A Full Day Khinalug, Guba and Sweets Mountains Tour
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 10h
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Selective hotel pickup
Overview
- Visit Azerbaijan's the most ancient and highest mountain town, Khinalug
- Discover Red town in Guba called Caucasus' remaining Mountain Jewish strongholds
- Bask in Qechresh, which is surrounded by forest on all sides
- Uncover the mystery of the Sweets Mountains
Activity location
- Quba
- Quba, Quba, Azerbaijan
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Quba
- Quba, Quba, Azerbaijan
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A Full Day Khinalug, Guba and Sweets Mountains Tour
- 10h
- English
What's included, what's not
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Professional Guide
- Bottled water
- Alcoholic Drinks
- All alcoholic drinks and other snacks will be bought by the travellers. We only provide what we have in inclusions
- Service charge
What you can expect
Our accredited guide and driver will greet you here or from your hotel and start the tour. Travel time can take 10 hours but we will make sure to give you an unforgettable experience along the way.
Stop at Qechresh forest:
This recreational area is evergreen and tree covered place to enjoy the landscape and for photo shoot. Here is more commonly referred and favourite place of nature lovers to escape from urban stress and rush. On the way to Khinalug village, we will stop at the beautiful Qechresh forest one of the most visited forests in Azerbaijan, road cuts through the trees offering a panoramic way to enjoy.
Stop at Red Town:
Guba is also home to the famous Red Settlement, one of the largest Jewish communities in the world. The district is the home to the world’s largest community of Mountain Jews. Founded and populated by Mountain Jews, Red Village represents the most compact and active Jewish community in Azerbaijan. Living through vast political changes over the past 200 years, the community has both preserved and developed a unique cultural identity.
Stop at Khinalug:
In this State Historical, Architectural and Ethnographic Reserve Khinalig, travellers will explore the village with visit to Khinalug museum and mosque. Khinalug, Khinalugh, or Khinalig (spelled Xinaliq in the Azerbaijani language) is an ancient Caucasian village going back to the Caucasian Albanian period. It is located just north of Quba in the middle of the Greater Caucasus mountains that divide Russia and the South Caucasus (2360m altitude). Khinalug is also the highest, most remote and isolated village in Azerbaijan and among the highest in the Caucasus. The weather changes dramatically during summer and winter, ranging from −20 °C to 18 °C. Village has a population of about 2,000 people.
Stop at Sweets Mountain:
Here the guests will observe Multi-Colored Mountains of Khyzy, often called the caramel mountains. The mountain landscape resembles the surface of the planet Mars, and sometimes looks like a sandwich cake. This natural phenomenon attracts tourists from all over the world, who subsequently splash out the received emotions in numerous photo shoots and statuses. According to some sources, these mountains are of volcanic origin, contain many belemnites and were formed by the oxidation of various rocks in particular copper. This explains the predominance of red. Caramel mountains is a place where you always want to return.
Stop at Besh Barmag Mountain:
Travellers will stop by the road which passes through the Besh Barmag Mountain (Five Finger “Beshbarmag Dag” area) for a cup of coffee or tea and try some of national snacks. Guide will tell the mythical storey of the rock. Beshbarmag is a unique natural phenomenon with which numerous myths and beliefs are associated. Along with historical significance, this mountain has been a favourite training place for climbers for decades.
Location
Activity location
- Quba
- Quba, Quba, Azerbaijan
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Quba
- Quba, Quba, Azerbaijan