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Welcome to Azerbaijan!
Introduction:
The first state on the territory of modern
Azerbaijan was founded as early as in the IX
century BC. In ancient age different tribes with
various ancestries, cultures and religions lived
there, and it takes a long time to learn the history
of all the nations and states, that existed on this
territory. But the company PASHA Travel offers
you an opportunity to get much more information
about the history, geography and culture of
Azerbaijan during our tours and excursions, which
includes the cities, places and facilities, that are
the most interesting from the historical and cultural
point of view.
Geography:
Azerbaijan occupies the territory in the
south-east of the Caucasus and is located on
the shore of the Caspian Sea. As the Caucasus
Mountains conditionally divide the land into
two continents, the country, thus, is located
between Europe and Asia.
Azerbaijan borders with Russia, Iran, Georgia,
Turkey and Armenia.
Located on a relatively small area, Azerbaijan
has unique natural specifics, with nine of the
existing eleven climatic zones from subtropical
zone to the high alpine meadows.
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History:
Azerbaijan history traces back to the Palaeolithic age. In
the north-west of the country on Aveydag Mountain and in
Azykh caves in Karabakh the stone tools of that day were
found. Moreover, in Azykh caves Neanderthaler`s jaw-bone
was found - one of the most ancient species of ancestor
of Modern Human. Relics of the Bronze Age were found
in Khojaly, Gedabey, Dashkesen, Ganja, Mingachevir
and Nakhichevan. Not far from Baku, in Gobustan, where
ancient people lived, cave drawings of nearly 10,000 years
ago were discovered. There is also a rock with a Latin
inscription, stating of the campaign of the centurions of the
Roman Legion in Gobustan in the first century BC.
The inscription runs: “The time of the Emperor Caesar
Domitianus Augustus Germanicus, Lucius Julius Maximus,
Centurion XII of Legion Lightning.”
State structure:
Azerbaijan is a Presidential Republic, the Head of the
state is President.
According to the State Statistical Office of Azerbaijan,
the Republic population is over 9 million people (as of mid2010). The country is multi-religious. Most of the religious
are Shiite Muslims. There are also Sunni Muslims (in the
northern part of the country, mainly Lezgins), Orthodox
(Russian and Georgian), Jews and other religious.
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Capital – Baku:
The city, that is over 1500 years old, is located on the
Absheron Peninsula. It received the status of the capital
after the strongest earthquake in Shamakhy in the XII
century, which had destroyed the city. It was the former
capital of the state of Shirvanshahs. There are several
theories about the origin of the name “Baku”. But the most
accepted is one, which proves that the word comes from the
Badi-kube, what means “the City of winds”. Baku is located
right on the shore of the Caspian Sea. In the central part
of the city, called the Old City, the narrow cobbled streets,
fortresses, some buildings of the time have survived to the
present day, and they give a visual representation, how
Baku looked like at the time of its foundation. All these
have remained, including the high walls surrounding the
Old City. Azerbaijanis call it “Icheri Sheher”, that means the
Inner city. But the real Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan is a
modern, large and beautiful city, which combines features
both of East and West.
State language:
Azerbaijani (Turkish languages group). Russian is also
widely used.
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Climate:
Atmospheric circulation over the territory
of Azerbaijan has the features typical for the
subtropical zone. In warm season it is mostly little
cloudy, dry and hot weather here. Summer is the
longest season in Azerbaijan.
The weather in autumn is usually warm and
dry, so this time in Azerbaijan is considered as offpeak season. And winter is usually notable for its
mildness.
State currency:
Official currency unit in Azerbaijan is Azerbaijan
New Manat (AZN).
1 Manat is equal to 100 qepik.
Holidays:
On December 31 the Day of Solidarity of
Azerbaijanis is celebrated, on March 21 the
Spring Holiday – Novruz. The country celebrates
the Independence Day on May 28. This day in
1918 the first Democratic Republic of the East –
Azerbaijan – was declared. There are also other
holidays, such as March 8 (International Women’s
Day), the flowers festival - May 10, Constitution
Day - November 12 and also all Muslim religious
holidays.
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DURATION OF THE TOUR:
3 hours
Recommended season:
the year round
Tour route:
Martyrs’ Lane Visit /launch
to the seafront by funicular /
Excursion in the Old city/return
The tour includes:
Transportation for the
excursion time
tour guide services
entrance tickets to the
specified museums
Price is available upon
request and depends
on number of guests
and the hotel chosen
(where accommodation
is included)
BAKU –
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PEARL ON THE
CASPIAN
The history of the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, goes
back to the high antiquity, although the exact date of
its foundation is still unknown. Absheron Peninsula
territory, on which the city is located, has a favorable
geographical position, convenient bay, warm, dry
climate, fertile soil, natural resources, and therefore the
establishment of ancient settlements here was rather
consistent.
Baku, its oil, “burning earth”, has been known
far beyond its borders since ancient times. In the
written sources of the Middle Ages, related to Baku,
it is consistently mentioned about the “eternal lights”,
located in its vicinity. Byzantine Paniysky Prisk wrote
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about them one of the first at the beginning of the V
century, describing the city of the Caucasian Albania,
he referred to the area where “flame rises from an
underwater rock.” The Arab historian al-Balazuri also
reported in 754 about oil and Shirvan salt. Caravans
arrived here from all over the Middle East for oil. Slavic,
Khazar, Byzantine, Chinese, Iraqi, Syrian, Kenyan,
Venetian, Iranian and Indian merchants came to Baku.
Baku, located at the crossroads of the merchant
routes, has always been in the center of attention of the
foreign invaders, fighting for power in the region.
City excursion begins with a visit to Martyrs’ Lane
in the Nagorny Park, which is located on a hill in the
western city part. This is the best place to view the
city and the Baku Bay. The architecture of the capital,
located on the Caspian Sea, is a mix of different styles,
in particular, Gothic, Baroque, Classical and of course
Modern. Further the excursion is continued with a
visit to the Old City - “Icheri Sheher”, which is also a
fortress. Tourists will see the main sights of the Old City,
including the Palace of the Shirvanshahs (middle of the
XV century), the Maiden Tower, and can walk along the
beautiful Baku seafront.
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Mardakan is an urban village,
located within 34 kilometers from
Baku, with ancient and rich history.
The first stop of the tourists will be in
the sanctuary - the tomb of Pir Hasan,
shrine for many religious. Pir Hasan is
a mausoleum, that was created in the
XVI century. There are the mausoleum
of the seventh daughter of Imam Musa
al-Kyazimi Hazrati Khadija the buried
on this place and the mausoleum of Pir
Hasan in the courtyard of the sanctuary.
Also here the famous Azerbaijani
philanthropist Haji Zeynalabdin Tagiyev
and his daughter Sarah Khanum are
buried. It is an interesting fact, that this
place is known among Azerjaijanis as a
place of fear rescue, which is cured by
the old childag method (treatment with
hot coals).
