Azerbaijan Highlights
Explore Azerbaijan’s rich heritage on this immersive cultural adventure. Wander Baku’s medieval Old City, visit fire temples and the burning mountain, meet artisans in Sheki, and discover Gobustan’s extraordinary petroglyphs. Azerbaijan sits at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, a land shaped by Silk Road trade. This 8 day guided adventure reveals the country’s contrasts, from the Caspian coastline and the ancient walled city of Baku to the snow tipped Caucasus foothills in the west.
Explore Baku’s UNESCO-listed Old Town, with it's stone caravanserais and mosques. Travel along mountain roads to Shemakha’s royal tombs and Sheki’s Khan’s Palace.
In artisan villages, meet traditional silk weavers and copper craftsmen, learn the art of making pakhlava, and share home cooked pilaf with welcoming families. In Ganja, discover mosques, mausoleums and markets filled with fruit, herbs and saffron. Return east via the Gobustan Reserve, where prehistoric rock engravings and bubbling mud volcanoes hint at a landscape as old as time.
With private vehicle travel, comfortable hotels and expert local guides, this journey blends history, culture and scenery into a richly rewarding introduction to Azerbaijan.
Adventure
USD 2,390
