Arrive Baku
Transfer in, evening on the Caspian boulevard.
Azerbaijan
Fire and Silk
Baku, Gobustan and the Sheki road
Three nights in Baku and two inland, so you see the country and not just the skyline. Petroglyphs, mud volcanoes, and a khan’s palace assembled without nails.
Suits
- A short, high-contrast week
- Couples
- Travellers who like a city base
Day by day
Icherisheher
The walled city at seven, before the carpet shops. Maiden Tower, Shirvanshahs’ Palace, and a late lunch outside the walls.
Gobustan and the volcanoes
Petroglyphs in the morning, mud volcanoes after, Ateshgah and Yanar Dag on the way back.
North-west to Sheki
A long, good drive through Shamakhi and Lahij, the copper-working village. Into Sheki by evening.
Sheki
The Khan’s Palace with a conservator explaining the shebeke glass, then the caravanserai and the halva makers.
Back to Baku
Return via Gabala if the weather is good. Last night in the city.
Depart
Transfer to Heydar Aliyev.
What's included
- All accommodation as listed, with daily breakfast
- All internal transfers by private, air-conditioned car with a professional driver
- Licensed English-speaking guide for every sightseeing day (Russian on request)
- All entrance fees named in the day-by-day
- A single named trip designer, reachable by WhatsApp for the whole journey
- 24/7 on-trip support line covering your time zone
Not included
- International flights, unless the journey says otherwise
- Visas, visa fees and travel insurance (we prepare the paperwork; the fees are yours)
- Lunches and dinners other than those named
- Anything personal — minibar, laundry, spa, tips
- Optional experiences marked as add-ons