The tourists will also see another
sight - the former summer residence of
the oil millionaire Murtuza Mukhtarov
with its unique system of interconnected
wells
and
pools,
outstanding
architectural structures, exotic plants
and animals. In olden times the
residence was a true paradise place
among Absheron waterless saline
steppes. Today Mardakan Arboretum
of National Academy of Sciences of
Azerbaijan is located on the place
of the former cottage of Murtuza
MARDAKAN «MOTHERLAND
OF BRAVE»
DURATION OF THE TOUR:
4 hours
Recommended season:
the year round
Route:
Departure from the destination
point to Mardakan village/Pir Hasan
excursion/Mardakan Arboretum
excursion/Mardakan fortress
excursion/return
Mukhtarov. And on the territory of the Arboretum visitors
can see a small three-room pavilion, in which a housemuseum of the Russian poet Sergey Yesenin is situated.
Mardakan Arboretum is located within 4.5 km from the
Caspian Sea coast. The area of the park is 12 hectares.
Beautiful flora of the Arboretum grow on soil brought
from Lankaran and is artificially irrigated with water
taken from the wells from 30 to 80 m depth, pierced
through the thick limestone slabs. Water from the wells
is pumped to the pools, and then broadcasted to the
entire territory of the arboretum park.
There is a famous Mardakan fortress, a quadrangular
castle (Mardakan) located in the village. The facility was built
by Ahsitan I, the son of Shirvanshah Manouchehr III, and
dates to the XIV century. The fortress was built in honor of
the brilliant victory of Akhsitan over the enemy. The fortress
is 22 m high and the thickness of the walls is up to 2.1 m,
inside the fortress is divided into five layers.
The tour includes:
Transport for the excursion time
tour guide services entrance
tickets to the specified museums
Price is available upon
request and depends on
number of guests and
the hotel chosen (where
accommodation is included)
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ATESHGAH –
«FIRE TEMPLE»
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Azerbaijan is one of few places on earth,
where even today you can find the preserved
elements of the cult of fire and the ancient
religion of Zoroastrianism. These places, where
oil runs out of the ground and natural gas breaks
through with burning torches, always attracted
fire worshipers from all over the world.
Baku, its oil, “burning earth”, has been known
far beyond its borders since ancient times. In
the written sources of the Middle Ages, related
to Baku, it is consistently mentioned about
“eternal lights”, located in its vicinity. Byzantine
Paniysky Prisk wrote about them one of the first
at the beginning of the V century, describing the
city of the Caucasian Albania, he referred to
the area where “flame rises from an underwater
rock.” The Arab historian al-Balazuri in 754 also
reported about oil and Shirvan salt. Caravans
arrived here for oil from all over the Middle East.
The official religion in the states emerged in
the VII century BC, such as Mannea and Media,
was Zoroastrianism, the spread of which was
related to spontaneously flammable oil and
gas sources. That is why such monument as
Ateshgah temple has survived on its territory
to today.
Ateshgah Fire Temple is located within 30
kilometers from Baku center, in the south-
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eastern suburb of Surakhani village on Absheron Peninsula. There
was a sanctuary of Zoroastrian fire-worshipers, who came here
to bow to sacred fire. It is assumed that this first shrine dates to
the beginning of the Common Era. After the Arab had conquest
Azerbaijan and Baku, and the population had adopted Islam, the
fire temple was destroyed. Many Zoroastrians, who declined Islam,
had to leave to India. The history of fire-worship continued there.
Many years passed before trade and the Silk Road linked the fireworshipers with this sacred shrine again. Fire worship in Surakhani
resumed after the XV century, when economic and cultural relations
with India were being developed. As the sources certify, the arrival
of Hindu pilgrims was noted already in the XVII century, they came
to bow to the sacred fire.
DURATION OF THE TOUR:
4 hours
Recommended season:
the year round
Route:
Departure from the destination point to
Surakhani village/excursion to Ateshgah /
excursion to Yanardag /return
The tour includes:
Transport for the excursion time
tour guide services
entrance tickets to the specified museums
Price is available upon request
and depends on number of guests
and the hotel chosen (where
accommodation is included)
After visiting the sanctuary the tourists will go to the
nature reserve Yanardag.
There is Yanardag Mountain close to a small village
Mehemmedli on the Absheron peninsula. The word
“Yanar” in Azerbaijani means “burning” and “Dag”
means “mountain”. And this mountain is really burning not metaphorically, but literally. Once on the Absheron
there were a lot of places where natural gas, coming
to the surface, auto ignited, but with the start of
mass development of oil and gas fields on Absheron,
there became less and less number of such places.
Therefore, today the only place with this unique natural
phenomenon - the natural elimination of natural gas to
the surface in Absheron - is Yanar Dagh.
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The reserve is well known, since
there rock drawings have well
survived - petroglyphs - a kind of art
“archive” of human evolution on the
Earth. “Documents” of these archives
represent the first broadcast of the
human nature to the world.
In Azerbaijan there are several such
“archives” in the open air. The largest
of these is in Gobustan not far from
Baku. It is a rocky block at the foot of
the south-eastern part of the Greater
Caucasus Mountain Range, close to the
Caspian Sea. Nearby there is a modern
highway, built on the place of the ancient
Shirvan route. Archaeologists, who have
devoted to Gobustan over dozens years,
besides a huge number of rock paintings
discovered here so called under-rock
houses, living places of the ancient
human, burial mounds and many other
evidences of the previous centuries...
Despite of the simplicity of the expression
forms, all these artifacts provide a visual
representation of human life at the dawn
of its inception.
However Gobustan rocks are not just
the brightest witnesses of the prehistoric
period of human existence. They reflect
the history of this region for almost 15
000 years - from the end of the Upper
Paleolithic age to the middle Ages. As
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discovered, described and studied over
HISTORICAL
ETHNOGRAPHIC
AND ART RESERVE
«GOBUSTAN»
DURATION OF THE TOUR:
3 hours
Recommended season:
from March to October
Route:
Departure from the destination point
Gobustan/excursion along Gobustan
reserve tourist route/Visit to Gobustan
museum/return
4 000 petroglyphs (rock drawings in the form of stone
carving), and this important work continues.
Tourists will be able to see the rock paintings of
hunting, fishing, domestic life, group dances, and various
symbols, including such as solar (swastika, spiral,
cross), constellations. The drawings of hunting men and
women are also of great interest (it is noteworthy that
women hunted together with men), paintings of different
animals - gazelles, tours, lions, goats, pictures of reed
boats, two-wheeled carts, human traces. Unusual dishes
of ancient man also preserved, which are a deeper
cut in the stone, and even ornamented. You can get
acquainted with unusual musical instruments - stones
producing loud sounds, at that each “instrument” has its
own specific sound. This is so-called “HAVAL DASH” - a
stone-tambourine.
The other evidence of ancestry has reserved on
Gobustan rocks. In particular, here a rock with an inscription
in Latin was discovered, written by Roman centurions of
the XII Legion Lightning, indicating the presence of Roman
legionaries in these places in the I century AD, who did not
bypass this attractive region with their attention. From the
inscription it can be found, at the time in Rome the emperor
Domitian Caesar Augustus Germanicus ruled.
The tour includes:
Transport for the excursion time
tour guide services
entrance tickets to the specified
museums
Price is available upon
request and depends on
number of guests and the hotel
chosen (where accommodation
is included)
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JEEP-TOUR
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(Baku-Shabran-Quba-Baku)
Tour duration:
Продолжительность тура:
10 hours
10 часов.
