The 15 Best Gabala and Shamakhi Day Trips

1.Shamakhi And Gabala Tour (All inclusive)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 815 reviews · from $39Our pick

Review of the Shamakhi and Gabala tour from Baku, with mosque, waterfall, mountain cable car, lunch, tastings, costs, and practical tips.

“The tour was so cool and perfect. Places we visited and the tour prices are excellent. Nazperi was our tour guide and she was so good, knowledgeable and informative. She explained everything well and helped all for everything they needed. Her English and the way she speaks were brilliant. Highly recommended with Nazperi For the company; I would suggest to increase the time for Cable car Gabal. The bus looks new and clean and the driver was good but it would be great if it has comfortable seats for long way trip like this.”

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2.Gabala and Shamakhi Tour (Free Baku City Tour)

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 695 reviews · 12 - 14 hours · from $28Best value

Review of the $28 Gabala and Shamakhi day trip from Baku, with mosque, waterfall, lake, lavender fields, mountain views, and practical tips.

“Azienda onesta con tour interessanti: abbiamo svolto due diversi tour con loro, prenotati tramite Getyourguide. Il primo che prevedeva i posti vicini Baku come la moschea Bibiheybat, Gobustan, Vulcani di fango, Tempio del fuoco, Yanar Dag ed il Centro culturale Heydar Aliyev; il secondo tour portava in un giorno a Gabala. Ci siamo trovati bene ad entrambi, le guide erano gentili e parlano bene inglese. Solitamente avvisano la sera prima per confermare l'orario e il punto d'incontro. Gli orari sono stati rispettati.”

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3.Gabala + Shamakhi tour (by Old City Tours)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 198 reviews · from $59

Review of Old City Tours’ Gabala and Shamakhi day trip from Baku, covering mosques, lakes, waterfalls, cable cars, costs, timing, and value.

“Our tour guide was very friendly and helpful. The picking up process took more than an hour which was not nice. They added many last minutes guests.”

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4.Guided Day Trip to Gabala with Hotel Pickup & Drop-off

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 139 reviews · 12 - 13 hours · from $39

Review of Baku to Gabala day trip with Shamakhi mosque, Nohur Lake, waterfalls, Tufandag cable car, guides, timing, and value.

“We booked this tour from heritage travels Baku via getyourguide. We had HUSSAIN our guide and an amazing driver too. We booked group tour but we were only 4 tourists in total so we were taken in a very comfortable car. the journey was amazing. We stopped for strawberry as well as taking pictures and great viewpoints. the music in the car was a mix of Azerbaijani, English , Hindi Bollywood and Arabic. husein was very interactive and gave us lot of information about Azerbaijan. the driver was very nice and helpful and entertaining too. in gabala we didn't find any snow but the view was great and we shopped…”

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5.Gabala & Shamakhi Nature Tour (Group or Private)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 121 reviews · from $59

Explore Shamakhi, Qabala, Lake Nohur, and Tufandag from Baku on a full-day mountain tour with lunch, transport, and a guide.

“Our day trip to Gabala and Shamakhi was only OKAY. The guide was good, but the sites were just not very interesting. We were really looking forward to going on the cable car, but it wasn't open that day and they only let us know once we were on our way out of the city. Read more”

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6.Gabala & Samakhi Tour/ All Entrance Fees Included Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 113 reviews · from $39

Review of the Gabala and Shamakhi day tour from Baku, covering mosques, waterfalls, Nohur Lake, lavender fields, and Tufandag.

“One of the best one day road trip of my life in Azerbaijan for Gabala and Samakhi. And credit goes to brother Rasul (Owner) who have arranged all this and definitely to our guide brother Farid who guide us to all the beautiful places and points through out the tour. Thankyou so much Baku Heritage Tour company. Strongly Recommended.”

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7.Shamakhi, Ismailli, Gabala and Sheki Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 112 reviews · 14 hours · from $59

A long but rewarding Azerbaijan day trip from Baku, with mosques, mountain scenery, Nohur Lake, Sheki Palace, sweets, and Silk Road history.

“It is a long tour in a 8-person car, but you see a lot. You have to be aware that you will come back late and it will be a long tour since the tour is far away from Bakü. However you will see amazing places. It is a good idea to do research in front.”

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8.Sheki Tour 2 Days, 1 Night (All Inclusive)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 88 reviews · from $190

Review of the 2-day Gabala and Sheki tour from Baku, with mountain views, historic sites, cable cars, meals, and a 5-star hotel.

“Had a fun trip. Our tour guides Davud and Michel are knowledgeable and were fun. One of the best trips I had.”

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9.Gabala and Shamakhi Trip (Group or Private)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 79 reviews · from $45

Review of the Gabala and Shamakhi day trip from Baku, with mosque, lake, waterfall, cable car, transport, costs, and practical tips.

“The 7 hour promised trip took 14. The roads are awful - all under construction, no proper signs, very unsafe. The night driving coming back was frightening with many unmarked turns and holes. We hadn’t been warn. It was very exhausting and not worthy of our time not money”

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10.Gabala & Shamakhi Trip ( Group or Private)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 78 reviews · from $40

Review of the Gabala and Shamakhi day trip from Baku, with mosque, lake, cable car, lunch advice, transport details, and value tips.

“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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11.Private Gabala Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · from $120

Review of the private Gabala tour from Baku, with Shamakhi Mosque, Seven Beauties Waterfall, Nohur Lake, and Tufandag Resort.

“A trip well worth the money! A bonus was that my husband and I had an excellent driver and tour guide all for ourselves: Cemil and Nargiz, thanks, you were fantastic! On our way to Gabala we stopped at the Juma Mosque in Shamakhi City anRead more”

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12.Gabala-Shamakhi-Tufandag -Nohur lake – Lavender fields

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 61 reviews · 11 hours - 690 minutes · from $40

Review of Azerbaijan’s 11-hour Baku to Gabala tour, with Shamakhi Mosque, waterfalls, Nohur Lake, Tufandag cable cars, and seasonal lavender.

“Really amazing! Leyla did a great job! she was charming throughout.”

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13.Azerbaijan Tour Package for 3 days(Baku & Absheron & Gobustan & Gabala Tours)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 52 reviews · from $275

Review of Azerbaijan’s 3-day Baku tour, with Old City sights, Gobustan, fire temples, mud volcanoes, and Gabala mountain views.

“The operator is reacheable, cooperative and english speaking. Tour guide Zacharias is good. Driver Hidayet is good.”

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14.Gabala and Shamakhi Nature Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 46 reviews · 510 minutes - 12 hours · from $69

Review of Baku’s Gabala and Shamakhi day tour, with mountain views, Juma Mosque, Nohur Lake, waterfalls, lunch, and cable car tips.

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15.Gabala Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews · from $40

Review of the Shamakhi and Gabala day tour from Baku, with mountain views, historic sites, lunch, cable car rides, and Nohur Lake.

“Recently, we visited Azerbaijan for 5 Days. We booked a Day trip with ATI Company to "Shamakhi and Gabala". We enjoyed Gabala Day Tour with Beautiful sceneries. But time given in "Tufandag Winter Summer Tourism Holiday Complex" is too short i.e. 1 hour including cable car. Ideally, we should get more time (minimum of 2 hours) This tour is a must whenever you visit Azerbaijan”

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