Candy Cane Mountains: Scenic Khinalug Adventure

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: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Old City Tours - Tour commencement.
  • Candy Cane Mountain - The Candy Cane Mountains in Azerbaijan are vibrant, striped hills resembling candy canes. Located in the Khizi region, these hills feature red, white, and pink rock layers. The stunning patterns make it an ideal spot for nature enthusiasts and photographers. Visitors can explore the…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Candy Cane Mountains: After a 1.5-hour drive (90 km), the destination will be reached. This stunning area is known for its pink-and-white striped hills. In photographs, the colors of these mountains appear even more vibrant than in reality.
Five Finger Mountain: This landmark can be seen from a distance during a brief stop. While it may not seem…

Location
Old City Tours
Sabir Street
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Mex-viajero
Jul 7, 2025
Sites in Baku - We enjoyed the tour. We saw what’s outside of Baku, as well as sites such as the first oil well in the world, Ms. Bibi mosque, the Pink Lake, Five Finger Mountain, and the Candy Mountain. We also enjoyed a delicious lunch. We liked the tour. Highly recommend the tour and the guide!
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Kentracker
Jun 6, 2025
Khinalug tour was unsurpassed. - Nothing happened yesterday to change the glowing reviews I’ve left earlier for Old City Tours!!! If anything, the Khinalug experience might have been the best. First, I liked the candy cane mountains much more than I expected to. And then the forest and canyon were amazing. But without doubt the visit to Khinalug was the highlight. And lunch was outstanding!!! Everything was amazing. As always, the guide and driver were superior. Big thumbs up!!
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Vacation714308
May 18, 2025
First Lovely Visit in Azerbaijan - The views are so amazing! We had the most convenient time with Old City Tours exploring their countryside which was best for a day trip only. Our tour guide has been so accommodating in assisting our travel.
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Wage16
May 13, 2025
Amazing experience in real Azerbaijan - We participated in the Guba full day tour with Old City Tour and we were impressed! The guide Elmar was fantastic, with an in-depth knowledge of the history and culture of the place. The visited places were wonderful, immersed in the most beautiful nature. I highly recommend the agency and guide Elmar to anyone who wants to discover the true essence of Guba and the fantastic people of Azerbaijan. Thank you very much for an unforgettable day! Greetings from Italy.
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Ianx17489
May 11, 2025
Wonderful and memorable trip to Khinaliq Village. - Our trip to Khinaliq was the highlight of the three trips we did with Old City Tours. (We also did the mud volcanoes and Gabala trips). The office staff were extremely helpful during booking especially Laila. The guides were very knowledgeable and informative, Samir also entertained us with a host of stories and wit. On the trip to Khinaliq, our guide Elmar was excellent, very clear speaker and very friendly. The scenery on the trip up to the village was stunning and well worth the "long" drive there and back. Lunch with the family in the village was enjoyable and great value... Elmar took us for a tour of the village, up to the highest point for the wonderful panoramic views. He also sent us some useful recommendations for the rest of our trip in Azerbaijan. They were small group tours of only six on each trip which was great. I would happily recommend Old City Tours to family and friends.
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Sightsee575203
May 7, 2025
Tour by Samir as guide - Guba Khinalug tour guided by Samir was one of the best tour I had in Azerbaijan. He led a small group of 3 tourists and drove the car to the destinations. He was very friendly and helped us taking pictures. We had nice lunch home made in the midst of mountains. It was was a memorable tour, and I recommend everyone to experience the same.
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Mugurel_60
Apr 21, 2025
Spectacular Caucasus - Beautiful scenery, spectacular landscapes, good lunch choice in the forest and excellent food, very nice guide ( Namig. ) who provided lots of information about the objectives and in general about Azerbaidjan.
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Kenrj2589up
Apr 17, 2025
Not quite taking the high road - Our tour to Khinaliq did not go as expected. Because of heavy snowfall, the mountain road was closed. Nevertheless, we had an enjoyable day, with lovely sunny weather. The Candy Cane Mountain glowed with colours, the 5 Finger Mountain jutted up impressively, and the alternate lunch location in a forest glade was good. Special thanks to tour guide Seb, who was chatty, informative and adaptable. He helped some of our group who'd planned to stay in Khinaliq tomake alterate plans. We checked out some alternate sights in Quba (Red Village and Juma Mosque) before driving back to Baku a couple of hours early (enabling a first hand experience of Baku's Rush Hour traffic). Kudos to our calm and collected driver.
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Alessandro
Apr 29, 2025
Too long too less - An endless ten-hour round trip with a short stop at the beautiful Candy Cane Mountans and lunch in an interesting village on the Caucasus. I wouldn't do this long tour again for just two attractions
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Cristinapv64hw
Apr 26, 2025
Disappointing experience - I had done two more tours with this agency and was quite satisfied. Unfortunately the guide for this excursion was a real disappointment. Samir simply accompanied us to two of the four locations on the tour. He gave no explanation of the places we would visit. He spoke on the phone throughout the trip and the driver answered the phone twice while driving. Too bad because the places are interesting.
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From $79
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).