Welcome to Azerbaijan

On arrival at Baku International Airport you will be met by our local representative and you will be transferred to the hotel.

Day is free, for you to explore the city at your own pace.

Baku, the capital and commercial hub of Azerbaijan, is a low-lying city with coastline along the Caspian Sea. It's famed for its medieval walled old city, which contains the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, a vast royal complex, and the iconic stone Maiden Tower. Contemporary landmarks include the Zaha Hadid–designed Heydar Aliyev Center, and the Flame Towers, 3 pointed skyscrapers covered with LED screens.

Overnight in Baku.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Prepare for check and the driver will drop you to the industrial center of Western Azerbaijan, Ganja.

On arrival in Ganja, the driver will drop you to the hotel.

Before reaching your hotel in Ganja, your driver cum guide will show the Sheikh Bahauddin architectural ensemble will be truly unforgettable. This monument of architecture of the XVII century includes a caravanserai, Shah Abbas Mosque (Friday Mosque), medieval bath (Chekyak-Hamam). Juma Mosque was built in the time of Shah Abbas, its architect Sheikh Bahauddin was an astronomer, so the mosque has an interesting feature. At noon the shadow falling on the western wall of the building disappears. This means that it is time to midday prayer. Cheyak-Hamam (bath) consists of two interconnected rooms. This room is particularly popular among residents and worked until 1963. Today Cheyak Hamam is primarily a cultural monument, since 2002 is under the protection of UNESCO. One of the main attraction is the Bottle House, one of the strangest sights of Ganja. This two-storey house is decorated with approximately 50,000 glass bottles and stones brought from different parts of the former Soviet Union. In the evening, guests can take a stroll in the park in the center of the city - the residents cherish these ancient trees from the 16th century.

Ganja is the second largest city in Azerbaijan, a monument of the ancient culture, industrial center of Western Azerbaijan. This city played an important role in the history of Azerbaijan, being located at the crossroads of caravan routes, where the travelers and world-name scholars stopped. The history of the country is riddled with significance of this city, which for centuries was the capital of the country and a trading hub, attracted merchants from different countries, who traded silk, fur, spices, Damascus steel and other treasures of the Middle Ages. No wonder that the name of the city means "treasure". At the entrance to the city you are welcomed by poet Nizami’s Mausoleum. Ganja is inseparably linked with the name of the poet, so there are a lot of images of tis famous man in the city. The mausoleum is a place of pilgrimage for poets from around the world till nowadays.

Overnight in Ganja.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Today morning, your driver cum guide will bring you to Goygol National Park. We will visit the city of the same name Goy Gol a former German settlement of the 19th century on the territory of Azerbaijan. During the times of the Russian Empire it was called Elenendorf. It is a small island in the East German architecture - houses from the early 20th century built by German architects are still preserved here, as well as the Lutheran Church. Next we will go to Goygol Lake Nature Reserve. This lake is relatively young, it was formed in the 12th century as a result of the fall of the mount Kapaz summit during the earthquake. However, the lake is most beautiful in whole Azerbaijan. Situated around the woods, the lake was not available to visit for several years – there were arrangement works in the park. Now, this oriental beauty re-appeared in full glory In front of the tourists. The national park includes one of the most beautiful and cleanest lakes in Azerbaijan. The reserve is intended to protect the natural ecosystem of the subalpine zones of the northern slopes of the Lesser Caucasus. During the Soviet era, it had been deprived of its reserve status, but was restored later. The area of Göygöl is almost entirely covered by forests and has a rich flora with over 420 plant species, including 20 which are endemic to the area. The major types of trees are chestnut-leaved oak, Caucasian oak, Caucasian ash, European ash, European hornbeam, Oriental hornbeam, Oriental beech, velvet maple, Cappadocian maple, Caucasian lime tree etc. Shrub species occurring in the area include the medlar, European barberry (Berberis vulgaris), European cornel, European spindle, blackberry etc. After the tour the driver will drop you back to Ganja.

Overnight in Ganja.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Prepare for check out and the driver will drop you back to Baku.

On the way to Baku, we will make a stop at Mud Volcanoes. Only few people know that Azerbaijan ranks the first place in the number of active mud volcanoes. Traces of their work can be found in Gobustan as well. These volcanoes are formations of a cone-shaped hill with a crater in the ground. Visit historical and archaeological museum in Gobustan. The reserve is well known with its perfectly preserved rock paintings - petroglyphs - a kind of artistic "archive" of human evolution on the Earth. "Documents" of such archives is the first human’s presentation of his/her "I" to the outside world. Gobustan Rocks are not just the brightest witnesses of the prehistoric period of human existence. They reflect the history of this region for nearly 15,000 years-since the end of the era of the Upper Paleolithic till the Middle Ages. Of particular interest are the images multi-oar boats, with a light source at the stern. They were drown above the level at which people had been portrayed, and this phenomenon set up a lot different interpretations. Today Azerbaijani scientists found, described and studied more than 4,000 petroglyphs (rock painting in the stone carving art) and this important work continues.

Overnight in Baku.

After breakfast. The day is free until checkout time. The driver will pick you up and drop you to the airport for your onward flight.