6-day Azerbaijan Classic Tour6 Days | Private | Baku, Absheron Peninsula, Gobustan, Khinalug, Lahij, Sheki, Kish, Shamakhi

Arrive in Baku. You will be met by our driver and transferred to the hotel, where check-in begins at noon. Start your sightseeing tour of Baku with a visit to Martyrs’ Lane (called ‘Shehidler Khiyabany’ by locals) from which a beautiful view overlooking Baku’s coastline will unfold before you. Continue touring new Baku with exploration of its 19th-20th century architecture, including Nizami Street, Fountain Square, Nizami Ganjavi Monument and Rasul-Zade Street. Move to the old quarter, Icheri Sheher. Visit Maiden Tower, Shirvanshahs’ Palace, Bukhara Caravanserai and Market Square with its numerous art studios and souvenir stalls. An excellent round-up to the city tour will be visit to the iconic Heydar Aliyev center. In the evening, enjoy dinner at a traditional Azeri restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.

Today, Azerbaijan Classic Tour will take you to Greater Baku and Absheron Peninsula. Start at Gobustan National Park with a tour of petroglyphs dating back to 10,000 BC and the Petroglyphs Museum. Continue to the mud volcanoes in Gobustan Reserve, which is home to nearly half of the world’s mud volcanoes. Drive to Ateshgah Temple in Surakhany village, to which Zoroastrians once travelled thousands of kilometers from India to worship fire burning up from the earth. Continue to Yanardag Mountain, where natural gas has been burning for thousands of years. Return to Baku. Overnight at the hotel.

Depart in the morning to Quba Region in northern Azerbaijan. Visit one of the most ancient settlements in the country, Khinalug (210 km, 3-4 hours), where people have been living for more than 5,000 years. The road to Khinalug is a picturesque mountain pass of breathtaking landscapes set at an altitude of 2,000 meters. On the return drive, stop at the mass grave in Quba, Sakina Khanum Mosque, a medieval bathhouse (hammam) and a carpet workshop. Overnight at the hotel in Baku.

At 08:00, depart Baku and drive to Sheki. On the way, stop at Diri Baba Mausoleum in the village of Maraza. Continue to Shamakhi to visit the historical Juma Mosque, which was restored in 2013.
Weather permitting, we will drive through Girdimanchay River Canyon to visit Lahij, the 5th century quaint corner high in Caucasus mountains with its rich history and beautiful architecture. Lahij is an ancient village with charming cobbled sidewalks famous for numerous traditional handicraft workshops (jewelry, copperware, wool carpets, pottery, daggers, and iron tools). Continue driving to Sheki, the pleasant and easily walkable medieval town set in a lush mountainous area. Sheki is especially known for local style sweet baklava. Arrival in Sheki at about 19:00 for overnight at the hotel.
Driving distance: 340 km
*Lahij will not be reachable during 2025 due to the road construction.

In the morning, we will visit the colorful Sheki Bazaar. Here, you can find virtually everything you may want to eat: local fruits and berries, spices, freshly-baked bread, honey, cheeses, and Sheki sweets. Continue to the Sheki Khans Palace, which is surrounded by medieval fortress walls, and then explore the handicraft workshops and the famous caravanserai. We will visit a historical church in the village Kish before embarking on our return drive to Baku. Check-in to the hotel on arrival. Overnight at hotel.
Driving distance: 310 km

Check out of the hotel by noon and transfer to Baku International Airport. End of Azerbaijan Classic Tour.

Economy: Sheki Palace / Macara Sheki City / Ruma Qala / Sheki Park
Comfort: Sheki Palace / Macara Sheki City / Ruma Qala / Sheki Park
Lux: Marxal