Explore Azerbaijan - www.exploreazerbaijan.com In 2010, “Victory Tour” company launched a new project called “Explore Azerbaijan”, which aims - to open the tourism potential of Azerbaijan. The project was created to promote tourism in Azerbaijan under a new brand on an international level. The project has been designed site www.exploreazerbaijan.com, where visitors can find information about Azerbaijan, as well as learn about a variety of tours in our country. It is possible to get information about the history, culture of Azerbaijan, carried out events and other useful information through the site. Beautiful design of the site and comfortable functionality in use, the organization of tours to Azerbaijan for foreign tourists in a convenient way are the advantages of the site. Here you can find all necessary information about Azerbaijan, culture, passing events, tours and much more. Explore Azerbaijan offers you the following tours: - Countryside tours - City tours - Combined tours - Cultural tours - Silk Road tours - Cuisine tours - Jeep tours - Recreational and SPA tours - Trekking tours - Yoga tours - Individual tours and others.

2. Geography
Azerbaijan is located in the South Caucasus region,
bordering Russia to the North, Georgia and Armenia to the
West, Iran to the South, and the Caspian Sea to the East
The capital city is Baku, located on the Eastern tip of
Azerbaijan at the edge of the Caspian Sea
Azerbaijan encompasses approximately 33,436 sq mi
(86,600 sq km) – roughly the size of Maine
Economy
Azerbaijan's estimated GDP in 2011 was $97.172 billion
USD
Resources
The primary export is oil and natural gas, as Azerbaijan is
an extremely resource-rich country
Azerbaijan produces over 1 million barrels of oil every day
People
There are over 9 million people living in Azerbaijan –
roughly equivalent to the population of New York City
The official language is Azerbaijani – a derivative of
Turkish – though much of the nation also speaks Russian
Culture
The name “Azerbaijan” is derived from Greek and Old
Persian and can be translated to mean “Land of Fire”
93.4% of the population is considered Shia Muslim,
however Azerbaijan prides itself on being a secular nation
which is tolerant of all faiths

3. Azerbaijani culture is undoubtedly one of the most diverse in the world – combining aspects of its European and
Islamic heritage, as well as its more recent Soviet and Western influences. It is this diversity that contributes to
the wide variety of endeavors in which Azerbaijan excels, from dance, to classical music, to the much-celebrated
local cuisine.
Food
Due to the fact that 9 of the world’s 11 climate zones can
be found in Azerbaijan, its fertile land produces an
abundance of fresh herbs and vegetables which
contribute to the quality of the local food.
Beyond the variety of soups and kebabs, Azerbaijan’s
most distinctive dish is the ”plov”, a saffron rice-based
dish which is traditionally accompanied with a variety of
herbs and fresh vegetables.
Music and Popular Culture
Azerbaijani music was developing through the centuries.
There are a number of cities in the world, which absorbed
music by its stones, tower and its atmosphere. These are
Vienna (Austria), Neapol (Italy) and Shusha (Karabakh,
Azerbaijan). There exist a popular saying that infants in
Shusha even cry under the music of mugam. In the early
20th century U.Hadjibeyov laid the foundation of the culture
of modern professional music of Azerbaijan and created a
synthesis of composer creations and folklore music. That
caused the interference of Western and Eastern cultures. In
1908 U.Hadjibeyov staged the opera "Leyli and Medjnun" at
the theater of H.Z.Tagiyev, thus, laying the foundation of
opera not only in Azerbaijan but in the entire Muslim East
and became the founder of the genre of mugam - opera.

4. Explore Azerbaijan – is the product of the Victory Tour company aimed at serving tourists
and tourism development in Azerbaijan, in the Caucasus and the Silk Road countries.
The idea of creation of Explore Azerbaijan is to promote tourism potential of Azerbaijan
under new brand and support tourists to get useful information about our magnificent
country.

5. Explore Azerbaijan organizes different tours across Azerbaijan and Silk Road Countries:
 Cuisine Tours
 Weekend Tours
 Archaeological Tour
 Carpet Tour
 Ethno Tour
 Jeep Tour
 Photo Tour
 Trekking Tour
 Silk Road combined Tours
 Yoga Tour

6. Duration: 6 days/5 nights

7. As one of the ancient countries of
the East, Azerbaijan is famous also
with its reach cuisine. There are
2000 kinds of hot meals, cold
snacks, sweets, tea, dainty and
other beverages in Azerbaijan. But
flair of the skilful dwellers of this
land is not only restricted to
preparing delightful viands. Their
cuisine grace requires that the table
should be set for meal so that not
only to satiate the stomach, but
also to delight one’s soul and to
feast the sight, getting the aesthetic
pleasure.
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Cuisine tour across Azerbaijan
The cuisine of Azerbaijan is closely connected with history, language,
traditions of the people of Azerbaijan. Names, technologies and
products used in preparing the meal are the reflection of taste, life
mode, temperament of local people, and exceptional taste of its dish is
due to the diversity and quality of the products used for their
preparation, which gives the generous soil of Azerbaijan. Have a
pleasant tour and bon appetite or “nush olsun” as say Azeri people.

8. Countries of visit:
Georgia – Azerbaijan – Uzbekistan – Turkmenistan
Duration: 17 days

9. This fascinating cultural-informative tour runs
across four countries of Caucasus and Central Asia:
Georgia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
- four countries of ancient culture and rich history;
four countries of green valleys, snowy picks and
sultry deserts, where the sunlight is bright and
dazzling, where water is life itself, and where
hospitable and kind people are resided.
During the tour you will familiarize yourself with
magnificent and breathtaking nature of Caucasus,
will taste genuine Georgian vine, stop by the
fairytale Palace of Sheki khans in Azerbaijan, and
visit the relics and monuments of oriental
architecture in Uzbekistan, the palaces of ancient
rulers of Turkmenistan and many other sites.
Cultural-informative tour
“To the Heart of Silk Road”
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10. «Explore Azerbaijan» – is the project of the
Victory Tour travel agency aimed at serving tourists
and tourism development in Azerbaijan, in the
Caucasus and the Silk Road Countries.
The idea of creation of «Explore Azerbaijan» is to
promote tourism potential of Azerbaijan under new
brand and support tourists to get useful information
about our magnificent country.
Victory Tour was founded in 2005 by a group of
specialists highly experienced in tourism industry to
meet demands of local and foreign companies in the
sphere of business and individual tourism.
In 2011 Victory Tour became the winner in the
“Best outgoing tour operator of 2011” established by
Baku Tourism Information Center and the Ministry of
Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan.
SERVICES:
- Destination management (FIT and Groups)
- Corporate Sales
- Meetings Incentives Conferences Events
- Honeymoon Tours
- Outgoing/Incoming Tours
- Online air tickets sales
- VISA support
- Letter of invitation to Azerbaijan and to Kazakhstan
- Meet & Greet
-Transport services
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