| Day No | Time | Day Title | Itinerary | Meal Plan | Night Halt |
| 1 | 00:00 Hrs | Arrival in Baku | Welcome to your Southern Travels Magnificent Azerbaijan Tour. On arrival in Baku, you will be welcomed by your Southern Travels representative and transferred to your hotel. Check in at hotel.
Rest of the day is at leisure.
Overnight in Baku.
| | Baku |
| 2 | 00:00 Hrs | Absheron Full Day Tour | Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Proceed to 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. (Entrance included)
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. (Entrance included)
Hyder Aliyev Centre It is a 57,500 m2 (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.
| Breakfast | Baku |
| 3 | 00:00 Hrs | Qobustan Full Day Tour | Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Gobustan and mud volcano tour from Baku is a unique opportunity to get acquainted with ancient petroglyphs and to feel the natural beauty of mud volcanoes. Gobustan tour is one of the most popular half day tours from Baku. On the way to Gobustan, you will see the Bibi Heyb?t Mosque, a fascinating view of Sixov Beach, old oil pumps, dazzling seascapes, and intriguing semi-deserts.
The Gobustan State Preserve is full of archaeological monuments and has over 6, 000 cave painting. In Gobustan Museum (Entrance included), you will see ancient human bones, work tools used during the Mesolithic period. Then, you will advance to the mountain in order to see real rock paintings in the open air museum. Distinctive, highly stylized thousand images showing of early man, animals, hunters, ritual dances, bulls, camel caravan, and depictions of the sun and heavens, called petroglyphs, distinguishes Gobustan art. Most of these images made by pecking, grinding, or scratching and carved a design into a rock’s surface. Petroglyph’s dating back between 5,000-20,000 years left by the hunter-gatherer people who populated this region in times past.
This is one of the largest known concentrations of petroglyphs in the world. Rock art provides a window into the past rituals, beliefs, and artistic abilities of its creators. Because of its scientific, aesthetic, and religious significance, Gobustan become most popular state park and a valuable mine of Azerbaijan. People interested in visiting the petroglyphs can take our half day tours to Gobustan all year long.
After visiting Gobustan Museum, you will continue tour to the Mud Volcano (Entrance included)
. Azerbaijan keeps the first place in the world by the number of mud volcanoes. About 300 mud volcanoes are located in Azerbaijan – at the shore, in the sea and on islands. During this trip you will get a great chance to see these amazing active volcanoes from very close distance. You need to have a love of volcanoes to fully understand the magic that this place gives off and the sensation you get when you’re here. Return to the hotel after the tour.
Overnight in Baku.
| Breakfast | Baku |
| 4 | 00:00 Hrs | Baku-Gabala / Highlights of Gabala tour | Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Early In the morning, depart from your hotel in Baku to Qabala. On the way to Qabala, you will have chance to visit historical Juma Mosque. Gabala tour will start by panoramic view of the city. Rope way of Tufandag summer-winter tourist complex is an ideal place to enjoy freshness breeze of Caucasus Mountains and take incredible view of the city. Also, here you will visit other attractions and interesting sites in the surrounding area of Gabala, such as waterfall 7 beauty and Lake Nohur. Except natural sights Gabala also known as one of the most ancient cities of Azerbaijan. The main sight of Gabala is the ruins of an ancient town Kabalaka (Chuhur Gabala), located in 15km from the city centre. You will have chance to visit this famous place, which was mentioned in historical sources of the 1st century, and for 600 years was the capital of Caucasian Albania.
Overnight in Gabala.
| Breakfast | Gabala |
| 5 | 00:00 Hrs | Gabala-Sheki | Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Early In the morning, Check out from the hotel & depart from your hotel in Gabala to Sheki. On the way to Sheki, you will have chance to visit Shamakhi. During Shamakhi Tour you will have a chance to see the habits of Azerbaijanis, to get information about its first mosque, and to explore the amazing view which is opening from the mountains.
Sheki Khan's Palace, Sheki 0055 Azerbaijan The Palace itself built in 1762 as a summer residence for the Khan of Sheki. During the construction of the building, no single nails and glues were used. From inside, all the walls of the Palace are full of paintings which each painting has its own philosophical meaning. In the garden outside of the palace, you will discover 2 plane trees that both are 500 years old. (Entrance included)
Church of Kish, Sheki Azerbaijan On the way, visit the first Albanian church in Caucasus, dating back to the 1st century AD. Kish Albanian Church - The brilliantly renovated round-towered Albanian church in pretty Kish village has been lovingly converted into a very well-presented trilingual museum. It’s the best place anywhere to learn about mysterious Caucasian Albania, the Chris¬tian nation that once covered most of north¬ern Azerbaijan.
Karvansaray. “Caravanserai” historical complex in Sheki is two magnificent caravanserai which reached present days and traditionally named “Yukhari” and “Ashaghi” caravanserai, which means “Upper” and “Lower” Caravanserai in translation from Azerbaijani into English. Construction of these caravanserai is dated back to the 18th-19th centuries AD. “Lower” caravanserai has a rectangular shape with a large inner yard in the centre of which is located a pool. Total area of the caravanserai is 8000 m2 and dimensions are 55x85 meters. Four entries led to the yard from all four corners of the buildings. Transfer to Hotel in Gabala
Overnight in Sheki.
| Breakfast | Sheki |
| 6 | 00:00 Hrs | Sheki – Baku //Baku City Tour | Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Check-out from the Hotel. Transfer to Hotel in Baku.
In Evening, Private city tour with a visit to the main historical Centre of Baku.
You’ll discover the major sights of Baku located both in old part of Baku called “Ichari Shahar” and more modern parts of seaside boulevard, uphill parks and buildings. You will get to know the evolution of Baku since its establishment in the V century through Soviet era up to its independence. Your guide will lead you along the most remarkable monuments and buildings, so you can take memorable shots on your way. Half-Day Baku City Sightseeing Tour covers most of the sights you can visit and see.
Overnight in Baku.
| Breakfast | Baku |
| 7 | 00:00 Hrs | Departure | Today you will be transferred to Airport for your flight back home. We trust that you enjoyed your Vacation. Please do give us your valuable suggestions on feedback@southerntravels.in. | Breakfast | Tour Concludes Here... |