Gabala & Shamakhi Group Tour: Discover Historic Mosques and Enjoy Panoramic Cable Car Rides
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74 Ratings
Bakı
Embark on a full-day Gabala & Shamakhi group tour from Baku and explore historic mosques, take panoramic cable car rides, and enjoy breathtaking views of the Caucasus Mountains.
Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Gosha Gala Tower - You’ll start at Gosha Gala Tower or you can also get picked up from your accommodation.
  • Juma Mosque - Juma Mosque in Shamakhy– Juma Mosque of Shamakhi is the largest mosque of Azerbaijan. Moreover, it is one of the first mosques of Azerbaijan after the Arab occupation of Caucasus. Built more than 1,200 years ago Shamakhi Dzhuma mosque still remains one of the largest cult structures of the Caucasus.
  • Zarnava - Suspension bridge, Ismailli (Ismayilli) District, Shirvan, Azerbaijan. An iron suspension bridge spans the Girdmanchay, a fast-flowing river. The bridge is one of the most whimsical rivers in Azerbaijan. Girdman was built on the river in 1969. The bridge is 28 meters long and is the most important pedestrian path to the village of Zarnava.
  • Ismailli - Our guests will taste delicious lunch at the traditional restaurant where they will explore Azerbaijani cuisine.
  • Nohur Lake - Our next stop will be the Nohur lake ( Nohurgol) is located in Gabala,700 m above sea level.Eye-catching Lake Nohur with the magnificent view to Caucasus Mountains and is surrounded by the forests and high mountains called Yumru, Goydag and Gulluburun. You will be amazed by the fresh air and water is one of the most picturesque places of Gabala. The quiet atmosphere and bird sounds create an ideal relaxation environment to escape from the noise of the city. Moreover, you can try horse riding and boat trip.
  • Tufandag Mountain Resort - The final destination will be Summer-Winter Touristic Complex Tufandag and our guests can enjoy our matchless beautiful nature in unsurpassed recreation tourism centre just about 4 km from Qabala City.\
What's Included
  • Free WIFI access throughout the tour
  • Lunch included
  • Cable car ticket and entry to Tufandag Holiday Complex
  • TripAdvisor Experiences brokerage fee
  • Transport in a Mercedes-Benz air-conditioned minivan or sprinter
  • Professional guide service in English, Turkish, or Russian
  • Pickup and drop-off from Baku accommodations
What's Not Included
  • Any other personal expenses
Additional Information

During this special full-day Gabala tour from Baku the first stop will be Juma mosque in Shamakhi region. After visiting the oldest mosque in Azerbaijan that was built on the 8th century, you will visit the famous Ismayilli Suspension bridge.On the way to go to Gabala -
Islamic tourism capital ,guests will taste delicious lunch at the traditional restaurant.Eye-catching Lake Nohur with the magnificent view of the Caucasus Mountains will be visited as well. You can take a boat and catamaran ride and enjoy the surrounding landscape.The next stop will be Tufandag Summer-Winter Touristic Complex, an ideal place for those who want to walk in the mountains, ride in a cable car to watch nature and enjoy active rest in summer or winter.Tufandag offers you the longest cable way trip of the world that from that point you can see all of the panorama of Gabala There is more than a 5-kilometre walking distance in the rope lines and 4 stations (points to stop).

  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Location
Gala Gapisi
Cavadxan
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Umairv2024
Mar 22, 2024
Qabala travel - Im extremely satisfied with team. Especially our guide yousuf he helped us a lot and explained everything very well. Thank you yousuf and azp tourism
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Blue20077
Feb 19, 2024
First Class Trip - I really enjoyed this trip more than I could possibly imagine. A full packed day amazing lunch so much to take in our guide Toghrul was first class very helpful friendly and understanding. The memories will last a life time
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Haithamm2023
Nov 23, 2023
Don’t Miss This! - I must say the tour was very professional and organized, they came to pick us from our hotels. We had a glance at the history of Azerbaijan at the Jumaa Mosque, and a lot of beautiful scenery from lakes and mountains. Can’t forget to mention our amazing tour guide Toghrul, an energetic young man with a good sense of humor :) Would recommend this trip to everyone!
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Tobista
Jul 4, 2023
Amazing scenery, telefreik , boat ride - Couldn’t ask for a better trip and to be more organized with AZP , again Leila with being helpful and supportive throughout all the trip, we had a blast on top of the mountain through the telefreik and enjoyed the paddle boat ride, lunch was just in middle of the forrest
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Greendog112
Jul 1, 2023
Great day out 5* - Great day out with Yusif. Varied and beautiful scenery, from desert to green mountains. Would highly recommend if you have a spare day in Baku 5*
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872narayananv
Apr 18, 2023
Value for money - Highly recommend this tour operator. Punctual, Professional and very accommodating. Timur has been great in explaining all the tour packages and is available almost all time. Azizah, the tour guide has been very friendly and has explained all the nuances of the tour all through. Thoroughly enjoyed the Gabala tour and would definitely recommend everyone to consider this operator. Azizah has also gone beyond expectations in explaining the best places of visit within Baku and the dishes to try. We are vegetarians but had no problems for they have taken special care ensuring that we get what we need.
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Babek
Mar 22, 2023
Unbelievable landscape - The landscape was amazing.we strongly recommend Gabala tour who likes the nature.Especially suspension bridge and the tea from "Samovar" national teapot
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Khalid_g
Apr 30, 2023
Amazing experience - The guide and his professionalism. It was value addition with the amazing sightseeing. The places well maintained and having healing ambience.
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Meander27178429965
Aug 3, 2023
Poor organization - It was bad organisation, first I reviced a call a day prior by Mr Rza to change to 4th of August but I couldn't due flight date. I was asked to be ready 8:30am on 3rd which I did. During the trip we made alot of rest stops that we spend unnecessary time and when we came to meal/prayer time we had only 20-40mins (we were not allowed to order and served 2 small chicken legs, spoon of rice(yes!!) , soup, salad and 5 peices of fries), I wish we were able to order with paying difference, then we had to take our tea in plastic cup as no time. On the way we were told if we went to the fountain we will be late but the choice is yours which we decided to go. we went back to baku at 12 mid night and bus suddenly stopped at old town and I was asked by Mr Rza to "walk" to my hotel at middle of night!! When I raised my concerns about its night and I did take package from TripAdvisor first he told its safe city and police everywhere but i told him we walked all day i can't walk 7 to 9mins to my hotel then he argued with driver to drop me off. I reached home 12:40 am with a planned flight next day. I have booked this through TripAdvisor with extra 100AED (50 manat) compared to any baku travel office, just for trusting the app. I wish in future there will be more organization.
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Lukas
Jun 30, 2023
Good tour, poor & unfriendly guide - To start with the good points: - Beautiful tour where you’ll see a lot of different points in Azerbaijan nature with some beautiful photo spots - Price of 100 manat per person is okay given the long drive and points covered Negative points: - Lunch: the lunch was located at a beautiful place in the forest but the food quality was very poor and consisted of a soup, a plate of plain rice and 3 small pieces of meat. As dessert a coup of tea was served. Th second very negative point was the tour guide Michelle who had a really bad temper and explained only the bare minimum. If asked any additional questions, she replied in a very offended way, plus she always pressured the group “Hurry up, Why are you taking so long etc.”. I understand that there are many points to visit but still it is possible to communicate in a more friendly way. On the drive back to Baku she shouted loudly in Russian language with the bus driver for some reason.
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