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Special 6 Nights 7 Days Azerbaijan Tour Package

By VLA_tourism
Free cancellation available
Price is £1,071 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults

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Overview

This premium Azerbaijan tour offers a carefully structured journey connecting the capital, heritage regions, alpine landscapes and commercial hubs within a single, well-paced itinerary.
The programme highlights Baku’s historic quarters, modern icons, panoramic views and cultural districts followed by Gobustan’s archaeological and geological sites. Northern regions introduce mountain resorts and preserved communities in Shahdag and Quba, while the Absheron Peninsula showcases early settlements, fire heritage and ethnographic landmarks.
Western Azerbaijan extends the experience to Sheki and Gabala, featuring royal architecture, historic trade routes, religious monuments, scenic highlands and leisure facilities. The journey concludes in Baku with organised shopping at major retail centers and a coordinated airport transfer, ideal for discerning travellers seeking a complete and professionally delivered Azerbaijan experience.

Activity location

  • Heydar Aliyev International Airport
    • 20 km Bakı şəhərindən
    • Şimal, Bakı, Azerbaijan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Sabir's Garden
    • Baku, Baku, Azerbaijan

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Excluded Entry Tickets
  • Activity duration is 7 days7d
    7d
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 09:00
Price details
£1,071.48 x 2 Adults£2,142.96
Total
Price is £2,142.96
Included Entry Tickets
  • Activity duration is 7 days7d
    7d
  • English

Saloon, Minivan and Minibus
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 09:00
Price details
£1,250.18 x 2 Adults£2,500.36
Total
Price is £2,500.36
All-inclusive
  • Activity duration is 7 days7d
    7d
  • English

6 nights at: 4* Hotel on DBL room basis
Saloon car, Minivan and Minibus
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 09:00
Price details
£1,869.69 x 2 Adults£3,739.38
Total
Price is £3,739.38

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    6 dinners with mix of buffet and local restaurants (if All-inclusive option selected)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Accommodation - 6 nights at 4* Hotel on DBL room basis (if All-inclusive option selected)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Daily buffet breakfast at the hotels (if All-inclusive option selected)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Comfortable private vehicle for pick-up, drop-off and all scheduled tour places
  • What's includedWhat's included
    All Entrance Fees (if the "Included Entry Tickets" or "All-inclusive" option selected)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    2 bottles of water per person per day
  • What's includedWhat's included
    English speaking tour guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tips and Service charge for guide, driver and hotel staff
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Anything not mentioned in the inclusions

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Travellers are advised to review the Inclusions section in detail, as three pricing tiers are available based on the scope of services provided. The first option includes a guide and driver, with entry tickets excluded. The second option (Included Entry Tickets) comprises a guide, driver and entry tickets included. The third option, labelled "All-inclusive," encompasses all services and additional amenities offered within the tour package.
  • As specified in the Inclusions section, Accommodation is provided at 4* Hotel on DBL room basis if "All-inclusive" package option is selected. Accommodation includes: 3 nights in Baku; 2 night in Gabala and 1 night Quba.
  • As specified in the Inclusions section, all entrance tickets are provided if either the "Included Entry Tickets" or "All-inclusive" package option is selected. Entry admissions cover access to the following cultural, historical, and natural sites: Shirvanshah Palace, Gobustan Museum, Mud Volcanoes, Gobustan Rock Shelters, Fire Temple, Yanardag-Burning Mountain, Cable Car Ride in Tufandag, Gala Archaeological Museum Complex, Cable Car Ride in Shahdag, Nohurlake, Sheki Khan Palace and Kish Albanian Church.
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Baku and Baku City Tour

  • 3 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included

Heydar Aliyev International Airport

  • 30m
Arrival at Heydar Aliyev International Airport is managed with precision, ensuring a composed transition from air to ground within 30 minutes, including formalities and direct transfer. The first impressions are intentionally restrained, allowing the city’s authority to unfold progressively rather than immediately declare itself.

