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RE: Lankaran in One Day: What to See?

Mirlan — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:41:54 +0000

When I was there, they weren’t working — I was there off-season. I grabbed a bite in the citrus garden. They serve very tasty lavangi. If anything, a taxi from point to point costs 10–20 manat. Around the city it’s 3 manat.

RE: Lankaran in One Day: What to See?

Danila — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:41:12 +0000

Makes sense. Are there cafés near Lake Khanbulan?

RE: Lankaran in One Day: What to See?

Mirlan — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:40:48 +0000

I managed it in 10 hours on my own. Personally, the best option is to explore everything by yourself — no one rushes you and you don’t depend on anyone.

RE: Lankaran in One Day: What to See?

Danila — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:40:24 +0000

Thanks! Will I manage to see all that in one day?

RE: Lankaran in One Day: What to See?

Mirlan — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:39:51 +0000

If you’re in Baku, it’s about a 4-hour ride by bus. Then just go to any taxi driver and head to Khanbulan. A very beautiful lake. Then the citrus park — try lavangi there. After that, in the city itself you can visit the lighthouse. You can also go to the hot springs. If you figure it out on your own like I did, the costs won’t be high. I don’t see much point in visiting the tea plantations — I didn’t like them, just endless bushes.

Lankaran in One Day: What to See?

Danila — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:39:17 +0000

How can I get on a tour to Lankaran tomorrow?

RE: Which winery near Yerevan is best for a wine tasting?

Elvira — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:48:30 +0000

At Voskevaz you definitely need to book in advance. Here is their phone number: +374 99 550970.

I just spoke with them — it’s better to book a couple of days in advance, but if there are only a few of you, you can also come on the same day. The cost is 3,000 drams per person (≈ $7.5) for just a tour, and with a tasting it’s from $40 to $100 per person, depending on the number of wines and the category. Better to call — they’ll explain everything in detail.

RE: Local Wine in Uzbekistan

ANGen — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:25:58 +0000

450,000 per person (≈$40). It’s at the Bagizagan hotel, 43A Abu Rayhan Beruni Street. There’s a wine cellar there. We had dinner at the restaurant and arranged the tasting on the spot; there were two of us, we had a great time.

RE: Local Wine in Uzbekistan

Galina_Msk — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:25:04 +0000

wine tasting at the Bagizagan winery in Samarkand

Could you please tell how much the tasting cost? And how did you get there?

RE: Local Wine in Uzbekistan

ANGen — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:24:19 +0000

We went to a wine tasting at the Bagizagan winery in Samarkand — I recommend it, especially on a rainy day, though of course you wouldn’t go there with kids)) Someone wrote that it takes an hour or less — we spent 3 hours there)) it was very interesting, cozy, the sommelier told us a lot and answered all our questions, we tasted a lot.

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