tour "Ancient cities of Azerbaijan"

Duration: 7 days/6 nights

Price: from 1332 USD

Ancient cities of Azerbaijan

Let yourself be part of history and culture by visiting Azerbaijan with our sightseeing tours.

Discover the rich historical heritage of Azerbaijan with our fascinating tours through the ancient cities of this amazing region. Azerbaijan, located at the crossroads of ancient trade routes, offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of architectural wonders and cultural treasures that have been preserved for millennia.
We will take care of all the details so that you can focus on discovering historical secrets and enjoying the beauties of Azerbaijan.

Tour program

Day 1. Baku
16:00
Arrival in Baku. Meeting at the airport by Mercedes Vito minibus and professional guide.

16:30
Transfer to the hotel.

17:10
Check in at the hotel. Rest at the hotel before dinner.

19:00
Welcome dinner at the restaurant.

20:30
Excursion “Lights of Baku”: drive along the central streets and squares, enjoy the panorama of the evening city from the observation deck.
1. Presidential Office
2. Philharmonic
3. Governor's Garden
4. Venice of Baku
5. Carpet Museum
6. Boulevard

22:00
Return to the hotel.
Day 2. Baku-Absheron Peninsula
10:00-13:00
Breakfast at the hotel.

10:00-13:00
Sightseeing in Icheri Sheher (Inner City)
1. The Maiden Tower - the oldest surviving structure in Baku.
2. Shirvanshahs Palace
3. Caravanserais
4. Market square
5. Mohammed Mosque
6. Shemakha Gate
7. Juma Mosque
8. Workshop of Ali Shamsi
9. Museum of Miniature Books
10. Monument to Aliagha Vahid
11. "Cats in Love" monument
12. Inspection of the facade of the house of the sculptor Mirteimur
13. Locations from the filming of the movie "The Diamond Arm" ("Damn it" and "Tsigel tsigel" moments)

13:00-14:00
Lunch at a restaurant in the Old Town.

14:30
Excursion to the sights of the Absheron Peninsula "Land of Fire":
- Temple of fire worshipers "Ateshgah" in the village of Surakhany (XVII century),
- Review of the oldest oil fields Balakhany (XIX-XX centuries)

18:00
Return to the hotel. Rest at the hotel.

19:30
Dinner at a national restaurant.


21:00
Return to the hotel. Free time
Day 3. Baku-Shemakha-Laghich-Sheki
08:00
Breakfast at the hotel, check out from the room.

09:00-14:00
Departure to Shemakha (about 120 km from Baku). On the way, a stop to see the rock mausoleum "Diri Baba" (15th century) in the village of Marazy. In the city of Shemakha you will see the "Juma Mosque" (10th century) and the mausoleum complex
"Yeddi Kumbez" (Seven Domes of the 17th-18th centuries).

14:00
Lunch at the national restaurant.

After lunch, transfer to the town of Lahij (55 km). On the way, a "photo stop" and enjoying the panorama of the mountain chain of the Greater Caucasus Range. Arrival in the town - the Lahij reserve. Viewing the natural, ethnographic and historical sights of the reserve, as well as getting acquainted with the way of life and national traditions of the local residents. Visiting artisan workshops, observing the work of local craftsmen making items from copper and other metals - the work of blacksmiths, engravers, jewelers, carpet weaving, pottery, etc.

17:30
Departure to the city of Sheki.

19:30
Accommodation at the hotel. Rest

20:00
Dinner at the hotel restaurant. Overnight stay.
Day 4. Sheki
09:00
Breakfast at the hotel

09:00-14:00
Excursion program in the city of Sheki :
Inspection of the historical and architectural complex "Yukhary Karavansaray"
(XVIII-XIX centuries), acquaintance with the work of local artisans and craftsmen, enjoying panorama of the city from the mountainous part, inspection of the Omar Efendi Mosque (XIX century), the fortress wall and tower of the medieval city (XVIII-XIX centuries), the Palace of the Sheki Khans (XVIII century), the Round Albanian Christian Church with a museum of folk art (IX-XVI centuries), acquaintance with the exposition of the local history museum.
Sights of Sheki and its surroundings
1. Palace of Sheki Khans
2. Shebeke workshop
3. The Round Church
4. Former barracks
5. House-museum of M.F. Akhundov (Akhund-zade)
6. Caravanserais of Yukhari-Bash
7. House of Shekihanovs
8. Khan's Mosque
9. Omar Efendi Mosque
10. Juma Mosque
11. Village Kish

14:00
Lunch at a national restaurant.

