Highest Waterfall And Mystique Mountain

Day 1: Baku

SPO 111303 1 day. Baku – Quba – Afurdja -Beshbarmaq You will visit Highest waterfall and Mystique Mountain This route will lead us to the north, to city Quba – former capital of Quba’s Kingdom. Located 156 km at north from Baku, Quba was in a heart of old defensive system so-calles as “Djanlaq corridor” Quba Quba one of the most beautiful cities of Azerbaijan, literally rising up in a spring by its parks and gardens. There are a number of historical monuments such us XIV century fortress, mosk (XIX century), middle age bathes, pretty rich ethnography museum, etc. Near Quba there are number of quite scenic nature locations, such usGechresh forest, Balbulaq forest, canyon Tanggealti, waterfall Afruja, hot spings and many others. Tangealti We will leave Baku at 10:00 AM and will driven direct to the north and will reach Quba in an two hours. After a hustly and bustly of the big cities, forest will welcome you with the quietness, clearest air and rich wealth of flings. Afurdja waterfall Taking a rest under the trees we will stop for a lunch and then move to Tanggalti canyon where walls can reach up 600 meters. It is an ideal place for photo session for those who are in love with the mountains. Road makes us go up and up – to the final point of our journey – Afruja waterfall – 95 meters high, biggest in Azerbaijan. Beshbarmag On a road back dull scenery north of Baku gets an unexpectedly abrupt and dramatic boost with the looming silhouette of 520m Beshbarmaq Dash (Five Finger Mountain). This mystical peak brandishes a rocky fistful of phallic crags atop a super-steep grassy ridge top. It’s well worth climbing to the summit, not just for the fabulous Caspian views, but also to observe first hand Azerbaijan’s unique take on ‘Islam’. Crowds of locals come here seeking good fortune, a child, or the answer to their problems using a mixture of prayer, sacrifice, chanting and very animist kissing of rocks. Everything comes in threes: take three small stones to the top, sip thrice from a cup of holy water, kiss the sacred rock three times then in-cant your wish…guess how many times. To assist, assorted white-capped holy men lurk in rocky nooks, their pitches marked by a samovar, a few blankets and some photogenically fluttering votive ribbons. Meanwhile a few old crones, snotty children and various hangerson try to cadge money. Visible for miles, BeshBarmaq is a natural fortress. For centuries it guarded the narrowest strip of coastal plain and a wall between the crag and the sea funnelled all commerce through a controllable gateway near which was a great caravanserai. Tour program 08:00 - 09:00 – breakfast 09:00 – 11:00 - transfer Baku-Quba 11:00 – 11:30 – Quba – Afrudja 11:30 – 12:30 - ascent to waterfall, photoset (4x4 cars), 12:30 – 13:00 – Afurdja - Quba 13:00 – 14:00 – lunch 14:00 – 15:30 – transfer to Beshbarmaq 15:30 – 17:30 – road to Beshbarmaq, visiting holy place, ascent to Beshbarmag, photoset 17:30 – 19:30 – transfer to Baku Price include: Individual transfer Individual guide 4x4 cars to the waterfall Bottled water