#DayTrips

Fly2Baku blog posts about “Day trips”: 14 article(s) on Baku and Azerbaijan — sights, travel tips and tours.

Guides · 11 November 2026

Fire country near Baku: Ateshgah, Yanardag and Gala

A short drive from Baku, the Absheron Peninsula brings together a fire temple, the burning hillside of Yanardag, and the open-air museum village of Gala.

Guides · 11 November 2026

A day in Gobustan: rock carvings and mud volcanoes

Gobustan is known for its UNESCO-listed rock carvings and for a side trip to mud volcanoes — one of the most distinctive day routes from Baku.

Guides · 10 November 2026

Best Day Trips from Baku

Gobustan, Gabala, Sheki and more — plan your week.

Nature · 19 October 2026

Horse Riding near Baku: A Day Out of Town

"The brave are known by their horse," says an Azerbaijani proverb. How to spend a day in the saddle near Baku.

Sights · 12 October 2026

Besh Barmag — The "Five Fingers" Mountain North of Baku

A rock that looks like five fingers has long been a place of pilgrimage. Here is how to climb Besh Barmag and what to see on the way.

Nature · 10 October 2026

The Khizi Candy Cane Mountains

The red-and-white hills of Khizi look like giant agate or a candy cane. How to get there and when the light is best.

Nature · 4 October 2026

Lankaran — Subtropics, Tea and Dark Sand Beaches

Southern Azerbaijan is nothing like Baku: humid forests, tea plantations and dark-sand beaches. Meet Lankaran.

History · 30 September 2026

The Mardakan Castles — Guardians of Absheron

Tall stone towers among Mardakan's summer gardens protected Absheron's villagers from raids for centuries.

Sights · 22 September 2026

Gala Open-Air Museum: Life on the Absheron Peninsula

Forty minutes from Baku you can step into an old Absheron courtyard, watch bread being baked and carpets woven, and walk among burial mounds.

Sights · 19 September 2026

Gabala: What to See in the Mountains in One or Two Days

Gabala is a mountain resort 220 km from Baku: cable cars, lakes, waterfalls and one of the oldest capitals in the Caucasus.

Sights · 17 September 2026

Diri Baba Mausoleum — A Tomb Built into the Rock

On the road to Shamakhi stands a mausoleum set into a cliff, tied to the legend of a saint who "never died".

Sights · 12 September 2026

Lahij — The Mountain Village of Coppersmiths

In Lahij you can still hear coppersmiths' hammers ringing. Here is why the village is famous and how to see it in a day.

Sights · 18 August 2026

Sheki — City of the Khan's Palace and Caravanserais

Sheki is one of Azerbaijan's most beautiful towns. A stained-glass palace, a Silk Road caravanserai and famous halva await 300 km from Baku.

Nature · 1 August 2026

Mud Volcanoes of Azerbaijan: Seeing Them Near Baku

Azerbaijan leads the world in mud volcanoes, and the easiest ones to reach bubble away about an hour from Baku, next to Gobustan.