Overview
Experience the best of Azerbaijan with this exciting 6-day holiday covering Baku city attractions, heritage sites, shopping, entertainment, and scenic Gabala. Explore Baku Boulevard, Ferris Wheel, Little Venice, Mountain Park, Fountain Square, and the historic Old City. Visit the famous Fire Temple and Burning Mountain on the Absheron Peninsula. Discover the UNESCO-listed Gobustan Rock Art Museum and enjoy a full-day trip to Gabala with cable car rides, Nokhur Lake, and Gabalaland. Visit the iconic Heydar Aliyev Center with Vintage Car Collection. With Indian meals, private transfers, visa included, and guided tours, this is a complete getaway.
Highlights
- Explore Baku city landmarks and nightlife
- Visit Fire Temple and Burning Mountain
- Discover Gobustan UNESCO heritage museum
- Enjoy Gabala cable car adventure
- Visa, Indian meals and transfers included
Itinerary
- Arrival to Baku
- Meeting at airport and transfer
- Lunch in Indian restaurant
- Check-in to hotel
- Baku Boulevard Walk (entrances: Little Venice, Baku Ferris Wheel)
- Baku Ferris Wheel, also known as the Baku Eye. The wheel is 60 meters (200 ft) high and has 30 cabins, each is holding eight people. It makes a complete turn in 30 to 40 minutes.
- Boat trip in Venice: "Little Venice" in Baku Boulevard is a small town built in 1960.
- Mountain Park and Fountain Square Tour
- Dinner in Indian restaurant
- Transfer to Hotel or desired place of drop
- Overnight in the hotel
- Breakfast in the hotel
- We leave for a tour of the Absheron peninsula.
- Visit of Indian Fire Temple
- Visit of Burning Mountain
- Lunch in Indian restaurant
- Baku Old City Tour (IcheriSheher), the largest capital in the Transcaucasian region.
- Transfer to Hotel. Free time
- Dinner in Indian Restaurant
- Transfer to Hotel or desired place of drop
- Breakfast in the Hotel
- Start of Gobustan Rock Arts Museum Tour
- Located west of the settlement of Gobustan, about 40 miles (64 km) southwest of the centre of Baku on the west bank of the Caspian Sea. In 2007 Gobustan was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site considered to be of "outstanding universal value" for the quality and density of its rock art engravings, for the substantial evidence the collection of rock art images presents for hunting, fauna, flora and lifestyles in pre-historic times and for the cultural continuity between prehistoric and medieval times that the site reflects.
- Lunch in Indian restaurant
- Shopping tour to Ganjlik Mall or Souvenirs
- Transfer to Hotel. Free time
- Dinner in Indian Restaurant
- Transfer to Hotel or desired place of drop.
- Transfer to Gabala (3 hrs drive from Baku)
- Arrival to Gabala. Cable Car Ride
- Lunch in Indian restaurant
- Visit to Nokhur Lake and Gabalaland
- Return to Baku
- Dinner in Indian Restaurant
Transfer to Hotel
- Breakfast in the hotel
- Heydar Aliyev Center. Vintage Car Collection
- Lunch in Indian restaurant
- Transfer to Hotel. Free time
- Dinner in Bollywood Club
- Transfer to Hotel or desired place of drop
- Free time until transfer
- Check-out from Hotel
- Transfer to Airport
Cost
The Cost Includes
- 05 nights accommodation with daily breakfast
- Transfers and transport on private basis
- Guide service
- Entrance fees (Indian Fire Temple, Burning Mountain, Gobustan Rock Art Museum, Cable Cars, Vintage Car Museum in Heydar Aliyev Center, Ferry’s Wheel, Little Venice Boat tour)
- Meals in Indian restaurants (2+1 starter & main course menu pattern)- 10 meals in total
- Water for all days (2 x 0.5 lt. bottled water per person)
- Azerbaijan E Visa
The Cost Excludes
- Early Check-in / Late Check-out
- Tips to Driver / Guide / Porter
- Camera / Video Fees if applicable
- Optional Tours not mentioned
- Extra Meals beyond package plan
- Laundry & Room Service Charges
FAQs
Annapurna Base Camp is a Grade B or a moderately difficult trekking route. So any fit person can do this trek, even if you do not have any previous experience. You should be aware of what to expect and mentally prepare for it. Then, as long as you will too, you can.
On average, you walk about 4 to 6 hours per day. One or two days can be as less as 3hrs and one or two days can be as long as 7hrs.
The highest altitude reached is 4190m. This is the elevation of Annapurna Base Camp. ABC is the highest we will climb in this trek.
Yes, you can charge batteries en route. Charger should be brought. There are hot shower facilities as well. You may have to pay a certain amount for both ($1-$2). Negotiate. Also, a hot water facility could be free at a lower elevation.
No. There are no ATMs on this trek route. You will have to draw enough cash in Pokhara or Kathmandu. There are a number of ATMs in these cities. Everything is paid in Nepali rupees. So money should be exchanged before the start of the trek.
Yes. The Internet can be accessed in most places. Sometimes, there might be some technical problems. The Internet in Nepal is not as fast as you are used to and at times you can just lose connection.
Not really. It depends on you. If you want, ABC trekking can be done independently. You could hire a guide and a porter by yourself instead of going through an agency or not hire a guide at all. Although, not having a guide can be a little problematic during the offseason.
It really depends on you. Is it your first time in Nepal? How confident are you of being able to find your way around? How pressed on time are you? If you go through an agency, it will be costlier but everything will be planned. You will only have to come, trek and return.
For the Annapurna region, pay for guides range from $20 to $30 per day and porters take $15 to $25 per day.
