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 (optional) • 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.

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.

Optional Bonus Stop (free): Red Village (Krasnaya Sloboda)

A short detour to one of the world’s last surviving all-Jewish mountain communities.

Available upon request (time and weather permitting).

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

• Sheki Old Town (Historic Quarter)

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: Ganja City Tour & Lake Goygol → Baku

Start at 09:30.

Begin the morning with a short but enriching city tour of Ganja, Azerbaijan’s second-largest and one of its most historic cities.

Visit the city’s main cultural and architectural landmarks:

• Nizami Ganjavi Mausoleum – the impressive memorial complex dedicated to the great medieval poet.

• Imamzadeh Complex – a striking blue-domed shrine and one of Azerbaijan’s most important religious monuments.

• Shah Abbas Caravanserai – a beautifully preserved Silk Road caravanserai from the 17th century.

If time permits, optional stops include the Bottle House and the historical Chokek Turkish Bath.

After the Ganja city tour, continue to Goygol National Park, one of Azerbaijan’s most picturesque natural reserves.

Enjoy the serene alpine scenery of Lake Goygol, surrounded by dense forests and the Lesser Caucasus mountains.

Optional: take a short walk through Helenendorf (Goygol City), a former German settlement known for its unique 19th-century heritage.

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