DETAILS
Duration: 2 Days
Itinerary: Baku – Shemakha – Ismayilli – Gabala – Oguz – Sheki – Baku
Length of the route: approximately 320 km (one way)
Pick-up & Drop-off: your hotel (within Baku)
Excursion type: exclusive tour for the group
Language: English, Arabic, Russian
PRICES
Prices (per person in US dollars):
| 1 pax. | 2 pax. | 3 pax. | 4 pax. | 5 pax. | 6 pax. | 7 & more pax. | |
| Tour with guide | 450 | 250 | 190 | 150 | 125 | 110 | upon request |
| Tour without guide | 295 | 155 | 140 | 110 | 95 | 85 | upon request |
| VIP* | upon request |
*VIP package – Our company will provide you with the wide range of luxury cars (Mercedes S class, E class, V class and etc.)
INCLUSIONS
- Pick-up & Drop-off at your hotel (inside Baku)
- Personal Driver & air-conditioned vehicle
- Breakfast in hotel
EXCLUSIONS
- Entrance fees
- Any other meals
- Personal expences
- Insurance
DESCRIPTION
Itinerary
Day 1
09:00 – Departure from Baku
11:00 – Visiting Diri Baba Mausoleum
12:00 – Juma Mosque in Shemakhi
12:30 – Visiting 7 Domes cemetery
13:00 – Traditional lunch in Shamakhi restaurant
15:30 – Nokhur Lake
16:30 – Ruins of ancient Kabalaka city walls
18:00 – Hotel in Gabala
Day 2
09:00 – Continuing to Sheki
11:00 – Visiting Sheki Khan’s Palace
12:30 – Upper Caravaserai
13:00 – Traditional Lunch in Sheki
15:00 – Ancient Albanian Church
16:00 – Back to Baku
21:00 – Your hotel in Baku
Sheki
Sheki is an ancient historical city, located on the forested slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountains in 300 kilometers north-west from Baku.
Archaeological evidences suggest that Sheki could be considered as one of the oldest settlements in the Caucasus; many findings on its territory are dating back more than 2500 years old.
Sheki has many historical and architectural attractions. The majestic Palace of Sheki Khans, located in the city fortress, takes a special place with its magnificent wall paintings and colorful windows’ mosaic. The palace was the residence of Sheki khans back in 1762. The interior design of the palace reflects the best traditions of Azerbaijani architecture. The palace is considered as one of the most beautiful architectural monuments of medieval Azerbaijan.
Sheki’s Lower and Upper Caravansaries, both belonging to the 18th century. The teahouse in the Upper Caravansary is a perfect place to try local sweet Sheki halva and enjoy tea.
One of the most old and perfectly preserved monuments in Sheki is Albanian church in the village of Kish.
