Guba and Baku tour
Sightseeing, Art & Culture, Food, Wine & Nightlife, Shopping & Fashion, Nature Tours
Direction:
Guba-Baku
Duration:
7 days
Guba and Baku are two of the most popular Azerbaijani resorts, which attract tourists from all over the world with a unique combination of historical monuments and modern architecture.
The Guba region is famous for its amazing natural beauty, picturesque forests, steep canyons, rivers, lakes, and waterfalls, as well as medieval buildings, ancient mosques, and its culture and everyday life. Modern Baku strikes one with the charm and grace of a first-class resort.
Within the presented tour you will get acquainted with the rich history of the cities, see the most impressive areas of cultural heritage and modernity, visit the most popular sights, and relax in the hands of professional masseurs and beauticians. You'll also enjoy the unique taste of a variety of dishes of our national cuisine.
Excursion programs are filled with interesting facts and sights. Our specialist guide with great knowledge in the field of history, geography, art, culture and rich work experience will tell you a lot of interesting things.
Sightseeing:
- Guba - one of the biggest cities in Azerbaijan. The city is located 170 km to the north of Baku right on the charming hillsides. In the past it was the capital of Guba khanate which was founded in the mid-18th century. Guba is pretty and lovely with its green nature, lighting forests and extraordinary mountain areas which is a part of range of Caucasus mountains. The unequaled beauty of the local mountains was admired by such famous people as Alexander Duma-father, the Russian writer Bestuzhev-Marlinsky, the Norwegian traveler Tor Heerdal and others. The beautiful Guba carpets are symbols of Guba.
- Khinalig - Located more than 2000 metres above the sea level, in isolated areas of region of Guba - Khinalig village is considered one of the most visited places by tourists. Among the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world, Khinalig has a history spanning over 5,000 years. The main reason why Khinalig kept its architectural and cultural uniqueness, was because it survived many invasions due to being located in high altitude and remoteness.
Sightseeing:
- The main sights of the city.
- Panorama of the city and the sea harbor of the Baku bay the highest point from “Baku Highland Park”.
- Seaside Boulevard, Little Venice and Flag Square.
- The center of Heydar Aliyev.
- The Heydar Mosque.
- City fountains and other sights of the city.
Sightseeing:
• Icheri Sheher (literally “Inner Town”) or Old City – the historical and architectural reserve includes the Shirvanshah Palace, Synyk kala minaret, Maiden Tower, Medieval Market Square, Icheri Sheher Archaeological Museum, Seyid Yahya Bakuvi mausoleum, caravanserais, Mollahana, numerous mosques, madrassahs, bath-houses, Baku Khans’ House, also numerous rich residences of the ХIХ century.
• Miniature Books Museum - the gigantic collection of teeny and tiny books
• Highland Park (Dagustu Park) - which commands a breathtaking panorama of Baku.
• Flame towers - Completed in 2012, this trio of sinuous blue-glass skyscrapers forms contemporary Baku’s architectural signature. The design was conceived as a set of flames, driven from the ground up one of the main hills of Baku. Fire symbolizes energy and eternity, and also goes back to the ancient worship of this element.
• Shahidlar Xiyabani - The most notable feature of the park that stretches south from the Flame Towers is a somber row of grave-memorials – Bakuvian victims of the Red Army’s 1990 attack along with early martyrs of the Karabakh conflict. The viewpoint beside the eternal flame offers splendid panoramas across the bay
• Baku National Boulevard - the 2nd longest boulevard in the world, which is the favorite resting place of the Baku residents and capital guests, stretching for a long way along the seashore.
• World’s Second-Tallest Flagmast - A gigantic flag flaps above the Bulvar’s southern tip, hoisted on a 162m flagpole that was the world’s tallest when erected in September 2010
• Carpet Museum - Displaying and explaining a superb collection of Azerbaijani rugs, this 2014 museum building is itself designed like a stylised roll of carpet.
• International Mugham Center - Creation of the International Mugham Center in the City of Baku in order to widely promote in the world the Azerbaijani mugham, proclaimed by UNESCO as Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity The 7.500 sq.m building reminds of the parts of tar, an ancient musical instrument of Azerbaijan. The 3-storey building includes 350-seat concert hall, club, classrooms, recording studio, 80-seat restaurant “Ud”.
• Fountains Square - Endlessly popular with strollers, this leafy piazza forms Central Baku’s natural focus. The fountains for which it is named include one topped by shiny silvered spheres giving fish-eye reflections of the trees and stone facades. And the beautiful statue-inlayed facade of the Nizami Literature Museum
• Domsoviet (Government House) - Baku’s most striking Soviet-era building is a bulky stone construction fronted by an impressive series of layered stone arches and topped by a series of mini obelisks.
Hotels: 5* Shahdag Hotel Guba (or better alternative), 5* Rich hotel Baku (or better alternative)
Note: We recommend to book as earlier as possible during high season. Please also note that prices may vary during events like Formula 1, Novruz Holiday, Europe League final or similar high-level events.
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