Azerbaijan Solo Private Tour: Baku and Sheki in 7 Days
A private ground programme with five Baku nights, one Sheki night and Japanese-guided days subject to guide availability.
7 days / 6 nights · Baku & Sheki · from 1932 USD/pp
By Emin Abdulalimov · Page updated September 2026
- Duration
- 7 days / 6 nights
- Cities
- Baku · Sheki
- Group size
- 1–1 people
- Departures
- Dates on request
- From
- $1,932/ person
Your 7-day route
Day
01
Baku airport → BakuArrival in Baku
Airport arrival, transfer and hotel check-in.
- Overnight
- Baku
Day
02
BakuBaku Old City
Explore the Old City with your guide, including its lanes and historic landmarks.
Photo: AlixSaz, 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 excursion
A private excursion south of Baku to Gobustan Museum and its rock-art landscape, followed by the mud volcanoes before returning to Baku.
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 → Absheron → BakuModern Baku and Absheron
Visit Heydar Aliyev Center and the fire sites on the Absheron Peninsula.
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
05
Baku → Shamakhi → ShekiShamakhi and Sheki
Travel via Shamakhi and its Juma Mosque, then visit Sheki Khan Palace, the historic town and caravanserai before staying overnight.
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized, display crops applied. · BY-SA/4.0 - Meals included
- B
- Overnight
- Sheki
Day
06
Sheki → Kish → BakuKish and return to Baku
Visit Kish village before returning to Baku.
Photo: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized, display crops applied · BY-SA/4.0 - Meals included
- B
- Overnight
- Baku
Day
07
Baku → Baku airportDeparture
Check out and transfer for your departure flight.
- Meals included
- B
NET price options
| Configuration | NET price | Price basis |
|---|---|---|
| Solo traveller · single room Estimated NET ground cost: hotels USD 353; private car for two days USD 375; Japanese guide on key days USD 809; English-guided services on remaining days USD 395. | $1,932 | Per person |
- Travel dates are arranged on request. These are published source NET rates; the final quote confirms hotel availability, room allocation and the services for your dates.
- The USD 1,932 source total is an estimate for one traveller. Japanese-guide availability and the allocation of guided days must be confirmed.
- Airport meet-and-greet and private arrival/departure transfers
- Six hotel nights in a single room with breakfast
- Private car and the same driver for the two regional touring days
- Japanese-guided key sightseeing days and English-guided services on remaining days, subject to the confirmed schedule
- Entry to Shirvanshahs Palace, Ateshgah and Yanar Dag
- Gobustan Museum Complex and mud-volcano excursion
- Sheki Khan Palace and Kish church entry
- One bottle of water per day in the vehicle
- Local emergency contact during your stay
- International airfare
- Travel insurance and visa fees
- Lunches and dinners
- Gratuities and personal expenses
- Services not listed as included
- Source quote: 30% deposit, with the balance due 30 days before arrival.
- Source cancellation schedule: 45 or more days before arrival, no charge; 30–44 days, 25%; 15–29 days, 50%; 7–14 days, 75%; fewer than 7 days or no-show, 100%. Confirm the written booking terms before payment.
This private Azerbaijan programme has seven ground-service days and six hotel nights. It combines Baku and the Absheron Peninsula with a one-night trip to Sheki, travelling via Shamakhi and returning through Kish.
Hotels and the published estimate
The source proposal names Central Inn Baku Boutique Hotel for five nights and Sheki Palace for one night. Both are proposed properties, subject to availability. The USD 1,932 NET estimate is for one traveller in single accommodation, with the transport and guide components listed in the price table.
Guide language and pacing
Japanese-guided services are included on selected days in the estimate. The remaining guided services use English. Tell us which visits need Japanese interpretation so we can confirm a guide schedule before booking.
For a trip built specifically around the television locations, see the four-day VIVANT programme.
For onward travel into Türkiye, the Baku, Nakhchivan and Kars programme includes a domestic flight and ends at Kars.
For a group of 12, compare the eight-day highlights tour with Sheki.
Questions travelers ask
- Is this a seven-day or eight-day tour?
- The Azerbaijan ground programme is seven days and six nights. A later arrival day in the traveller’s home country is a flight day and is not counted as an additional touring day.
- Is a Japanese-speaking guide guaranteed?
- The source quote includes Japanese-guided services on key days and English-guided services on the remaining days. The guide and exact day allocation must be confirmed for your dates.