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“Golden Ring of Azerbaijan” Dura�On: 9 Days / 8 Nights” Visit Azerbaijan DMC “Golden Ring of Azerbaijan” Duraon: 9 days / 8 nights” Group Excursion to Historical and Ethnographic Route through the main ci7es of Azerbaijan (Baku-Ganja-Naalan, Sheki-Ismayilli-Gabala-Baku) “Golden Ring of Azerbaijan” Program of the Tour Day 1 - Baku - Arrival with evening flight Day 2 – Baku - Meet your guide at the airport, transfer to Baku - Breakfast in the hotel - Departure from the hotel towards the Old Town - Short night car excursion to "Baku Fires" - Walking tour in the old town: visit the Maiden Tower (IX), with a tour of the main streets of the city under night illuminaon of prospectuses Palace of the Shirvanshahs (XV), Caravanserai Multani and - Welcome dinner in a tradi7onal Bukhara (XV c.), Place of filmshoong the cult Soviet films : "The Azerbaijani cuisine restaurant with folk Diamond Hand", "Amphibian Man", "Tehran 43" and so on. music (A la Carte) - Lunch in a restaurant in the Old Town (A la carte) - Visit to the Alley of Martyrs to the see the Panorama of the city - Transfer to hotel, accommodaon at the hotel. - Descent by cable car to the Seaside Boulevard Overnight in Baku - Walking tour through the Boulevard (at the request tourists can rent a bike) - Boat trip on the Baku Bay (depending on weather condi7ons) - Proceed to the Nizami street (shopping street in the past) - Free me for shopping - Dinner at the restaurant (A la carte) - Transfer to the hotel “Golden Ring of Azerbaijan” Program of the Tour Day 3 – Gobustan - Breakfast in the hotel - Departure from the hotel - Visit the Mosque Bibi – Kheybat, where was buried a sister of Imam Hussein (one of the main figures in Day 4 – Shamkir - Ganja Islam) - Inspec7on of the first oil fields - Breakfast in the hotel - Visit Gobustan Naonal Park (a World Heritage site - Departure from the hotel by UNESCO) with a tour of petroglyphs of the Stone - Visi7ng former German sealements of Annenfeld Age period (Shamkir) and Elenendorf (Khanlar), built by - Then we leave towards the country's western region German colonists from Baden-Würaemberg, which - Arrival in Naalan, hotel accommodaon were moved to the region by the Empress - Dinner (A la carte) Catherine II - Introduc7on to the healing proper7es of naphthalan - Arrival in Ganja oil - Lunch on the way (A la carte) - Overnight in Naalan - A sightseeing tour in Ganja: Inspec7on to mausoleum of a medieval Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi, Then the walking tour: visit the church of Alexander Nevsky, Church Aguan, Shah Abbas Mosque, Javad Khan Mausoleum in Ganja - A visit to the Islamic Shrines of Imamzade - Dinner at local restaurant (A la carte) - Overnight in Ganja “Golden Ring of Azerbaijan” Program of the Tour Day 5 – Shaki Day 6 – Shaki - Breakfast in the hotel - Breakfast in the hotel - Departure from the hotel to Shaki - Departure from the hotel to Gabala - A visit to the mountain village of Kish, where there is - A visit to the city of Oguz on the way the ancient Albanian church - Introduc7on to local synagogues in Oguz - Hike to the castle "Gelersen Gёryarsyan" (Come - - A trip to the village of Nij, visit Udi Church (Udins you'll see) are direct descendants of the ancient Albanians, - Lunch at a local restaurant with a tas7ng of PITI they have preserved their language and way of life, (meat dish of Sheki cuisine)- A la carte as well as professing Chris7anity) - Walking tour to the old town of Sheki (Yukhari Bash) - A visit to the ruins of the ancient Gabala - A visit to the Palace of Sheki Khans (striking example (Chukhurkabala), the First capital of Azerbaijan of construc7on of the palace of late Safavid period) - Lunch (A la carte) - Visit to the Museum of Applied Arts of Shaki, located - Arrival in Gabala in the ancient Albanian temple. - Accommodaon in Gabala Qafqaz Karvansaray - Vising Sheki silk factory. Introduc7on to the Hotel 4* ancient methods of manufacture of silk fabrics. - Free 7me (op7onal tourist routes on the cable car - Vising Sheki caravanserai to the ski resort Tufandag - 1660 meters above sea - Dinner at Caravanserai (A la carte) level – Extra fee) - Overnight in Sheki - Dinner Overnight in Gabala. “Golden Ring of Azerbaijan” Program of