Azerbaijan · 1-DAY TOURS
One day, one direction: that is how this country works out of Baku. The 15 below are the full-day runs worth the early start, with prices, distances and what time you are back.
Explore Gobustan’s petroglyphs, mud volcanoes, Baku’s fire temple, Yanardag, and an early oil well on a no-shopping day tour.
“Wonderful tour, the guide, Nazir, was so kind, funny and impeccable. The most elegant guide I ever seen in my life. Highly recommended!”
Review of Baku’s Gabala day trip: Shamakhi Mosque, Nohur Lake, Seven Beauties Waterfall, Tufandag, guides, price, and practical tips.
“I loved the trip and I really appreciated the guide for his professionalism and patience.”
Explore Gobustan rock art, mud volcanoes, fire temples, Yanar Dag, and Baku landmarks on an affordable guided day trip with lunch.
“The trip was truly amazing. The views were very nice! The guide Murad was friendly and knowledgeable.”
Review of a $71 day trip from Baku to Shamakhi, Ismayilli, Gabala, and Sheki, with mosques, mountain scenery, lunch by a lake, and palace visits.
“Our guide was excellent and so informative, and the experience was very worth it overall. The only con I could mention is that the driver was too often too risky on the road.”
Explore Gobustan rock art, mud volcanoes, fire temples, and Yanar Dag on a private Baku day trip with hotel pickup.
“This was an excellent tour of some of the more unusual sites of the Baku area. As a fan of geothermal phenomena, I loved the mini mud volcanoes (adorable--really!), as well as the fire temple and the fire mountain. Our guide, Fuad, was extremely friendly, knowledgeable and adaptable to our requests. This was great fun!”
See Beshbarmag, Candy Cane Mountain, Red Town, and Shahdag on an 11-hour Azerbaijan day trip from Baku for $30.
“Yusif is amazing guide. Company provided new comfortable Sprinter. Driver was very careful and driving good. Generally I really liked this tour a lot and recommend to everyone. Additionally meals in restaurant was tasty 👍🏻👍🏻”
Review of the Lankaran and Lerik day trip from Baku, with tea plantations, Caspian views, waterfalls, local food, and practical planning tips.
Visit Gobustan rock art, mud volcanoes, Yanar Dag, Ateshgah, and more from Baku with transport, admissions, and practical value.
“Ottimo tour ben organizzato , si comincia con i vulcani di fango con il simpatico trasporto finale su delle vecchie auto Lada.Poi si va nel museo delle pitture rupestri vicino ai veri e più interessanti disegni.Compreso nel biglietto un essenziale pranzo .Nel pomeriggio il tempio del fuoco e per finire le rocce che bruciano.”
Review of the Guba to Khinalig day trip, with mountain views, village culture, local food, canyon walks, costs, and practical tips.
“I would like to express my sincere gratitude to our guide and driver for their five-star service throughout the tour. In fact, the fact that our guide was sincere, kind, smiling, and at the same time knowledgeable and well-informed throughout the tour made us very happy.”
Hike from ancient Khinalig to remote mountain villages on a guided day trip from Baku, with 4x4 transport, lunch, and hotel pickup.
“We did this hike with Heydar. He was brilliant. Interesting guy and a good safe guide. Sadly the weather wasn’t great on our hike with rain & fog. So we didn’t see any views. However I’d was t still a really fun experience getting on the mountain & meeting the local families.”
Ride Tufandag’s cable car, visit Shamakhi’s Juma Mosque, see waterfalls, and enjoy Nohur Lake on a full-day trip from Baku.
“All in all it was an excellent trip. I enjoyed the tour. I was happy I choose this tour. We covered a lot, our guide and driver did an excellent job informing us about the history of all the places and explained everything well. Good value for money. Love where we had lunch very nice restaurant. Surrounded by a lake with tons of trees. Very relaxing.”
Review of a 12-hour private day trip from Baku to Gabala, with Lake Nohur, Seven Beauties waterfall, Tufandag, and shooting.
“What you need to know: Wear comfortable clothing since you will be spending a total of 8 hours of the day in the car. The tour guide was understanding, professional, courteous and polite. The driver Anar was hilarious. Overall a great experience I would recommend everyone to go for it if you have the time to spend a day outside of Baku for a bit of adventure and nature.”
Explore Gobustan’s petroglyphs, mud volcanoes, oil history, and Bibiheybat Mosque on a guided half-day trip from Baku.
“A kind of scam, the evening before the tour I ask the owner Habil on whatsapp for the meeting time under my hotel, he replies that tomorrow's tour has been cancelled, without warning, the evening before the tour, absurd. Habil, understanding that I would leave a bad review, tried to direct me to another travel agency that had an agreement with him, although the pick-up was included, I had to walk for 20 minutes and wait in vain for 30, then a policeman arrived asking me if I was also waiting for this tour to start, I wasn't the only one who got scammed. They took us to this other…”
Trade Baku for Sheki on a private 13-hour trip with mountain views, the Khan Palace, Caravanserai, Kish Church, and hotel pickup.
“It was my first trip to Azerbaijan and I explored it much more than I expected from the view of history, geographiy and culture. Our tour guide, Mr. Habil Gudratli has deep knowledge of all aspects of Azerbaijan, as well as amazing hospitality. He provided comfortable atmosphere all the time and made my time in Azerbaijan unforgettable. I strongly recommend everyone this tour if you want to learn and enjoy Sheki in a limited time. Thank you very much again!”
Review of a four-day Azerbaijan tour covering Baku, Gobustan, fire sites, Gabala, Shamakhi, airport transfers, and guided sightseeing.
“We took a 4 day trip me & the wife & as per our experience we highly recommend Old City Tours, they are very friendly, Jolly & helpful also very knowledgeable with the places and history. If you are visiting and want to visit the places around, Old City Tours is your guide”
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