Baku Old City

  • 3h
  • Admission ticket not included
The initial immersion begins in Icherisheher, the fortified nucleus of Baku, explored over 3 hours. Movement through its stone corridors follows a deliberate sequence: the Maiden Tower asserts vertical dominance with mathematical calm; the Shirvanshahs’ Palace Complex reveals governance through proportion, symmetry and spatial discipline; the Miniature Books Museum compresses centuries of intellectual ambition into a controlled visual rhythm. Multani and Bukhara Caravanserais demonstrate the city’s historic command over trade intelligence, while Juma Mosque anchors the district with quiet permanence. Each site contributes to a continuous narrative of power, continuity and selective openness rather than isolated historical facts. A controlled pause follows with 1 hour and 30 minutes of private hotel time, allowing guests to recalibrate before the city’s modern axis is introduced. This interval is intentionally placed to sharpen perception rather than dilute momentum.

Highland Park

  • 1h
The evening ascent to Highland Park unfolds over 1 hour, timed precisely with the city’s shift from operational daylight to illuminated dominance. From this elevation, Baku’s architectural language becomes legible as a single system: the Caspian coastline curves with authority, the Flame Towers signal contemporary ambition and the urban grid below reveals intentional order rather than organic growth. The experience emphasises perspective, scale, and control rather than spectacle. Return transfer and hotel drop-off require 25 minutes concluding the day with clarity rather than exhaustion. Overnight in Baku secures rest within the city’s core, positioning guests for continued engagement rather than recovery. This opening day establishes Baku not as a destination but as a constructed environment where history, governance and modern intent operate in alignment-measured, confident and unmistakably selective.

Day 2: Gobustan and Baku City Tour

  • 6 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included

Gobustan National Park Museum

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Morning begins with a composed breakfast sequence at the hotel designed to stabilise energy before entering environments shaped by time, pressure and design intelligence. The journey advances towards Gobustan Museum, reached and explored over 50 minutes. The space delivers a concentrated interpretation of prehistoric cognition through structured displays, calibrated lighting, and disciplined spatial flow. Information is absorbed without distraction, positioning human origin as a matter of systems and decisions rather than mythology.

Gobustan Rock Art

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Progression continues to the Gobustan Rock Shelters, examined across 1 hour. Movement across the terrain follows a controlled path where engraved stone surfaces demonstrate early command over symbolism, memory and territorial marking. Each shelter functions as evidence of continuity rather than relic, reinforcing the region’s long-standing dominance in human settlement logic.

Mud Volcanoes

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Transition to the Mud Volcanoes requires 40 minutes, including off-road access managed with technical precision. The site engagement lasts 40 minutes, where geological force expresses itself through motion and texture rather than scale. The landscape communicates instability under control, a rare environment where earth operates visibly yet predictably.

Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
Return to the city introduces a shift from natural authority to architectural intent. The Heydar Aliyev Centre visit spans 1 hour, allowing full external engagement. The structure’s form rejects linear expectation, replacing it with flow, confidence, and institutional calm. The environment signals forward command rather than experimentation.

Baku Boulevard

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Continuation along Baku Boulevard unfolds over 1 hour and 30 minutes, incorporating Little Venice and the Carpet Museum. Water channels, pedestrian axe and cultural exhibits align to demonstrate leisure governed by proportion and restraint. The Carpet Museum adds depth through pattern logic and historical continuity translated into modern presentation.

Nizami str. /Tarqovi

  • 2h
The evening phase activates Nizami Street and Fountain Square for 2 hours. This district operates as Baku’s social engine, where commerce, architecture and movement synchronise without excess. The atmosphere conveys access without exposure, energy without disorder. Return transfer and hotel drop-off conclude the day within 20 minutes, securing overnight accommodation in Baku. The sequence closes with the city fully decoded from prehistoric command to contemporary expression delivered with control, clarity and elevated discretion.