Recommended season:
Рекомендованный
проведения:
from March период
to October
с марта по октябрь.
Route:
Маршрут:
Departure from Baku to Quba/rise
Выезд
Баку в Девечи/подъем
to из
mountains/photo
stops/trip в горы /
остановка для фотографирования/
to the waterfall/lunch/river crossing/
поездка
водопад/ланч/переправа
arrival toнаQuba
for town seeing/
через return
реку/приезд
в Кубу для
to Baku.
осмотра города/возвращение в Баку.
The tour includes:
Тур включает:
Comfortable
jeep for
the whole route
оборудованный
внедорожник
по
всему указанному
маршруту,
Professional
driver-guide
services (?)
услуги
профессионального
Open air lunch (picnic in
водителя-сопровождающего,
the mountains)
ланч на природе (пикник в горах).
Price is available upon
Ценыand
поdepends
запросу!
request
on
number of guests and
the hotel chosen (where
accommodation is included)
Departure to Shabran in the morning right after
breakfast. The trip takes 2 – 2.5 hours. The road goes up
and up. The picture of nature is gradually changing, and
when the height is over a thousand meters above sea
level, the trees give way to scrubs. This clove was chosen
for their nests by vultures colony - bald eagles, registered
in the Red Book of Azerbaijan. After passing alpine village,
at an altitude of 1080 m above sea level, and admiring the
waterfalls, tourists can stop for a picnic.
Then the tourists will travel through the mountain pass,
and after crossing the river will make another stop at the
waterfall «Afrudzha», where people come from different
regions of Azerbaijan to enjoy incomparably beautiful
nature and a kebab straight from the burning braziers.
Next departure to Quba.
Quba is a small town located in the north-eastern slopes
of Shahdag of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, at an
altitude of 600 m above sea level, on the bank of Kudialchai river.
The town is situated on both banks of Kudial-chai river:
the Muslim town, Quba, is located on the right, the higher
bank, on the left there is a Jewish suburb, which before the
revolution had been called “Krasnaya Sloboda”, because
most of the houses there were made of red brick. At their
time the famous French writer Alexander Dumas, the
prominent Russian orientalist Berezin, the writer BestujevMarlinskiy, the famous Norwegian scientist and traveler
Thor Heyerdahl visited Quba.
The tourists return to Baku in the evening.
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TOURS
AROUND
AZERBAIJAN
«THE EAST IS A
DELICATE MATTER»
(Baku–Shamakha-Lahij-Sheki–Baku)
One of the most unique, rich with resources, diverse
ethnic and cultural traditions, the East is the major center
of ancient civilization, which always have attracted the
attention not only of great rulers, but also of outstanding
minds from many countries. Ethnic and cultural formation
of the eastern countries covers a long historical period, and
the states that existed on the territory of modern Azerbaijan
of course also had definite relevance to this.
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Day 1. Arrival to Azerbaijan/
Transfer to hotel/, Baku tour
After check-in into the hotel the sightseeing tour starts,
which includes a visit to the Martyrs Alley in the Nagorny
Park, which is located on a hill in the western city part.
This is the best place to view the city and the Baku Bay.
The architecture of the capital, located on the shore of
the Caspian Sea, is a mix of different styles, in particular,
Gothic, Baroque, Classical and of course Modern. Further
the excursion is continued with a visit to the Old City “Icheri Sheher”, which is also a fortress. Tourists will see
the main sights of the Old City, including the Palace of the
Shirvanshahs (mid XV century), the Maiden Tower and
can walk along the beautiful Baku seafront, and also visit a
carpet factory, where they can watch the process of carpet
manufacturing.
Day 2. Shamakha/Lahij/Sheki
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The group leaves for the mountain region of Azerbaijan.
The first stop is in Shamakha town. Being the capital of
Shirvanshahs state from the IX century, the town was one
of the most important on the Great Silk Road. In Shamakha
the tourists will visit the famous historical and architectural
monuments of the country, such as “Juma Mosque» (XIX
century) and the mausoleum “Seven Domes”.
Lahij is one of the most beautiful parts of Azerbaijan,
located at the foot of the Great Caucasus Mountains. Here,
where three climatic zones exist at the same time, you can
see snow-capped mountains, rapid rivers and waterfalls...
DURATION OF THE TOUR:
4 days/ 3 nights
Recommended season:
from March to October
Route:
Day 1. Arrival to Baku/city tour/
dinner
Day 2. Excursion to Shamakha/
excursion in Lahij (depends on
the weather)/arrival to Sheki/
dinner
Day 3. Excursion in Sheki /return
to Baku/dinner
Day 4. Transfer to airport
The route passes Lahij village, which is the center of
folk craft.
Villagers are hereditary craftsmen: engravers, potters,
blacksmiths, and wood carvers. Tourists can not only study
their art, but also purchase nice items of folk art.
During the excursion, you can also see the old bridge
connecting the two villages, a stone water pipe, built in
the XVI century, and houses of the XIX century with wall
paintings.
Upon the arrival to Sheki town, the guests will check-in
and have dinner.
The tour includes:
Hotel accommodation
Half board (breakfast and dinner)
Transportation during the tour
Specified excursions
Tour guide services
Entrance tickets to the
specified museums
Price is available upon
request and depends on
number of guests and
the hotel chosen (where
accommodation is included)
Day 3. Sheki /Baku
Sheki is one of the most ancient towns of Azerbaijan, it
is located on the picturesque slopes of the Great Caucasus
Mountains.
The excursion tour starts with a visit to the Palace of
Sheki Khans. The tourists will also visit the museum of
history, the Albanian church in Kish village (V-VI centuries).
Then the group returns to Baku, to stay at night in the hotel.
Day 4. Transfer to airport
After breakfast the group departs for the airport, where
the accompanying company representative will assist the
tourists with registration for the flight and other formalities.
End of the tour.
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«ARCHITECTURAL
HERITAGE»
(Baku–Shamakha-Sheki–Baku)
Great architects of mankind have
left us the heritage of their creations all
around the world. If you are interested
in architecture or want to see any
architectural style or structure with
your own eyes, it is not enough just
to look at pictures on the internet or
in books. Nothing reflects the spirit of
the era of an architectural structure,
as a real contemplation its look in
daylight, standing close and having
an opportunity to assess the building,
touch its stones, patterns, ornaments…
Architecture of Azerbaijan has
absorbed architecture of peoples who
lived and live on the territory of the
country. The buildings are distinguished
not only by their national identity and
diversity, but also by the variety of used
construction materials. For example,
buildings in Baku and Shamakha are
built of limestone, and in Sheki, Ganja,
Nakhichevan and in suburbs wood and
brick were mostly used.
But as they say, a picture is worth a
thousand words. Therefore, we invite
you to see the beautiful patterns and
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of Azerbaijan and its capital Baku,
buildings and structures in which have absorbed all
the best from the works of Azerbaijani architects of
many generations.
Day 1. Arrival to Azebaijan/
Transfer to hotel/ Baku tour
After check-in into the hotel and a short rest, the tour
starts with a visit to the Alley of Martyrs in the Upland Park.
