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Private Tour · your dates

Incredible Azerbaijan: Baku, Absheron and the Shahdag Slopes in Five Days

Azerbaijan · 5 days · 2 travellers minimum

From Rs 33,250 per person, land only. Five days based in Baku: the old city and its museums, the Absheron peninsula's burning mountain and Zoroastrian temple, and a full mountain day at Shahdag with skiing and cable cars.

Built around your family's dates, pace and interests, with nobody else on the trip. The itinerary below is a sample starting point; a founder reshapes it around you on the call.

Heydar Aliyev Center architecture
  • Baku old city: Maiden Tower, Shirvanshahs Palace and museums
  • Shahdag Mountain Resort: skiing and cable cars
  • Yanar Dag, Ateshgah temple and Mardakan Castle

A typical route

Baku · 4 nights

swap any stop — this is a starting point, not a fixed plan

Sample day by day

a starting point, reshaped around your family

Day 1Arrival in Baku and evening tour

Meet your driver at the airport and check in. An evening panorama: Nizami Street's shops and cafes and the seafront lights.

Transfers: Airport pick-up and sightseeing vehicle | Activity: Baku city tour | Stay: Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard (5 star)
Day 2Baku Old City sightseeing

A day in the old city: the Maiden Tower and the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, then the National Carpet Museum and the National History Museum for Azerbaijan's craft and story.

Transfers: Sightseeing vehicle | Activity: Baku Old City tour | Stay: Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard (5 star)
Day 3Shahdag Mountain Resort day trip

North to Shahdag for a mountain day: skiing in season, cable car rides and wide views over the Shahdag range. Back in Baku by evening.

Transfers: Intercity vehicle | Activity: Shahdag Mountain Resort tour | Stay: Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard (5 star)
Day 4Absheron peninsula tour

The peninsula circuit: the eternal flames of Yanar Dag, the Zoroastrian Ateshgah fire temple, medieval Mardakan Castle and the curves of the Heydar Aliyev Center.

Transfers: Sightseeing vehicle | Activity: Absheron peninsula tour | Stay: Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard (5 star)
Day 5Departure from Baku

Breakfast and a private transfer to the airport for your flight home.

Transfers: Airport drop
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Things you can add

swap, drop or add on the call

Baku city tour

An evening panorama of the capital.

Baku Old City tour

Maiden Tower, palace and the national museums.

Shahdag Mountain Resort tour

Skiing, cable cars and mountain views.

Absheron peninsula tour

Yanar Dag, Ateshgah, Mardakan Castle and the Heydar Aliyev Center.

What's typically included

Usually included

✓Included:
✓* Daily breakfast
✓* Return airport transfers
✓* All sightseeing and intercity transfers by private vehicle
✓* Baku city tour
✓* Baku Old City tour
✓* Shahdag Mountain Resort tour
✓* Absheron peninsula tour
✓* All current taxes
✓Photo credits: File:Baku, Azerbaiyán, 2016-09-26, DD 211.jpg by Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons); File:Vista de Baku, Azerbaiyán, 2016-09-26, DD 101-106 PAN.jpg by Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons); File:Fuente en Baku, Azerbaiyán, 2016-09-26, DD 227-229 HDR.jpg by Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons); File:Baku Seaside Bulevard.JPG by Khortan (CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons); File:Shahdag Mountain Resort, 2025 views (54991).jpg by Aykhan Zayedzadeh (CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons); File:Ateshgah Zoroastrian Fire Temple (Baku).jpg by Bernard Gagnon (CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons). Hotel photos from the official hotel websites.

Confirmed on your quote

Every private trip is priced individually, so flights, meals and exact inclusions are confirmed once we know your dates and group size.

Not included

—International flights
—Azerbaijan e-visa fees (assistance provided)
—Ski equipment and activity fees
—Lunches and dinners not mentioned
—Personal expenses and tips
—Travel insurance
what to pack
Light layers for the citywarm clothing and gloves for Shahdagsunscreen and comfortable walking shoes.

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