Azerbaijan · Private tour
5-Day Baku, Gabala, Gobustan & Shahdag Tour
Private tour, 4 nights, private driver and vehicle
Photo: Interfase, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Where you stay
- Baku4 nights
- BakuDeparture
About this trip
A private 5-day journey through Baku, with your own driver and vehicle throughout, and an English-speaking guide available. A walled Caspian old city under the Flame Towers, and mountains three hours inland.
You travel as your own group, at your own pace. The plan below is our suggested route, and a consultant can move a day, add a night or change a hotel before you commit.
Pace: A few longer drives between cities, most days out sightseeing.
Day by day
The outline of this trip. Your consultant sends the full day-by-day programme, with timings, once your booking is confirmed.
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Day1
Arrive Baku, then the Baku City Tour.
Baku is an old walled city inside a glass-and-flame modern one. Within the UNESCO-listed Old City you'll find the Maiden Tower and the palace of the Shirvanshahs; outside it, the Flame Towers glow at night, Zaha Hadid's flowing white Heydar Aliyev Centre curves without a straight line, and the seafront boulevard follows the Caspian. One hilltop park gives you the whole skyline at once. A boat through Mini Venice or a turn on the Baku Eye? Easy to add.
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Day2
Gabala Tour.
Gabala sits in the green foothills of the Greater Caucasus, Azerbaijan's mountain escape. Waterfalls known as the Seven Beauties, the clear water of Nohur Lake and a honey house with the region's mountain honey fill the day, which ends at the Tufandag resort, where cable cars climb toward the peaks. Ask us about the zipline or the coaster.
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Day3
Gobustan + Absheron Tour.
Two of Azerbaijan's oldest wonders in one day. At Gobustan, a UNESCO-listed hillside holds thousands of rock carvings up to 40,000 years old, with mud volcanoes bubbling nearby. Then the Land of Fire lives up to its name: a hillside at Yanardag that never stops burning, and the Ateshgah fire temple once tended by pilgrims from India.
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Day4
Shahdag Tour.
Shahdag is Azerbaijan's high-mountain resort, set in the Greater Caucasus beneath peaks of more than 4,000 metres. The drive north is half the experience as the land rises from the Caspian plain into the mountains. Up top, the day is yours to shape: walk, ride a lift, try the coaster or, in winter, ski.
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Day5
Free morning, transfer to the airport for departure.
Departure
Where you stay
Choose your hotel level and the prices update to match. Prefer something different, or a family room? Just ask.
- Alba · 4-star · Baku, 4 nights
- Alis Hotel · 3-star · Baku, 4 nights
What's included
Included in the price
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Not included
- International flights to and from the region
- Visa fees where your passport requires one
- Lunches and dinners unless stated in the itinerary
- Personal expenses, drinks and souvenirs
- Tips for your driver (and guide, if booked)
- Anything not listed under what’s included
How group size changes the price
On a private tour the vehicle and driver (and guide, if you add one) are shared across your group, so the price per person usually falls as the group grows.
Calculating…
Weather, month by month
Average daytime highs, night-time lows and rain days in the places this trip visits.
Mild and mostly dry on this route: Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
Good to know
- Visas
- It depends on your passport: see visa rules for Azerbaijan, each linked to its government source. Tell us your passport when you enquire and we will help.
- Best time to go
- April–June and September–October. We run this trip in other months too; ask us about conditions and prices.
- Getting there
- International flights are not included. Most travellers fly into Baku; we meet you at the airport.
- Confirming
- The price you see is live. It becomes a booking once a consultant checks hotel and vehicle availability for your dates, usually within 24 hours.
Questions we get asked
Is this a group tour with other people?
No. Every trip on this site is private: your group, your driver and vehicle, your dates. Nobody else joins you.
Can the itinerary be changed?
Yes. This is our suggested route for 5 days, not a fixed package. Add a night, drop a day trip or change a hotel level, and a consultant updates the price before you commit.
Is the price per person or total?
Prices show per person based on two people sharing a double room, with the total alongside. Solo travellers and larger groups pay a different price; the table above shows how.
When do I pay?
Nothing is paid on this website. Once a consultant confirms your trip, a 30% deposit secures it and the balance is due 48 hours before you travel.
What if the weather closes a mountain road?
It happens, mostly outside the months above. We offer the nearest equivalent we can arrange and explain any difference in cost, either way.
What travellers say
4.9 from 227 reviews on Google
Our 4.9 rating comes almost entirely from travellers on our Georgia trips, where we have worked longest.
Book or ask about this trip
Choose your date and group to see your exact price, then request to book it. Nothing to pay now: a consultant confirms hotels within 24 hours and sends a secure payment link. Or just send us a question.
