Azerbaijan Tourism

TOURISM OF AZERBAIJAN

Azerbaijan is a country located at the crossroads of East and West, the main historical point of the Great Silk Road, and open to travelers and traders from all over the world for centuries. Caravans loaded with silk, sweets, gold, and pearls passed through here to European and Eastern countries.

The famous English traveler and merchant Anthony Jackson (16th century), the Russian traveler Afanasy Nikitin (15th century), the famous writer and traveler of the 19th century, Alexander Dumas, and others, have visited Azerbaijan.

It is not surprising that the rich historical, cultural and natural heritage of Azerbaijan attracts tourists from many parts of the world to this country. The warm Caspian Sea, mild climate, and untouched nature are the basis of beach, active, and hunting tourism.

Tourism development is a must in any country with beautiful nature and natural resources like Azerbaijan. The country is rich in well-maintained places and high-class resorts that are not inferior to world resorts. Recently, magnificent hotels have been built all over the country: the “Shahdag” ski center with six hotels in Gusar; The second ski resort in Gabala; The beautiful “Guba Palace” hotel in Guba, etc.

Azerbaijan is an amazing country!

Everything here – its nature and culture, history and architecture, customs and traditions are extraordinary. Hot water comes out from underground in Nakhchivan, Kalbajar, Lankaran, and Babadag, there is a fire temple Ateshgah in Surakhani, and there are a number of other attractions. Anyone who wants to restore and strengthen their health turns to numerous health centers in Azerbaijan. Thanks to the unusual climate of the southern region, there are numerous healing centers in Lankaran and surrounding areas. The world-famous Naftalan resort has unique biological quality treatment methods. Naftalan is a place where a special type of oil field, which has healing power, has no equal in the world. All these factors are indicators that encourage the emergence and development of medical tourism in Azerbaijan.

Unique architecture, primitive culture, and diverse samples of national cuisine attract tourists from all over the world to this place.

Mugham, which is considered a traditional musical genre of the Azerbaijani people, was included in the list of UNESCO’s non-cultural heritage and created a new tourism trend, mugham tourism tours.

During the summer, ecological tours – walking through nature reserves and hunting routes are trendy in Azerbaijan. These can easily be combined with ethnographic tours. It is also very interesting to visit Lahija, which is located in the ancient village of Khinalig, Ismayilli, in Guba.

Tourists in Baku, the capital of the country, definitely want to go to Icherisheher, which has a historical-architectural reserve – the palace of the Shirvanshahs and the “Giz Castle”, which is included in the UNESCO world heritage list.

Azerbaijan has already become a tourism center in the region. Every year, the country hosts a large national exhibition – “Tourism and Travel” AITF, which brings together hundreds of people from all over the world.

In 2018, the State Tourism Agency was established on the basis of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The State Tourism Agency operates as a central executive authority that implements state policy and regulation in the field of tourism.

The most famous hotel chains located in the capital of Azerbaijan are Four Seasons Hotel Baku, Hyatt Regency, JW Marriott Absheron Baku Hotel, Grand Hotel Europe, Fairmont Baku, Intercontinental, Pullman Baku, and Hilton Baku.

There are also hotels, recreation places, entertainment, and sports centers in the provinces of Azerbaijan, including Shahdag Mountain Resort, “Qafqaz Riverside”, “Shamakhi Palace Sharadil”, “Chınar Hotel Naftalan”, “Rixos Guba Azerbaijan”, Markhal Resort, “Galaalti”. , Duzdag hotel in Nakhchivan, Shahdag and Tufandag winter-summer tourist complexes, Agbulag Ski Center in Nakhchivan, and about 50 Olympic sports complexes and facilities with important infrastructure are at the disposal of tourists throughout the year.

Currently, a tourism development strategy is being prepared in the liberated territories. In the near future, Karabakh and East Zangezur region will be presented to the world as a new tourist destination and will become the main tourism center of Azerbaijan.

