İçərişəhər, Baku Old City
The walled medieval core of Baku, a UNESCO World Heritage Site enclosing the Maiden Tower and the Palace of the Shirvanshahs.
Included in 4 tours
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Grand Azerbaijan Tour
The complete experience
- Duration
- 5 Days / 4 Nights
- Overnight stays
- 4 nights
- Stops
- 16
Five days covering the country properly: the capital, the prehistoric and fire sites of the Absheron Peninsula, the wine country at Shamakhi, the forests and cable cars of Gabala, and the Silk Road town of Sheki.
This is the itinerary for visitors who want to understand Azerbaijan rather than sample it. It reaches three of the country's UNESCO World Heritage sites. The walled Old City of Baku, the rock art at Gobustan, and the historic centre of Sheki with its Khan's Palace, which is all of them.
The final leg west to Sheki is what distinguishes this package from the shorter tours. Sheki is around five to six hours from Baku, which puts it out of reach of any day trip, and it is the stop most visitors describe afterwards as their favourite.
Who this tour suits
- First-time visitors with the time to do the country properly
- Anyone who wants all three UNESCO World Heritage sites
- Travellers who prefer one deep trip to several shallow ones
- Groups splitting the per-vehicle cost. A van shared across seven people works out modestly for five days
On pace: Five days with four overnight stays, moving progressively west rather than returning to Baku each night. There is real driving involved, but the route is designed so you are always moving toward something rather than doubling back.
What's included
- Complimentary airport pickup & drop-off
- Baku City Tour
- Gobustan & Absheron Tour
- Shamakhi & Gabala Tour
- Gabala → Sheki Transfer
- 3 Nights Stay (Out of Baku)
Itinerary
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Day 1
- Baku City Tour
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Day 2
- Gobustan National Reserve
- Ateshgah
- Yanardag
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Day 3
- Shamakhi Juma Mosque
- Wine Factory
- Gabala Forest
- Nohur Lake
- Tufandag Resort
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Day 4 , Gabala to Sheki transfer
- Sheki Khan's Palace
- Sheki Caravanserai
- Sheki Old Bazaar
- Albanian Church
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Day 5
- Return to Baku & airport drop-off
Places you'll visit
Each stop has its own guide, what it is, how long to allow, and what to expect.
Palace of the Shirvanshahs
The 15th-century seat of the Shirvan rulers, and the largest surviving monument of the Shirvan-Absheron architectural school.
Included in 3 tours
Maiden Tower
The enigmatic stone tower at the edge of the Old City, Baku's oldest and least explained monument.
Included in 3 tours
Flame Towers
Three flame-shaped towers above the city, screened with LEDs that turn the skyline into a fire display after dark.
Included in 3 tours
Heydar Aliyev Center
Zaha Hadid's landmark cultural building. A continuous white curve with no straight lines.
Included in 3 tours
Gobustan National Park
UNESCO-listed prehistoric rock art. Over 6,000 petroglyphs across a semi-desert landscape south of Baku.
Included in 3 tours
Ateshgah Fire Temple
A pentagonal caravanserai-temple built around a natural gas vent, used by Zoroastrian, Hindu and Sikh worshippers.
Included in 3 tours
Yanardag, Fire Mountain
A hillside that has burned continuously for centuries, fed by natural gas seeping through the sandstone.
Included in 3 tours
Shamakhi
Ancient capital of the Shirvan region and the centre of Azerbaijan's wine country.
Included in 2 tours
Shamakhi Juma Mosque
One of the oldest mosques in the Caucasus, founded in the 8th century and rebuilt many times since.
Included in 2 tours
Gabala
Forested foothills resort town in the Greater Caucasus. Cable cars, waterfalls, lakes and wine country nearby.
Included in 5 tours
Nohur Lake
A still forest-ringed lake outside Gabala, with paddle boats and drowned trees standing in the shallows.
Included in 2 tours
Tufandag Mountain Resort
Gabala's cable-car resort, climbing from the town into alpine meadows and ski slopes above.
Included in 2 tours
Sheki
UNESCO-listed Silk Road town in the Caucasus foothills, famous for the Khan's Palace and its stained-glass shebeke windows.
Included in 2 tours
Sheki Khan's Palace
An 18th-century summer residence famous for shebeke. Stained glass assembled without nails or glue.
Included in 2 tours
Sheki Caravanserai
A surviving Silk Road merchants' inn, with stables and storerooms below and lodgings above.
Included in 2 tours
Pricing
Choose the class that fits your group. We quote per trip rather than publishing a rate card, so the price reflects your dates, group size and route.
| Vehicle | Capacity | Airport transfer |
|---|---|---|
| Sedan | 3 Adults + 1 Child | Complimentary |
| SUV | 4 Adults + 1 Child | Complimentary |
| Van | 7 Adults | Complimentary |
You book the whole vehicle, not a seat, the price is the same whether one person travels or the vehicle is full. Tell us your dates and group size and we will quote for your trip.
Frequently asked questions
Why is Sheki only on the longer tours?
It is five to six hours from Baku, which puts it beyond a day trip. It needs the overnight structure of a multi-day itinerary, which is why it appears only in this package and the Mountains, Fire & Silk Road tour.
Are the four nights of accommodation included?
No. The price covers the vehicle, driver, route and airport transfers. Hotels are booked separately and paid directly, which keeps you in control of standard and budget. We will recommend options along the route.
How much driving is there each day?
It varies. The Baku day is almost entirely local, while the Gabala to Sheki leg is around two hours. Most days involve two to four hours on the road, broken by stops.
Can the five days be rearranged?
Within limits, yes. The geography drives the sequence. You move west progressively, but stops within each day are flexible, and we can swap emphasis if you tell us what interests you most.
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