Private Sheki Tour

Recommended by 95% of travelers

Baku, Azerbaijan

10 to 12 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover Sheki, a city rich in history and culture, surrounded by mountains. Visit the stunning Palace of Shaki Khans, the ancient Church of Kish, and the historic Karvansaray. Enjoy a stop at the Juma Mosque in Shamakhi and explore Sheki’s well-preserved heritage with a professional guide and driver.

Visit the stunning Palace of Shaki Khans
Experience the historic Karvansaray complex
Learn about Sheki’s rich past with a professional guide
Enjoy comfortable transport with a professional driver

What's Included

Professional Guide
Professional Driver
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Food and drinks
Personal expenses
All Fees and Taxes

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Starting Point: We pick up the our guests from any hotel inside of the Baku City for this tour.

Itinerary

Juma Mosque

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Palace of Shaki Khans

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Church of Kish

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Karvansaray

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult

Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.8

based on 39 reviews

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Great Sheki Tour

Robert_S, Oct 2025

Ismaili was a superb guide with excellent English skills. He was knowlegeable, helpful, and went out of his way to add an extra unscheduled stop in which we were particularly interested to the itinerary. We recommend him highly.

A good way to see the Azerbaijan countryside if you're pushed for time

Craig_H, Jul 2025

I enjoyed the day trip to Sheki - Ali was a knowledgeable guide and everything went to plan and pickup on time. It's a long trip and you only get a couple of hours in Sheki. If you have time I'd recommend staying a night - seems like a nice place to spend some time. However this is a great option if you're rushed and don't want to be crammed into a tour bus. Ali and his driver were great company for the 12 hour round trip - would recommend.

Unacceptable Racist Behaviour

Philipp_A, Jun 2025

A tour guide to destroy your day! The tour guide happened to not only show any interest in our tour but also to be racist expressing his personal political views with so much hate – something completely unprofessional, inappropriate, and unacceptable for a guide! On top of everything, had we not pointed it out, he would have missed our first scheduled stop at the mosque – even though it was explicitly included in the booking – and no historical background or explanation was given, despite us asking for that at the beginning of the tour. It was more important to the guide to constantly talk to the driver all the way to Sheki and back, showing no regard for us, despite this being a private tour. That’s not the behaviour I would expect from a tour guide on a private tour and would never recommend him to anyone else. He ruined our visit to beautiful Sheki.

went solo with a private...

dan_b, Apr 2025

went solo with a private driver / guide. we visited all places as promised. the driver / guide was awesome. patient. chose a great restaurant for dinner. great driver.

Response from Host, Jul 2025

Thanks for sharing your review! Will wait you again in our beautiful country. Do not forget to recommend us to your friends :) Regards, Narmin

Great day trip to Sheki

Mark_K, Jun 2024

We had a great day trip with Tahir to Sheki with stops at historic mosques along the way. Tahir had an excellent level of English and both him and the driver (apologies, I forget his name) were so friendly and made us feel comfortable and welcome. It is a long day trip, but the easiest way to see Sheki if you are on a short trip. It was great to see some more of the country besides Baku and its surroundings and we couldn’t have asked for better guides.

Response from Host, Jul 2025

Thanks for sharing your review! Will wait you again in our beautiful country. Do not forget to recommend us to your friends :) Regards, Narmin

Ridiculous 9+ hour drive “tour”

Johnny_W, Sep 2023

This product or itinerary doesn’t make any sense to start with so can’t really blame the guide/driver for a terrible overall experience. Sheki is a lovely town with interesting history and beautiful historical constructions. Unfortunately the drive from and back to Baku with current road conditions on the same day is a nightmare. It takes more than 4.5 hours one-way so we had a 13-hour day with majority of the time on the road. Other unpleasant minor details including: car with no seat belts in the back seat, reckless driving (almost collided with another car), expensive suggested restaurant for lunch, frequent restroom stops but really smoke breaks for the guide (we took a bathroom break and then went to get gas soon after, why can’t we combine the two? Cuz you can’t smoke), etc. Highly recommend to spend a night in and spend more time in Sheki. Many historical buildings have their own guides and they were all great! Only book this tour if you have a super tight schedule and Sheki is on your bucket list.

Great day trip from Baku

Sarah_L, May 2023

Great day tour from Baku. It is a long day but worth it. Each element of the trip is well worth going to see and the guide gave us a lot of information about Sheki and Azerbaijan in general. Would definitely recommend.

Response from Host, Jul 2025

Thanks for sharing your review! Will wait you again in our beautiful country. Do not forget to recommend us to your friends :) Regards, Narmin

Great trip

qgwg8z2t9f, Jul 2022

I was really satisfied with the whole experience, both my tour guide Jale and driver Roma were great company and made the trip really fun and informative. If I’m ever back in Azerbaijan, I will definitely be using this company again! 😊

Response from Host, Jul 2025

Thanks for sharing your review! Will wait you again in our beautiful country. Do not forget to recommend us to your friends :) Regards, Narmin

Private Sheki tour

marionmP8471AZ, May 2019

Lovely trip. Expensive for 1 person,but would be much cheaper for a group. My guide was very knowledgeable and had good english. Frequent stops for photoshoots. A very long trip (12+hours) ,so we only had time for short stops...no leisurely lunch break! We stopped for tasty Qutab freshly cooked on the tandur.