Upland (Нагорный) Park is located on a hill in the western
city part. This is the best place to view the city and the Baku
Bay. The architecture of Baku, located on the Caspian Sea,
is a combination of different styles, in particular, Gothic,
Baroque, Classical and of course modern. Further the
excursion is continued with a visit to the Old City - “İcheri
Sheher”, where the fort walls and narrow stones streets have
preserved… Tourists will see and assess the major sights
of the Old City, including the Palace of the Shirvanshahs
(middle of the XV century), the famous Maiden Tower and
will know the tragic history of its foundation.
Day 2. Gobustan/
Ateshgah /Mardakan fortress/Yanardag
Archaeological research, conducted in Azerbaijan
for many decades, has revealed interesting places and
artifacts, that helped to study the history of the origin,
formation and development of the ancient people in the
country. One of these places is Gobustan reserve, where
you can see rock paintings and burial mounds dating
back to X-VIII millennium BC. The rock paintings of men
and women, animals, birds and hunting scenes have well
preserved in Gobustan.
Also in Gobustan the traces of the Roman Empire were
found, namely the stay of the Roman centurions in these
places, as evidenced by the inscription in Latin on the rock.
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The official religion in the states Mannea and Media
emerged on the territory of Azerbaijan in the VII century BC,
was Zoroastrianism, the spread of which was related to the
spontaneously flammable oil and gas sources. That is why
such monuments, as Ateshgah Fire temple, located within
20 km from the city center, has survived to today. Once the
temple was destroyed, but restored in XVIII century, and
today tourists can visit the sanctuary and bow to fire, as it
was done by numerous worshipers before them.
The excursion continues with the visit to Mardakan
fortress - a quadrangular castle located in Mardakan village
not far from Baku. The facility was built in the XIV century
by Ahsitan I, the son of Shirvanshah Manouchehr III, in
honor of the brilliant victory of Akhsitan over the enemy.
The fortress height is 22 m and the thickness of the walls in
lower part is 2.1 m, in the upper – 1.6 m. Inside the fortress
is divided into five layers.
The visit to small village Mehemmedli on the Absheron
peninsula, where Yanardag mountain is located, will be
of great interest for tourist for sure. The word “Yanar” in
Azerbaijani means “burning” and “Dag” means “mountain”.
And this mountain is really burning - not metaphorically, but
literally. Once on the Absheron there were a lot of places
where natural gas, coming to the surface, auto ignited, but
with the start of mass development of oil and gas fields
on Absheron, there became less and less number of such
places. Therefore, today the only place with this unique
natural phenomenon - the natural elimination of natural gas
to the surface in Absheron - is Yanardag. Yanardag today is
officially announced as the historical reserve in Azerbaijan
and is under state protection.
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Day 3. Shamakha/Sheki
The tour program includes arrival to the mountain region
of Azerbaijan, where the tourist will visist Shamakha town
first of all. Being the capital of Shirvanshahs state from the
IX century, the town was one of the most important on the
Great Silk Road. In Shamakha the tourists will visit such
historical and architectural monuments, as “Juma Mosque»
(XIX century) and the mausoleum “Seven Domes”.
Upon the arrival to Sheki town the guests will stay in
“Karavan-saray” hotel, which was an overnight stop for
merchants and travelers centuries ago.
Day 4. Sheki
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Sheki is one of the most ancient cities of Azerbaijan,
located on the picturesque slopes of the Great Caucasus.
The excursion program begins with a visit to the Palace of
Sheki Khans. It is a wooden building served at its time as a
summer residence for Sheki rulers. Beautiful, with a playful
touch of ornaments (Shebeke) and the composition of the
palace has still reserved its original form as two centuries
ago, and today the palace shine attracts many tourists.
As it is known, being in a close relation with architecture,
ornament art is mostly monumental. At the same time
ornament is a special technique of decorative art, as well
as one of the hardest kinds of art, that requires large
experience and specific technologies. The uniqueness
of the local ornament, used as an element of national
architecture, is that it does not use studs and gluing. For
example, frames, made of planks and decorated with
colored glass, are used instead of doors and windows, and
this gives a unique spirit to the ancient structures.
DURATION OF THE TOUR:
6 days/5 nights
Recommended season:
from March to October
Route:
Day 1. Arrival to Baku/City tour/dinner
Day 2. Excursion on Absheron
Peninsula/dinner
Day 3. Excursion in Shamakha/arrival to
Sheki /dinner
Day 4. Excursion in Sheki /free time/
dinner
Day 5. Return to Baku/night in the hotel/
dinner
The tourists will also visit the museum of history,
the Albanian church in Kish village (V-VI centuries),
woodcarving (Shebeke) workshop. In the evening the
guests will have a wonderful dinner in the local restaurant,
which cuisine is different from other Caucasus regions, and
from Azerbaijan in particular.
Day 5. Sheki /Baku/check-in
After breakfast the group returns to Baku.
Free time.
Day 6. Transfer to airport
The tour includes:
Hotel accommodation
Half board (breakfast and dinner)
Transportation during the tour
Specified excursions
Tour guide services
Entrance tickets to thespecified
museums
Day 6. Transfer to airport
After breakfast the group departs for the airport, where
the accompanying company representative will assist the
tourists with registration for the flight and other formalities.
End of the tour.
Price is available upon request
and depends on number of guests
and the hotel chosen (where
accommodation is included)
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«CARPET
ROAD»
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Amazing, truly fabulous, Azerbaijani
carpets have been famous at all times
and have always been highly valued
in many countries of the world. By the
Silk Road caravans and by other roads
they reached Italy, France, Foggy Albion
... The images of national Azerbaijani
carpets can be seen in many paintings
of the Renaissance masters, which are
stored in the British and other museums
around the world, as well as in the private
collections of celebrities.
Azerbaijani carpets are not only and
not just high-quality craftsmanship art,
which embody the perfect taste, skill,
intuition and inspiration of our ancestors,
who lived in harmony with God, Nature
and Soul. Azerbaijani carpets are a
national treasure, a great folk art, created
by the ancestors and being passed from
generation to generation. There is good
reason that the folk traditions contained
in this art are carefully preserved,
and the integrity of the composition
with certain symbols, patterns, colors
and combinations thereof is carried
unchanged through the centuries. They
all carry special energy informed codes,
codified sacred knowledge, which our
ancestors, the Great Initiates, disposed.
Day 1. Baku/Carpet museum/dinner
After check-in into the hotel and short rest the
group departs for the tour. The excursion starts with
a visit to the Alley of Martyrs in the Nagorny Park,
which is located on a hill in the western city part. This
is the best place for amazing observation of the city
and the Baku Bay. Then the tour is continued by a
walk along the beautiful Baku seafront, which ends
with a Carpet museum, where the tourists can watch
the process of carpet manufacturing and the best
patterns of Azerbaijani carpets.
Day 2. Quba/Carpet workshop/dinner
Quba town, located in the north-east of Azerbaijan at
the foot of the Great Caucasus Mountain Range, is often
called “apple garden”. It is associated with the beautiful
and colorful local nature. Many ethnic groups live in the
town. Quba town itself is widely famous for its carpets
and ghileems.
