Azerbaijan Highlights

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8 daysDuration

Small Group TourUsually 8-12 participants

12 peopleMaximum group size

18 - 99 yearsAge range for participants

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Light physical activity suitable for most people with average fitness levels.

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Baku, Azerbaijan

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Highlights

Explore Baku’s UNESCO World Heritage-listed Old City, including Shirvanshah Palace and the Maiden Tower

Visit the Ateshgah Fire Temple and Yanardag burning mountain

Discover Shemakha’s Diri Baba Tomb and the royal mausoleums of Yeddi Gumbez

Wander Sheki’s Khan’s Palace, artisan Shebeke workshops and pakhlava bakeries

Step inside the Albanian church of Kish, one of the oldest in the Caucasus

Share a home-prepared pilaf meal with a local family

Visit Lahij village, famed for copperwork and carpet weaving

See Gobustan’s UNESCO petroglyphs and unique mud volcanoes

Share a home-prepared pilaf meal with a local family

Visit Lahij village, famed for copperwork and carpet weaving

See Gobustan’s UNESCO petroglyphs and unique mud volcanoes

Itinerary

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.

day 1Join in Baku, Azerbaijan

On arrival at Baku International Airport you’ll be met by your guide and transferred to your hotel. Rest and prepare for the journey ahead.
Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, sits on the coast of the Caspian Sea. At its heart is a well preserved, UNESCO-listed medieval walled old city, containing the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, a vast royal complex, and the iconic stone Maiden Tower. Surrounding the old city are elegantly illuminated stone mansions and pedestrianised boulevards and squares filled with exclusive boutiques. Wooded parks and the Caspian-front promenade make it feel a million miles away from the surrounding desert. The more recent oil boom has flooded the city with breathtaking contemporary landmarks such as the Zaha Hadid–designed Heydar Aliyev Centre, and the Flame Towers, 3 pointed glass skyscrapers. Baku is rapidly changing, and now is the perfect time to visit whilst it remains relatively under most tourist radars.
Overnight: Midtown Hotel or similar

day 2Baku’s Old City & waterfront

day 3Ateshgah Fire Temple and Yanardag

day 4To Shemakha and Sheki

day 5Sheki and Kish village

day 6To Ganja via Lahij

day 7Gobustan National Park, return to Baku

day 8In Baku, trip concludes

What's Included

Accommodation

Accommodation in comfortable hotels on a twin share basis

Meals

7 breakfasts and 6 dinners

Transport

All internal transport by private vehicle

Guide

English speaking local tour guide

Others

Local sightseeing & entrance fees to monumentsAirport transfers (day 1 and 8 only)

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