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Khinalug general view. Xinaliq. Quba. Guba tour
A Full Day Khinalug, Guba and Candy Mountains tour (PRIVATE)
A Full Day Khinalug, Guba and Candy Mountains tour (PRIVATE)
Mesdergah. Mountain view from Guba. Quba
A Full Day Khinalug, Guba and Candy Mountains tour (PRIVATE)

A Full Day Khinalug, Guba and Sweets Mountains tour (PRIVATE)

By VLA_tourism
2 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is €138 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 12h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Enjoy the Guba (Quba) excursion, which is ideal for travellers who enjoy mountains and wildlife. Discover the Azerbaijani ethno hamlet of Khinalug and make your experience unique.

Visit Azerbaijan's highest mountain town, Khinalug, which is also one of the most ancient and continually inhabited places on the planet. Bask in Qechresh, which is surrounded by forest on all sides, and uncover the mystery of the Sweets Mountains.

This one-day excursion will provide travellers with a wonderful experience of nature's splendour.

Activity location

  • Gosha Gala Tower
    • Baku, Azerbaijan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Gosha Gala Tower
    • Baku, Azerbaijan

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For 2-Adults Option
  • Activity duration is 12 hours12h12h
  • English

2 PAX Only
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 09:30
Price details
€138.07 x 2 Adults€276.14

Total
Price is €276.14

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional Guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAll alcoholic drinks and other snacks will be bought by the travellers. We only provide what we have inclusions
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Travel Time can take 7 Hours but we will make sure to give you an unforgettable experience along the way.
  • As there are several sightseeings during this day and at least 7 hours total driving distances from Baku to Khinalug and back to Baku, guest should leave from Baku at 09:00 AM
  • During the Winter and Autumn, top points of Sweets Cane Mountains sometimes could be surrounded by fog especially towards the evening time
  • Qechresh forest is beautiful in all seasons. But in winter, it is not green as seen on the pictures
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Gosha Gala Tower
  • 10m
Our accredited guide and driver will greet you here or from your hotel and start the tour.
Baku
  • 7h
Travel Time can take 7 Hours but we will make sure to give you an unforgettable experience along the way.
Qechresh
  • 30m
This recreational area is evergreen and tree covered place to enjoy the landscape and for photo shoot. Here is more commonly referred and favourite place of nature lovers to escape from urban stress and rush. On the way to Khinalug village, we will stop at the beautiful Qechresh forest one of the most visited forests in Azerbaijan, road cuts through the trees offering a panoramic way to enjoy.
Guba-Khachmaz Region (Pass by)
Red Town . Guba is also home to the famous Red Settlement, one of the largest Jewish communities in the world. The district is the home to the world’s largest community of Mountain Jews. Founded and populated by Mountain Jews, Red Village represents the most compact and active Jewish community in Azerbaijan. Living through vast political changes over the past 200 years, the community has both preserved and developed a unique cultural identity.
Khinalug
  • 3h
In this State Historical, Architectural and Ethnographic Reserve Khinalig, travellers will explore the village with visit to Khinalug museum and mosque. Khinalug, Khinalugh, or Khinalig (spelled Xinaliq in the Azerbaijani language) is an ancient Caucasian village going back to the Caucasian Albanian period. It is located just north of Quba in the middle of the Greater Caucasus mountains that divide Russia and the South Caucasus (2360m altitude). Khinalug is also the highest, most remote and isolated village in Azerbaijan and among the highest in the Caucasus. The weather changes dramatically during summer and winter, ranging from −20 °C to 18 °C. Village has a population of about 2,000 people. Because of its location, scenery and relative isolation, Khinalug is considered one of Azerbaijan’s premiere destinations for hikers and adventure travellers. Here is is among the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world.
Candy Cane Mountain
  • 1h
Here the guests will observe Multi-Colored Mountains of Khyzy, often called the caramel mountains. The mountain landscape resembles the surface of the planet Mars, and sometimes looks like a sandwich cake. This natural phenomenon attracts tourists from all over the world, who subsequently splash out the received emotions in numerous photo shoots and statuses. According to some sources, these mountains are of volcanic origin, contain many belemnites and were formed by the oxidation of various rocks in particular copper. This explains the predominance of red. Caramel mountains is a place where you always want to return. Back to Baku. Drop-off to hotel or appointed place.
Besh Barmag Mountain
  • 20m
Travellers will stop by the road which passes through the Besh Barmag Mountain (Five Finger "Beshbarmag Dag" area) for a cup of coffee or tea and try some of national snacks. Guide will tell the mythical storey of the rock. Beshbarmag is a unique natural phenomenon with which numerous myths and beliefs are associated. Along with historical significance, this mountain has been a favourite training place for climbers for decades.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESGosha Gala Tower
    • Baku, Azerbaijan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEGosha Gala Tower
    • Baku, Azerbaijan

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