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5-Day Azerbaijan Highlights Tour from Baku with Gobustan and Absheron

5 Days Round trip from Baku Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Icherisheher, the medieval fortress of Baku
  • 02 Marvel at the incredible flames of Yanar Dağ
  • 03 Visit the famed Carpet Museum to see carpet-making procedures
  • 04 Go to the Ateshgah Fire Temple
  • 05 Seek blessings at the Bibiheybat Mosque
  • 06 Tour across the Absheron Peninsula and Gobustan Reserve

Embark on a journey to explore the legendary Old City of Baku and its medieval fortress, Icherisheher. Continue through the city to admire the exhibits of the Carpet Museum and the incredible design of the Flame Towers. Discover the unique flames of Yanar Dağ, travel across the Absheron Peninsula, and visit the Gobustan Reserve with its remarkable ancient rock drawings. This 5-day tour also includes time for shopping and free time in Baku.

After breakfast, drive to Gobustan Reserve, an open-air museum famous for its Neolithic rock drawings.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Moderate
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Yes
Cities Baku, Gobustan National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arrival in Baku and Old City Walk

  • Connect with your tour guide, who will pick you up from Heydar Aliyev International Airport and transfer you to your hotel.
  • Check in at the hotel and have lunch in a national restaurant.
  • Start sightseeing in Baku, covering the medieval fortress of Baku IcheriSheher, dating from the 12th-14th centuries.
  • Eat dinner in a restaurant.
  • Then, walk along Baku Boulevard, the second largest in the world.
  • Afterwards, head to the hotel.

Overnight in Baku.

2
Day 02

Gobustan Reserve and Bibiheybat Mosque

  • After breakfast, drive to Gobustan Reserve, an open-air museum famous for its Neolithic rock drawings. Just 65 km south of Baku, Gobustan has around 4,000 inscriptions dating back 12,000 years.
  • After the Gobustan excursion, move to Bibiheybat Mosque, a historical mosque built in the 1990s.
  • Have lunch in a local fish restaurant.
  • Then, visit the "AzerElme" carpet weaving museum, where guests will be able to see all the procedures of carpet weaving and have the opportunity to buy carpets.
  • Eat a gala dinner at a restaurant with an entertainment show.
3
Day 03

Absheron Peninsula Fire Temples and Yanardag

  • After breakfast, drive to Ateshgah Fire Temple, which is located in the village of Surakhani.
  • Then, move to the archaeological and ethnographic museum complex of the castle.
  • Have lunch in a local national restaurant.
  • Next, proceed to Yanardag (Burning Hill), the temple of Zoroastrism, a visually stunning natural gas fire that blazes continuously on a hillside. Flames jet into the air up to 10 feet (3.0 m) from a thin, porous sandstone layer.
  • Eat dinner in a national restaurant and transfer to Baku for an overnight stay. Spend some free time.
4
Day 04

Shopping and Free Time in Baku

  • Today, enjoy shopping and spending some free time.
  • Explore the country's art and craft section, which holds maximum attraction. In various cities of Azerbaijan, there are streets that sell handicrafts, silk, and other artefacts. Prices for these products are not very expensive, but one needs to be careful of fake brands.
  • Visit some of the city's famous shopping malls, such as 28 Mall, Park Bulvar, Ganjlik Mall, Metropark, Port Baku Mall, and Baku Mall.
5
Day 05

Departure from Baku

  • Depart for the airport to board your return flight and conclude the tour.
Yanar Dağ flames, Gobustan State Historical and Cultural Reserve rock drawings, Baku Boulevard

Where this trip takes you

Yanar Dağ flames, Gobustan State Historical and Cultural Reserve rock drawings, Baku Boulevard

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Baku 2 cities · 5 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • All transfers by a comfortable medium or large bus in very good condition, with good A/C, MIC, and DVD
  • English-speaking professional tour guide
  • Hotel accommodation with breakfast
  • 2 bottles of water per day per person

What's Not Included

  • Day 1
    • Transfer from the airport
    • Old City and city centre
  • Day 2
    • Gobustan excursion
  • Day 3
    • Absheron Peninsula
    • Ateshgah Fire Temple
    • Yanardag (Fire Mountain)
  • Day 4
    • Shopping and free time
  • Day 5
    • Transfer to the airport
  • Personal expenses
  • Air flight ticket
  • Meal
  • Visa
  • Museum ticket

What to bring

  • Sports and relaxing clothes

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Airport, Baku, Azərbaycan
Tour start
Baku, Azerbaijan
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 5 days finish where they began, in Baku.

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Estimated room rates

Single Room $160.00 — $318.00
Double Sharing $160.00 — $318.00

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