AZERBAIJAN
The standouts.
The 10 most popular private tours in Azerbaijan. What each one includes, who runs it, and what you'll pay.
Explore Gobustan rock carvings, mud volcanoes, and Absheron fire sites on a 7-hour guided trip from Baku, with pickup options.
“This tour is a nice option to check the main attractions around baku. Visiting the mud volcanos, rocks carvings and fire is a must do. The tour was well organized with a nice lunch stop. Our guide was Musa and he was friendly and helpful”
Full-day Baku tour to Gobustan petroglyphs, mud volcanoes, Ateshgah Fire Temple, Yanardag, and key city photo stops.
“Aviator charges much more than the o price of lunch and tickets. The tour operator wanted us to have lunch for 12Azn ! What we paid to Aviator for tickets and lunch included would allow lunch of over 40 Azn (20 Euro). A scam. The argument at lunch about how much we could spend ruined…”
Day trip from Baku to Quba and Khinalig with mountain viewpoints, Red Town culture, and homemade lunch in a UNESCO-listed village.
“I went on this trip alone, not sure what to expect, but it turned out to be amazing. Everything went smoothly from beginning to end. My guide, Nazif, was really nice and helpful. Even before the tour started, I had some problems, but Nazif helped me out, even though it was late at night. He…”
A 9-hour all-inclusive tour from Baku to Gobustan rock art, mud volcanoes, and fire sites, with lunch, admissions, and pickup.
“The tour of Gobustan, the mud volcanoes, the Bibi Heydad mosque, the fire temple and the burning mountain was a day of interesting geologic and cultural sites that gave me a pretty good overview of the forces that have shaped present day Azerbaijan. It was a long day Read more”
A full-day van tour from Baku to Shamakhi and Gabala, with mosque history, mountain views, and Tufandag resort time.
“Our day trip to Gabala and Shamakhi was only OKAY. The guide was good, but the sites were just not very interesting. We were really looking forward to going on the cable car, but it wasn't open that day and they only let us know once we were on our way out of the city.…”
A long day from Baku to Guba and Khinalug, with mountain stops, Quba culture, Jewish Red Town views, and a homemade lunch.
“It was a great and beautiful trip! Excellent guide Samir who has a lot of knowledge of the country and its history. He has a lot of humor and speaks perfect English! Great drivers too! They brought us safely through the snow to the village and back to Baku! Beautiful sights during this tour. The…”
A full-day Baku trip combining UNESCO Gobustan rock art, close-up mud volcanoes, and Absheron fire sites like Ateshgah and Yanardag.
“Awesome, perfekt trip around the Baku with professional guide! I can just recomend!! Beautiful trip!”
Private half-day Baku tour mixing old city walls and modern architecture, with hotel pickup, Highland Park views, Heydar Aliyev Center, and Boulevard.
“Wonderful tour and lovely guides. The sites in Baku are absolutely beautiful! It was a grand experience. Thank-you!”
Day trip from Baku to Quba and Shahdag with Candy Cane and Pink Mountains, Beshbarmag views, lunch, and optional cable car coasters.
“We really enjoyed the trip. Gul, our tour guide, was really friendly and approachable. Though the trip did not need lot of explanations and spent most of the time on the minibus and Shahdag, it was still enjoyable. the transportation was better than another company we tried, spacious and AC was colder.”
A full-day Gabala and Shamakhi trip from Baku with the Juma Mosque, Nohur Lake boat ride, and Tufandağ cable car views.
“The 7 hour promised trip took 14. The roads are awful - all under construction, no proper signs, very unsafe. The night driving coming back was frightening with many unmarked turns and holes. We hadn’t been warn. It was very exhausting and not worthy of our time not money”