Best Things To Do In Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is a country that fascinates

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Absheron Excursion

A trip along the central and eastern parts of the Absheron peninsula will acquaint you with the historical and architectural monuments of this amazing place. We will get a chance to visit Yanardag mountain, which has been burning for several millennia, and attend the Temple of fire-worshipers Ateshgah and the museum complex with artifacts. You will examine the cultural heritage and sights of the archaeological and ethnographic Gala complex museum dedicated to the history of the Absheron peninsula. Many of the monuments were brought to the museum from different parts of the country, restored, or recreated. On the premises of the Gala, there are exhibits of ancient artifacts of everyday life and ornaments.

Please see the detailed itinerary of the excursion here: “Excursions”

Night tour of Baku

Nighttime Baku is a unique phenomenon of urban illumination of incredible proportions, a striking effect where the deeper the night – the brighter the city! Indeed, Be sure to visit a night excursion when you are here. You will see the whole panorama of the city in your palm, admiring the spectacular view from the height of Upland Park. City fountains, museums, mosques, park areas, squares and boulevards, modern buildings, and architectural monuments will appear completely different.

Book an excursion on our site and you will have a night of unforgettable impressions!

Welcome to Azerbaijan!

Azerbaijan is a historically and culturally rich country with numerous architectural monuments, old buildings, museums, ancient mosques, nature reserves, parks, and a highly developed tourist destination. Each city preserves its centuries-old history; local residents value, revere, and take pride in this history.

Recently, more and more tourists from all over the world choose the resorts of Azerbaijan for comfortable recreation or fascinating travel. This trend is completely justified. Apart from delightful cultural, historical, and natural attractions, the country offers a huge variety of first-class hotels, beach areas, numerous entertainment facilities, and various services.

Azerbaijani cuisine is delicious as well as beautiful

Cooking in Azerbaijan is an art honed to an amazing taste. The local cuisine abounds in piquant dishes and relies on an amazing variety of recipes with spices and herbs. They add a note of seductive flavors to the taste.

A true marvel is dushbara (soup made with small pelmeni), dolma (rice with meat and onion in grape leaves), Qutab (meat with greenery rolled in dough), and of course the famous Azerbaijani pilaf with saffron, chestnuts, and raisins, bozbash, kalah-pacha, dovga, piti. The love of meat recipes gave rise to such table delicacies as saj (tender veal with an abundance of vegetables), bozartma (chicken soup), traditional lyulya-kebab, kizartmma, basturma, dolma, kufta, taydir toyug. As for drinks, the popular ones include sherbet, ayran, bulama, doshab, shoshab, iskayandzhebi. Local sweet treats are just as various. The most popular ones include shekerbura, baklava, sheker-chorek, Baku kurabe, nan, kyata, tykhma, kyulcha, mutaki, Sheki halva, and countless varieties of jam. Local residents are particularly fond of tea, which is considered a symbol of hospitality and respect.

We offer an excursion and gastronomic tour to Azerbaijan that you can order on our website.

Amazingly beautiful nature of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is an amazingly beautiful part of the world full of unusual natural contrasts. There are majestic mountains, plains, alpine meadows, beautiful forests, steep slopes, gorges, and canyons. Nature has bestowed this area with 9 of the 11 existing climatic zones. Another key point, in Azerbaijan, you can simultaneously visit the snowy peaks of the mountains, descend to alpine meadows, enjoy the spring scent of forest lands and soak up the sunshine on the beaches of the sea coast.

Correspondingly, the natural mountain forest landscape of the Guba, Gabala, and Sheki districts is particularly delightful. Even more, While the attractions of the Tengealty canyon, the Tenga gorge, the famous Geshresh forest, the Yeddi Gozel, the Afurdzhyn waterfalls, the Gobustan nature reserve, and the picturesque Caucasus mountains will make a unique impression on you.

