Traveling to Azerbaijan: The Land of Fire

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Ameer

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This trip is an 8-day cultural experience of an up-and-coming oil-rich country with a rich culture. The overall itinerary of the trip will be 4 days total exploring Baku and the nearby areas and then 4 days exploring the rest of Azerbaijan by car and what it has to offer. Accommodation: Most of the accommodation will be 4/5* hotels with one night stay in a traditional karavansaray, but not at a price that will break bank accounts! I myself have never been to Azerbaijan so will be experiencing it for the first time all the same as any travel buddy, but I hope it is a trip worth remembering. The price includes the costs for: - Accommodation (Twin rooms or other options available) - Car hire (inclusive of petrol) - Guided Baku day tours to the Atashgah fire temple, Yanar Dag, Qobustan, mud volcanoes - Entrance tickets to Baku sites Excluded: - Food - Personal costs such as shopping - International flights to and from Baku About me: My name is Ameer, and I have traveled extensively. I am still currently a student, studying Medicine, and so I plan all my travel trips during the holidays that I have. I hope it sounds like a fun trip but nothing is completely fixed and if anything that you want to change or amend, we can discuss and make that decision together. Any questions or queries regarding the trip just message me.
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Trip Itinerary
1

Baku

Day 1-4
3 Nights in what is being described as the 'new Dubai'. We will spend 3 days to explore all that Baku and the surrounding areas have to offer. Including, but not limited to, the old city, Heydar Aliyev centre, Atashgah fire temple and Qobustan national park with Mud volcanoes. Did you know Azerbaijan is home to the most mud volcanoes in the world - 350 out of 700 of them!
2

Ateshgah of Baku

Day 4
The 2nd largest city in Azerbaijan, Sheki is like stepping back in time and is a complete contrast to the modern city of Baku. Here you will find out what traditional Azeri life is like. There is also the famous palace of Sheki Khans to wonder at.
3

Yanar Dag

Day 4
The 2nd largest city in Azerbaijan, Sheki is like stepping back in time and is a complete contrast to the modern city of Baku. Here you will find out what traditional Azeri life is like. There is also the famous palace of Sheki Khans to wonder at.
4

Baku

Day 4
The 2nd largest city in Azerbaijan, Sheki is like stepping back in time and is a complete contrast to the modern city of Baku. Here you will find out what traditional Azeri life is like. There is also the famous palace of Sheki Khans to wonder at.
5

Qobustan

Day 4
The 2nd largest city in Azerbaijan, Sheki is like stepping back in time and is a complete contrast to the modern city of Baku. Here you will find out what traditional Azeri life is like. There is also the famous palace of Sheki Khans to wonder at.
6

Mud volcanoes

Day 4
The 2nd largest city in Azerbaijan, Sheki is like stepping back in time and is a complete contrast to the modern city of Baku. Here you will find out what traditional Azeri life is like. There is also the famous palace of Sheki Khans to wonder at.
7

Baku

Day 4
The 2nd largest city in Azerbaijan, Sheki is like stepping back in time and is a complete contrast to the modern city of Baku. Here you will find out what traditional Azeri life is like. There is also the famous palace of Sheki Khans to wonder at.
8

Shamakhi

Day 4
Stop off in Shamakhi to wonder at the Juma mosque, a beautiful structure in the city centre of Shamakhi and right on the route back to Baku. A nice last stop before returning back to the capital city.
9

Ganja

Day 4-5
Next we will spend 1 night in Ganja. A beautiful town situated in the West of Azerbaijan, not too far from the city of Naftalan. Here we will stay at a traditional karavansaray that travellers hundreds of years ago used to use as a pit stop and rest break on their road travels. Ganja is also situated near Goygol national park and lake that we will visit, 1 hour away from the town.
10

Goygol

Day 5
The 2nd largest city in Azerbaijan, Sheki is like stepping back in time and is a complete contrast to the modern city of Baku. Here you will find out what traditional Azeri life is like. There is also the famous palace of Sheki Khans to wonder at.
11

Ganja

Day 5
The 2nd largest city in Azerbaijan, Sheki is like stepping back in time and is a complete contrast to the modern city of Baku. Here you will find out what traditional Azeri life is like. There is also the famous palace of Sheki Khans to wonder at.
12

Sheki

Day 5-7
The 2nd largest city in Azerbaijan, Sheki is like stepping back in time and is a complete contrast to the modern city of Baku. Here you will find out what traditional Azeri life is like. There is also the famous palace of Sheki Khans to wonder at.
13

Qakh

Day 7
The 2nd largest city in Azerbaijan, Sheki is like stepping back in time and is a complete contrast to the modern city of Baku. Here you will find out what traditional Azeri life is like. There is also the famous palace of Sheki Khans to wonder at.
14

Sheki

Day 7
The 2nd largest city in Azerbaijan, Sheki is like stepping back in time and is a complete contrast to the modern city of Baku. Here you will find out what traditional Azeri life is like. There is also the famous palace of Sheki Khans to wonder at.
15

Gebele

Day 7-8
On the way back to Baku, we will stay a night at the lush, green mountainous city of Gabala or Gebele however you decide to spell it. Here time will go slower and there will be chance to catch our breath from all the travel and journey ahead.
16

Lahich

Day 8
On the way back to Baku from Gabala, we will stop off at the charasmatic and small traditional village of Lahich to really understand Azeri culture and hospitality. It is home to only 850 people who have Persian origins.
17

Baku

Day 8-9
Back to Baku for 1 night before flying back home. We will be staying in a charasmatic boutique palace hotel located in the old town, close to all the sites in central Baku and close to the public transport.
Trip Summary
Accommodation
Hotel & Bed & Breakfast
9 days trip
Baku, Ateshgah of Baku & 15 more
Transportation
Car
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