The Lankaran-Astara region is known as a sub-tropical area, with extremely picturesque scenery, and rich flora and fauna. For good reason, Hirkan National Park and Gizilagaj Reserve have been formed here. The gulf at the mouth of the Kura River, surrounded by cane thickets, attracts migratory birds, transiting in spring and autumn.
Highly in Talish mountains, where someone might touch heavens is allocated one of the most picturesque places of Azerbaijan – Lerik district. Here you could find out everything, what nature may give to a man: magnificent mountains, thick forests, rivers and waterfalls, crystalline pure fresh air and fertile soil.
7 DAYS 6 NIGHTS OF AZERBAIJAN CULINARY TOUR INCLUDES:
7 DAYS 6 NIGHTS OF AZERBAIJAN CULINARY TOUR EXCLUDES:
Arrival to Baku Airport and meeting with local guide, assisted transfer to hotel combined with panoramic tour of the city. Panoramic tour will lead along the central streets and green parks and main attractions of the city.
Transfer to hotel
Lunch
After Lunch we invite to start sightseeing tour of Baku, the biggest capital of Transcaucasian Region. The walking city sightseeing tour takes Martyr’s Azeri and Turkish Cemetery, High Park, Amphitheatre of Baku city.
After lunch the sightseeing is continued in Old Town with Shirvan-Shahs’ Palace (XI-XVcc.), Maiden’s Tower (VII c.), Mosques, Caravanserai (XIII-XIV cc.), Carpet workshop and shops, Shamakhi Gates. Shopping, Torgovaya str.
Dinner
Overnight in Hotel Baku
Breakfast in Hotel
Leaving for a tour in Absheron peninsula. This day will be spent primarily within Great Baku, where You will be taken to main sites on Absheron Peninsula.
Ateshgah - the Fire Worshippers' Temple situated in Surakhany village. It was built on land where natural gas was burned eternally by Zoroastrian believers who travelled from the province of Multan in India to worship. These ancient fires are believed to have given Azerbaijan its name, which is thought by some researchers to mean the 'Land of Fires'.
Lunch time
After lunch break will be visit to well preserved ancient castles of Absheron Peninsula dated XII-XIII AD and situated farther out the Absheron Peninsula. Yanardaq and Gala village.
Dinner. Leisure
Overnight in Baku Hotel.
After breakfast is guided journey to Baku-Lerik.
Take an opportunity to taste another kind of national cuisine for lunch. We entered in Lenkoran.
Enjoy from an excursion to mysterious resort zone “Isti Su” with mineral springs, where You can take a bath. The tour is continued by the trip to high-mountain town Lerik and guided walking on the picturesque nature with Subtropical Climate.
Lunch on the way.
In the evening we offer supper on the base of Azerbaijan Talish’s Ethnic group cuisine.
Dinner
Overnight in hotel
Breakfast .
Leasure time on the nature
Lunch
Show program with Lerik`s folklore group
Dinner
Overnight in hotel
Breakfast in “Relax” hotel. The trip is longed to city Masallı.
Returning back to Masalli-Baku. Leisure
Lunch in a local cuisine on the way.
Way to Baku.
Dinner
Overnight in Baku Hotel.
Breakfast.
This day is devoted for visiting to Gobustan reserve. Gobustan is an open-air museum with littered Neolithic rock drawings. Just 65km in the South of Baku, Gobustan has some 4000 inscriptions that go back 12,000 years (with some 2000 year old Latin graffiti to boot). You can see a lot of drawings made by Stone Age folks on the rocks, which reflect the daily life, especially as they were hunting and liked boogie.
Their dances are thought to have been accompanied by the melodious strains of the Gaval-Dashy (Tambourine Stone) - a rock that has a deep, resonating tone when struck. The well-preserved sketches display ancient populations travelling on reed boats; men hunt antelope and wild bulls, women dance.
The famed Norwegian anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl returned many times to Azerbaijan between 1961 and his death in 2002 to study the site, which he argued to be evidence that modern-day Scandinavians migrated north through the Caucasus in prehistoric times. He found similarities in the drawings to those found in Scandinavia, particularly some in Alta, Norway. According to Icelandic Sagas, written in the 13-th century, the Norse God Odin (Wotan) migrated from the Caucasus in the first century AD.
Lunch
Excursion is continuing.
Dinner
Overnight in Baku Hotel.
Breakfast
Transfer to the International Airport of Baku and departure.
