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Guba & Khinalig Escape

2 Days · 1 NightMountain Heritage$279 per person

Overview

From Baku to the apple orchards and carpet workshops of Guba, then up a mountain road to Khinalig — a 5,000-year-old stone village above the clouds, listed by UNESCO in 2023. Terraced stone houses, a language spoken nowhere else, and the Red Settlement, the world's last Mountain Jewish town, all in one trip. Photo: Nizinuri / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Itinerary

Day 1

Baku → Guba — drive north past Beshbarmag Mountain to Guba; visit the red-brick Juma Mosque (1802), Sakina Khanum Mosque and the old domed bathhouse, watch carpets being woven by hand, then cross the 1894 bridge into the Red Settlement, home of the Mountain Jews since the 1700s. Overnight in Guba.

Day 2

Guba → Khinalig → Baku — climb the scenic mountain road to Khinalig at 2,350 m; walk the terraced stone lanes where one home's roof is the next home's yard, visit the village museum and ancient cemeteries, take tea with a local family under the Shahdag peaks, then return to Baku by evening.

What's included

Included

  • ✓1 night hotel in Guba with breakfast
  • ✓Private air-conditioned transport throughout
  • ✓English-speaking guide
  • ✓Guba city sightseeing and carpet workshop visit
  • ✓Khinalig village walk with local guide
  • ✓Hotel pickup and drop-off in Baku

Not included

  • ✕International flights
  • ✕Azerbaijan e-visa fee
  • ✕Lunches and dinners
  • ✕Personal expenses and tips

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