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Azerbaijan Tours & Holidays
Azerbaijan holiday packages reveal a country that refuses to sit neatly in Europe or Asia. Beyond the headlines lie fire temples, medieval walls and a coast shaped by oil.
Few countries play with contrasts the way Azerbaijan does. Skyscrapers gleam beside the Caspian Sea while medieval caravanserais still stand inland in Sheki, and a flame-lit hillside at Yanardag has been burning quietly for centuries within driving distance of one of the most architecturally daring capitals in the region. The Azeri identity itself is layered with Persian, Russian, Turkic and Soviet threads, which is why a trip to Azerbaijan often feels less like a single country and more like a frontier you keep stepping across.
Most Azerbaijan holiday packages focus on Baku and its surroundings, but the country rewards travellers who push further into the high Caucasus, the Sheki valleys and the strange volcanic plains of Gobustan. The country also pairs naturally with its neighbours, and our Georgia tours are commonly added on by travellers keen to see the wider region in one continuous journey. Our explore Azerbaijan guide goes deeper into when to travel, where to base yourself and what most first-time visitors miss.
Explore our Azerbaijan Tours
Booking Azerbaijan holiday packages with Undiscovered Destinations means working with a bespoke operator that has built its reputation on countries most travellers overlook. Our Azerbaijan tours run as small group adventures with a maximum of twelve guests and an experienced English-speaking tour leader, and every itinerary can also be arranged on a private or fully tailor-made basis to fit your dates and pace. As guided small group tour specialists, we plan with people who know the ground, the operators and the seasonal quirks of this corner of the Caucasus, rather than chasing a checklist of headline sights.
Tour Packages Overview
1. London to Uzbekistan Rail Adventure
31 days, from £18,900 per person
A flight-free overland journey that traces the great cultural corridors from Western Europe through the Caucasus and into Central Asia, leaving London by rail and arriving in Tashkent more than a month later. You’ll ride first-class daytime services and classic sleeper trains including Turkey’s legendary Doğu Express, before sailing the Caspian Sea from Baku to Kazakhstan on a working cargo ferry. View full itinerary →
2. Istanbul to Shanghai Rail Adventure
32 days, from £18,900 per person
A flight-free crossing of Eurasia from the bazaars and palaces of Istanbul to the neon waterfront of Shanghai, threaded together by sleeper trains, scenic rail days and the great cultural cities of the Silk Road. You’ll ride Turkey’s Doğu Express into the Caucasus, taste wine in the Kakheti hills and more. View full itinerary →
3. Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia Caucasus Discovery
15 days, from £2495 per person
A fast-paced loop through the three nations of the South Caucasus, where ancient Christian kingdoms, Soviet legacies and pagan ruins sit shoulder to shoulder. You’ll wander Tbilisi’s layered old town, walk up to the dramatically perched Tsminda Sameba church above Kazbegi and head deep into the watchtower villages of Svaneti before tasting wine with families in Kakheti. View full itinerary →
4. Azerbaijan – Land of Fire
8 days, from £1645 per person
A short, focused circuit of Azerbaijan that begins in Baku, where Soviet planning, medieval walls and futurist architecture stand within minutes of each other. From the capital you’ll travel out to the Absheron Peninsula for the eternally burning hillside of Yanardag and the Temple of the Fire Worshippers at Ateshgah, then on to the strange, gurgling mud volcanoes of Gobustan. View full itinerary →
What to see on our Azerbaijan Group Tours
Explore Baku, famed for its medieval walled old city
See Khan Palace in Sheki
Visit the fire-worshippers temple of Ateshgah
Discover Gobustan rock engravings dating back as far as 40,000 years
Extend your tour and visit fascinating Nakhchivan, the capital of Azerbaijan Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and separated from the rest of the country
Continue your adventure and travel across the Caucasus on a combined tour with Georgia and Armenia
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Yes, and many of our travellers do. Our 15-day Caucasus Discovery tour is built precisely for this, weaving Baku and the Absheron Peninsula together with Tbilisi, Svaneti, Kakheti, Yerevan and Khor Virap in a single, well-paced journey. Tailor-made versions can extend the time spent in any one of the three countries.
Solos are very welcome on every departure, and there are no compulsory single supplements on our small group holidays to Azerbaijan. You can travel without paying extra by sharing a twin room with another solo of the same gender, or upgrade to a private room for a modest supplement if you'd rather have your own space.
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