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Baku & the Caucasus Foothills: 7-Day Plan You Can Actually Do
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The 7-day version for May: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 7-day plan · best time to go.
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7
days
700 km
distance
17.3 h
in transit
15
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- The reviewed spring-to-autumn baseline still requires current heat, rain, mountain-road and attraction checks.
Day 1 Baku public Old City heritage day
- Transit
- none
- Finish
- ~15:00
- Temperature
- 14.9°C–19.6°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 14.2h
09:00
Baku public Old City heritage circuit azerbaijan.travel map ↗
Use a bounded public Baku Old City heritage circuit before the reserved loop.
300 min · Baku public Old City heritage day · Confirm current admission, reservation and access conditions
14:00
Firuze Restaurant firuzerestoran.az map ↗
Indulge in excellent, filling Piti, a local specialty.
60 min · Baku public Old City heritage day
open: 12:00-01:00
Day 2 Baku public waterfront and museum day
- Transit
- 0h01
- Finish
- ~15:05
- Temperature
- 14.9°C–19.6°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 14.2h
09:05
Baku public waterfront and museum circuit azerbaijan.travel map ↗
Use a second bounded public Baku waterfront and museum day.
300 min · Baku public waterfront and museum day · Confirm current admission, reservation and access conditions
14:05
Paris Bistro parisbistro.az
Indulge in exquisite French cuisine in an elegant bistro.
60 min · Baku public waterfront and museum day · 6-19 manat
open: 24 hr
Overnight here
e.g. Amburan Beach Club · Altstadt Hotel
Day 3 Gobustan reserved transfer and public rock-art day
- Transit
- 2h21
- Finish
- ~16:15
- Temperature
- 14.7°C–23.6°C
- Rainy days
- ~2
- Daylight
- 14.2h
11:15
Gobustan reserved transfer and public rock-art circuit azerbaijan.travel map ↗
Use the confirmed road transfer and public rock-art reserve; no mud-volcano detour is assumed.
240 min · Gobustan reserved transfer and public rock-art day · Confirm current admission, reservation and access conditions
15:25
Qobustan National Park whc.unesco.org map ↗
Marvel at ancient rock art under UNESCO protection.
50 min · Gobustan reserved transfer and public rock-art day · adults 2 manat; children 0.20 manat, parking 1 manat
open: 09:00-17:00
Overnight here
Day 4 Sheki reserved long-transfer and public arrival day
- Transit
- 6h09
- Finish
- ~17:05
- Temperature
- 14.3°C–25.2°C
- Rainy days
- ~8
- Daylight
- 14.3h
15:05
Sheki reserved long-transfer and public arrival circuit azerbaijan.travel map ↗
Use the confirmed long transfer and a bounded public Sheki arrival circuit.
60 min · Sheki reserved long-transfer and public arrival day · Confirm current admission, reservation and access conditions
16:15
Day 5 Sheki public Silk Road heritage day
- Transit
- 0h01
- Finish
- ~15:05
- Temperature
- 14.3°C–25.2°C
- Rainy days
- ~8
- Daylight
- 14.3h
09:05
Sheki public Silk Road heritage circuit azerbaijan.travel map ↗
Use a bounded public Sheki heritage and craft-street day without assuming a workshop or tour.
300 min · Sheki public Silk Road heritage day · Confirm current admission, reservation and access conditions
14:05
Chelebi Khan search
Savor authentic Azerbaijani dishes and aromatic samovar tea.
60 min · Sheki public Silk Road heritage day · 3-5 manat
open: Daily 10:30-00:00
Overnight here
e.g. Azer Petrol Hotel · Shail Pansinot
Day 6 Lahic reserved mountain-road transfer and public craft day
- Transit
- 4h30
- Finish
- ~17:25
- Temperature
- 6.4°C–17.9°C
- Rainy days
- ~5
- Daylight
- 14.3h
13:25
Lahic reserved mountain-road transfer and public craft circuit azerbaijan.travel map ↗
Use the confirmed mountain-road transfer and public Lahic craft-village circuit; no hike or workshop is assumed.
180 min · Lahic reserved mountain-road transfer and public craft day · Confirm current admission, reservation and access conditions
16:35
Day 7 Baku reserved loop-return day → back to start
- Transit
- 4h16
- Finish
- ~17:50
- Temperature
- 14.9°C–19.6°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 14.2h
12:55
Baku reserved loop-return circuit azerbaijan.travel map ↗
Complete the reserved loop return to Baku with traffic and recovery margin.
120 min · Baku reserved loop-return day · Confirm current admission, reservation and access conditions
15:10
Fortress walls and towers search
Walk along ancient stone fortifications from the 11th–12th centuries.
50 min · Baku reserved loop-return day
16:15
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