Shamakhi – Lahij Tour
Shamakhi, Azerbaijan
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9 Hours
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Max People : 100
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Pickup: Any hotel / accommodation within Baku
Description
Shamakhi – Lahij Tour Highlights: Tour will start with picking you up from your hotel or any desired place.
In the Shamakhi – Lahij tour you will visit:
Diri Baba mausoleum, a mausoleum that built 1402 for a holy person and still attracts locals as a pilgrimage place.
Juma Mosque in Shamakhi, the most ancient mosque that was built in the Caucasus in 743.
Yeddi Gumbez Mausoleum complex, mausoleums that built for the family member of the Khan of Shamakhi around 17 th centuries.
Shamakhi is one of the most ancient cities in Azerbaijan dated back to 5th century BC. In the Middle Ages, Shamakhi was the capital of the Shirvanshahs government. In the Middle Ages Shamakhi was one of the fascinating cities in the east. City also has the biggest astrophysical observatory in the Caucasus. The city itself is not only rich with its nature and beauty but very rich with monuments that have historical significance.
Next destination to visit during our Shamakhi – Lahij tour is Lahij village. It is one of the most ancient inhabited cities in Azerbaijan that located in Ismailli region. Lahij is the best example of original architecture that preserved by villagers more than centuries. Lahij Village entered to List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO because the village was one of the best handcraft and trading centers in the Caucasus. The main fame of the village comes from handmade copper products with a magnificent design that all made in the village in traditional way. Now the village is one of the most famous touristic destinations in Azerbaijan because even today the village has dozens of workshops that are making very beautiful handmade copper products. People started to live there from III-IV centuries and even village has water and sewage systems that operate 1000 years.
Price Includes
Personal English-speaking guide (other languages on request)
Personal Experienced Driver
Individually
Hotel Pick up & drop off
Price Excludes
Entry tickets
Entry fees to Museums
Personal Expenses
Photo fees
Travel Styles
Countryside Tours
City Tours
Location
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lornskie d
17/11/2019
On the way to Gabala visit to Main Sites:Shamakhi Town and Lahij village in Ismayilli
We started with our day with Orkan at 09:00am. It was good timing to start a wonderful day. We drove along the way and first stop it was in a market to get some snacks for the day trip. We visited to Diribaba Mausoleum. It was one of the historical sites, which i vsited before - had long stairs to reach to up. From the top of the building you can see the all village. Then we went to Mosque. it belongs to 743 and renovated so new. All places where i visited, was very clean and tidy. I loved it a lot. Then we drove 1 hour and reach to Lahij. Lahij has a lot of handcraft shops. My guide informed me, they have nice spices for buy. I bough zangefil from there, I hope when I use it it will be usefull hhhhhhh. We did our lunch also in Lahij village in one cafe. It was good. It ancient village. Highly recommended to the history lovers and for bloggers.
Anna K
15/03/2023
Tour with amazing mountains views
Took full day tour to Lahij through amazing mountains panorama! Tour itinerary was arranged very well and adjusted a bit to my preferences as was private tour. Especially was interesting to see Shamakhi chemistry! Had few stops by my request to buy local fruits and food. Guide and driver were very professional. Guide had full information about all visited places and also explained about culture, cuisine, traditions, etc. I would definatelly recommend it for long day trip.
Josh B
18/12/2023
A memorable journey
We had a great tour that showed us a glimpse of the more traditional side of this beautiful country. Our driver, Arif, and our guide, Tahir, were super professional.
Karmen B
07/02/2025
5/5
Tour was absolutely amazing and it exceeded our expectations. We saw so many various things in only a few hours: be it nature, tombs, winery, mosque … our tour guide was very educated and he was ready to adjust the intenary based on our wishes. We also visited the Meysari Winery for a private wine tasting in their wine cellars and stop on the way for truly local lunch experience in the middle of nowhere. Lastly, everything was perfectly organized. Thank you Lamia for making this possible. ❤️
Wanderer214434
20/02/2024
A great “taste” of Azerbaijan outside of Baku from an amazing guide!
I didn’t have much time in Azerbaijan, and this tour was the perfect day trip from Baku to give me a flavor of the mountains and village life. Lahij is a very interesting town of craftspeople, and the drive there was gorgeous. But perhaps the best part of this excursion was the dynamic brother duo of Tahir (guide) and Elmin (driver)! 🇦🇿♥️ I learned a lot about Azerbaijan’s history and culture from them, and they took me to an incredible roadside eating place where a really friendly husband and wife served up delicious qutab and wild blackberry jam for desert 😋. I highly recommend this tour!
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