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Azerbaijan

Baku: Where Ancient Fire Meets Bold Design

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The "Land of Fire", Azerbaijan mixes a walled medieval old city with some of the boldest modern architecture anywhere — and it's an easy, affordable hop from India.

In Baku

The UNESCO Icherisheher old town, the shimmering Flame Towers, and Zaha Hadid's wave-like Heydar Aliyev Center.

Beyond

Ancient rock carvings and bubbling mud volcanoes at Gobustan, plus the eternal flames at Yanar Dag.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1

Baku

Sun, 6 Sept
Old city & flames

City Hotel, Old Baku

İçərişəhər

6 Sept, 8:30 am

Delhi → Baku

Delhi (DEL) → Baku (GYD)

5 Sept, 11:00 pm

İçərişəhər

historical landmark

50 Boyuk Qala, Bakı, Azerbaijan

Flame Towers

business center

9R5G+RCX, Baku, Azerbaijan

Heydar Aliyev Center

cultural center

1 Heydər Əliyev prospekti, Bakı 1033, Azerbaijan

The Heydar Aliyev Center’s flowing white curves are one of the world’s great modern buildings — go at golden hour.
Day 2

Baku

Mon, 7 Sept
Boulevard & fire

City Hotel, Old Baku

İçərişəhər

6 Sept, 8:30 am

Baku Boulevard

national park

92 Neftçilər Prospekti, Bakı, Azerbaijan

Atashgah Zoroastrian Fire Temple

hindu temple

C285+9J4, Baku, Azerbaijan

Yanar Dag

mountain peak

Yanar Dag, Azerbaijan

Day 3

Gobustan

Tue, 8 Sept
Rock art & mud

Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape

historical place

496H+H9C, Qobustan, Azerbaijan

Gobustan Mud Volcano

natural feature

Gobustan Mud Volcano, Azerbaijan

Land of fire

  • Comfortable walking shoes
  • A light layer for the wind
  • Cash in Azerbaijani manat
  • Sunglasses

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