the Tour Day 7 Ismayilli - Absheron Day 8 – Baku. Departure - Breakfast in the hotel - Breakfast in the hotel - Departure from the hotel to Ismayilli - Drive to the Absheron Peninsula - A visit to the village of Ivanovka (inhabitants of - A visit to the temple of Zoroastrians - Ateshgah the village Ivanovka are Molokans, Russian Old - Drive to the village of Gala, a visit to the Believers colonists resealed by Catherine II in Ethnographic Museum Gala, culinary and cra Azerbaijan) workshops from local residents - Understanding the life of the Molokans - Lunch at local restaurant (A la carte) - Lunch in Ismayilli (A la carte) - Visit Mardakan Towers - Moving to Baku through Muganliysky pass (photo - Transfer to Baku stops in the most beau7ful region of the Caucasus - A visit to the local Hamam (extra fee) Ridge) - Dinner - On the way visit the mausoleum Yeddi Gumbez (Seven Tumbes) in Shamakhi - And the temple in the rock Diri Baba (living grandfather), the place where wishes come true - Arrive in Baku - A visit to the Burning Mountain (Yanardag). The place of Natural Gas release in the suburbs of Baku - Dinner. Overnight in Baku Day 9 – Baku. Departure - Breakfast in the hotel - A visit to the local market - Free 7me in the market for independent shopping and tas7ng the local caviar (A la carte) - Free 7me. At the request of the tourists for a fee we can organize a wine tour - Airport transfer - Departure “Golden Ring of Azerbaijan” Calculation of the package on the basis of the following hotels in Baku (4 nights), 1 night in Garabag Naftalan Hotel 5*, 1 night in Ganja hotel in Ganja, 1 night in Qafqaz Gabala Karvansaray Hotel 4*, and 1 night in Shah Palace Hotel 4* in Sheki: Qafqaz Baku Qafqaz Baku Sapphire Hotel Hya Regency Number of PAX City 4* Sport Hotel 4* 5* Hotel 5* 2 PAX 999 USD 972 USD 972 USD 1085 USD 4 PAX 665 USD 637 USD 637 USD 750 USD 6 PAX 547 USD 520 USD 520 USD 633 USD 8 PAX 505 USD 478 USD 478 USD 591 USD 10 PAX 467 USD 439 USD 439 USD 552 USD 15 PAX 416 USD 388 USD 388 USD 501 USD 20 PAX 413 USD 385 USD 385 USD 498 USD 25 PAX 393 USD 365 USD 365 USD 478 USD 30 PAX 380 USD 352 USD 352 USD 465 USD Single 151 USD 150 USD 150 USD 239 USD Supplement Included in the program: - Transfer Airport - Hotel - Airport - Inland transportation Not included: - Tour Guide • Airplane tickets - Accommodation in Baku (4 nights), 1 night in Garabag • Insurance Naftalan Hotel 5*, 1 night in Ganja hotel in Ganja, 1 • Electronic visa per 20 USD per person night in Qafqaz Gabala Karvansaray Hotel 4*, and 1 • Lunches and Dinners night in Shah Palace Hotel 4* (Breakfast included) -All taxes and fees - All excursions - Entrance to museums - Water 1 liter per day p: +(994)50-723-90-16 m: +(994)55-821-33-16 a: Altes Plaza, 507-511 Ismail bey Qutqashinli, AZ1073, 2nd Floor w: www.visit-azerbaijan.com e: [email protected] Visit Azerbaijan DMC Terms and Conditions Payment and Cancellation Terms All rates are valid for the above mentioned All payments for rendered services to be proceeded request details only. by the following international All rates are given in USD. In case of drastic currency exchange rate fuctuation the prices Consumer’s rights laws: will be adjusted according to the new exchange rate. In case of cancellation 10 Days before arrival 20 % All prices are based on standard category to be charged, rooms. In case of cancellation 7 Days before Arrival 30% before Arrival to be charged, In case of changing the accommodation type In case of Cancellation 3 Days before Arrival 50% upon arrival, the guest has to pay the to be charged. difference of price before check-in. In case of cancellation 1 day prior or on the arrival day 100% cancellation charge will be applied Te guest cannot cancel himself/herself a room booked for him/her by the agency. In case of cancellation upon arrival, the full price of frst night is charged. All Changes in the program must be requested by company to the agency in written form. Tourists cannot change the program without preliminary confrmation from the company. p: Office: +(994)12- 404-32-13, Mob: +(994)50-723-90-16 m: +(994)55-821-33-16 a: Altes Plaza, 507-511 Ismail bey Qutqashinli, AZ1073, 2nd Floor w: www.visit-azerbaijan.com e: [email protected] .
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