15:30
Return to the hotel. Free time to buy sweets and souvenirs.

19:00
Dinner at a national restaurant.

21:00
Return to the hotel.
Day 5. Sheki-Ganja - Baku
09:00
Breakfast at the hotel

10:00
Departure from Sheki to Ganja (near 140 km)

12:00
Excursion program in the city of Ganja:
- inspection of the historical and architectural complex in the city center
"Shah Abbas Meschedi"
- a mosque with two minarets (XVI-XVIII centuries), Madrasah / Muslim educational institution / and an old large hotel / XIX century../, the mausoleum of the last ruler of Ganja (Javad Khan) / XIX-XX centuries /, the medieval bath "Chokek Hamam" and other historical and architectural structures.;
- a walk along the central square of the city with a tour of the fountains in the park "Sardar Baghi" ;
- a visit to the Christian Orthodox Church "Alexander Nevsky" / XIX c. /;
- a visit to "Agvan Kilisesi"
- a Christian Temple /XVIII century./

13:30
Lunch at a national restaurant.

14:30-19:30
Transfer to Baku (about 5 hours). Arrival in Baku.

20:00
Accommodation at the hotel. Rest. Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

22:00
Rest.
Day 6. Baku - Gobustan
09:00
Breakfast at the hotel.

Excursion to Gobustan. (65 km from Baku).
Visit to the Gobustan Historical and Artistic Reserve. Acquaintance with the lifestyle of people of the Stone Age. Examination of petroglyphs and rock paintings made in the Neolithic era (from 6 to 12 thousand years ago). years BC). Visit to the Gobustan Museum-Reserve (included in the UNESCO World Heritage List).
Excursion to the mud volcano " Dashgil"
Azerbaijan ranks first in the world in terms of the number of mud volcanoes. Here, on a relatively small territory of the republic, more than 300 mud volcanoes have been recorded. Underground and marine mud volcanoes are also known in Azerbaijan. Tourists will be able to observe with their own eyes such manifestations as elevations in the form of griffins, depressions on the surface of the earth and cone-shaped elevations with craters - mud hills, from which mud masses and gasses are constantly or periodically erupted onto the surface of the earth.
If the excursion to the mud volcanoes is canceled due to weather conditions , tourists will visit the world's first tanker museum "Surakhany"

13:30
Lunch at a Fish Restaurant on the Caspian Sea.

15:30
Excursion to the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center

18:30
Return to the hotel. Rest before dinner.

20:00
Farewell dinner at a national restaurant.

22:00
Return to the hotel. Free time.
Day 7. Baku. Departure
12:00
Transfer to the airport.

Before departure, visit the Eastern Bazaar to buy sweets, fruits, spices, caviar and souvenirs
Excursions according to the program
  • Maiden Tower
  • Lights of Baku
  • The Shirvanshahs Palace Complex
  • Heydar Aliyev Center
  • Fire-worshipping temple "Ateshgah"
  • Nature Reserve: "Yanardag"
  • Historical and Artistic Reserve "Gobustan"
  • Mud volcanoes
  • "Diri Baba" (15th century) in the village of Marazy
  • "Juma Mosque" (10th century)
  • "Yeddy Kumbez"
  • "Palace of the Sheki Khans"
  • Attractions in Ganja
The tour price includes
  • Excursions
    The tour price already includes all entrance fees to museums and other excursion sites.
  • Transport
    The tour price includes all transportation, travel within the city, between cities, transfer from the airport to the hotel and back.
  • Guide services
    The price also includes the services of an experienced guide throughout the tour.