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Khinalug Village: Europe's Highest Ancient Settlement
Embark on a thrilling day trip to Khinalug, the oldest village in Azerbaijan. Explore its ancient stone houses and marvel at the breathtaking views of the Caucasus mountains.
Embark on a thrilling day trip to Khinalug, the oldest village in Azerbaijan. Explore its ancient stone houses and marvel at the breathtaking views of the Caucasus mountains.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Besh Barmag Mountain - Mount Beshbarmag is a remarkable natural landmark in Azerbaijan, surrounded by numerous historical and cultural sites, including a settlement from the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age. It is a popular tourist destination where visitors can pause to relax and capture photographs.
- Khizi Mountains - Known as Candy Cane…
- Besh Barmag Mountain - Mount Beshbarmag is a remarkable natural landmark in Azerbaijan, surrounded by numerous historical and cultural sites, including a settlement from the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age. It is a popular tourist destination where visitors can pause to relax and capture photographs.
- Khizi Mountains - Known as Candy Cane Mountain, this area boasts a stunning landscape with striking white and pink hues.
- Quba - Guba is a city and the administrative center of the Quba District in Azerbaijan. It is situated on the northeastern slopes of Shahdag Mountain, at an elevation of 600 meters above sea level, on the right bank of the Kudyal River.
- Qechresh - This is one of the densest forests in Azerbaijan. From the forest, one can view the Gudyalchay River and the ancient Red settlement, historically inhabited by people of Jewish origin.
- Qudyalçay Körpüsü - The Qudyal River originates on the northern slope of Tufan Dagh in the Greater Caucasus, at 3,000 meters above sea level in the Quba District. It concludes its journey by flowing into the Caspian Sea through the Khachmaz District.
- Qrız - Known as Eagle Mountain, it offers a spectacular view of eagles soaring in the sky.
- Khinalug - Khinalug is a village with a history spanning over 5,000 years. For centuries, it was isolated from the rest of civilization by towering mountains and treacherous rocky cliffs. This isolation allowed the villagers to preserve their unique language, unrelated to any other language family, along with their distinct traditions and customs, which are found nowhere else.
What's Included
- Pick up and Drop off service
- Entry to State Historical, Architectural and Ethnographic Reserve Khinalig
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Professional Tour Guide
- Pick up and Drop off service
- Entry to State Historical, Architectural and Ethnographic Reserve Khinalig
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Professional Tour Guide
Additional Information
Uncover Azerbaijan’s most picturesque adventure! Wander through the vibrant hills of Candy Cane Mountain, journey along the historic Silk Road, marvel at Five Finger Mountain, traverse the Quba Forest, and cruise along the canyon road by the Gudyalchay River. Explore the distinctive Jewish Red Village, pause at Eagle Mountain, and arrive at the ancient…
Uncover Azerbaijan’s most picturesque adventure! Wander through the vibrant hills of Candy Cane Mountain, journey along the historic Silk Road, marvel at Five Finger Mountain, traverse the Quba Forest, and cruise along the canyon road by the Gudyalchay River. Explore the distinctive Jewish Red Village, pause at Eagle Mountain, and arrive at the ancient Khinalig village—a voyage through nature, culture, and history.
- Travel time (road) is included in the total duration time
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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Colin
Mar 5, 2026
Excellent, highly recommended - Excellent trip, our guide was extremely knowledgeable, pleasant and caring. We saw some fascinating sights and had a real adventure in the visit to khinalik. Both drivers were excellent also. Highly recommend this 👍
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Dariatp8265hi
Mar 3, 2026
Spectacular trip to Khinalyg - The tour was booked spontaneously while on vacation in Baku. I wanted to see the nature and mountains of this beautiful country. Lucky for an interesting group, everyone came from different countries, managed to communicate and learn something new. We were picked up by the Sahil metro and taken in a comfortable minibus with a very friendly guide along the route, along the way talking about the country and the lives of the locals. The guide paid attention to each member of the band, which is very nice. We went to the location in the mountains of Khiza, the real Martian species managed to capture in a photo and do a little hiking. Next, our journey was through the city of Cuba to a forest village, where we were treated to the national dish of saj, through Eagle Peak to the top of Mount Hynalyg. Stunning was the trip, the mesmerizing views of rocky and snowy slopes, a high-altitude village living in the tradition of old, but with modern internet:) You don't see that kind of flavor anywhere else. Thank you for the great ride!
