Baku City Highlights: 5 Days with a Gabala Day Trip
Four nights in Baku, an Old City walk, a full-day Gabala excursion and the rock art, mud volcanoes and fire sites outside the capital.
5 days / 4 nights · Baku & Gabala · from 687 USD/pp
By Emin Abdulalimov · Page updated September 2026
- Duration
- 5 days / 4 nights
- Cities
- Baku · Gabala
- Group size
- 1–15 people
- Departures
- Dates on request
- From
- $687/ person
- City break
- Rock art
- Mountains
Your 5-day route
Day
01
Baku airport → BakuArrival and the Baku panorama
Meet your representative at the airport, transfer to the hotel and take an evening panoramic drive if your arrival time allows.
Photo: Xoncha, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized, display crops applied. · BY-SA/4.0 - Overnight
- Baku
Day
02
BakuOld City, the Boulevard and Heydar Aliyev Center
Visit Highland Park, the Old City, Maiden Tower and Shirvanshahs Palace, followed by the waterfront, Carpet Museum and Heydar Aliyev Center.
- Meet the guide in the hotel lobby after breakfast.
- Pause for lunch; meals are paid separately.
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 → Gabala → BakuGabala in a day
A long return excursion to Nohur Lake, Gabaland and Tufandag cable car. Allow roughly three to four hours of driving each way, plus visits.
- Leave early and return to your Baku hotel in the evening.
- Cable-car operation and the accessible stations depend on weather and the resort schedule.
Photo: Nigar O.Mammadova, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized, display crops applied. · BY-SA/4.0 - Meals included
- B
- Overnight
- Baku
Day
04
Baku → Gobustan → Absheron → BakuGobustan, mud volcanoes and the fire sites
Explore Gobustan Museum and its rock-art landscape, take a local off-road vehicle to the mud volcanoes, then visit Ateshgah and Yanar Dag.
- The guide arranges the order around opening times and road conditions.
- The Caspian boat trip and Ferris wheel depend on weather and operation.
Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized, display crops applied. · BY/4.0 - Meals included
- B
- Overnight
- Baku
Day
05
Baku → Baku airportDeparture
Breakfast, check-out and your airport transfer.
- Meals included
- B
Choose your comfort level
All packages cover the same itinerary, guide, transport, and entries. Only the hotels change. Prices are per person in USD.
Econom
Hotels
Baku
Ganjali Plaza Baku Hotel★★★★
Price per person (USD)
| Group | SNG | DBL | TRP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01–03 | $1,057 | $845 | $809 |
| 04–06 | $819 | $779 | $766 |
| 07–10 | $774 | $745 | $732 |
| 11–15 | $740 | $710 | $687 |
SNG = single · DBL = double · TRP = triple
Deluxe
Hotels
Baku
Courtyard by Marriott Baku★★★★
Price per person (USD)
| Group | SNG | DBL | TRP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01–03 | $1,455 | $1,176 | $1,118 |
| 04–06 | $1,217 | $1,110 | $1,085 |
| 07–10 | $1,182 | $1,076 | $1,051 |
| 11–15 | $1,128 | $1,031 | $999 |
SNG = single · DBL = double · TRP = triple
Lux
★ premiumHotels
Baku
Hilton Baku★★★★★
Price per person (USD)
| Group | SNG | DBL | TRP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01–03 | $1,958 | $1,561 | $1,510 |
| 04–06 | $1,719 | $1,496 | $1,477 |
| 07–10 | $1,685 | $1,462 | $1,443 |
| 11–15 | $1,640 | $1,417 | $1,398 |
SNG = single · DBL = double · TRP = triple
- 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.
- All prices are NET USD per person. SNG is single occupancy; DBL and TRP are shared-room occupancy. The three tiers include the same touring services.
- Four hotel nights with breakfast
- Airport transfers and air-conditioned touring transport
- English-speaking guide
- Maiden Tower, Shirvanshahs Palace, Carpet Museum and Heydar Aliyev Center entry
- Ateshgah, Yanar Dag and Gobustan Museum Complex entry
- Tufandag cable car and Gabaland entry
- Mud-volcano excursion in local off-road vehicles
- Caspian boat tour and Ferris wheel, subject to operation
- One bottle of water per person per day
- International airfare
- Travel insurance and visa fees
- Lunch and dinner unless expressly included
- Personal expenses and services not listed as included
- The Gabala return journey makes Day 3 a long day. Choose the six-day Baku and Gabala programme if you prefer to sleep in the mountains.
This five-day Baku package uses one hotel base for the whole stay. It suits visitors who want the capital's museums and Old City, plus day trips to Gabala and the landscapes around Gobustan. The published NET rate starts at USD 687 per person, for 11–15 guests in triple rooms on the Econom tier.
Choosing between five and six days
The Gabala excursion is a full day on the road. If two long drives in one day would limit your enjoyment, the six-day Baku and Gabala tour gives you two mountain nights instead. This five-day option keeps your room in Baku and avoids changing hotels.
What to confirm before booking
Send your preferred dates, group size and room split. We will confirm the selected hotel and the operating schedule for the cable car, boat and Ferris wheel. The published programme includes admission to the named attractions; it does not promise that weather-dependent rides will run every day.
For a city stay with more flexibility over each day, see our private tours in Azerbaijan.
For a hosted women's group, compare the five-day heritage programme, which adds Quba, a private hammam and community visits.
For a combined Caucasus journey, the Georgia and Azerbaijan private tour connects Tbilisi and Baku by air.
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Questions travelers ask
- Does this tour stay overnight in Gabala?
- No. All four hotel nights are in Baku. Day 3 visits Gabala and returns to Baku that evening, with approximately three to four hours of driving in each direction.
- What is the lowest published NET price?
- The Econom tier is USD 687 per person for 11–15 participants sharing triple rooms. Other group sizes, room types and hotel tiers have separate rates.
- Are dinner and lunch included?
- Hotel breakfast is included. Lunch and dinner are paid separately, even on days where the itinerary allows a restaurant stop.