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What's included
- A guided tour of important places
- Accommodation in single twin share room
- Current Hotel Taxes and Service Charges
- Entrance tickets to monuments and museums
- Observation and participation in allowed activities
- Professionally guided tour
- Departure Taxes or Visa handling fees
- International Air, unless expressly paid for
- Medical insurance and emergency insurance
- Other International flights
- Visa arrangements
Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located 28 metres below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, alongside the Bay of Baku. At the beginning of 2009, Baku’s urban population was estimated at just over two million people. Officially, about 25 percent of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku’s metropolitan area. Baku is divided into eleven administrative districts (raions) and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on the islands of the Baku Archipelago, and the town of Oil Rocks built on stilts in the Caspian Sea, 60 kilometres away from Baku. The Inner City of Baku, along with the Shirvanshah’s Palace and Maiden Tower, were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. According to the Lonely Planet’s ranking, Baku is also among the world’s top ten destinations for urban nightlife. The city is the scientific, cultural and industrial centre of Azerbaijan. Many sizeable Azerbaijani institutions have their headquarters there, including SOCAR, one of the world’s top 100 companies. The Baku International Sea Trade Port is capable of handling two million tons of general and dry bulk cargoes per year. In recent years, Baku has become an important venue for international events. It hosted the 57th Eurovision Song Contest in 2012, the 2015 European Games, the 2016 European Grand Prix and will host UEFA Euro 2020.
Climate
A curious fact about Baku is that its average year-round temperature (14.2°C/57.6°F)) matches the average temperature of the entire landmass of the earth to within a tenth of degree. Baku has a temperate-continental semi-arid climate. The average annual precipitation is about 239 mm. Summers are hot and dry, winters very cool, fairly wet and breezy. In some years, a lot of snow falls, and light accumulations of snow happen almost every winter. Precipitation is rare in the summer. However, seasonal temperature excursions are less than in many continental regions at this latitude (about 40 degrees north) owing to the presence of the Caspian Sea. Baku is very breezy most of the year.
Language
The Azerbaijani language is a member of the West Oghuz group of the southwestern (Oghuz) branch of the Turkic languages. The literary tradition dates to the 15th century. The Arabic script was used until the 20th century; the Cyrillic alphabet was introduced in 1939. In 1992 the Azerbaijani government switched from the Cyrillic to the Roman alphabet as its official orthography.
Resources
At the beginning of the 20th century Azerbaijan was the world’s leading petroleum producer, and it was also the birthplace of the oil-refining industry. In 1901, for example, Azerbaijan produced 11.4 million tons of oil, more than the United States; it accounted for more than half of world production. As the 20th century progressed, however, Azerbaijan’s role in oil production decreased as the industry developed in other regions of the U.S.S.R. and elsewhere in the world. During the 1990s exploitation of the vast oil fields under the Caspian Sea was complicated by political instability in Azerbaijan, ethnic conflict throughout the region, Russian claims on the Caspian fields, and disputes over the location of new pipelines. Azerbaijan has other natural resources, including natural gas, iodobromide waters, lead, zinc, iron, and copper ores, nepheline syenites utilized in the production of aluminum, common salt, and a great variety of building materials, including marl, limestone, and marble.
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Baku Arrival Day
Welcome to Azerbaijan! Meeting our representative at the Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport and transfer to the hotel. Leisure time after transferring to our hotel and settling into the hotel. You participate in the panoramic tour of Baku city to explore Baku, to be held in the evening and visit luxurious shopping centers. Then you are transferred to the hotel. Stay overnight at the hotel
Full Day Baku City Tour
After breakfast at the hotel, be ready in the hotel lobby by 09:30am from where your guide will take you on a city tour of Baku. Your first destination will be the Highland Park that offers a 360˚ panoramic view of the Baku city, which resembles a massive amphitheater that gently slopes down to the adjoining Caspian Sea! After we depart for Baku Old City Tour. The excursion tour begins with a visit to the Old Town - 'Icheri Sheher'. The old city is the heart of Baku. We will be visiting several dozens of historically architectural monuments located in the territory of Old Town, including Palace of Shirvanshahs, the Maiden Tower, several caravan-palaces, mosques, baths, etc. Visit to Maiden Tower - ‘Baku’s symbol’. Known locally as Giz Galasi, was built in the 12th century as part of the walled city. ‘Baku’s medieval cultural spot – ‘Caravanserai, to name a few. Shirvanshahs` Palace, the biggest monument of the Shirvan- Absheron branch of the Azerbaijan architecture. You can spend a pleasant time in the restaurants that you can taste dishes from national Azerbaijan cuisine. After lunch we will be passing by Baku Boulevard, one of the favorite retreat centers for tourists and inhabitants. By bus you will see the Flag Square - Baku city’s splendid architectural landmark. From there, historical milestones namely; Baku Promenade, National Carpets Museum - whose very building resembles a folded carpet, House of the Government, Governor’s Garden, Magomayev Philharmonic Theatre, etc. afterwards proceed to Cultural Center Complex - Heydar Aliyev Center that is comprised of an exhibition halls, museum and auditorium. Its architecture is remarkable as no angles can be seen in its interior as well as exterior. After dinner transfer to the hotel. Overnight stay in the hotel
Baku – Gabala
After breakfast, we give in rooms and set off for Gabala city with ancient history and modern view. We have leisure time after transferring to the hotel. After lunch, we depart for Tufandag tour. Tufandag is one of the most popular Mountain Resort not only in Azerbaijan, but also in Caucasian region. Using cableways, you can go up to a height of 2836 m above sea level and here you can spend a pleasant time in the cafes and restaurants with spectacular views. You can still see the amazing view of Tufandag from the top of mountain. At the end of tour, you are transferred and settled into the hotel, and free time.
Gabala – Baku
After breakfast we have half day as leisure time. Our guide will organize excursions to Nohurgol, Gabaland Entertainment Center and Gabala Shooting Club. At the end of excursions, come back to Baku city. Transfer to the hotel.
Absheron Peninsula and Shopping Tour
At 09:00 am, refresh yourselves with breakfast and be ready. Our professional guide will come to pick you from your place of stay and then by 09:30 am, your Baku holidays begin. You will start your journey to Ateshgah for Temple visit. This temple - well known for fire worshippers and fire adorations - is located in the Surakhany village and is called as the ‘Temple of eternal fire’. Comprised of Alter and guest cell room this shrine holds the remnants of Zoroastrianism and Hinduism. It is said that the fire holes of this temple forms natural burning fire that lit up natural gas. The guest room cells of the chapel are now reconstructed as a Museum for the tourists. After the temple visit, by around 11:00 hours, you will start off for Mehemmedli village visit. From the village you will proceed to Yanardag Fire Mountain which lies next to the village. Glowing continuously for several thousand years by means of natural gas, this mountain is one of its kind and a true nature’s wonder. After lunch, half day is yours. Make the day memorable with street walk in Baku and you can make local purchasing. And it is your opportunity to Feel the city with local peoples. Make the day happy… In the evening hours our guide will organize Baku Boulevard with Cruise Tour (depending on weather) and Ferris Wheel Ride (depending on weather).
Baku Departure
After breakfast check out from the hotel. We are transferred to the airport. We see our guests off at the airport and the end of Tour! We hope you have a memorable time in Azerbaijan / Baku and we look forward to seeing you in the future. Have a safe trip back home and thank you for choosing us.
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