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Private Sheki Tour
Baku, Azerbaijan
$250
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Overview
The Private Sheki Tour showcases the historical and cultural richness of Sheki, a city surrounded by majestic mountains. Unlike other regions of Baku, Sheki retains its originality, with many homes reflecting its deep historical significance.
- 🏛️ Visit the Juma Mosque in Shamakhi, where non-Muslims can enter. Enjoy the thick carpets underfoot while you explore this architectural gem.
- 🌳 Explore the Palace of Shaki Khans, built in 1762 without nails or glue. Admire the beautifully painted walls and the 500-year-old plane trees in the palace garden.
- ⛪ Discover the Church of Kish, the first Albanian church in the Caucasus, dating back to the 1st century AD, now a trilingual museum showcasing Caucasian Albania.
- 🏨 Experience the Caravanserai historical complex, featuring the “Yukhari” and “Ashaghi” caravanserais from the 18th-19th centuries, offering insight into ancient trade routes.
- 🛌 Stay at the Lower Caravanserai, a hotel complex with 242 rooms, once a bustling inn for merchants, now providing modern luxury accommodations.
- 🍽️ Dine at the on-site restaurant serving traditional Azerbaijani cuisine, accommodating up to 100 guests.
- 🚗 Enjoy hotel pickup and drop-off, making your journey seamless and convenient.
- 👨🏫 Benefit from a professional guide and driver throughout the tour, ensuring a rich understanding of the sites visited.
- 💼 All fees and taxes are included, with personal expenses and food/drinks noted as additional costs.
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Private Sheki Tour
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
- Professional Guide
- Professional Driver
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- All Fees and Taxes
- Personal expenses
- Food and drinks
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Juma MosqueOn the way from Baku to Sheki we visit Juma Mosque in Shamakhi (or Friday Mosque) is one of the tourist attractions often visited by travellers. It is included into our Shamakhi and Gabala tour. Unlike many mosques, entrance to Juma Mosque of Shamakhi is permitted even to non-Muslims. To enter, you need to remove your shoes, but walking barefoot is not a problem, because the floor is covered with thick carpets. In addition, women must cover their heads in order to enter the mosque, so they provide free head cover at the entrance, which is required to be returned at the exit.
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Palace of Shaki KhansThe Palace itself built in 1762 as a summer residence for the Khan of Sheki. During the construction of the building, no single nails and glues were used. From inside, all the walls of the Palace are full of paintings which each painting has its own philosophical meaning. In the garden outside of the palace, you will discover 2 plane trees that both are 500 years old.
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Church of KishOn the way, visit the first Albanian church in Caucasus, dating back to the 1st century AD. Kish Albanian Church - The brilliantly renovated round-towered Albanian church in pretty Kish village has been lovingly converted into a very well-presented trilingual museum. It’s the best place anywhere to learn about mysterious Caucasian Albania, the Chris¬tian nation that once covered most of north¬ern Azerbaijan.
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. “Caravanserai” historical complex in Sheki is two magnificent caravanserai which reached present days and traditionally named “Yukhari” and “Ashaghi” caravanserai, which means “Upper” and “Lower” Caravanserai in translation from Azerbaijani into English. Construction of these caravanserai is dated back to the 18th-19th centuries AD. “Lower” caravanserai has a rectangular shape with a large inner yard in the centre of which is located a pool. Total area of the caravanserai is 8000 m2 and dimensions are 55x85 meters. Four entries led to the yard from all four corners of the buildings. There are 242 rooms in the lower caravanserai. Earlier there were merchant stores and storage rooms in the coaching inn, but the first floor was intended for guests whom the rooms were leased. Each room had a manhole which was connected to the ground floor with a stepladder and it was very comfortable for merchants who wanted control the safety of their products at any time. Since 1988, the lower caravanserai is used as a hotel complex for tourists, guests of the city and local residents. There is a restaurant of national cuisine with 100 places functioning in the territory of the complex. There are luxury suits in compliance with international standards in the hotel.
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Private Sheki Tour
Baku, Azerbaijan
$250
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
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