Azerbaijan Highlights with Sheki: 8-Day Group Tour
Six Baku nights and one Sheki night, with Gobustan, Savalan wine tasting, craft workshops and a northern excursion through Khizi and Quba.
8 days / 7 nights · Baku & Sheki & Gabala & Quba · from 956 USD/pp
By Emin Abdulalimov · Page updated September 2026
- Duration
- 8 days / 7 nights
- Cities
- Baku · Sheki · Gabala · Quba
- Group size
- 12–12 people
- Departures
- Dates on request
- From
- $956/ person
Your 8-day route
Day
01
Baku airport → BakuArrival and rest
Private airport transfer and hotel check-in. No sightseeing is needed after a late flight.
- Overnight
- Baku
Day
02
BakuOld and new Baku
Tour the Old City and waterfront, visit Carpet Museum, take the funicular if operating and finish with a welcome dinner and dushbara masterclass.
Photo: Fanti Salms, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized, display crops applied. · BY-SA/4.0 - Meals included
- B
- Overnight
- Baku
Day
03
Baku → Gobustan → BakuGobustan and the Caspian shore
Visit the museum and rock carvings, with mud-volcano access subject to conditions. Continue to the Caspian shore for lunch and Bibi-Heybat Mosque before returning.
Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized, display crops applied. · BY/4.0 - Meals included
- B
- Overnight
- Baku
Day
04
Baku → Shamakhi → Gabala → ShekiShamakhi, Gabala and Savalan
Stop at Juma Mosque and Nohur Lake, visit Savalan Winery for a tour and tasting, and continue to Sheki. This is a long transfer and sightseeing day.
Photo: Farrux Dadasbayli, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized, display crops applied. · /PUBLICDOMAIN/ZERO/1.0/DEED.EN - Meals included
- B
- Overnight
- Sheki
Day
05
Sheki → BakuSheki crafts and return to Baku
Visit Khan Palace and the caravanserai, learn about halva and shebeke craft, and have a piti lunch before the drive to Baku.
Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized, display crops applied. · BY-SA/4.0 - Meals included
- B
- Overnight
- Baku
Day
06
Baku → Khizi → Quba → BakuKhizi, Quba and Red Village
Stop at the striped hills of Khizi, then explore Red Village, the arched bridge and Museum of Mountain Jews, subject to opening and community access.
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized, display crops applied. · BY-SA/4.0 - Meals included
- B
- Overnight
- Baku
Day
07
Baku → Absheron → BakuBalakhani, fire sites and cooking
Explore Balakhani, Yanar Dag and Ateshgah, with a qutab workshop, lunch and the proposed wine-museum tasting before returning.
Photo: Bright estrellas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized, display crops applied. · BY-SA/4.0 - Meals included
- B
- Overnight
- Baku
Day
08
Baku → Baku airportFinal shopping and departure
Leave time for the market or mall, lunch and the airport transfer according to the flight schedule.
- Meals included
- B
NET price options
| Configuration | NET price | Price basis |
|---|---|---|
| Econom 4-star · double/twin share Source single supplement: USD 1,125; confirm the complete single-room price before booking. | $956 | Per person |
| Deluxe 4-star · double/twin share Source single supplement: USD 1,714; confirm the complete single-room price before booking. | $1,273 | Per person |
- Published source NET rates. Travel dates are arranged on request; hotel availability and the final service schedule are confirmed before booking.
- Seven hotel nights with breakfast
- Private airport and touring transfers with an English-speaking guide
- Seven lunches with soft drinks
- Welcome dinner with dushbara masterclass
- Shirvanshahs Palace, Carpet Museum, funicular and Heydar Aliyev Center admissions as confirmed in the final schedule
- Gobustan entry and local mud-volcano 4x4 access
- Savalan wine tasting, Sheki Khan Palace and Museum of Mountain Jews admission
- Ateshgah and Yanar Dag admission
- Shebeke masterclass
- One bottle of water per person per day
- International airfare
- Visa fees and travel insurance
- Meals not explicitly included
- Personal expenses, gratuities and optional activities
- The quote basis is approximately 12 paying guests. Changes to group size or rooming require repricing.
- Some days have substantial driving, especially the Sheki transfer and Quba return excursion. Share any mobility or pacing requirements.
- The detailed schedule includes additional craft and tasting stops; final venue access and the exact inclusions are itemised before booking.
This eight-day group programme uses Baku as its main base, with an overnight visit to Sheki. It combines six Baku nights and one Sheki night with excursions to Gobustan, Absheron and the north.
Hotels and the price basis
Econom pairs Central Baku Hotel with Sheki Palace. Deluxe pairs Shah Palace Museum Hotel in Baku with Macara Sheki. Both source options are listed as four-star. The published NET shared-room rates are USD 956 and USD 1,273 per person for approximately 12 paying guests.
The source labels its second price column as a single supplement. Those figures are retained in the notes rather than described as a complete single-room package.
Regional days
The journey through Shamakhi, Gabala and Savalan to Sheki is a long day. The next day has palace and craft visits before the return to Baku. The northern excursion is also a full driving day, with photo stops and community-history visits planned around access and the group's comfort.
For one traveller following a shorter regional route, see the seven-day private Baku and Sheki programme.
Questions travelers ask
- How many nights are spent in Sheki?
- One night is in Sheki and six are in Baku. The regional journey travels through Shamakhi and Gabala, with sightseeing in Sheki before returning to Baku.
- Are meals included?
- The source includes daily breakfast, seven lunches with soft drinks and the welcome dinner with a dushbara masterclass. Other dinners and extra drinks are separate.