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Azerbaijan Overland - 5 Days (Baku, Old City, Gobustan, Yanar Dag & Lahij)

4.6(54 reviews)5 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Five days from the Caspian into the Greater Caucasus. The same route by shared minibus in guesthouses, with entries paid at the gate.

Slow Compass
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Five days from the Caspian into the Greater Caucasus
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • Maiden TowerIcherisheher is a walled medieval town with a twelfth-century tower in the middle of an oil city.
  • Gobustan petroglyphsForty thousand years of rock carvings in the morning and a hillside that has been on fire since antiquity in the afternoon.
  • Lahij cobblesLahij has made copper by hand for centuries and the street is still lined with the workshops doing it.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 4 nights accommodation as listed: hostel, homestay or tent, shared
  • A night in the Sheki caravanserai
Transport
  • Shared airport transfer both ways
  • All internal transport as listed: coach, train or shared jeep
  • All ground transport by private vehicle
Meals
  • Meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 15
Permits & fees
  • Gobustan and Yanar Dag entries
  • Sheki Khan's Palace entry
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • Flights to Baku
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Most meals
  • Upgrades from shared transport to private
  • Azerbaijan e-visa fee
  • Most lunches

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Baku Hostel

Hostel

Days 1, 2

Gabala Hostel

Hostel

Day 3

Sheki Hostel

Hostel

Day 4

What you'll eat

4 breakfasts and 3 dinners across 5 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 5.

  • DinnerServed on days 1, 3, 4
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–5

7 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered everywhere; Jain and gluten-free on notice at booking

Operator

Slow Compass
4.6 (54)

Based in Pune

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.6/5
Based on 54 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.5/5
Guide
4.3/5
Itinerary
4.5/5
Transport
4.4/5
Accommodation
4.4/5
Tour operator
4.4/5
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Sameer Khan – Ahmedabad2026-07-04 · Verified booking

Baku & Sheki done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Recommended.

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Divya Reddy – Indore2026-07-04 · Verified booking

Well paced over 5 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Recommended.

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Yuki Tanaka – Toronto2026-07-04 · Verified booking

Baku & Sheki done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Recommended.

Reply from Slow Compass

Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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Tom Bergman – Berlin2026-07-04 · Verified booking

Baku & Sheki done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Never went hungry, and the tea appeared exactly when it was needed. Would send friends their way.

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Tara D'Souza – Bengaluru2026-02-24 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. Never went hungry, and the tea appeared exactly when it was needed.

Reply from Slow Compass

Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.

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Sameer Khan – Chandigarh2026-02-24 · Verified booking

Baku & Sheki done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Recommended.

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Nina Hoffmann – Dublin2026-02-24 · Verified booking

Well paced over 5 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. No hesitation recommending them.

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Rohit Verma – Pune2026-02-24 · Verified booking

Baku & Sheki done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Good value for what's included.

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