Guba Khinalug Group Tour: Explore Europe's Highest Village with Authentic Lunch Experience
4.7
174 Ratings
Bakı

Embark on a group tour to Guba Khinalug, Europe’s highest village. Explore ancient stone houses, meet the local shepherd folk, and enjoy an authentic lunch experience. Book now!

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Tour Guide Baku - Start of the tour
  • Candy Cane Mountain - The Candy Cane Mountains in Azerbaijan are colorful, striped hills that look like candy canes. Found in the Khizi region, these hills have red, white, and pink layers of rock. The beautiful patterns make it a great spot for nature lovers and photographers. Visitors can walk the trails and enjoy the amazing views of this unique landscape.
  • Mountain Beshbarmag Tour - Five Finger “Beshbarmag Dag” area stop.
  • Qecresh Bag - Qachrash Forest: stop for 15 minutes to enjoy the landscape and for photo shoot
  • MestDergah - Masdargah
  • Quba Azərbaycan turalpottery - Eagle Height: with clear view of flying Eagles in Northern Caucasus skies.
  • Khinaliq - Khinaliq village in Azerbaijan is one of the highest and oldest villages in the Caucasus. Nestled in the mountains, it offers stunning views and a glimpse into ancient traditions. With its stone houses and cobblestone streets, Khinaliq is a unique destination for travelers seeking history, culture, and breathtaking scenery.

Lunch (served in local house in Khinalug)

  • State Historical, Architectural and Ethnographic Reserve Khinalig - Exploring the village by walking excursion in Khinalug, visiting the Khinalug museum and mosque.

  • Tour Guide Baku - Back to Baku. Drop-off to hotels, and the tour ends.

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenses
Additional Information

We leave Baku at 9:00am in the morning, with some stop-points in:

  • Candy Cane Mountains,
  • “Beshbarmag Dag” (Five-Fingered Mountain),
  • Guba City, Qachrash and Mastdargah

Approximately at 14:00pm we are going to be in the highest village of all Europe - the Khinalug!

ABOUT KHINALUG

By some defini­tions Xınalıq (2335m) is Europe’s highest village. Its upper half retains many ancient stone houses that form distinctively aus­tere stepped terraces up a steep highland ridge. And the whole scene is often mag­ically wrapped in spooky clouds that part sporadically to reveal 360-degree views of the surrounding Caucasus.

Apart from examining the one-room museum and gazing at the hypnotic views, the main attraction is meeting and staying with Xınalıq’s hardy shepherd folk who have their own language (Ketsh) and still live much of their lives on horseback. Bring warm clothes – nights can be icy cold.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Not a specific health restrictions
Location
Tour Guide Baku
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Miroslawbik
Jul 24, 2024
Fascinating trip to Khinalug with Elchin - We recently had a great experience of taking a one-day tour from Baku to Khinalug with TES Tour and Elchin as our driver and guide. Elchin is a very kind person, his friendly and approachable nature made it easy to engage with him and ask questions, and he always had interesting insights to offer. The trip was well organised and Khinalug village makes great impression. We had opportunity to have a lunch in local home, visit the local mosque and museum. We had a fascinating trip filled with incredible sights, delicious food, and interesting stories!
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_y6897yw
Jul 12, 2024
Travel - The driver was polite, talked interestingly, stopped in beautiful places, helped us up to the mosque and took photos
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Sneha_c
Jun 14, 2024
Awesome experience - One of the best days of our Azerbaijan trip. We were picked up right from our hotel in a comfortable minivan. Our guide was polite, welcoming and informative. We had multiple stops for snacks, coffee and photos. Entire journey was beautiful with breathtaking views. Dining with a local family was the highlight of our trip. Cozy people with delicious food. ❤️❤️
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Dheerajg816
Jun 1, 2024
Best tour with Testour - Excellent trip by Testour, really appreciate our helpful guide Agil. Good job as he explained everything in great detail.
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_h7255sc
Apr 18, 2024
The road is long, but during it the guide Farit told us a lot of interesting things) be sure to take lunch, it’s very tasty) - Excellent excursion, magnificent picturesque landscapes!) The tour turned out to be almost individual, also many thanks to the guide Farid) he told us everything, showed everything)
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Lihte
Apr 11, 2024
Amazing - It is an amazing trip. The road until there is spectacular with breathing views. The village, the small trekking, the viewpoints are all amazing. Our guide Farid was very knowledgeable and put a lot of passion in explaining all the Azerbaidjan traditions. All the trip felt personal and unique because of him. Would 100% recommend this guide and this trip. Be aware that is a 12h trip and they will not do it in a hurry so you have time to enjoy all the sights. Greetings from.the Romanian group.
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Simplychefkuno
Mar 20, 2024
One of the best!!! - One of the best tour weve ever been! The scenery was breathtaking! Panoramic view as its finest! Definitely worth the price!
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Omnigear82
Mar 17, 2024
Great tour to Khinalug - Booked a private tour to Khinalug. Guide was with Gulshan who was very considerate as I requested many stops for photo taking. The tour itself was magnificent and was able to see a wonderful mountainous part of Azerbaijan. From the beginning of booking with Aynur who helped facilitate the process to the tour was top notch. Also the family who hosted with Rehman was also a very special treat as the home cooked meal was fantastic. Overall a 10 of 10 experience.
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_w5300en
Mar 4, 2024
Must visited, the best guide Agil. take a tour with a wonderful guide Agil - We really enjoyed the excursion. We were accompanied by a wonderful guide Agil, he explained everything in great detail and answered all our questions with pleasure. Along the way he told historical facts and spent time with each member of our tourist group. A very good and pleasant guide Agil. I would also like to thank the driver of our small minibus, he did an excellent job on the mountain road We liked the tour very much. We were accompanied by a wonderful guide Agil, he told everything in great detail, with pleasure to answer all our questions. During the journey he told historical facts and devoted time to each member of our tourist group. Very nice and pleasant guide Agil. I would also like to thank the driver of our small minibus, he did a great job with the mountain road
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Appolonia77
May 22, 2024
Khinalug excursion - Although the bus ride is long, the candy canes and mountain scenery are spectacular. We were welcomed into the family in Khinalug with respect and kindness. The meal was excellent and very varied. On the other hand, the service of the guide must be improved. No explanation was provided during this visit. It would have been interesting to know about daily life in this mountain village.
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