Tour Detail
EXAMPLE (etc.) HOTELS
4* Qafqaz Baku City Hotel & Residences etc.
5* Hyatt Regency Hotel etc.
PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT
This trip is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 40 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved, the final cancellation notice date is 20 days before the tour start date. The tour canceled due to insufficient participation will be communicated to you through your agency.
VISA
Ordinary Passport - No visa required
Green Passport - No visa required
Service Passport - No visa required
You must have a passport valid for 6 months from the date of travel end and not older than 10 years.
HEALTH
There is no vaccination requirement for entry into Italy. We do not expect any issues that would threaten your health with meals taken at the region's good restaurants and hotels. However, when you are not with the group, we recommend that you be careful about food and drink, definitely consume bottled water, avoid ice, milk and dairy products, and eat meat and fish products that you are sure are well cooked, and for fruit, eat fruits that can be peeled such as bananas and pineapples.
FLIGHT TIMES
Istanbul - Baku 2 hrs 30 min
Baku - Istanbul 2 hrs
OPTIONAL TOURS & ACTIVITIES
Optional tours and activities are organized by the local agency we receive service from with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people, and participation is not mandatory. If sufficient numbers cannot be reached, excursions cannot be carried out, or optional tour/activity prices, content, and the vehicle to be used may vary depending on the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of optional tours/activities may be changed by the guide according to the open/closed status of museums, archaeological sites or venues at the places to be visited, and weather conditions.
ACCOMMODATION
During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than the stated km.
3-person rooms may be provided depending on the availability of the hotels, and the bed offered to the 3rd person in such rooms may be smaller than standard beds. 3-person rooms consist of 1 large bed and 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are folding beds and coach beds, participants are deemed to have declared that they accept the possible cramped conditions in the rooms and the bed type in 3rd person and/or child reservations.
Child discounts are valid for only one (1) child staying with 2 adults and meeting the age group specified in the pricing section.
Breakfasts taken at the hotel among the services included in the tour program are served in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country visited and generally with a limited menu called continental breakfast, consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group.
CURRENCY
The currency of Azerbaijan is the Azerbaijani Manat (AZN).
However, USD or EUR are accepted in many places. It is recommended that you have USD or EUR with you. Currency exchange transactions can be made at hotels or exchange offices in the city center.
TIME ZONE
Azerbaijan is 1 hour ahead of Turkey.
(When it is 12:00 in Turkey, it is 13:00 in Baku.)
CLOTHING AND REQUIRED ITEMS
For the summer season: Light clothing, t-shirt, cotton trousers, sunscreen, hat, comfortable walking shoes, and a light jacket/sweater for the evening chill are recommended. For the winter season: Coat, sweater, scarf, gloves, and thick shoes to protect against the cold are recommended.
CUISINE
Azerbaijani cuisine is quite close to Turkish cuisine. Meat-heavy dishes, varieties of kebabs, stuffed dishes, and rice dishes are very common. Among local flavors, unique tastes such as “plov,” “dushbere,” “kutab,” and “shah plov” stand out. Drinks such as turnip juice and kefir are also consumed locally.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Having a valid passport and/or having obtained a visa (for destinations/passports requiring a visa) does not necessarily mean that entry into the country will be permitted. The passport police have the authority to deny you entry into the country. The agency is not responsible for this situation; responsibility belongs to the passenger.
The agency is an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol dated 28.09.1955. There may be a risk of delay on scheduled and special flights, or the times before the current trip and flight may change. The agency is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. Our passengers have purchased the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change. Children aged 0-2 do not pay airport tax and airport service fees.
Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours organized for the general introduction of cities, lasting at most 2-3 hours, and conducted panoramically with guide narration from inside the vehicle, excluding entrance fees to museums and archaeological sites. Panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the program, are not the responsibility of the agency if they cannot be carried out on the day and time of the tour due to roads closed by local authorities, places that are not permitted to be visited or entered, or due to closed roads because of any event, or when it becomes impossible to conduct the tour due to weather conditions. Some tours may be conducted by public transportation or on foot where possible at closed roads or points where vehicle entry is not permitted.
Tour Program
01 Istanbul - Baku
02 Baku
03 Gobustan and Mud Volcanoes
04 Baku - Istanbul
What's Included
- Round-trip Istanbul – Baku flight tickets with Turkish Airlines and airport taxes
- 3 nights of bed and breakfast accommodation in the selected hotel category
- Airport - hotel - airport transfers
- All tours and excursions specified in the program
- Baku Night Tour worth 30 USD
- Baku city tour
- Gobustan and Mud Volcanoes Tours worth 65 USD
- Museum and archaeological site entrance fees included in the program
- Local Turkish-speaking guiding service
- Travel Health Insurance
Not Included
- International departure tax fee
- Driver tips
- Lunch and dinner
- All kinds of personal expenses and hotel extras
- Excursions, tours, and activities not specified as included in the program
- Services not specified in the services included in the price