Day 3: Quba and Qusar-Shahdag Tour

  • 2 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included

Shahdag Mountain Resort

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
The day opens with a controlled breakfast session at the hotel allowing guests to transition from urban rhythm into alpine command with clarity and readiness. The northbound transfer towards the Greater Caucasus unfolds over 3 hours during which the landscape progressively shifts from cultivated plains to disciplined elevation. Arrival at Shahdag Mountain Resort introduces an environment engineered for altitude, balance and forward-facing ambition. Engagement at the resort extends for 3 hours granting guests time to absorb the architectural intelligence of the complex, observe mountain dynamics and experience the composure of a high-altitude domain where nature and infrastructure operate in alignment. The atmosphere communicates command through scale, silence and precision rather than excess.

Red Village

  • 1h
Descent continues towards cultural depth with a 50 minutes transfer to the Red Village. Exploration lasts 1 hour revealing a settlement structured by continuity, collective memory and spatial order. Streets, houses and communal areas reflect centuries of preserved identity expressed through discipline rather than display. The experience emphasises resilience, autonomy, and intellectual heritage embedded into daily structure. The final transfer to Quba requires 20 minutes concluding with hotel arrival and check-in procedures completed within 15 minutes. Overnight accommodation in Quba positions guests within a calmer latitude where northern Azerbaijan reveals its measured confidence and enduring clarity. This day establishes altitude as authority, culture as structure and transition as intentional delivered through environments designed to be observed, understood and respected rather than consumed.

Day 4: Baku-Absheron Peninsula Tour - Ateshgah, Yanardag and Gala

  • 3 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included

Qala Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Complex

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Morning initiates with a focused breakfast establishing rhythm before departure from the northern region. Checkout and vehicle access are completed allowing the route to pivot decisively towards the Absheron Peninsula. The southbound transfer to Baku unfolds across 3 hours during which terrain flattens and industrial silhouettes gradually reappear signaling re-entry into the capital’s operational sphere. The first engagement occurs at Gala State Historical Ethnographic Reserve explored for 1 hour. The open-air complex operates as a spatial archive where stone dwellings, courtyards and utility structures articulate centuries of survival logic under arid conditions. Movement through the reserve reveals how settlement design, resource control and social order converged into a stable system long before modern infrastructure.

Ateshgah - Fire Temple

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Transition to Ateshgah Fire Temple requires 30 minutes, followed by 1 hour of on-site engagement. The temple’s geometry and axial layout convey disciplined reverence towards natural flame, elevated into ritual governance rather than spectacle. Fire functions here as continuity measured, contained, and symbolically regulated within architectural precision.

Yanardag State Historical, Cultural and Natural Reserve

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
A short 20-minute transfer leads to Yanardag where exposure lasts 40 minutes. The hillside flame emerges directly from the earth’s surface, operating without intervention, fuel or ceremony. The environment communicates permanence through repetition, reinforcing the peninsula’s identity as a zone where energy declares itself openly and without negotiation. Return transfer to Baku requires 1 hour concluding with hotel arrival and check-in completed within 15 minutes. Overnight accommodation in the capital reestablishes urban command after a day shaped by elemental force and historical structure. The Absheron Peninsula reveals its authority through controlled settlements, regulated fire, and exposed energy, each element aligned within a landscape that prioritises endurance, order and deliberate presence.

Day 5: Sheki and Gabala Tour

  • 3 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included

Sheki Khan's Palace

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
The morning sequence begins with a composed breakfast service setting a disciplined pace before departure. Hotel checkout and ground coordination are completed followed by immediate pickup to initiate the western passage towards Azerbaijan’s historical and alpine interior. The transfer to Sheki unfolds across 4 hours and 30 minutes where the landscape transitions into forested slopes and structured valleys signaling entry into a former seat of command and diplomacy. Arrival at the Sheki Khan Palace introduces an environment governed by symmetry, colour intelligence and architectural restraint. Engagement spans 1 allowing full appreciation of hand-assembled stained glass, narrative wall compositions and proportional halls designed for authority rather than ornament alone.

