtown Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The
square was previously called Parapet and is often referenced to by the same name
now. The name of the fountains square derives from the presence of dozens of
fountains throughout the square first constructed during Soviet rule of Azerbaijan.
The square is a public gathering place, especially after business hours and during the
weekend.
Visit the charming example of modern architecture - The Heydar Aliyev Center – a
57,500 m2 building complex in Baku, Azerbaijan designed by Iraqi-British architect
Zaha Hadid and noted for its distinctive architecture and flowing, curved style that
eschews sharp angles. The center is named after Heydar Aliyev, the first secretary of
Soviet Azerbaijan from 1969 to 1982, and president of the Azerbaijan Republic from
October 1993 to October 2003. (Photoshoot outside)
Overnight at Baku

Breakfast at the hotel
Proceed to the Ateshgah tour (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 for monks and a tetra pillar-altar in the middle, was built duringthe
17th and 18th centuries.
Trip to "Fire Mountain "-"Yanar Dag" a mountain on the Absheron peninsula, 25 km
from north of Baku. The word "Yanardag" means "Blazing Mountain". Blazing bodies
of flame dance on stones and floor. Yanar Dag is a natural gas fire that blazes
continuously on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula on the Caspian Sea near Baku,
the capital of Azerbaijan, which itself is known as the "land of fire."
Overnight at Baku

After breakfast at the Hotel, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to an
onward destination or back home