Baku Trip Overview
During Shahdag Adventure Tour, we will get acquainted with amazing Guba, one of the wonderful region of Azerbaijan, on the way admire to Qecresh Forest and there taking photo, get pleasure with Cable car and other activities in Shahdag Mountain Resort.
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Duration: 10 to 11 hours
Starts: Baku, Azerbaijan
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> Nature & Wildlife
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What to Expect When Visiting Baku, Absheron Region, Azerbaijan
During Shahdag Adventure Tour, we will get acquainted with amazing Guba, one of the wonderful region of Azerbaijan, on the way admire to Qecresh Forest and there taking photo, get pleasure with Cable car and other activities in Shahdag Mountain Resort.
Stop At: Qecresh Bag, Губа, Quba 4000, Azerbaijan
On the way to Khinalig (Khinalug) Village, you will be able to stop for the pictures inside of the Qecresh forest. In the forest you will see the local people, they will offer to ride the horse.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Shahdag Mountain Resort, Gusar-Laza Road KM 29, Qusar Azerbaijan
The Shahdag Mountain tourism complex, the first ski resort in Azerbaijan, is located in the northeast in Shahdag National Park, named after the iconic Mount Shahdag in the Gusar region of Azerbaijan. Shahdag has pistes both for beginners and real professionals – 14 ski slopes of varying levels of complexity stretch 17 kilometres. Today, the complex includes four high-class hotels built in line with European standards and people continue to come even in summer when activities such as horse riding, quad biking, cable car riding and paintballing are available, or you may simply wish to escape the city’s hustle and bustle and enjoy the beautiful countryside.If you want to enjoy in mountain height and nature, this site suits you.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: The Guba Genocide Memorial Complex, Quba Azerbaijan
On the way back to Guba (Quba) city you will visit to Guba Genocide Memorial Complex. Thousands of Azerbaijanis have marched to Guba Genocide Memorial Complex to commemorate the centenary of the Genocide of Azerbaijanis of March, 1918. The Guba burial site of genocide victims was found during excavations on April 1, 2007. In 2009, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the “Action Plan to perpetuate the victims of mass murder in Guba”, decided to create a memorial and conduct landscaping and improvement on the site of the mass graves. The research established that the burial is related to the genocide committed by the Armenians against the local civilian population in 1918. The research also discovered the remains of more than 400 people belonging to different age groups in the grave. It was established that along with Azerbaijanis the mass grave contains the remains of brutally murdered Lezgins, Jews, Tats and other ethnic groups living in Guba.
Duration: 30 minutes