Arrival in Quba in the morning. The trip takes 2-2.5
hours. The program includes the visit such sights as,
for example, Juma Mosque» (XIX century) “. You shall
surely visit the Carpet workshop, where the tourists will be
shown the process of Azerbaijani carpet manufacturing,
the outstanding patterns of which are stored in the best
world museums.
Then the group goes to Gachresh village, where many
come from different Azerbaijan regions, to admire the
incomparably beautiful nature and taste shashlik and other
dishes of traditional Azerbaijani cuisine.
Return to Baku.
Day 3. Old City/Azer-Ilme factory/dinner
It is impossible to visit Baku without taking photos in
the view of the historical Maiden Tower, learning the tragic
story of its creation. The program also includes a visit to
the Old City (Icheri Sheher) with its famous fort walls
and narrow cobbled streets, where you can have a cup
of coffee in a cozy cafe or visit souvenir shops. During the
tour you will see many of the sights, including the Palace
of the Shirvanshahs (mid XV century), Caravanserai, the
Maiden Tower and other famous places.
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The excursion is continued at Azer-Ilme factory, founded
by one Azerbaijani businessman, where the national
carpets are manufactured.
Azerbaijani carpets, high quality and popularity of
which allow them spread widely throughout the world,
are in high demand even at present. The modern
technology factory promotes the further development of
the traditional carpet weaving art in Azerbaijan, which
provided invaluable cultural and material contribution to
the world civilization treasury.
Azer-Ilme factory can be easily called the Palace of
carpets. Here the whole process of their creation from the
beginning to finish can be observed. In the dye workshop
you will be shown show, how to dye threads with natural
colorants, and then how the carpets are waved of these
threads. Then the carpets are washed, dried and ironed.
Here you can see the work of restorers, carefully renovating
the old patterns of national carpet art. Modern carpets
production, differing by tenderness of patterns and a high
density of loops, original ornaments and national color,
meets all international standards. In the gallery “Azer-Ilme”
the best patterns of unique Azerbaijani carpets and rugs
are exhibited.
There is a shop at the factory, where everyone can get
their favorite rugs and also silk women’s scarves.
Day 4. Ismailly/Lahij/dinner
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Ismailly is one of the most beautiful places in Azerbaijan
at the foot of the Great Caucasus mountains, the land of
rivers, lakes and waterfalls. It is distinguished by location in
three climate zones at the same time - from snow-capped
mountains to hot plains. The tour starts in the morning. The
DURATION OF THE TOUR:
6 days/5 nights
Recommended season:
from April to October
Route:
Day 1. Arrival to Baku/City tour/Carpet
museum/dinner
Day 2. Excursion in Quba/Carpet
workshop/dinner
Day 3. Excursion in the Old City/AzerIlme factory/dinner
Day 4. Excursion in Ismailly/Lahij/dinner/
wine tour
Day 5. Return to Baku/free time/dinner
trip takes 2.5 - 3 hours. The route passes through Lahij
village, which is a center for folk crafts.
In the village hereditary craftsmen live: coppersmiths,
tanners, engravers, potters, blacksmiths, wood and metal
carvers. The tourists will see the old bridge that connects
two villages, stone aqueduct of XVI century, patterns of
houses of XIX century with wall paintings, and also visit
the local regional museum, where the old carpets and
brassware are stored. Then the group will have a stop at
Monolith hotel, where the winery factory operates, and
where guests will have an opportunity to taste fine local
wines.
Day 6. Transfer to airport.
The tour includes:
Hotel accommodation
Half board (breakfast and dinner)
Transportation during the tour
All specified excursions
Tour guide services
Entrance tickets to the specified museums
Price is available upon request
and depends on number of guests
and the hotel chosen (where
accommodation is included)
Day 5. Free Day/dinner
Return to Baku after breakfast.
Then free time, when the tourists can have rest in Baku,
take photos and purchase souvenirs as a memento about
their travel to Azerbaijan.
Day 6. Transfer to airport
After breakfast the group departs for the airport, where
the accompanying company representative will assist the
tourists with registration for the flight and other formalities.
End of the tour.
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The Great Silk Road never was a
single arterial road. Its system consisted
of several branches of caravan roads,
laid through passes and ridges round
about the deserts. The Silk Road took
its start from Chang’an town, the ancient
capital of China and then passed along
the northern Tien Shan Mountains to
Dunhua - the city at the edge of the Great
Chinese Wall. Here, the single road split.
The most difficult branch was called
Northern, or Steppe, road.
Having crossed the Tien Shan
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«THE GREAT
SILK ROAD»
(Azerbaijan–Georgia)
the Fergana Valley and Tashkent oasis in Samarkand,
Bukhara, Khorezm, farther to the Caspian Sea shores.
Another part of caravans were on their way from Samarkand
to Bactria and then through the valley of Kashka-Darya
came out to Termez, from where, having crossed Amu
Darya river, went to the Middle East and India.
Recently, the Silk Road states, including China,
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and
others, have decided to jointly prepare an application
to UNESCO for inclusion the Silk Road to the World
Cultural Heritage.
The acquaintance of the part of the Great Silk Road
complicated route is included in the tour program.
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Day 1. Arrival to Azerbaijan/
Transfer to hotel/Baku tour/dinner
After check-in into the hotel and a short rest, the tour
starts with a visit to the Alley of Shehids in the Nagorny
Park, which is located on a hill in the western city part.
This is the best place to view the city and the Baku Bay.
The architecture of Baku located on the Caspian Sea,
is a combination of different styles, in particular, Gothic,
Baroque, Classical and of course modern. Further the
excursion is continued with a visit to the Old City - “ İçəri
Şəhər “, where the tourist will see the ancient fort walls and
narrow stoned streets… The tour includes the visit to the
main sights of the city, including the Shirvanshahs’ Palace
(middle of XV century) and the famous Maiden Tower.
Day 2. Gobustan/Ateshgah/
Mardakan fortress/Yanardag/dinner
Archaeologists, who devoted over dozens years to the
research on the territory of Azerbaijan, revealed lots of
interesting places and artifacts, that helped them to study
the history of the origin, formation and development of
the ancient people in this region. One of these places is
Gobustan reserve, located at the foot of the south-eastern
part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range. Here in
the rocks the unique rock drawings of men and women,
animals, birds and hunting scenes have well preserved.
Also in Gobustan the traces of the Roman Empire were
found, namely the Legions, which were in these places and
left inscriptions in Latin on the rocks. All these along with
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burial mounds date back to X-VIII millennium BC and are of
great interest not just for scientists and specialists, but for
tourists, visiting Azerbaijan.
The official religion in the states Mannea and Media
emerged on the territory of Azerbaijan in VII century BC,
was Zoroastrianism, the spread of which was related to
the spontaneously flammable oil and gas sources. On the
territory of the region such monuments have reserved,
as Ateshgah Fire temple, located within 20 km from the
city center. Though the temple was destroyed once, but
restored completely in XVIII century at the same place in
the original look.
The tour program includes the visit to Mardakan fortress
a quadrangular castle located in Mardakan village not far
from Baku. The facility was built in XIV century by Ahsitan
I, the son of Shirvanshah Manouchehr III, in honor of the
brilliant victory of Akhsitan over the enemy. The fortress
height is 22 m and the thickness of the walls in lower part
is 2.1 m, in the upper – 1.6 m. Inside the fortress is divided
into five layers.
