Overview

Tour Name: Azerbaijan Panorama Tour

Duration: 8 days / 7 nights (extendable)

Tour Type: Private

Languages: English (others on request)

Highlights: Baku City Tour • Icherisheher (Old City, UNESCO) • Maiden Tower • Flame Towers • Heydar Aliyev Center • Ateshgah Fire Temple • Yanardag (Burning Mountain) • Gobustan National Park (UNESCO) • Mud Volcanoes • Red Village (Krasnaya Sloboda) • Guba Mountains • Laza Village or Khinalig (optional) • Shahdag Resort (optional) • Candy Cane Mountains (optional) • Shamakhi • Juma Mosque • Lahij Village • Gabala • Tufandag Cable Car (optional) • Nohur Lake • Nij Village (Udi Church) • Sheki (Old Town, UNESCO) • Sheki Khan’s Palace • Albanian Church in Kish • Ganja • GoyGol Lake

Accommodation: 3* / 4* / 5* hotels — your choice. Baku (5 nights), Sheki (1 night), Ganja (1 night)

Tour Intensity: Moderate — includes guided city tours and multi-day journeys across Azerbaijan’s most scenic regions.

Prices

* Final price depends on the hotel category and travel season.

* This tour can also be arranged without accommodation, if preferred.

Included

✓ Airport–Hotel–Airport transfers

✓ Accommodation in selected hotel

✓ English-speaking guide (in Baku only)

✓ Hotel pick-up and drop-off

✓ Private transportation for all tours

Not included

✕ Guiding services in regions (available on request)

✕ International flights

✕ Meals not specified in the program

✕ Entrance tickets

✕ Travel insurance

Itinerary

Day 1:
Arrival in Baku

Arrival at Heydar Aliyev International Airport. Meet and greet at the airport, followed by a private transfer to your hotel.

Check-in and rest after your flight.

Free time to explore the city or relax at your hotel.

Overnight in Baku.

Day 2:
  Baku City Tour & Old City (Icherisheher)

Start the day at 09:30.

Begin the day with a panoramic tour of Baku’s modern landmarks:

Highland Park • Flame Towers • Seaside Boulevard • Little Venice • Carpet Museum (exterior) • White City.

Optional: Interior visit at the Heydar Aliyev Center (world-famous museum by Zaha Hadid).

Continue with a guided walking tour of Icherisheher, the UNESCO-listed Old City:

Maiden Tower • Shirvanshah’s Palace (exterior) • Juma Mosque • Caravanserais • Double Gates • traditional craft shops.

Return to the hotel in the afternoon (around 13:30–14:00). Overnight in Baku.

Day 3: Gobustan, Mud Volcanoes & Absheron Peninsula

Start at 09:30.

Visit Gobustan National Park — a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its prehistoric petroglyphs and archaeological heritage. Explore the museum and the open-air rock carvings on Beyukdash Hill.

Continue to the Mud Volcanoes Tourism Complex to see the bubbling clay domes — a natural wonder unique to Azerbaijan.

Afternoon visits on the Absheron Peninsula:

• Ateshgah Fire Temple – an ancient Zoroastrian sanctuary

• Yanardag (Burning Mountain) – the hillside of natural fire

The tour ends around 17:00–18:00.

Return to the hotel. Overnight in Baku.

Day 4:
  Guba & Mountain Villages (Choice of Routes)

Start at 08:00.

Head north toward the Greater Caucasus Mountains.

En route, stop in Red Village (Krasnaya Sloboda) — one of the world’s only surviving all-Jewish mountain communities outside Israel.

Then choose one of the following routes:

Option A — Laza Village (April–November)

• Visit the alpine village of Laza

• Walk to waterfalls and scenic viewpoints

• Enjoy the dramatic cliffs and mountain landscapes

Option B — Khinalig Village (weather permitting)

• Drive high into the Caucasus to Khinalig (2,300 m)

• One of the oldest continuously inhabited mountain settlements

• Experience authentic highland culture and breathtaking views

Option C — Shahdag Mountain Resort (year-round / ideal in winter)

• Visit the Shahdag Mountain Resort area

• Optional cable car rides

• Panoramic views, cafés, winter scenery

Optional Add-On (extra charge): Candy Cane Mountains (Khizi)

A stop at the colorful striped hills of Khizi — a unique geological formation.

Return to Baku in the evening. Overnight in Baku.

Day 5:  Shamakhi → Lahij → Gabala → Sheki

Start at 08:00.

Drive west toward the mountains.

Stops along the route:

• Shamakhi Juma Mosque — one of the oldest mosques in the Caucasus

• Optional: Diri Baba Mausoleum (14th century)

• Lahij Village — copper artisans, cobblestone streets, mountain atmosphere

• Nohur Lake near Gabala — peaceful scenic spot

• Optional: Tufandag Cable Car

• Nij Village — home of the Udi people, descendants of Caucasian Albanians, visit the restored Udi Church

Arrive in Sheki around 19:00. Overnight in Sheki.

Day 6:  Sheki & Kish → Ganja

Start at 09:00.

Visit the highlights of Sheki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site:

• Sheki Khan’s Palace (18th century)

• Caravanserai

• Juma Mosque

• Yukhary Bash (Old Town)

Continue to Kish Village to visit the ancient Albanian Church of Saint Eliseus.

In the afternoon, drive to Ganja, Azerbaijan’s second-largest city.

Overnight in Ganja.

Day 7: Lake Goygol → Baku

Start at 09:30.

Visit Goygol National Park, one of the most beautiful natural areas in Azerbaijan – an alpine lake surrounded by forests and majestic peaks.

Optional: short walk in Helenendorf (Goygol city), a historical settlement founded by German colonists in the 19th century.

Drive back to Baku (approx. 4 hours).

Check in at the hotel. Overnight in Baku.

Day 8:  Departure

Breakfast at the hotel and check-out by 12:00.

Private transfer to the airport for your departure.

End of tour — leaving you with unforgettable impressions of Azerbaijan’s beauty and hospitality.

Additional Information

Entrance fees per person:

Payable on site (at museum ticket offices):

– Gobustan National Park  –$7

– Mud Volcanoes Tourism Complex – $9

– Ateshgah Fire Temple + Yanardag (Burning Mountain) –$9

– Heydar Aliyev Center – $9

– Sheki Khan’s Palace – $6

– Albanian Church in Kish – $6