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Azerbaijan3 days / 2 nightsFlightSeason: March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
Nakhchivan: Momine Khatun, Alinja fortress and Duzdag
Three days by air: Ajami Nakhchivani’s tomb, a fortress on a mountain top, a cave shrine and a salt mine.
- Length
- 3 days / 2 nights
- Meeting point
- 06:30, Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Terminal 1
- Back in Baku
- last day at 21:30
- Group
- 8 to 16 people
- Effort
- Moderate: a few hours on foot a day, stairs
- Guide’s languages
- Azerbaijani, Russian
About the tour
The first and third Friday of the month, March to November. We fly to Nakhchivan on the morning flight (about 1 hour 15 minutes) and see the Momine Khatun tomb the same day. On day two we climb the steep stairs to Alinja fortress in the Julfa district and visit the Ashabi-Kahf cave. On the last day we go into the Duzdag salt mine and fly back in the evening. It is a domestic flight: Azerbaijani citizens need only their ID card.
What you will see
- The Momine Khatun tomb (1186) by the architect Ajami Nakhchivani
- The climb to Alinja fortress and the view of the mountains
- The Ashabi-Kahf cave shrine
- The Duzdag salt mine
Day by day
Day 1
The flight and Nakhchivan city
The morning flight to Nakhchivan. The Momine Khatun tomb, the Khan’s Palace and a walk in town. Dinner at a restaurant serving local food.
Meals: lunch, dinnerNight: Nakhchivan, a 4-star hotelDay 2
Alinja fortress and Ashabi-Kahf
Alinja fortress in the Julfa district: 1.5 to 2 hours up the stairs and down. After lunch, the Ashabi-Kahf cave shrine.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinnerNight: Nakhchivan, a 4-star hotelDay 3
Duzdag and the flight home
A visit to the Duzdag salt mine. Free time in town, then the evening flight to Baku.
Meals: breakfast, lunch
Included
- Baku–Nakhchivan–Baku flights, economy, 20 kg bag
- 2 nights at a 4-star hotel
- Meals as listed, guide and transport
- All entry tickets
Not included
- Drinks
- A room of your own: +₼70
- Transfer from home to the airport in Baku (an optional extra)
Hotels
A 4-star city hotel in Nakhchivan.
Documents
ID card (a domestic flight). Guests from abroad: passport and an Azerbaijani visa.
Dates and prices
Per person sharing a double room. A child (2–11, in the parents’ room): −15%.
DepartureBackPriceSeats
- Fri 6 NovSun 8 Nov₼5495 seats leftGuaranteed
- Fri 20 NovSun 22 Nov₼549Last 4 seatsGuaranteed
- Fri 5 MarSun 7 Mar₼54910 seats left
- Fri 19 MarSun 21 Mar₼54910 seats left
- Fri 2 AprSun 4 Apr₼54911 seats left
- Fri 16 AprSun 18 Apr₼54911 seats left
- Fri 7 MaySun 9 May₼59515 seats left
- Fri 21 MaySun 23 May₼59514 seats left
Your guide
Tural Rzayev
Tour leader: Uzbekistan, Jordan, Italy
He leads the long tours: connections, hotels and the local guides. He has been to Petra more than ten times and takes the climbers up to the Monastery.
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