{"id":237,"date":"2025-05-27T03:54:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T23:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tourtoazerbaijan.com\/?post_type=tour&#038;p=237"},"modified":"2026-09-09T16:56:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T12:56:34","slug":"azerbaijan-heritage-highland-odyssey-baku-to-sheki","status":"publish","type":"tour","link":"https:\/\/granitastour.com\/ru\/tours\/azerbaijan-heritage-highland-odyssey-baku-to-sheki\/","title":{"rendered":"Azerbaijan Heritage &#038; Highland Odyssey: Baku to Sheki"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><strong>Day 1 \u2013 Arrival &amp; Baku City Tour<\/strong><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>06:45 \u2013 Arrival at Baku International Airport<\/strong><br \/>\nMeet and greet. Transfer to a local restaurant for breakfast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:00 \u2013 Full-day tour starts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape<\/strong> (UNESCO)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mud Volcanoes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bibi-Heybat Mosque<\/strong> and the <strong>First Oil Well in the world<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Afternoon sightseeing tour:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Flag Square<\/strong>, <strong>Carpet Museum<\/strong>, <strong>Mugham Center<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Little Venice<\/strong>, <strong>Baku Boulevard<\/strong>, <strong>Highland Park<\/strong>, <strong>Flame Towers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Walking tour of the <strong>Old City (UNESCO)<\/strong>: Maiden Tower, caravanserais, mosques, Shirvanshah Palace, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tea table experience with local sweets<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overnight in Baku.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Day 2 \u2013 Fire Temples &amp; Village Heritage<\/strong><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Heydar Aliyev Center<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ateshgah Fire Temple<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gala Ethnographic Museum<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Yanardagh (Burning Mountain)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Balakhany Village<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overnight in Baku.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Day 3 \u2013 Mountains &amp; Cultural Villages<\/strong><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Candy Cane Mountains<\/strong> photo stop<\/li>\n<li><strong>Beshbarmag Mountain<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Visit <strong>Khinalig Village<\/strong> (UNESCO-listed transhumance route)<br \/>\nReturn to Baku in the evening.<br \/>\nOvernight in Baku.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Day 4 \u2013 Shamakhi, Lahij &amp; Udi Village \u2013 Transfer to Sheki<\/strong><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>After breakfast, depart for Shamakhi:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit <strong>Diri Baba Mausoleum<\/strong>, <strong>Yeddi Gumbaz Tombs<\/strong>, <strong>Kelekhana Tombs<\/strong>, and the <strong>Juma Mosque<\/strong><br \/>\nContinue to <strong>Lahij Village<\/strong> (weather and road condition permitting) for copper craftsmanship experience.<br \/>\nVisit <strong>Nij Udi Village<\/strong>, home of the <strong>Caucasian Albanian Christian community<\/strong>.<br \/>\nDrive to Sheki and visit a <strong>Kelaghayi Silk Scarf Workshop<\/strong> (<em>UNESCO Intangible Heritage<\/em>).<br \/>\nOvernight in <strong>Sheki Marxal Hotel 5<\/strong><strong>\u2605<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Day 5 \u2013 Sheki Highlights &amp; Return to Baku<\/strong><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Morning visit to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kish Village<\/strong> and the <strong>Old Albanian Church<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sheki Khan Palace (UNESCO) <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Shebeke glass workshop<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sheki Halva tasting experience<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Return to Baku in the afternoon. Overnight in Baku.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Day 6 \u2013 Departure<\/strong><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Transfer to Baku International Airport for departure.<br \/>\n<strong>End of services.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover Azerbaijan\u2019s rich heritage and natural beauty on this immersive six-day journey. From Baku\u2019s UNESCO landmarks and ancient fire temples to the mountain villages of Khinalig and Lahij\u2019s copper artisans, ending with Sheki\u2019s historic palaces and sweet halva delights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":30829,"template":"","tour-city":[57,58],"tour-place":[43,34,55],"tour-type":[44],"tour-category":[28],"tour-tag":[],"class_list":["post-237","tour","type-tour","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tour-city-azerbaijan","tour-city-baku","tour-place-maiden-tower","tour-place-mud-volcanoes","tour-place-shaki","tour-type-group-tour","tour-category-guaranteed-tours"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitastour.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tour\/237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitastour.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tour"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitastour.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tour"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitastour.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitastour.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"tour-city","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitastour.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tour-city?post=237"},{"taxonomy":"tour-place","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitastour.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tour-place?post=237"},{"taxonomy":"tour-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitastour.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tour-type?post=237"},{"taxonomy":"tour-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitastour.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tour-category?post=237"},{"taxonomy":"tour-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitastour.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tour-tag?post=237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}