11 DAYS 08 NIGHTS CAUCASUS TOUR

DAY 1 : KLIA DEPARTURE

• Assemble at KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KLIA 1)—3 hours before departure for your flight to Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev Airport (Baku).
• Transit in Sharjah, UAE

DAY 2 : BAKU (D)

• Arrive in Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev Airport (Baku) and be welcomed by Tour guide
• Participants were taken to the surrounding tour and headed to the hotel
• Overnight in Baku

DAY 3 : BAKU (B/D)

• Breakfast and Start the tour in Icheri Sheher (The old part of the city)
• Participants were taken to see Maiden's Tower, Shirvansah Palace, Caravanserai and Market Square with various art studios and souvenir shops
• Next visit goes to Martyrs' Lane which is called Shehidler Khiyabany and will see beautiful scenery around Baku Coastline
• Continues to see the architecture of the 19th - 20th century; Nizami Street, Fountain Square, Nizami Ganjavi monument & Jalan Rasul Zade
• Next we will visit The Iconis Heydar Aliyev center
• Shopping time
• Overnight in Baku

DAY 4 : BAKU (B/D)

• Breakfast and Tour starts with going to Ateshgah Fire Temple, Yarnadagh, Gobustan National Park, Mud Volcanoes
• Visit Yanar Dag which is a visually stunning depiction of fire in the hills of thousands of years
• Next visit Icheri Sheher which is the old City including Shirvanshahs Palace, Maiden's Tower, Medieval Fortress and Market Square
• Visit the 182 m (597 ft) high Flame Tower to see the beautiful view of the city and the Caspian sea
• Overnight in Baku 

DAY 5 : BAKU - SHAMAKHI - LAHIDJ - SHEKI (B/D)

• Heading to Shamakha from Baku to visit Diri baba Mausoleum and Juma Mosque
• Then the participants were taken to Nohour Lake to see the beauty of the mountain (Depending on the weather conditions there)
• Visit the Sheki Khans Palace which was once the residence of the Sheki Khans in the 18th century.The palace is famous for its beautiful frescoes, delicate carvings and glass doors that depict traditional architecture
• Next visit to Sheki Caravanserai
• Visit the Albanian church which is located in the Picturesque Village and offers amazing views of the surrounding area
• Arrive in Lahidj and visit around the ancient village of Lahidj which passes through the Girdimanchay Canyon
• Overnight in Sheki

DAY 6 : SHEKI – SIGNHAGHI – TBILISI​ (B/D)

• Through Azerbaijan – Georgian border
• Visit the city of Sighnaghi which is the City of Love and also one of the stops on the ancient road
• Visit the Georgian city located in the eastern part of Kakheti and also known as the City of Love
• Depart and spend the night in Tbilisi

noted : Participants need to walk from the Azerbaijani border to the Georgian border with their own bags

DAY 7 : TBILISI - GAUDARI (B/D)

• Visit and see the scenery of Jinvari Water reserve at Ananuri Fotress which passes through Aragvi Black and white river
• Continues to the XIV-XVII century Ananuri Fort through the Aragvi Gorge and the Ski resort in Gadauri which has a height of 2395m above sea level and enjoys amazing mountain views
• Move to Dariali Gorge to enjoy the beauty of the waterfall and see The Wall of Gog and Magog (Walls of Yakjūj and Makjūj)
• Return and spend the night in Tbilisi

DAY 8 : TBILISI – ARMENIAN BORDER – HAGHPAT – SEVANAVANK – LAKE SEVAN – YERAVAN (B/D)

• Through the Georgian - Armenian border
• Continue tour visiting Sevan Lake, the Pearl of Armenia which is considered the largest Fresh Water Lake and is called the Geghama sea.Lake Sevan is part of the National Park and historical monument in the region
• Continues to the Monastic complex located on the peninsula
• Overnight in Yerevan

noted: Participants only need to bring down their bags for scanning and board the same bus. (Get off the bus – drop bag & scan to pass the border – pick up bag – get on the bus in Armenian). 

DAY 9 : YEREVAN CITY TOUR – GARNI – GEGHARD – YEREVAN

• The tour continues to Garni Temple and Pagan Temple which is the only architecture in Pagan Armenia built in 76 BC by the Romans
• From Garni Temple can be seen Garni Gorge, The Symphony of Stones.Garni Gorge contains a very unique natural wonder referred to as the Stone Symphony or Basalt Organ is also seen as a kind of musical instrument.The basalt columns have a long, asymmetrical shape as if they were carefully drawn by hand. Visit to Geghard Monestry which is a UNESCO World Heritage site
• Located close to the Temple Garni and its structure is probably one of the most unique architecture in the world because it is built in the rock of the mountain and next to it flows the water of the Azat River and is surrounded by amazing nature, old bridges, and several caves, making the whole area around Geghard Monestry very beautiful
• Return to the hotel and overnight in Yerevan

DAY 10 : YEREVAN (B/D)

• The tour continues around Yerevan.Yerevan is the largest and most modern city in Armenia with a history that dates back to 782 BC
• Next to the city of Yerevan, Mashtots Avenue, Theater square, The French Square, The City Hall, The Presidential and The Parliament
• One of the main attractions in Yerevan is The Cascade, which is an artistically designed complex of stairs, statues, fountains and flower gardens, and in the middle is the Tamanyan monument, which is the great Armenian architect, Alexander Tamanian
• Next, a visit to the Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex commemorating the victims of the Genocide in 1915
• After the visit, depart for Yerevan Airport to return to Malaysia (according to the flight schedule)

DAY 11 : MALAYSIA

• Transit flight in Sharjah, UAE
• Return home with sweet memories and souvenirs