Guba Khinalug Group Tour: Explore Europe's Highest Village with Authentic Lunch Experience
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Embark on a group tour to Guba Khinalug, Europe’s highest village. Explore ancient stone houses, meet the local shepherd folk, and enjoy an authentic lunch experience. Book now!

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Tour Guide Baku - Start of the tour
  • Candy Cane Mountain - The Candy Cane Mountains in Azerbaijan are colorful, striped hills that look like candy canes. Found in the Khizi region, these hills have red, white, and pink layers of rock. The beautiful patterns make it a great spot for nature lovers and photographers. Visitors can walk the trails and enjoy the amazing views of this unique landscape.
  • Mountain Beshbarmag Tour - Five Finger “Beshbarmag Dag” area stop.
  • Qecresh Bag - Qachrash Forest: stop for 15 minutes to enjoy the landscape and for photo shoot
  • MestDergah - Masdargah
  • Quba Azərbaycan turalpottery - Eagle Height: with clear view of flying Eagles in Northern Caucasus skies.
  • Khinaliq - Khinaliq village in Azerbaijan is one of the highest and oldest villages in the Caucasus. Nestled in the mountains, it offers stunning views and a glimpse into ancient traditions. With its stone houses and cobblestone streets, Khinaliq is a unique destination for travelers seeking history, culture, and breathtaking scenery.

Lunch (served in local house in Khinalug)

  • State Historical, Architectural and Ethnographic Reserve Khinalig - Exploring the village by walking excursion in Khinalug, visiting the Khinalug museum and mosque.

  • Tour Guide Baku - Back to Baku. Drop-off to hotels, and the tour ends.

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenses
Additional Information

We leave Baku at 9:00am in the morning, with some stop-points in:

  • Candy Cane Mountains,
  • “Beshbarmag Dag” (Five-Fingered Mountain),
  • Guba City, Qachrash and Mastdargah

Approximately at 14:00pm we are going to be in the highest village of all Europe - the Khinalug!

ABOUT KHINALUG

By some defini­tions Xınalıq (2335m) is Europe’s highest village. Its upper half retains many ancient stone houses that form distinctively aus­tere stepped terraces up a steep highland ridge. And the whole scene is often mag­ically wrapped in spooky clouds that part sporadically to reveal 360-degree views of the surrounding Caucasus.

Apart from examining the one-room museum and gazing at the hypnotic views, the main attraction is meeting and staying with Xınalıq’s hardy shepherd folk who have their own language (Ketsh) and still live much of their lives on horseback. Bring warm clothes – nights can be icy cold.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Not a specific health restrictions
Location
Tour Guide Baku
Cancellation Policy

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

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Preethi_george
Oct 2, 2024
Amazing experience - The trip was good, comfortable. The guide Lila was very informative and pleasant. Tend to our every need. The views were amazing. The best part was the lunch. Tasty as well as a deep dive into the local cuisine. Highly recommend.
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Suzanne_c
Sep 24, 2024
A village in the clouds - This was a great experience. The road and the scenery were very dramatic; but best of all was the chance to see the village and the people and be guests in their home. A rare privilege, highly recommended.
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Janis
Sep 17, 2024
A day to remember - Well organised, fantastic landscape, friendly atmosphere at the village. Lunch at the family was great. A splendid day with good company.
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Megabbuc
Sep 17, 2024
Full data Khinalug and Candy Mountain tour - A long day trip (as expected). The scenery was varied and interesting. We travelled along the dry Caspian coastline to the Five Finger Mountain. Our next stop was the Candy Cane Mountains, a structure of layers of red and light grey mudstone. We then started to climb up into the mountains through wooded areas. As we increased in elevation the trees fell away to very steep open grassed hills and mountains. Most of this time we followed a river, sometimes driving through very steep walled valleys, only about 30 metres wide. We stopped a few times to take in the stunning scenery. We arrived at Khinalug, a quaint little village punched on the side of a mountain. We were welcomed into a local house and shared a delightful local lunch. Afterward we walked through the village before starting our trip back to Baku. Our guide, Servi, was very personable, helpful and was able to answer most of our questions. She provided an interesting commentary throughout the trip, while pointing out places of interest and facts about Baku and our trip.
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Alihw9734zu
Sep 12, 2024
Amazing - The view was amazing. Took so many photos of the mountains Thanks to Guide Namig and Driver Keremfor a great tour experience
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Grandtour42745511187
Aug 8, 2024
Unreal mountain town - After experiencing many tours in Türkiye. I can say that this tour in Azerbaijan was definitely my favorite. My guide was kind and excited to share this beautiful country with us!
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748salamh
Aug 5, 2024
Unforgettable experience - The trip was so good and it was a lovely day. Our guide Mr Samir was so nice, helpful and explained everything throughout the trip with good English language. The area we travelled to is fascinating and people are so lovable. The highest village in Europe among the mountains series of Caucus is amazing.
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Farah_h
Aug 4, 2024
Thank you for the beautiful memories. The Guide & the Driver was amazing human being - trying my best to use bestest words to express my experience. It was not just beautiful but heartwarming as well. Although I was travelling solo but how Tamig was there for me it was simply amazing. Thank you dear you were definitely doing more for a guide. Thank you for being caring through out the journey. Last but not the least Our Driver… Thank you for being kind and thoughtful. 🙏 May Allah Bless them Always
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Meander12524823759
Jul 30, 2024
Experiencing Guba and Khinalug - We booked a tour of Guba and Khinaliq with Tes Tour and saw some amazing views. Our guide Namig was a very friendly person who kept giving us information throughout the tour. We as a couple highly recommend Tes Tour for viewing these areas. You'll fall in love with the places!
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William_h
Aug 18, 2024
Long day but memorable - It’s a long way for a short visit but the experience and scenery in the mountains made it worthwhile. Trip to candy cane wasn’t worth the journey but lunch at the village was nice. Unfortunately the bridge over the river near the village was down so we had a detour in an old jeep to cross the river that did not comply with any HSE standards, but, was memorable. Comfort breaks at the same cafe there and back were a scam, high prices and horrendous toilet facilities. Why? It’s a 12 hour trip in total, nice people in the group and with just 6 of us in the minivan it was comfortable.
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