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

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2 days (approximately)
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Offered in: English

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.

What's Included

Local guide
Driver/guide
Breakfast
Overnight accommodation
Food and drinks

Meeting and pickup

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Itinerary

Duration: 2 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Transfer from Baku to Sheki

    6 stops
  • 1
    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 ticket free
  • 2
    Juma Mosque

    Juma Mosque in Shamakhi - The first mosque in the Caucasus

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 3
    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 ticket free
  • 4
    Oguz

    Visit Xal-Xal Waterfall

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 5

    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 ticket free
  • 6
    Sheki

    Arrival to Sheki and check-in at your hotel.

    12 hours Admission ticket free
  • Day 2

    Sheki city tour

    5 stops
  • 7
    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 ticket included
  • 8
    Sheki Fortress

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

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 9
    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 ticket included
  • 10
    Sheki

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

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 11
    Baku

    Back to Baku

    4 hours Admission ticket free

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
Supplied by Azerbaijanguide.az

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