Almaty and Baku Tour Package
Day 1 Arrives in Almaty
Day 1: Arrival in Almaty
Arrive in Almaty, where you will be warmly welcomed by our local representative. From the airport, enjoy a comfortable transfer to your hotel. Upon arrival, check-in and take some time to relax and freshen up after your journey.
In the evening, savor a delicious fixed-menu dinner at a local Indian restaurant, offering a familiar taste of home in a new city. After dinner, you will be transferred back to your hotel.
The rest of the evening is free for you to explore Almaty’s vibrant nightlife at your own pace, or simply unwind at the hotel. Enjoy an overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 2 Almaty City Tour
Begin your day with a hearty breakfast at the hotel, and embark on a guided Almaty city tour with an English-speaking guide. During the tour, you'll learn about the rich history and modern development of Kazakhstan’s southern capital. Key attractions include Republic Square, the Monument of Independence, Astana Square, Panfilov Park, Abai Square, the Palace of the Republic, and the Presidential Park.
Enjoy a delicious fixed-menu lunch at a local Indian restaurant. Post-lunch, the city tour continues with a visit to the famous Rakhat Chocolate Factory shop and the bustling Zilyoni Bazaar (Green Bazaar). Here, you can purchase a variety of chocolates, locally sourced dry fruits at competitive prices, and traditional souvenirs. Afterward, return to the hotel for some well-deserved relaxation following the day’s walking and exploration. In the evening, enjoy dinner at an Indian restaurant with a fixed menu, followed by a transfer back to the hotel. The rest of the evening is free for you to explore Almaty’s nightlife at your own pace. Enjoy an overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 3 Visit Meadows
After enjoying breakfast at the hotel, transfer to excursion, 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. The 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!!!!
- Transfer for Dinner at Indian Restaurant
- Transfer to Hotel
- Free time – can explore night activities at you own
- Overnight in hotel
Day 4 Kok-Tobe and Shopping Tour
ake Breakfast at the hotel after Check-out from the hotel and Proceed for the 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-meter tall TV Tower at the foot of the mountain. The tower can be seen from most parts of the city.
Lunch at Indian Restaurant Fixed Menu after that Transfer for Mega Mall for Shopping. Transfer to Almaty Airport to take a Flight to Baku
Day 5 Arrive in Baku
Arrival at Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport, After completing immigration and customs procedures Transfer to hotel & check-in.
Take morning Breakfast at the hotel. 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
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”.
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).
Transfer for dinner at Indian restaurant at 2000 hrs – Fixed Menu
Free time – can explore night activities at you own
Overnight in hote
Day 6 Flame Tour
Have a Breakfast in the Hotel, Assembly at the hotel lobby. The 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 the Abs Heron peninsula, 25 km from north of Baku. The word "Yanardag" means "Blazing Mountain". Blazing bodies of flame dance on stones and floor. Yanar Dag is a natural gas fire that 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 of 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.
Lunch at Indian Restaurant – Fixed Menu, Post lunch drop at the hotel. Transfer for Gala Dinner (2+2 Snacks with Local Alcohol, Indian Music, and Belly Dance Performance) at an Indian restaurant – Fixed Menu Transfer to hotel. Free time – can explore night activities at your own Overnight hotel.
Day 7 Departure Day
Take Breakfast in the Hotel after Breakfast at the hotel and check out at Noon, Proceed for Lunch at an Indian Restaurant – Fixed Menu.
The tour starts with Qobustan which is best known for being the home to the famous rock petroglyphs.
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 petroglyphs date from the 12th century BC. In 2007, UNESCO included the ‘Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape’ in the World Heritage list.
Dinner at Indian Restaurant – Fixed Menu
Post Dinner drop at the airport
Drop at Baku Airport to board a flight to India
End of Services!!!!
Inclusions
INCLUSIONS IN ALMATY:
- Economy Class Return Air Fare on Air Astana (DEL – ALA – GYD – ALA – DEL)
- 03 Nights’ Accommodation in Almaty @ above mentioned hotel.
- Daily Buffet Breakfast in the hotel
- 03 Lunches + 03 Indian Dinner at Indian Restaurant
- Almaty city tour
- Kok-Tobe tour by Cable Car
- Shopping tour at Mega Mall
- Meadows and Shymbulak tour with Cable Car tickets included
- Professional English speaking guide during tours.
- 2x bottles of 500 ml water per person per day
- All transfers included on Seat-In-Coach Basis.
INCLUSIONS IN BAKU:
- 3 Nights’ accommodation in Baku @ above mentioned hotel.
- Daily Buffet Breakfast in the hotel
- 3 Lunches & 2 Dinners at Indian Restaurants
- 1 Gala Dinners with Local Alcohol, Indian Music and Belly Dance Performance
- 01 Snacks Box on Arrival Day
- Entrance fees: Fire Temple & Fire Mountain, Gobustan National Museum
- All transfers according to program including airport transfers on Seat-In-Coach Basis
- English speaking guide during tours
- 2x bottles of 500 ml water per person per day
- E-Visa (standard) Azerbaijan
EXCLUSIONS
- GST 5%
- TCS 5%
- Security Deposit at the time of Hotel Check-in.
- Anything not mentioned in inclusions.
- Any meals not mentioned in the programme
- Porter service.
- Overseas Travel Insurances (Strongly Recommended)
- Cost of foreign exchange for personal use
- Tips, Gratuities, Laundry, telephone, optional excursion
- Expenses of personal nature, mini bar in the room, laundry, telephone bills, tips, gratuities etc
Terms & Conditions
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- TCS* 5% will be applicable on the total package cost. (Tax Collected at Source is the tax payable by a seller which he collects from the buyer at the time of sale. *With a view to widen the tax-net, the Indian Govt. (vide the Finance Act, 2020) has extended the scope of Tax Collected at Source (“TCS”) provided under Section 206C of the Income-tax Act, 1961)
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