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These beautiful places make you fall in love with this place forever

The city of Gabala, nicknamed “Azerbaijani Switzerland”, is one of the oldest cities in Azerbaijan and a frequently visited tourist destination. Breathtaking natural attractions, picturesque forests, chestnut and walnut groves, rivers, lakes, and numerous architectural monuments surround the ancient city all around.

Excursions to Gabala from Caspi Tours are full of unique facts and various sights. Come to this amazing corner of the world and you will be fascinated with it forever.

Amazing open-air museum

There are 1200 mud volcanoes in the world, 387 of which are situated in Azerbaijan. The country is home to the highest mud volcano in the world Dyurar-Kolany and the most active one – Lokbatan. Over the past 200 years, it has erupted 57 times. Large and small mud volcanoes in the southeastern part of the highland area are located in the Gobustan reserve.

The Gobustan reserve zone is included in the UNESCO list of cultural heritage. It is one of the most haunting localities of Azerbaijan. There are flat rocky peaks Beyukdash, Kichikdash, and Jingirdag, the hill of Yazili. It was here that over 6,000 rock paintings, images, and inscriptions of the Neolithic period. As well, 40 ancient burial mounds, an extinct volcano in the Dashgyn mountain area, and an active volcanism volcano Dashgil were discovered. In the vicinity of Böyükdash mountain, there is a small museum and an excursion path leading to the main rock carvings and stone inscriptions in Latin.

Baku is a modern city with medieval coloring.

Baku is an amazing city with unique architecture, history, customs, and traditions. It is the capital of Azerbaijan, a big industrial, economic, and cultural center of the country. Located in the southern part of the Apsheron peninsula. Baku is considered one of the best seaside resorts on the Caspian Seashore. A huge number of popular attractions, monuments, palaces, museums, temples, mosques, and ancient buildings surrounding Azerbaijan

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BAKU

The Capital of Azerbaijan is called Baku which is the most developed city in Transcaucasia. The name Baku is possibly a contraction of the Persian word bad Kube which means windy City. As the name city is most of the time blown with the wind. If we look back to the history of the city, we can see that Baku was the first harbor on the Caspian Sea. Taking into account the fact that Azerbaijan is located on the cross line of Europe and Asia, the Absheron peninsula where Baku is located becomes the region that is one of the important geographical bridges for the Europeans trying to study the Asian and Far Eastern nations. Oil production played a significant role in the history of the city. Petrol-loaded Camel caravans used to travel through the Silk Way to Europe and Asia. Baku mostly derives its importance and power of economy from its oil industry and its administrative functions. Strolling down Baku Boulevard, a famous seaside avenue along the shore of the Caspian Sea and a must-see for first-time visitors to Baku. The huge embankment stretches over 25 kilometers and amazes visitors with its impressive displays of the original architecture. Get lost in the cobblestone labyrinth of Old Town, rich in history and Old World charm. Feel like royalty at Shirvanshahs Palace, Baku’s medieval government headquarters where the famous Soviet movie “The Diamond Arm” was shot. Climb Maiden’s Tower, is a symbol of the city and one of the most mysterious buildings in the capital that provides a tangible history lesson and an amazing city view. Chill out at Nagorny Park as you enjoy gorgeous views of Baku and the Caspian Sea from the highest point in the city. Weave your way through the Carpet Museum, which tells the stories of Azerbaijan through the beautiful ornamentation and interwoven colors of traditional local carpets. Increase your cultural IQ at the Heydar Aliyev Culture Center, sure to impress lovers of modern and contemporary art with its unique architecture and informative exhibitions. Be sure to stick around to appreciate the sparkling illumination of the center after sunset. Baku’s surrounding vicinities offer additional opportunities for adventure: Immerse yourself in the beauty of ancient cave paintings at the Gobustan Museum of Petroglyphs, uncover the mystery of the ever-burning fire of Yanardag or travel back in time with a visit to Ateshgah Temple, an object of pilgrimage for Zoroastrians for hundreds of years.

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