Sheki Karvansaray

  • 30m
A short 10-minute transfer leads to the Sheki Caravanserai explored over 40 minutes. The structure presents a fortified hospitality system once calibrated for merchants, envoys and power brokers moving along continental routes. Courtyards, chambers and stone vaults reflect an operational logic where security, commerce and discretion converged.

Church of Kish

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Continuation to the Kish Albanian Church requires 30 minutes followed by 40 minutes on site. The church stands as a measured expression of early Caucasian Christianity marked by structural clarity and historical depth. The interior conveys permanence through simplicity, offering insight into belief systems shaped by endurance rather than display. The route then advances towards Gabala with a 1 hour and 30 minute drive through wooded corridors and rising elevation. Arrival and hotel drop-off are completed securing overnight accommodation amid the region’s cooler climate and composed atmosphere.

Day 6: Gabala Tour

  • 3 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included

Tufandag Mountain Resort

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
The day opens with a structured breakfast establishing balance before entry into Gabala’s natural and recreational sphere. Pickup from the hotel maintaining a composed transition into the surrounding highland environment. The first ascent leads to Tufandag Mountain Resort reached and engaged over 2 hours. The resort’s vertical reach and engineered clarity present a landscape where altitude is organised rather than conquered. Cable systems, observation points, and architectural lines operate in disciplined alignment allowing travellers to register scale, temperature and silence without distraction. The experience emphasises control of elevation and perspective through refined infrastructure.

Nohur Gol

  • 30m
A 20 minute transfer guides the route downward to Nohur Lake, where 1 hour is allocated for engagement. The lake’s surface functions as a visual pause, reflecting surrounding forests and sky with precision. Time here unfolds through still observation rather than movement, reinforcing composure and spatial awareness within the region’s natural frame.

Qabala

  • 30m
Continuation to the Sweet House requires 20 minutes, followed by 30 minutes on site. The visit introduces a focused encounter with regional confectionary craftsmanship, where method, texture and balance define quality. The setting conveys restraint and selectivity emphasising refinement through controlled production and presentation. Return to the hotel concludes the circuit within 20 minutes, followed by overnight accommodation in Gabala. The day resolves in equilibrium, combining altitude, calm, and cultivated flavour into a sequence designed for clarity, discretion and sustained distinction.

Day 7: Shopping in Baku and Departure

  • 2 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included

Bibi-Heybat Mosque

  • 20m
The final morning begins with a composed breakfast service allowing guests to transition into departure mode with clarity and control. The first stop reaches Bibi Heybat Mosque after a 25-minute transfer. Engagement at the site spans 40 minutes where the mosque’s placement along the Caspian edge communicates spiritual authority through scale, alignment and coastal presence. The architectural composition emphasises balance and dignity, offering a moment of reflective pause before the day shifts towards commerce and motion.

Ganjlik Mall

  • 2h
Continuation to the city’s commercial axis requires 20 minutes introducing a structured shopping sequence across 28 Mall, Ganjlik Mall and Deniz Mall allocated 3 hours in total. Each venue serves a distinct function: 28 Mall delivers efficiency and central access, Ganjlik Mall expands spatial volume and brand depth, while Deniz Mall integrates retail with waterfront geometry. The progression allows travellers to navigate selection with autonomy, discretion and time discipline rather than excess. The closing transfer to Heydar Aliyev International Airport requires 30 minutes ensuring arrival aligned with outbound schedules and formalities. The journey concludes with a controlled handover from ground to air marking departure with composure rather than urgency. This final day consolidates reflection, acquisition and transition into a single sequence executed with order, discernment and a lasting impression of access handled with quiet authority.

Location

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    Heydar Aliyev International Airport
    • 20 km Bakı şəhərindən
    • Şimal, Bakı, Azerbaijan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Sabir's Garden
    • Baku, Baku, Azerbaijan

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