Private Tour

Sheki - small, historical and cultural city of Azerbaijan 2 days, 1 night tour

Overview

Available languages

Russian

English

48 hours

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Sheki is a small and beautiful town of Azerbaijan. It is surrounded with green nature and mountains. Sheki is well known also with its cuisine, sweeties and humour stories. You will love to talk with Sheki citizens.

Shaki is surrounded by snowy peaks of the Greater Caucasus, which in some places reaches 3000–3600 m. Shaki's climate includes a range of cyclones and anticyclones, air masses and local winds. The average annual temperature in Shaki is 12 °C. In June and August, average temperature varies between 20 and 25 °C.

The mountain forests around the area prevent the city from floods and overheating of the area during summer. The main rivers of the city are the Kish and Gurjhana. During the Soviet rule of Azerbaijan, many ascended to Shaki to bathe in its prestigious mineral springs.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

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

Local guide

Driver/guide

Breakfast

Overnight accommodation

Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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What To Expect

Day 1

Transfer from Baku to Sheki

Accommodations

Boutique hotel in Sheki including breakfast

Diri Baba Mausoleum

On our tour to Sheki we will visit sightseeings on the way. First destination will be Diri Baba Mausoleum in Maraza settlement.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Juma Mosque

Juma Mosque in Shamakhi - The first mosque in the Caucasus

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Lahic

Visit the famous ancient and historical village of Azerbaijan. At winter season it is not appropriate to go to the Lahic village.

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable

Oguz

Visit Xal-Xal Waterfall

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable

Great Lake surrounded with forest. You can walk on the shore and you can sail a boat. We will have 1 hour time to enjoy there and there is a restaurant which you can get lunch.

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable

Sheki

Arrival to Sheki and check-in at your hotel.

12 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Day 2

Sheki city tour

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Palace of Shaki Khans

The Palace of Shaki Khans in Shaki, Azerbaijan was a summer residence for the Shaki Khans. It was built in 1797 by Muhammed Hasan Khan.

1 hour • Admission Included

Sheki Fortress

Upper Caravanserai - Caravanserai – is a historical monument in Sheki, a part of which is used as a hotel.

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable

Church of Kish

Albanian Church at Kish village - In the 1st century A.D. St. Elishe, a disciple of Thaddeus of Edessa, arrived at a place called Gis, where he built a church and recited a liturgy. The church became the "spiritual center and the place of enlightenment of people of the East".

1 hour • Admission Included

Sheki

Visit Sheki historical museum, try Sheki`s cuisine at local restaurant and shop national famous sweeties.

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable

Baku

Back to Baku

4 hours • Admission Not Applicable

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