Mr. Bhupesh Vyas x 9 // Almaty + Baku

DAY – 1 INDIA – ALMATY, WELCOME TO ALMATY

• Arrival in Almaty at 1520 Hrs.
• Transfer Airport – Hotel.
• Check-in to the Hotel
• Dinner at Indian Restaurant – Fixed Menu
• Transfer Back to Hotel at 10:30 PM
• Free time – can explore night Life activities at you own. Club Visit

DAY – 2 WELCOME ALMATY CITY TOUR + VISIT TO ZILYONI BAZAAR

• Breakfast 07:00-10:00AM
• 10:30 AM Almaty city Tour with English speaking guide
• You will know more about history and development of the southern capital of Kazakhstan and see its major attractions: Palace of President, Republic Square and Monument of Independence, and Astana Square, Panfilov Park, Abai Square and Palace of Republic, Presidential Park.
• Lunch at Indian Restaurant – Fixed Menu @ 1330 Hrs Onwards.
• 14:30 PM Continue Almaty City Tour, Rakhat Chocolate Factory shop and Local Market Zilyoni -Bazaar.
• You can buy Chocolates from Rakhat Chocolate Factory shop; can buy Dry Fruits at cheap rates and some souvenirs from Zilyoni Bazaar.
• Transfer to the hotel at 18:00
• Time to Relax a bit after long walk.
• Dinner at Indian Restaurant – Fixed Menu
• Transfer Back to Hotel at 10:30 PM
• Free time – can explore night activities at you own
• Overnight in hotel

DAY – 3 ALMATY – MEADOWS & SHYMBULAK

• Breakfast 07:00-10:00AM
• Transfer to excursion at 10:30 AM
• 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 Meadows 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. Next destination is Shymbulakk 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.
• Late Lunch at Indian Restaurant – Fixed Menu
• Free time to Look Around!!!!
• Transfer to hotel 17:00 PM
• Free time at your own.
• Dinner at Indian Restaurant – Fixed Menu
• Transfer to Hotel at 10:30 PM
• Free time – can explore night activities at you own
• Overnight in hotel

DAY – 4 KOK-TOBE AND SHOPPING TOUR AND DEPARTURE TO BAKU

• Breakfast 07:00-10:00AM
• 10:30 AM Almaty city Tour with English speaking guide
• 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. It is connected to downtown Almaty by a cable car line. The City Terminal is located near Hotel Kazakhstan. Also, there is a 372 meters tall TV Tower at the foot of the mountain. The tower can be seen from most parts of the city.
• Lunch at Indian Restaurant @ 02:00 PM – Fixed Menu
• Transfer for Mega Mall for Shopping @ 04:00 PM
• Transfer for Almaty Airport @ 07: 00 PM
• Flight to Baku @ 22:30 PM

DAY –5ARRIVE BAKU – WELCOME BAKU FULL DAY CITY TOUR

• Arrival @ Baku 00:10 AM
• After migration processes transfer to the hotel
• Transfer for Hotel @ 01:00 AM
• Check in into hotel
• Breakfast in Hotel
• 10:00 our tour program starts with Old City or Inner Cityis 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)
• 13:00Lunch at Indian Restaurant – Fixed Menu
• 14:00 later 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 SabitOrujov Street, near a monument to Shah Ismail Khatai in “Black City”.
• 17:30 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 ZahaHadid 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)
• 20:00 Transfer for dinner at Indian restaurant at 2000 hrs – Fixed Menu
• Transfer to hotel at 2230 hrs
• Free time – can explore night activities at you own
• Overnight in hotel

DAY –6 FLAME TOUR

• Breakfast in Hotel
• 10:00 Assembly at hotel lobby. 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 Abs heron peninsula, 25 km from north of Baku. Literally, word “Yanardag” means “Blazing Mountain”. Blazing bodies of flame dance on stones and floor.  Yanar dag is a natural gas fire which 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-HeybatMosque which is a historical mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan. The existing structure, built in the 1990s, is a recreation of the mosque with the same name built in the 13th century by ShirvanshahFarrukhzad II Ibn Ahsitan II, which was completely destroyed by the Bolsheviks in 1936. The Bibi-Heybat Mosque includes the tomb of UkeymaKhanum (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
• 14:00Lunch at Indian Restaurant– Fixed Menu
• Post lunch drop at the hotel.
• 20:00 Transfer from the hotel for Dinner at an Indian Restaurant – Fixed Menu
• Transfer to hotel at 2230 hrs
• Free time – can explore night activities at you own

DAY – 7GOBUSTAN TOUR –DEPARTURE

• Breakfast in Hotel
• Breakfast at the hotel and check out at 12 Noon
• Proceed forLunch at Indian Restaurant– Fixed Menu
• 14:00 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.
• 19:00Dinner at Indian Restaurant – Fixed Menu
• Post Dinner drop at the airport
• Drop to Baku Airport to board a flight to India.

 Inclusions IN BAKU:

•   3x Nights’ accommodation in Baku on BB Basis
•   3x Lunches & 3x Dinners at Indian Restaurants
•   Entrance fees: Fire Temple & Fire Mountain
•   All transfers according to program including airport transfers: Mercedes Vito/ Mercedes Sprinter/ Isuzu Bus/ Mercedes 403
•   English speaking guide (For group size up to 6 Pax a driver cum guide will be provided)
•   2x bottles of 500 ml water per pax per day
•   E- Visa Azerbaijan

INCLUSIONS IN ALMATY:

•   03 Nights’ Accommodation @ above mentioned hotel.
•   Daily Buffet Breakfast in the hotel
•   02 Lunches + 02 Indian Dinner at Indian Restaurant 
•   Almaty city tour
•   Kok-Tobe tour
•   Shopping tour at Mega Mall
•   Meadows and Chimbulak tour
•   Professional English speaking escort guide.
•   01 Water bottle per person per day
•   All transfers included in a Coach.

  Excludes

• Cost of foreign exchange for personal use

•  Tips, Gratuities, Laundry, telephone, optional excursion

•   Charges in the Hotel for any additional Services

•   Any items or service not specified in the above inclusions.

•   RT PCR Test charge (If Any)

• 5% TCS ( Tax Collected at Source) & 5% GST

Visa Process:

• Send us clear scanned front & back copies of passport, passport must be valid for 6 month after the issuing date of Visa.Our team will apply for E-Visa and it will take 6 -7 working days.

 Please Note :-

• Rates are subject to change without any prior notice
• High Season Surcharges Applicable during Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve.
• 1 USD = INR 72. The prevailing Rate of Exchange of the day of payment will be applicable.
• The passport should be valid for at least 6 months from the date of departure.
• We are not holding any air seats and hotel bookings at this point of time
• Confirmation of Hotels and other services is subject to availability. Alternate room category, hotels and air bookings may attract extra cost
• The quotation is based on Standard room. You can upgrade to a higher room category by paying an extra cost depending on availability
• Above price is not applicable during Convention Period, High season, Festivals or Fairs. Surcharge may be applicable
• Cost for 5* & Special hotels will be quoted on request
•  Hotel Check Inn Time 1500 Hrs Early check in and late check out subject to availability.
• Itineraries are subject to change
• For Security Deposits, Credit card copy is required at the time of hotel check in. Prevailing rate of exchange will be applicable at the time of payment