Then the tourists will visit a small village Mehemmedi
on the Absheron peninsula, where Yanardag Mountain
is located. The word “Yanar” in Azerbaijani means
“burning” and “Dag” means “mountain”. And this
mountain is really burning - not metaphorically, but
literally. Once on the Absheron there were a lot of places
where natural gas, coming to the surface, auto ignited,
but with the start of mass development of oil and gas
fields on Apsheron, there became less and less number
of such places. Therefore, today the only place with this
unique natural phenomenon - the natural elimination of
natural gas to the surface in Absheron is Yanardag.
Yanardag today is official historical reserve in Azerbaijan
and is under state protection.
Day 3. Shamakha/Lahij/Sheki /dinner
The tour starts with going to the mountain region
of Azerbaijan and stop in Shamakha town. Being the
capital of Shirvanshahs state from IX century, the town
was one of the most important on the Great Silk Road.
In Shamakha the tourists will visit the famous historical
and architectural monuments of the country, such as
the “Juma Mosque» (XIX century) and the mausoleum
“Seven Domes”.
Lahij is one of the most beautiful parts of Azerbaijan,
located at the foot of the Great Caucasus Mountains.
Here, where three climatic zones exist at the same time,
you can see snow-capped mountains, rapid rivers and
waterfalls ...
The route passes Lahij village, which is the center of
folk craft.
Villagers are hereditary craftsmen: engravers, potters,
blacksmiths, wood carvers. Tourists can not only study
their art, but also purchase nice items of folk art.
During the excursion, you can also see the old bridge
connecting the two villages, a stone water pipe, built
in XVI century, and houses of XIX century with wall
paintings. Upon the arrival to Sheki town the guests will
stay in “Karavan-serei”hotel, which was an overnight
stop for merchants and travelers centuries ago.
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Day 4. Sheki /dinner
Sheki is one of the most ancient towns of Azerbaijan,
it is located on the picturesque slopes of the Great
Caucasus Mountains.
The excursion tour starts with a visit to the Palace of
Sheki Khans. The tourists will also visit the museum of
history, the Albanian church in Kish village (V-VI centuries),
woodcarving (Shebeke) shop and a unique workshop,
where Sheki halva is produced (of rice flour). In the
evening the guests will have a wonderful dinner in the local
restaurant, which cuisine is different from other Caucasus
regions, and from Azerbaijan in particular.
Day 5. Departure to the border
Balakany-Lagodekhi/start of Georgian
part of the tour/dinner
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After an early breakfast the tourists depart to the
Azerbaijani - Georgian border.
There they are subject to customs formalities, then
tourists will be met by a representative of the Georgian
travel agency. From here the guests leave to Kakheti,
the famous wine region of Georgia. Tour in Kakheti
starts with Nekresi, a monastery complex in Kvareli
region, which opens a wonderful view of the famous
Alazani Valley. The complex consists of a number of cult
buildings of different ages.
Gremi is an architectural monument of XVI century. In
the past it was the capital of Kakheti, where the residence
of the Georgian kings was. Also, it was a busy merchant
city on the Silk Road. Today almost nothing reminds of
DURATION OF THE TOUR:
9 days/ 8 nights.
Recommended season:
from April to October
Route:
Day 1. Arrival to Baku/City tour/dinner
Day 2. Excursion on Absheron
Peninsula/dinner
Day 3. Excursion in Shenakha – Lahij
(depends on the weather)/arrival to
Sheki /dinner
Day 4. Excursion in Sheki/Kish village/
dinner
Day 5. Trip to Georgia/Kakhetia trip/
dinner
Day 6. Excursion in Signakhi/tour in
Tbilisi/dinner
Day 7. Excursion in Tbilisi/dinner
Day 8. Excursion in to the city fortress
Uplistsikhe /trip to Kutaisi/dinner
Day 9. Excursion in Prometheus caves
/Borjomi/return to Tbilisi/Transfer to
airport
The tour includes:
Hotel accommodation
Half board (breakfast and dinner)
Transportation during the tour
Tour guide services
All specified excursions
Entrance tickets to the
specified museums
Price is available upon request
and depends on number of guests
and the hotel chosen (where
accommodation is included)
that beautiful city. Only the fortress consisting of towers, royal
apartments, fort walls and a church have survived.
The tourists will have a dinner in a famous local wine vault,
where they will have an opportunity to taste different wines
right of kvevri (large greybeard).
The tour program includes a visit to Tsinandali, famous
wine center of Georgia. Overnight in Signakhi. Here the
tourists will view beautiful park ensemble and the estate of the
duke Alexander Chavchavadze, will make a tour in his housemuseum. For the visitors of the estate in Tsinandali the visit to
wine cellars is provided, where they store a large collection of
Georgian wines.
Overnight in Sighnaghi.
Day 6. Signakhi /Bodbe/Evening
walk around Tbilisi/dinner
Breakfast in the hotel.
Then the tourists will have a walk in Signakhi, the
city of music, art and love. Visit to the Museum, where
paintings by the famous Georgian artist Niko Pirosmani
are exhibited; Bodbe convent - monastery, where St.
Nina rests, Enlightener of Georgia. Next trip is to the
capital of Georgia - Tbilisi. Hotel accommodation. Dinner
in a traditional Georgian restaurant. Evening walk along
Chardin street, Shota Rustaveli Avenue. Visit the singing
fountains, modern “BRIDGE OF PEACE” (an arched foot
bridge over Kura river).
Overnight in Tbilisi.
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Day 7. Sameba/Metekhi/Narikala/
Abanotubani/Ethnographic museum/
Svetitskhoveli /Jvari/dinner
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Breakfast in the hotel.
Then according to the program visits to Sameba Cathedral (Church
of the Holy Trinity), Metekhi Church (XII century), Narikala fortress
(IV century). “Abanotubani” – quarter in Tbilisi center, famous for
the complex of baths, standing on the natural sulfur springs, the
ethnographic museum in the open air.
Next trip is to Mtskheta, the ancient capital of Georgia, which is
a holy place for every Georgian. There are the great shrines of the
Georgian people - Svetitskhoveli temple and Jvari monastery (included
in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage). Then walk along the streets
of the ancient capital of Georgia. Free time for souvenir shopping.
Dinner in the restaurant with a wonderful view on the Mtkvari river.
Overnight in Tbilisi.
Day 8. Uplistsikhe/Bagrati/Gelati
Breakfast in the hotel.
A trip to the city fortress Uplistsikhe (included in the UNESCO World
Cultural Heritage). The ancient city fortress Uplistsikhe is one of the
rarest monuments in the world. Carved in the volcanic rock of Kvernaki
ridge, this fanciful town captivates with its unusual view. Once there
were huge stately halls, temples, houses, interconnected by winding
streets. Today only a few houses, wine storage, parts of temples and
fort walls have survived. A trip to Kutaisi, where a unique monument of
history and culture of the Georgian people - Bagrati temple – is located,
built by the king of the united Georgia Bagrat III in IX century (the
temple is also in the list of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage). Not far
from Kutaisi Gelati architectural ensemble is situated (included in the
UNESCO World Cultural Heritage), which was founded in XII century
by the powerful king of Georgia - David the Builder.
