Baku Tours

Azerbaijan Heritage & Highland Odyssey: Baku to Sheki

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5 nights / 6 days

Description

Route: Baku – Gobustan – Absheron – Shamakhi – Lahij – Udi Village – Sheki
Ideal for: Culture lovers, history enthusiasts, Silk Road explorers
Recommended for: Mid-length group tours, educational visits, B2B packages

Day 1 – Arrival & Baku City Tour

06:45 – Arrival at Baku International Airport
Meet and greet. Transfer to a local restaurant for breakfast.

10:00 – Full-day tour starts:

  • Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape (UNESCO)
  • Mud Volcanoes
  • Bibi-Heybat Mosque and the First Oil Well in the world

Afternoon sightseeing tour:

  • Flag Square, Carpet Museum, Mugham Center
  • Little Venice, Baku Boulevard, Highland Park, Flame Towers
  • Walking tour of the Old City (UNESCO): Maiden Tower, caravanserais, mosques, Shirvanshah Palace, etc.
  • Tea table experience with local sweets

Overnight in Baku.

 

Day 2 – Fire Temples & Village Heritage

  • Heydar Aliyev Center
  • Ateshgah Fire Temple
  • Gala Ethnographic Museum
  • Yanardagh (Burning Mountain)
  • Balakhany Village

Overnight in Baku.

 

Day 3 – Mountains & Cultural Villages

  • Candy Cane Mountains photo stop
  • Beshbarmag Mountain
  • Visit Khinalig Village (UNESCO-listed transhumance route)
    Return to Baku in the evening.
    Overnight in Baku.

 

Day 4 – Shamakhi, Lahij & Udi Village – Transfer to Sheki

After breakfast, depart for Shamakhi:

  • Visit Diri Baba Mausoleum, Yeddi Gumbaz Tombs, Kelekhana Tombs, and the Juma Mosque
    Continue to Lahij Village (weather and road condition permitting) for copper craftsmanship experience.
    Visit Nij Udi Village, home of the Caucasian Albanian Christian community.
    Drive to Sheki and visit a Kelaghayi Silk Scarf Workshop (UNESCO Intangible Heritage).
    Overnight in Sheki Marxal Hotel 5.

 

Day 5 – Sheki Highlights & Return to Baku

Morning visit to:

  • Kish Village and the Old Albanian Church
  • Sheki Khan Palace (UNESCO)
  • Shebeke glass workshop
  • Sheki Halva tasting experience

Return to Baku in the afternoon. Overnight in Baku.

 

Day 6 – Departure

Transfer to Baku International Airport for departure.
End of services.

General information

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  • Длительность: 3 часа
  • Тип ваучера: электронный

Attractions

  • Нагорный парк
  • Здание Исмаилия
  • Бакинский приморский бульвар
  • Дворец Мухтарова
  • Бакинский приморский бульвар
  • Азербайджанский Музей Ковра

Tour Price (based on a group of 40 people):
From USD 275 per person – Accommodation at Wyndham Baku Hotel
From USD 375 per person – Accommodation at Boulevard Marriott Hotel

4 nights’ accommodation at the selected hotel with daily breakfast (twin/double sharing basis)
1 night accommodation at Sheki Marxal Hotel 5★ with breakfast (twin/double sharing)
Comfortable, air-conditioned bus transportation with Wi-Fi, as per the itinerary
Chinese-speaking guide throughout the program
0.5L bottled water per person per day
Headsets for guided city walking tour

Price doesn’t include:

  • Aviatickets
  • Lunches and Dinners
  • Personal expenses
  • Entrance tickets to museums
  • Tea table in Old City
  • Fees for photo and video in museums or cultural sites
  • Travel Insurance
  • Halva tasting experience
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