1st Day: Ankara – Baku
At 09:30, meet in front of the AJET Airlines counter at Ankara Esenboğa Airport International Departure Terminal. After completing the exit procedures, we depart for Baku at 12:25 with AJET Airlines flight VF577. After arrival, we leave the airport and start our panoramic city tour. We see the Heydar Aliyev Center, which has become a symbol of Baku, and then take a short photo break at Flag Square and Baku Boulevard to immortalize this moment. After seeing the newly opened area of Ağ Şehri in Baku, we proceed to our hotel. Upon arrival at our hotel, we check in and settle into our rooms. Guests who wish can join the optional Evening Dinner in Baku City Tour for an additional fee.
Optional Tour: Evening Dinner in Baku City Tour per person – 80 USD
In this tour, you will visit the Old City, Martyrs' Lane (the Turkish Mosque, the Mini Square of the Soviet Union's Double Hero, Major General Hazi Aslanov, Flame Towers, Eternal Flame, a viewing terrace with magnificent views), the Baku and Baku Bay view, Baku Television Tower, and Little Venice. The tour starts with a walking and bus tour where tourists will learn about the surrounding objects in the Old City wall (including the memorial of Azerbaijan's first monumental national poet, Sabir, and Nizami's memorial). The program also includes the building of the Philharmonic Orchestra named after the Muslim Magomayev, the first women's school in the East, and the house in the Venetian style - the outer audit of Ismailli. We will discover the famous Torgoviy Street, which resembles Baku's Istiklal Avenue. After passing the Dagustu Park, where you can enjoy a breathtaking view of the city, we will move to the restaurant where we will have our dinner as a set menu. In this tour, you can get to know Azerbaijan's cuisine. Overnight at our hotel.
2nd Day: Baku
After breakfast in the morning, there is free time. Guests who wish can participate in the optional "Lunch Included Gobustan – Mud Volcanoes – Haydar Aliyev Museum Tour" for 80 USD. Overnight at our hotel.
Optional Tour: Lunch Included Gobustan – Mud Volcanoes – Haydar Aliyev Museum Tour per person – 80 USD
We head towards Gobustan, located about 65 km southwest of Baku, which is the richest region in Azerbaijan in terms of archaeological artifacts and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Gobustan is near the Caspian Sea, located on the old Shirvan road, and is also referred to as an open-air museum. This place provides important information about prehistoric and medieval social life, hunting, animals, and vegetation through rock carvings and petroglyphs found worldwide. We continue our journey to the Mud Volcanoes region, which is famous for its natural resources and is one of the most interesting places in Azerbaijan, where you will feel as if you are among "moon craters." After the guide's explanations in the area, we observe the live volcanic activities. After visiting the mud volcanoes and having our lunch at a local restaurant, we return to Baku for our visit to the Haydar Aliyev Cultural Center. Designed by the famous architect Zaha Hadid, the building symbolizes the future-oriented approach of Azeri society with its modern, extraordinary, and futuristic architecture. Inside, there are permanent and temporary exhibitions, archaeological findings, an ethnography section, classic vehicles, and personal belongings of Haydar Aliyev. In this visit, you will gain extensive knowledge about Azerbaijan from its past to the present. After the tour, we return to our hotel.
3rd Day: Baku
After breakfast, there is free time. Guests who wish can join the extra organized "Atashgah, Yanardag & Baku Historical Villages Tour" for 90 USD and the "Dinner and Musical Azerbaijan Night" for 60 USD. After the tour, we will transfer back to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
Optional Tour: Atashgah, Yanardag & Baku Historical Villages Tour per person – 90 USD
Located 30 km from the center of Baku, at the foothills of Surakhani village, the Eternal Fire Temple (XVII-XVIII centuries) is a place revered by Zoroastrians, Hindus, and Sikhs at various times. The temple got its name "Atashgah" because of the burning natural gas outlets where "eagles" could not be extinguished. This site also provides important information about prehistoric and medieval social life, hunting, animals, and vegetation through rock carvings and petroglyphs. After lunch at a local restaurant, we explore the historical villages of Baku. After visiting the Ethnic Qala Museum, Mardakan Castle, and Ramana Castles, we return to our hotel.
Optional Tour: Dinner and Musical Azerbaijan Night – 60 USD
We will have dinner as a set menu at the restaurant where we will spend an evening filled with dance, music, and entertainment.
4th Day: Baku – Ankara
After breakfast, we complete our check-out procedures and have free time until the transfer time determined by our guide. After transferring to the airport, we complete our ticket, baggage, and passport procedures and depart for Ankara with AJET flight VF578. After arriving at Esenboğa Airport, our tour ends.