Almaty & Baku Tour

Breakfast 0700-1000 Hrs. 1030 Hrs Almaty city Tour with English speaking guide. You will know more about history and development of the southern capital of Kazakhstan and see its major attractions: Republic Square and Monument of Independence, and Astana Square, Panfilov Park, Abai Square and Palace of Republic, Presidential Park. Lunch at Indian Restaurant – Fixed Menu @ 1330 Hrs Onwards. 1430 Hrs Continue Almaty City Tour, Rakhat Chocolate Factory shop and Local Market Zilyoni -Bazaar. You can buy Chocolates from Rakhat Chocolate Factory shop; can buy Dry Fruits at cheap rates and some souvenirs from Zilyoni Bazaar. Transfer to the hotel. Time to Relax a bit after long walk. Dinner at Indian Restaurant – Fixed Menu. Transfer Back to Hotel at 10:30 PM. Free time – can explore night activities at you own. Overnight stay at hotel.

Breakfast 07:00-10:00 Hrs. Transfer to excursion at 10:30 Hrs. This tour provides you the best opportunity to see the beautiful mountain surroundings of Almaty city. The first stop of the tour awaits you in the Meadow Gorge, where in the wonderful mountains of Trans-Ili Ala-Tau the largest high mountain skating rink in the world is located as well as the huge dam, protecting the city from destructive mudflows formed on the tops of the western Tien Shan. Next destination is Chimbulak ski resort (Cable Car Fee Included), located at an altitude of 2230 meters above sea level. It is very popular for its mild climate, large quantity of sunny days and snow through the winter and remarkable scenery of mountain ranges. Proceed for Lunch at Indian Restaurant. Free time to Look Around!!!! 1900 Hrs Transfer for Dinner at Indian Restaurant Transfer to Hotel. Free time – can explore night activities at you own. Overnight in hotel

Breakfast 0700 – 1000 Hrs. Check-out from the hotel @ 1000 Hrs. 1030 Hrs Proceed for Kok-Tobe Tour. Proceed towards the tour of Kok-Tobe. It is a mountain which is the highest point of Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city. There is a popular recreation area on top of the mountain. The mountain's height is 1100 meters above sea level. Kok-tobe is one of the main landmarks in the city, and it is popular among visitors and tourists to Almaty. The Kok-Tobe recreational area has a variety of amusement park type attractions and restaurants. The City Terminal is located near Hotel Kazakhstan. Also, there is a 372 meters tall TV Tower at the foot of the mountain. The tower can be seen from most parts of the city. Lunch at Indian Restaurant @ 1400 Hrs – Fixed Menu. Transfer for Mega Mall for Shopping @ 1600 Hrs. Transfer for Almaty Airport @ 1800 Hrs. Flight to Baku @ 2315 Hrs

Arrival @ Baku 00:10 AM After migration processes transfer to the hotel. Transfer for Hotel @ 01:00 AM. Check in into hotel. Breakfast in Hotel. 10:00 our tour program starts with Old City or Inner City is the historical core of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls were well protected. In 2007, the Old City had a population of about 3000 people. In December 2000, the Old City of Baku, including the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower, became the first location in Azerbaijan to be classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO (walking tour). 13:00 Lunch at Indian Restaurant – Fixed Menu 14:00 later experience the happening street of Nizami Street known for Shopping. The Street’s history could be traced back to Baku's town-planning project of 1864. The street runs through the city's downtown from west to east. It begins from Abdulla Shaig Street, in mountainous part of the city and ends at railroad bed on Sabit Orujov Street, near a monument to Shah Ismail Khatai in “Black City”. 17:30 Tour continues with the visit to the charming example of modern architecture - The Heydar Aliyev Center– a 57,500 m2 building complex in Baku, Azerbaijan designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid and noted for its distinctive architecture and flowing, curved style that eschews sharp angles. The center is named after Heydar Aliyev, the first secretary of Soviet Azerbaijan from 1969 to 1982, and president of Azerbaijan Republic from October 1993 to October 2003. (Photo shoot outside). 20:00 Transfer for dinner at Indian restaurant at 2000 hrs – Fixed Menu Transfer to hotel at 2230 hrs. Free time – can explore night activities at you own. Overnight in hotel.

Breakfast in Hotel. 10:00 Assembly at hotel lobby. Tour starts with Ateshgah (Fire Worshippers Temple) Based on Persian and Indian inscriptions, the temple was used as a Hindu and Zoroastrian place of worship. "Atash” is the Persian word for fire. The pentagonal complex, which has a courtyard surrounded by cells for monks and a tetra pillar-altar in the middle, was built during the 17th and 18th centuries. It was abandoned in the late 19th century, probably due to the dwindling of the Indian population in the area. The natural "eternal flame" went out in 1969, after nearly a century of exploitation of petroleum and gas in the area, but is now lit by gas piped from the nearby city. Trip to "Fire Mountain "-"Yanardag" -a mountain on Abs heron peninsula, 25 km from north of Baku. Literally, word "Yanardag" means "Blazing Mountain". Blazing bodies of flame dance on stones and floor. Yanar dag is a natural gas fire which blazes continuously on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula on the Caspian Sea near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, which itself is known as the "land of fire." Tour continues with a visit to Bibi-Heybat Mosque which is a historical mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan. The existing structure, built in the 1990s, is a recreation of the mosque with the same name built in the 13th century by Shirvanshah Farrukhzad II Ibn Ahsitan II, which was completely destroyed by the Bolsheviks in 1936. The Bibi-Heybat Mosque includes the tomb of Ukeyma Khanum (a descendant of The Islamic Prophet Muhammad), and today is the spiritual center for the Muslims of the region and one of the major monuments of Islamic architecture in Azerbaijan. 14:00 Lunch at Indian Restaurant – Fixed Menu. Post lunch drop at the hotel. 2000 Hrs Transfer for Gala Dinner (2+2 Snacks with Local Alcohol, Indian Music and Belly Dance Performance) at Indian restaurant – Fixed Menu Transfer to hotel at 2230 hrs. Free time – can explore night activities at you own. Overnight in hotel.

Breakfast in Hotel. Check out at 12 Noon Proceed for Lunch at Indian Restaurant – Fixed Menu 14:00 Tour starts with Qobustan which is best known for being the home to the famous rock petro glyphs. The area has been settled since the 8th millennium BC. It is known for hosting thousands of rock engravings spread over 100 square km depicting hunting scenes, people, ships, constellations and animals. Its oldest petro glyphs date from the 12th century BC. In 2007, UNESCO included the ‘Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape’ in the World Heritage list. 19:00 Dinner at Indian Restaurant – Fixed Menu Post Dinner drop at the airport. Drop to Baku Airport to board a flight to India.