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Baku & the Caucasus Foothills: Route Guide

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Baku's Flame Towers glowing over the old city
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Explore Baku's old city and waterfront, Gobustan's rock art, Sheki's Silk Road heritage and Lahic's craft streets on a seven-day loop returning to Baku. Reserve a licensed driver and suitable vehicle separately. Check current road and site access; mud volcanoes, wineries, workshops and mountain excursions are optional, and permit-controlled liberated territories are outside this journey.

Baku & the Caucasus Foothills is a 700 km loop (with a driver). It works best as a 7-day trip; the plan below is the 7-day version for May, built from 538 verified places, with planned transit times, opening hours and daylight checked.

7
days
700km
distance
7
Stops
538
curated stops

View ready-made plans 7-day plan · best time to go

The route

Baku public Old City heritage day→Baku public waterfront and museum day→ 65 kmGobustan reserved transfer and public rock-art day→ 305 kmSheki reserved long-transfer and public arrival day→Sheki public Silk Road heritage day→ 150 kmLahic reserved mountain-road transfer and public craft day→ 180 kmBaku reserved loop-return day

What you'll see

The Palace of the Shirvan Shahs
Explore grand medieval architecture and historic courtyards.
Baku public Old City heritage day
Baku public waterfront and museum circuit
Use a second bounded public Baku waterfront and museum day.
Baku public waterfront and museum day
Gobustan reserved transfer and public rock-art circuit
Use the confirmed road transfer and public rock-art reserve; no mud-volcano detour is assumed.
Gobustan reserved transfer and public rock-art day
Khansarai
Admire the exquisite summer palace of the Shaki Khans.
Sheki reserved long-transfer and public arrival day
Sheki public Silk Road heritage circuit
Use a bounded public Sheki heritage and craft-street day without assuming a workshop or tour.
Sheki public Silk Road heritage day
Lahic reserved mountain-road transfer and public craft circuit
Use the confirmed mountain-road transfer and public Lahic craft-village circuit; no hike or workshop is assumed.
Lahic reserved mountain-road transfer and public craft day
Baku reserved loop-return circuit
Complete the reserved loop return to Baku with traffic and recovery margin.
Baku reserved loop-return day
Maiden's Tower
Marvel at the towering silhouette, Baku's iconic landmark.
Baku public Old City heritage day

Choose your length

7-day plan15 stops · 17.3 h transit2.1 stops/day · 2.5 h transit/daySee the full plan →

When to go

Best months: April, May, June, July, August, September, October

The reviewed spring-to-autumn baseline still requires current heat, rain, mountain-road and attraction checks.

See the month-by-month breakdown →

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