Dinner in the hotel.
Overnight in Kutaisi.
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Day 9. Prometheus caves/Borjomi/
Folk music and dances evening/
Transfer to airport
Breakfast in the hotel.
The tour includes a visit of the karst cave of Prometheus,
and also provides an opportunity to see this historic
territory not only while walking, but also boating. There
are various forms of underground karst origin stalactites,
stalagmites, petrified waterfalls, cave pearls, underground
river, underground lakes and other sights in the cave.
Then the tourists go to Samtskhe-Javakheti, the border
of Georgia, located in the south of the country, and visit
Borjomi spa resort with world-famous mineral water. Tasting
famous Borjomi water from the spring. A walk through the
national park of Borjomi - Kharagauli - one of the largest
national parks in Europe. Its uniqueness is in a variety of
geographical and ecological zones, landscapes, historical
sites and the presence of various flora and fauna. In Borjomi
tourists will be pleasantly surprised by a performance of
folk songs by local band.
Return to Tbilisi. Late dinner in the restaurant with folk
music and dancing. Departure of the guests to the airport,
where the accompanying company representative will
assist the tourists with registration for the flight and other
formalities.
End of program.
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GOURMET -TOUR
IN AZERBAIJAN
«TRAVEL AND TASTE»
(Baku-Lankaran-Gabala-Sheki-Baku)
At present the gastronomic or culinary
tourism is conquering the world. PASHA
Travel Company offers not only to see
the ancient buildings, fortresses and
museums, but also to taste amazing
drinks, national dishes, cooked according
to traditional recipes…
It is known that the culinary traditions of
the country can tell a lot about the culture,
lifestyle and temperament of the people.
Traveling along the gastronomic routes
and tasting masterpieces of the national
Azerbaijani cuisine, you can discover it from
another, “tasty”, side.
The program includes visits to the most
interesting cities of Azerbaijan, a trip to the
mountains for a picnic, excursions. And at that
each new meal will be completely different:
tandoor dishes, different pilafs, freshest
Caspian fish, kebabs, sherbets, wine,
baklava, halva and many other goodies fully
consistent with the historical ethnos of this
region, its culinary traditions and customs.
For example, in Lankaran you should
for sure taste levengi, in Sheki - piti, and no
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caviar and charcoal grilled fish...
Menu:
During the tour the guests will try several types of Azeri
pilaf, kebab and khan kebab, dolma of grape leaves,
Lankaran dish – levengi cooked of chicken with dried fruits
and nuts, as well as dishes of famous Sheki cuisine: piti,
dovga, Apsheron gutab with greens and meat, the Caspian
kutum and more.
DURATION OF THE TOUR:
8 days/7 nights
Recommended season:
the year round
(besides June, July and August)
Route:
Day 1. Arrival to Baku/City tour/dinner
(main dish: vegetable dolma)
Day 2. Jeep-tour to mountains for the
whole day/dinner (charcoal grilled
kutum, caviar)
Day 3. Trip to Lankaran /excursion/
dinner (main dish: levengi – chicken,
stuffed with dry fruits and nuts)
Day 4. Return to Baku/dinner (main
dish: dolma of grape leaves)
Day 5. Trip to Gabala/excursion/dinner
(main dish: khan-kebab and sadjgovurma)
Day 6. Excursion in Sheki /City tour/
dinner (main dish: soup-piti of lamb and
peas, Sheki halva)
Day 7. Return to Baku/dinner (main
dishes: pilaf with chestnut, Baku
baklava)
Day 8. Transfer to airport
The tour includes:
Transfer to airport (both ways)
Hotel accommodation of the selected
category (4 nights in Baku, 1 night
in Lankaran, 1 night in Gabala,
1 night in Sheki ) specified excursions
fullboard (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
transportation for the duration
of the tour, tour guide services
entrance tickets to the museums
for the indicated excursions
Price is available upon request
and depends on number of guests
and the hotel chosen (where
accommodation is included)
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TEAM BUILDING
«Cool`inary tour»
It has been known for long, that eating together, and
cooking together bond people, enabling them to get to know
and understand each other.
That is why the culinary team-building becomes more and
more popular compared to other programs. But PASHA Travel
has decided to puzzle it a bit, to make it more interesting and
exciting for the clients.
As a result, PASHA Travel has developed a program,
according to which the participants will not just compete in
speed of preparing meals, but also will be able to feel the
beauty of the restaurant business, turn into the cooks and
waiters for some time.
This is amazingly fascinating team building and perceptual
games for those, who like not only eat delicious, but also give
a delicious treat to friends!
No master-classes, no help from professional cookers, no
advice, no guidance.
Everything is based on the passion of the program
participants.
The task for the players is to serve the guests at the tables
quickly and well.
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And the most important is to satisfy each with the dishes
prepared with own hands.
DURATION OF THE TOUR:
3 - 4 hours
Professional culinary knowledge:
not required
Minimum quantity of
players per team:
5 persons and more
Quantity of teams: 2
Safety instructions:
before the battle, control for the safety
during the event
The price is available upon
request and based on the
quantity of participants, subject,
selected dishes (products)
and required equipment.
«Trip to the past»:
historical and ethnographic reserve «Gala»
DURATION OF THE TOUR:
3 - 4 hours
Minimum quantity of participants: 8
Price is available upon request
and depends on number of guests
and the hotel chosen (where
accommodation is included)
Gala village is located within 40 minutes’ drive from Baku.
This is museum, which was founded on the archaeological
site. It is a kind of open-air museum. In the village, which
is about five thousand years old, there is a number of
quarters, that have survived to the present day.
The excursion of small groups of 8-12 people is led by
a guide and the company representative. The participants
are told about the lifestyle of people, lived here many
centuries ago, showed the real objects of that time - and all
this is conducted in the form of an exciting game. But the
most important is that guests not just look at the museum
exhibits, but they deepen in that ancient life: ditch the trees,
bake real bread cakes, work at a weaver loom, or, stained
with plenty of clay, try their hand at a pottery wheel.
During the tour the tourists will see the ancient dwellings
(which they can enter), know about the life of that time,
traditions, methods of householding. All this is conducted
in the open air, and most importantly - not in the form of a
boring lecture, but in the form of entertaining stories with
elements of game and competition. During the tour, a break
for lunch and tea from real samovar are provided.
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REST AND
HEALTH
HUNTING
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Hunting in the modern world is
no longer only a take of wild fowl,
necessary for sustenance and survival.
Now it’s a whole culture, focused on
live communication of a human with
nature. During many centuries in many
countries its own national hunting
traditions were developed, and today
it has grown into one of the culture
spheres.
Hunting is a difficult, but exciting
experience: it is sport and science, and
even art at the same time. A hunter
must know a lot, from the weapon types
to hunting track methods.
Natural and climatic conditions in
Azerbaijan have had a positive impact
on the appearance of various types
of animals on the territory, including
mammals, birds and fish.
No wonder every year many famous
hunters come here from around the
world.
