2 days 1 Night Shamakhi - Gabala - Lahij - Sheki Tour ( Northern Route)
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It is 2 days 1 night trip to Northern side of Azerbaijan where you can see plenty of sightseeing and amazing views in a short period with comfortable stay at 5 star hotel for reasonable price. We will start from Baku and go to Sheki by visiting Diribaba Mausoleum, Shamakhi Juma Mosque, Seven Tombs, Ismayilli forest, Lahij village( depends on road conditions), Nohur Lake in Gabala, Tufandag, Albanian church. The next day in Sheki city we will see Sheki Khans' Palace, Upper Caravanserai, Sheki Juma Mosque, Underground Hamam. First day night we will stay at 5 star Sheki Palace Hotel, which price is included to the price of the tour. During the hight season or last minute bookings if Sheki Palace is not available we will choose 4 star hotels as : Macara Hotel, Minali Boutique hotel, İssam Hotel.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Entrance to Albanian Church
Entrance to Juma Mosque
Entrance fees to Sheki Khan's Palace
Entry to 7 Tombs
Entry to Nohur Lake
Entry to Lahij (depends road conditions)
Air-conditioned vehicle
Breakfast at the hotel
Tour Guide
Hotel Accomodation
Lunches
Cable car in Tufandag Resort
Gratuities
Entry to Diribaba Mausoleum
Meeting and Pickup
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What To Expect
Shamakhi - Lahij - Gabala Tour
Accommodations
Overnight at 5 stars Sheki Palace Hotel. If Sheki Palace is full then 4 star Macara Hotel, Issam hotel, Minali Hotel.
Diri Baba Mausoleum
Sufi darvish mausoleum in Gobustan settlement on the way to Shamakhi. The pleace used by sufies before as a religious place and for praying alone away from the city. Building was built in 1402 and still known as a religious place amoung the citizens.
Juma Mosque
One of the ancient Azerbaijani Mosque which dates to 743 year is Shamakhi Juma Mosque. Means Friday Mosque because friday is main day of prayers in muslim community. Area of the building is 1 hectars, height of the minarets are 36 meters. The building was destroyed by Mongolians in 1222, burned by armenians in 1905 and recovered by the main architect of Baku city Joseph Plosko (polish architect).
Ismayilli
İsmayıllı is one of the Northern region of Azerbaijan which is popular for its mountains, forests, lakes and rivers. Some of the rivers are becoming large in summer and most of the starting from the mountains. The plase was part of Caucasian Albania in an ancient times and located on a silkway route to Georgia.
Ancient handcraft center of Azerbaijan with rich history of making cooper products and jewelerys from cooper material. Date More than 1500 years ago and used buy some Shirvanshaks kings as a summer residence.
Yeddi Gumbaz Mausoleum
Seven tombs of Shamakhi Khans' is dating to 17-18 centuries during city Khanate period and all Khanates was seperate independet small states. On this place you will see graves of Shamakhi city Khanate kings.
Nohur Lake
Nohur lake is known as one of the most beautiful lakes in Azerbaijan. Lacates at the territory of Gabala city which was a capital of Caucasian Albanian and in some ancients sources mentiona as a Kabalaka.We will walk at the shore of Nohur Lake in Gabala.
Gabala city of Azerbaijan was an ancient capital of Caucasian Albania and the main religion on this state christianity. Nowadays in some villages of Gabala people pray Christianity.
Tufandag Mountain Resort
Tufandag summer and winter tourism complex and cable car was created by the order of the President of Azerbaijan to improve ski and winter resort potential of Azerbaijan republic and there are 2 cable car line which go up to 1900 meters
Sheki
Ancient silk making city of Azerbaijan is Sheki city. In 17-18 centuries was known as a Sheki Khanate and was famous for silk production and located on a silkway route toii Georgia. Previous name of the city is Nukha city which was changes in 1960 year, during occupation of the Soviet Union.
Sightseeings in Sheki
Sheki Fortress
Defense walls of Sheki Khanate was create on defence purposes of Sheki city Khanate in 17 century. Some parts of this defense infrastructure is still remaining and we will visit this place during the tour.
Palace of Shaki Khans
Palace of Sheki Khan's was used as a main residential place for the Khan of Sheki Khanate. On the construction of this building used very special technology which allows not to use any nails in construction. Windows of the palace assembled from small piece of coloured glasses and wood which calls as a shebeke art.
Sheki Karvansaray
Upper Caravanserai, ancient hotel building in Sheki city which was used by merchants and traders. As Sheki city located on a Silkway route, traders going to Georgia used to stayed on this location for the night before starting the trip to Georgia.
Options
Group tour ( Seperate room)
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Shared double room
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Reviews
21 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
The best travel company in Azerbaijan
Bvalentinam2025,
Oct 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our Shamakhi–Lahij–Gabala–Sheki tour was simply wonderful. We visited the impressive Juma Mosque, explored the ancient village of Lahij, and admired the breathtaking landscapes of Azerbaijan. The hotel we stayed at was very comfortable, centrally located, and a great place to relax. We also enjoyed the delicious local cuisine along the way. Emin proved to be a truly professional guide, making the whole journey seamless and enriching. I highly recommend this tour company to everyone!
The best travel company in Azerbaijan
B3463HT ,
Sep 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The Shamakhi–Lahij–Gabala–Sheki tour was an amazing journey through nature, history, and culture. Every stop was breathtaking – from the mosque in Shamakhi to the unique crafts in Lahij, the mountain scenery of Gabala, and finally the charming town of Sheki. The highlight at the end was staying at the beautiful Sheki Palace Hotel, which offered comfort, elegance, and a true taste of Azerbaijani hospitality. The entire trip was well-planned, stress-free, and full of memorable impressions. I strongly recommend this company for anyone looking for the best tours in Azerbaijan – you won’t regret it!