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702adrianw
Dec 21, 2025
Excellent tour to the high mountains - Amazing tour up to 2200m in the beautiful mountains. Nice restaurant in the forest. The tour guide was excellent. The driver very careful
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Giorgio_santelices
Dec 8, 2025
beautiful experience - The tour to Guba, Shadag, and Laza was very beautiful! Laza is a truly beautiful town! The guide, Narmin Jabrayilzada, is very attentive and speaks excellent English. During the trip, he shares lots of interesting facts and curiosities about Azerbaijan. I recommend this experience to everyone.
The excursion to Guba, Shadag and Laza was amazing! Laza is a truly beautiful city! Guide Narmin Jabrailzadeh is very attentive and speaks excellent English. During the visit he shares many interesting facts and curious facts about Azerbaijan. Recommend this experience.
il tour per Guba, Shadag e Laza essere molto bello! Laza è un paese spettacolo molto bello! la guida Narmin Jabrayilzada è molto attenta e parla un ottimo inglese, durante il viaggio racconta moltissime notizie e curiosità sull’Azerbaijan. consiglio a tutti questa esperienza
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Farhanr303
Dec 3, 2025
Great Experience of sight seen in Baku with family. - It was a great experience of full day sight seen with family today. Our tour guide Ms. Narmin is a very energetic and anthusiastic tour guide who always try to engage the travelers humbly and also shared relevant knowledge about the place.
Must recommended to visit the place and you will be lucky if you get the same tour guide.
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Arthurtorchp
Nov 30, 2025
An enjoyable day tour - An enjoyable day tour and made it more interesting by our guide Sahil. He is very engaging and knowledgeable. I had an amazing time and views to Khinalig was simply breathtaking.
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732ernara
Nov 28, 2025
It was good experience to see AZ from another angle - We took this tour, and it lasts about 12 hours. We really wanted to see Azerbaijan from a different perspective, and we love the mountains. We visited the village of Khanalug, and we enjoyed everything very much.
And our guide even won a Spider-Man toy — it was so cute.
We really loved the experience. We saw high-mountain villages with only about 1,600 residents.
Many thanks to our guide, Inara, for such a wonderful tour — and to our driver as well.
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Waynea644
Oct 25, 2025
Azerbaijan nature trail - Inara was a wonderful guide, super sweet and knowledgeable. Proactive in sharing cultural information, and really approachable whenever I had further questions.
The real journey started after lunch climbing through oustanding landscapes in the comfort of an old 4WD.
Would definitely recommend Inara as your guide.
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Rujderj
Sep 8, 2025
amazing gide amaizing tluf - If our guide on this tour wasn't Servi, I would have given the tour zero stars. Because the company didn't answer the phones or WhatsApp. After receiving the money for the tour. But the guide Servi is the best guide we've ever had. Professional, knowledgeable, interesting, full of energy, happy and funny and gave us tips for the rest of the trip and for life in general. You're lucky to have her. The place itself, the isolated village of Khinaliq, is also amazing and the road to it is stunning in its beauty.
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J9852yvalvinc
Sep 4, 2025
Great Day at Azerbaijan - What a great day of adventure — this is what travel is about: to marvel at the beauty of nature, to ravel in the pleasure of new friends, to experience authentic Azerbaijan life and culture. We went to Candy Mountain in the morning — we saw stripes of sand grains in different colours — a new natural wonder for me. We had authentic Azerbaijan lunch where we socialised with new friends around the world. In the afternoon, we explore Khinanig: the highlight of this tours. Imagine natural grandness — blades of rocks, powerful rivers, misty air — engulfing you. Truly awe-inspiring. Exploring the local village and learning about the ways of life there opens my cultural horizon. Meeting fellow tourists made today the most fun I’ve had in Azerbaijan thus far. And Servi, our tour guide, is the best. She is knowledgeable, passionate, an instant friend. We had meaningful conversations about life, culture and everything in between. Today I’m reminded of the true point of travelling: it is the friends you make, the sublime mountains you pass through, the laughters you share.
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