PASHA Travel Company offers a
variety of hunting tours, designed, as
they say, for every taste and budget,
as follows:
• hunting Caucasian (Dagestan) tour;
• hunting for deer, chamois;
• hunting for wild boar;
• hunting for fox;
• hunting for waterfowl;
• hunting for upland and wetland fowl
(woodcock, snipe, wood pigeon);
• hunting for partridges.
Naftalan (town)
Chinar Hotel 5*
Naftalan is a small balneal resort town, located within
350 kilometers to the west from the capital of Azerbaijan.
The town got its name from the grade of oil, “naphthalan”,
which composition is different from other types of oil and
has well-known medical properties.
At present there are only two such resorts, that use
“naftalan” oil, one of which is located in Azerbaijan and the
other - in Croatia.
Naftalan oil has a higher viscosity, acid reaction, high
specific gravity; it includes a small amount of benzene,
kerosene and paraffin. For therapeutic purposes naphthalan
is used as baths and lubricating while heating with sunwave lamp.
In historical documents the compelling evidence of
medicinal use of naftalan for treatment of several diseases
are provided. The famous geographer Strabo and later
famous traveler Marco Polo indicated the curative properties
of this oil in their notes. Plutarch described how oil was
used for treatment in the time of Alexander the Great.
At the end of XIX century, German companies signed
a supply contract for Naftalan oil to Germany, where on
its base the production of ointments for burns, cosmetic
creams, toothpaste, suntan oil began, which quickly
spread, and were in great demand in Europe, America and
even in Japan.
After the revolution of 1917, Azerbaijan lost ties with
other countries, as it was a part of the former Soviet
Union. Naftalan oil was forgotten for some time, but in
1928 after a series of scientific studies, conducted by
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Azerbaijani scientists and specialists,
it was proven, that drugs of this natural
product really play an essential role in
the treatment of many diseases. It was
then decided to build a resort town and
a sanatorium here.
TREATMENT INDICATIONS
BY NAFTALAN OIL:
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Diseases of the joints, bones
and muscles
Diseases of the skin
Diseases of the female
genital organs
Diseases of the gastrointestinal
tract in combination with
other diseases
Diseases of the nervous system
Diseases of the
musculoskeletal system
Mononeuropathy
Nakhichevan
Duzdag Hotel 5*
Since the middle of XX century, the increase of
allergic diseases in the world has seriously disturbed
many doctors and experts. After extensive research
and studies it proved that this kind of disease can be
successfully treated in the salt mines.
This treatment method is called speleotherapy.
This is actually rather effective method of nonspecific treatment of bronchovascular system.
Therapeutic effect of speleotherapy is achieved due
to the specific climate of salt mine, where there are no
allergens. As a result of constant barometric pressure,
reflex effect on allergic inflammatory processes the chain
of allergic reactions is broken, and eventually clinical and
biochemical processes appear, that effect beneficially on
the patient.
Such mines operate in different countries, such as
Germany, Hungary, Belarus, Ukraine, Krakow, Poland,
Ukrainian village Solotvyno near Uzhgorod, a number of
other places.
Duzdag salt caves are in the Nakhichevan Autonomous
Republic and located at an altitude of 1173 meters above
sea level. According to many experts, in these caves patients
with various respiratory diseases are successfully treated.
TREATMENT INDICATIONS:
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Preasthma
Asthma 1st stage, infectious-allergic and atopic,
and mild, moderate and severe
Chronic obstructive bronchitis and chronic pneumonia
1-2 stage in remission
Chronic bronchitis with asthmatic features
Allergic rhinitis, chronic allergic rhinosinusopathy
Grass pollen allergy
Asthma - Respiratory failure
1-2 stage and heart failure 1 stage
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MİCE – business trips,
conferences and exhibitions
Organization of corporate events takes an important place in the
activity of each company like PASHA Travel.
Geography of your trips deserves special attention, as the
country, region and city determine the budget frames of the program.
But our company can now confidently announce that Azerbaijan
and PASHA Travel meet all your requirements and wishes.
Incentive is a trip for employees or a conference for partners
Azerbaijani cultural flavor like no other is perfect for all kinds of events.
National traditions of the region, with the active assistance of PASHA
Travel, will contribute to the global PR-strategy of your company.
Moreover the choice of direction is highly dependent on age,
regional, gender and social characteristics of the participants.
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As a rule, for example, the beach areas are widely used for
informal activities, in order to unite the young and athletic team, to
carry active team-building, enjoy jeep driving or night disco.
Elder people will prefer to assess the splendor of the gastronomic
traditions of Azerbaijan, national wines and brandies, and of course
the magnificent architectural ensembles of Baku, and more.
Whatever you look for, highly qualified PASHA Travel employees
will always help you to select from these and many other options
that one, the most suitable for your aims, meets your needs and
budget in the most.
Events arranged by us for you and your colleagues, we are sure,
will bring you only the most pleasant experience and keep your
desire to work with us again!
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Baku hotels recommended:
City hotels
hotels 5*:
hotels 4*:
economy-class hotels:
FOUR SEASONS
AUSTIN HOTEL
CASPIAN PALACE HOTEL
HILTON BAKU
CHIRAG PLAZA
Noah’s Ark
JW MARRIOTT
ABSHERON
DIVAN HOTEL BAKU
RIGS HOTEL
www.fourseasons.com/baku
www.hilton.com
www.jwmarriottbaku.com
KEMPINSKI HOTEL
BADAMDAR
ww.austinhotel.az
www.chiragplaza.az
www.divanexpresshotels.com
www.caspianpalace.com
www.rigshotel.com
PARK INN AZERBAIJAN
www.parkinn.com
www.kempinski.com
PARK HYATT HOTEL
www.baku.hyatt.com
SULTAN INN HOTEL
www.sultaninn.com
FAIRMONT BAKU
www.fairmont.com/baku
Beach hotels
hotels 5*:
hotels 4*:
JUMEIRAH BILGAH BEACH
HOTEL
CRESCENT BEACH HOTEL
www.jumeirah.com
SEA BREEZE HOTEL
www.seabreeze.az
www.cbh.az
RAMADA HOTEL
www.ramadabaku.com
Hotels in Azerbaijani regions
City
Hotel
web page
Balakan
Qubek Hotel 4*
www.qubekhotel.az
Gabala
Qafqaz Riverside Hotel and SPA 5*
Qafqaz Resort Hotel 5*
www.qafqazriversidehotel.com
www.qafqazresorthotel.com
Ganja
Ramada Ganja Hotel 4*
www.ramada.com
Zagatala
Zaqatala Hotel 5*
www.hotelzaqatala.com
Kach
El resort 5*
www.elresort.az
Quba
Leyla Shikhlinskaya Berpa and SPA 4*
www.lsh-bsm.com
Qusar
Qusar Olympick Hotel 4*
www.qusarolimpik.com
Lankoran
Khan Lenkoran boutique hotel
www.xanlankaran.com
Relax Hotel 4*
www.relax.com.az
Kur Hotel 4*
www.kurhotel.az
Nakhichevan
Duz dag Hotel 5*
www.duzdag.com
Naftalan
Chinar Hotel 5*
www.chinarhotel.com
Shamakha
Shirvan Hotel 5*
www.sirvanhotel.az
Sheki
Sheki Saray Hotel 5*
www.shekisaray.az
Lerik
Mingechaur