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Shamakhi & Lahij Tour: Discover Ancient Artifacts and Historical Sites of Azerbaijan
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Shamakhi
Discover the ancient artifacts and historical sites of Azerbaijan with a tour to Shamakhi and Lahij. Explore the picturesque village known for its unique hand-made items and cultural heritage.
Discover the ancient artifacts and historical sites of Azerbaijan with a tour to Shamakhi and Lahij. Explore the picturesque village known for its unique hand-made items and cultural heritage.
Duration:
11 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Juma Mosque - On the way from Baku to Gabala we visit Juma Mosque in Shamakhi (or Friday Mosque) is one of the tourist attractions often visited by travellers. Unlike many mosques, entrance to Juma Mosque of Shamakhi is permitted even to non-Muslims. To enter, you need to remove your shoes, but walking barefoot is not a problem, because the floor…
- Juma Mosque - On the way from Baku to Gabala we visit Juma Mosque in Shamakhi (or Friday Mosque) is one of the tourist attractions often visited by travellers. Unlike many mosques, entrance to Juma Mosque of Shamakhi is permitted even to non-Muslims. To enter, you need to remove your shoes, but walking barefoot is not a problem, because the floor is covered with thick carpets. In addition, women must cover their heads in order to enter the mosque, so they provide free head cover at the entrance, which is required to be returned at the exit.
What's Included
- Bottled Water
- Professional Licensed English-Speaking Guide
- Visits to Touristic Destinations Mentioned
- Professional Driver Service
- Hotel Pickup and Drop-off
- Bottled Water
- Professional Licensed English-Speaking Guide
- Visits to Touristic Destinations Mentioned
- Professional Driver Service
- Hotel Pickup and Drop-off
What's Not Included
- Any Meals & Drinks
- Personal Expenses
- Entry fees to any museums or attractions
- Any Meals & Drinks
- Personal Expenses
- Entry fees to any museums or attractions
Additional Information
If you’re keen on exploring historical sites in Azerbaijan, Lahij Village in Shamakhi should top your list. Despite its small size, the village is exceedingly scenic. Renowned as a cultural reserve, it’s a famous stop on the Great Silk Road for tourists. Lahij still maintains its commercial and craft center, where you can find distinct handcrafted…
If you’re keen on exploring historical sites in Azerbaijan, Lahij Village in Shamakhi should top your list. Despite its small size, the village is exceedingly scenic. Renowned as a cultural reserve, it’s a famous stop on the Great Silk Road for tourists. Lahij still maintains its commercial and craft center, where you can find distinct handcrafted copper items, decorated with intricate oriental designs, woven and knitted products, wooden and leather goods, souvenir knives, among others.
Location
Juma Mosque
Nariman Narimanov St.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(12 Ratings)
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Matthew_r
Aug 14, 2024
Great trip - El and Nazir were a wonderful team of guide and driver. I thoroughly enjoyed their company as well as getting acquainted with this area of Azerbaijan.
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Arunimaj
Jul 7, 2024
A relaxing trip with family - We had booked our all tours in Azerbaizan with Guided Azerbaijan and Ms. Lamia had arranged everything as per our requirement. Mr Fouad was our driver throughout. We had a wonderful time there, without worrying about the arrangement once we reached Azerbaizan. They were very professional yet very warm and welcoming.
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C6788ecdinas
Jun 22, 2024
Fun day at Lahij - I’m in love this small city in top of the mountains , the simple lifestyle and the friendly locals. The view of the magical mountains while driving to the city was also incredible. We were lucky to see the rainbow on our way back. Ms. Senuber, the tour guide and Mr. Kamron, the driver who been accompanying me were so friendly and made my whole trip awesome. The tour was arranged by Guided Azerbaijan tour company.
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Wanderer214434
Feb 20, 2024
A great “taste” of Azerbaijan outside of Baku from an amazing guide! - I didn’t have much time in Azerbaijan, and this tour was the perfect day trip from Baku to give me a flavor of the mountains and village life. Lahij is a very interesting town of craftspeople, and the drive there was gorgeous.
But perhaps the best part of this excursion was the dynamic brother duo of Tahir (guide) and Elmin (driver)! 🇦🇿♥️ I learned a lot about Azerbaijan’s history and culture from them, and they took me to an incredible roadside eating place where a really friendly husband and wife served up delicious qutab and wild blackberry jam for desert 😋. I highly recommend this tour!
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705karmenb
Feb 7, 2024
5/5 - Tour was absolutely amazing and it exceeded our expectations. We saw so many various things in only a few hours: be it nature, tombs, winery, mosque … our tour guide was very educated and he was ready to adjust the intenary based on our wishes. We also visited the Meysari Winery for a private wine tasting in their wine cellars and stop on the way for truly local lunch experience in the middle of nowhere. Lastly, everything was perfectly organized. Thank you Lamia for making this possible. ❤️
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K7929zvjoshb
Dec 18, 2023
A memorable journey - We had a great tour that showed us a glimpse of the more traditional side of this beautiful country. Our driver, Arif, and our guide, Tahir, were super professional.
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Anna
Mar 15, 2023
Tour with amazing mountains views - Took full day tour to Lahij through amazing mountains panorama! Tour itinerary was arranged very well and adjusted a bit to my preferences as was private tour. Especially was interesting to see Shamakhi chemistry! Had few stops by my request to buy local fruits and food. Guide and driver were very professional. Guide had full information about all visited places and also explained about culture, cuisine, traditions, etc.
I would definatelly recommend it for long day trip.
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Lornskie
Nov 17, 2019
On the way to Gabala visit to Main Sites:Shamakhi Town and Lahij village in Ismayilli - We started with our day with Orkan at 09:00am. It was good timing to start a wonderful day. We drove along the way and first stop it was in a market to get some snacks for the day trip. We visited to Diribaba Mausoleum. It was one of the historical sites, which i vsited before - had long stairs to reach to up. From the top of the building you can see the all village. Then we went to Mosque. it belongs to 743 and renovated so new. All places where i visited, was very clean and tidy. I loved it a lot. Then we drove 1 hour and reach to Lahij. Lahij has a lot of handcraft shops. My guide informed me, they have nice spices for buy. I bough zangefil from there, I hope when I use it it will be usefull hhhhhhh. We did our lunch also in Lahij village in one cafe. It was good. It ancient village. Highly recommended to the history lovers and for bloggers.
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