Great trip to Sheki
MsMaria82,
Aug 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great tour to Sheki with Emin. We visited lots of interesting places on the way and Emin provided detailed commentary for the places we were seeing. It's a great tour as it allows you to see a lot of varied places on a short trip and breaks up the long drive to Sheki. On the way to Sheki we had a lovely lunch of Qutabs in a forest - nothing fancy but a great local experience. Emin ensured that we managed to see all the places on the itinerary and made it to Sheki with enough time for us to take an evening stroll through the city before dinner. The hotel that was arranged for us in Sheki was very comfortable and we had a good rest after a long day on the road.
Must visit if you want to see place outside Baku
KeshavKrishna M,
Nov 17, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00I have to dedicate this trip to Mr Rustam, because for the 2 days , he was our guide, driver and local support for any help... This trip was great, incase you want to see the region outside Baku, which itself was so beautiful with varied terrain like arid land, green forest to high mountains. The entire journey is nearly 400 km , but worth the trip. Out last stop Sheki was also a very pretty town and they arranged in Sheki palace hotel, which was next to all the major attractions and nice area to walk around... Rustam was a safe driver , ensured he stopped wherever we wanted him to stop, very patient and he was more like our family member, by the end of the tour. Diri baba, jumaasjid, nohar lake and sheki Sarai are all worth watching. It's a 5 hour drive from sheki back to Baku.... Rustam went out the way to arrange a hotel for us, when unexpectedly our booked hotel fellow cancelled without prior information at last moment at late night.... Thank you helping us out Rusti... He has good collection of Azerbaijani songs, don't miss it... Yes one point, he is your driver,.not.guide, so can't expect too much information from him, though he did his best.... As per me, if you want to see the places beyond Baku, must go , as it was worth investing on, while it was little expensive, still with the experience.....
Great way to see more of Azerbaijan
L9801PZmichaeld,
Nov 15, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was a great tour to get out of Baku and see the countryside of Azerbaijan. Glad I found the tour and the great guide. Also glad the way back to Baku was a different route so we could see a little bit more.
Too little for too much.
Judith C,
Sep 18, 2024
- Review from Viator
3.00It was extremely difficult to connect with our guide, even though the fee of U.S. $240.00 for one had already appeared in my credit card statement. No contact until the morning the man appeared. We were perplexed, the same tours were advertised at the hotel at half price. I appoligized to my friends for booking Viatour. We spent the day driving and driving and driving. The tour did not include lunch which I thought it did so again, I offered to buy lunch for my 2 friends. The stop was not clean with little to offer. I would never take a friend there. If an appropriate place is not available, I would buy lunchboxes for my clients (I'm a guide) or suggest that they prepare some food. It was a Friday and the mosque we were to visit was closed. We went to see caves where monks sat in meditation. The climb up was too difficult for one friend. I wish I had known that beforehand. Next stop was to an old cemetery but there was no explanation as to why this was worth seeing other than it was old. The next stop was at a lake? pond? Nothing to see here and it was getting dark. We experienced another forgettable meal and arrived around 11 pm at our hotel!!! If we had arrived at Gabala during daylight, we could have enjoyed wandering the streets and enjoying the mountain scenery. We were ready to leave the next morning but the Karacavanserai was not open until 11 am. What kind of planning went into this? We waited and walked a bit, saw the Karavanserai and then the guided mentioned an Albanian church and village in Kish. The was very interesting. Of course we enjoyed this medieval sight. We had a late lunch and started back. May I suggest that your driver have some knowledge of the sites shown. We tried to explain that we wanted to see a World Heritage Site. This was an unknown word for him. Both my Swiss and Bulgarian friends know this word. Our guide did not. Never mind going to the mosque or little pond/lake. On the first day, drive to show the countryside and arrive in daylight to Gabala to see the village, have an authentic meal at a Good restaurant.
Nothing out of the ordinary
Sara S,
Aug 19, 2024
- Review from Viator
3.00My partner and I had high hopes from this tour package, but tbh, we felt we could have done better booking locally. The package is much higher in terms of price, albeit it covers a lot of places in 2 days. Our tour guide was a nice local man named Senan, but honestly, he didn’t really do much of guiding. He was more of a driver than anything else, and we wished he would tell us at least a little about the places we were seeing. The hotel they had us stay at, at Sheki, was a nice one, but we didn’t get much time there to look around. I don’t think I’d recommend this package unless you don’t want a guide and just need someone to drive you to these places.
Excellent way to see a bit more of the country
Mistaya71,
Apr 26, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We highly recommend this trip when you don't have much time, but still want to see a bit more of the country outside of Baku. It involves a lot of driving, but it's a varied programme and you get to see some lovely sights. Communication via Whatsapp was very smooth with Travelway, as well as with our driver/guide Anar, who was excellent.
An unforgettable experience
Milan S,
Mar 28, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a fantastic trip! Our guide Vahid was incredibly attentive and patiently answered the thousands of questions we had. He went out of his way to show us hidden gems and really made us understand Azerbaijan much better. Thank you very much, we will never forget this trip!
Long and unmissable tour to get to know this part of the country
835ccg,
Nov 7, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A tour full of beautiful landscapes, lots of history and a guide who is super knowledgeable about the history of the country and the places. He was of great help and company.
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