Guba & Khinalig Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  State Historical, Architectural and Ethnographic Reserve Khinalig

  You will visit Khinalig Village and take the fascinating view from the highest village of Azerbaijan.The village of Khinalig has long become a living legend of the Caucasus Mountains. You will see the local village lifestyle in Azerbaijan.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Qechresh

  You will stop in Qechresh forest in Guba Town. You can do horse ride or can take nice photos or you can taste the local stuff such as Qutab.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Məstdərgah Quba

  Here is the waterfall with breathtaking view. This waterfall is not big. Anyway, you can visit and take some pictures on there. In Mestergah waterfall area - they have restaurant, if you want you can eat some meals or you can do tea break.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 4
  The Guba Genocide Memorial Complex

  The Guba burial site of genocide victims was found during excavations on April 1, 2007. In 2009, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the "Action Plan to perpetuate the victims of mass murder in Guba", decided to create a memorial and conduct landscaping and improvement on the site of the mass graves. In July, 2007, the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan began an extensive research on the mass grave, which was completed in September, 2008. The research established that the burial is related to the genocide committed by the Armenians against the local civilian population in 1918. The research also discovered the remains of more than 400 people belonging to different age groups in the grave. It was established that along with Azerbaijanis the mass grave contains the remains of brutally murdered Lezgins, Jews, Tats and other ethnic groups living in Guba. The establishment of a genocide memorial complex started in Guba by an order of President Ilham Aliyev of December 30, 2009. Created with support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Guba Genocide Memorial Complex opened on September 18, 2013.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 5
  Quba

  Inside of the Guba Town you can visit Red Village - Jewish Settlement. The history of the Jews in Azerbaijan dates back many centuries. Today, Jews in Azerbaijan ... town of Qırmızı Qəsəbə, the only town in the world where Mountain Jews constitute the majority

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• The Khinalug Village is located high up in the mountains of Guba Region. That is why this experience requires endurance of high altitude, unexpected weather condition and uphill roads.
• Not recommended for travelers with the fear of heights

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