| Duration: | 5 Hour(s) - 0 Minute(s) |
| Tour Category: | Full Day Tours |
Candy Cane Mountains
One of Azerbaijan’s most beautiful stretches of road leads for about 40 kilometres from the Guba-Baku highway west towards the mountain village of Altiaghaj. Roughly midway between the two, one passes through a dramatic valley flanked by rolling shale mountains whose astonishing red, orange, pink and chalk-coloured swirls led British travel writer Mark Elliott (author of the very popular 'Azerbaijan' guidebook) to dub them the Candy Cane Mountains, a name that’s stuck with travellers ever since.
One of Azerbaijan’s most beautiful stretches of road leads for about 40 km from the Guba-Baku highway west toward the mountain village of Altiaghaj. Roughly midway between the two, one passes through a dramatic valley flanked by rolling shale mountains whose astonishing red, orange, pink and chalk-coloured swirls led British travel writer Mark Elliott (author of the very popular 'Azerbaijan' guidebook) to dub them the Candy Cane Mountains, a name that has stuck with travellers ever since.
The astonishing colours are said to be due to groundwater that has altered the oxidation state of iron compounds within the rock. If taking an organised hike here, which can be booked through tour companies in Baku and is preferably undertaken in autumn or spring, glance down beneath your feet: you may discover tiny fossils and perhaps even a squid-like belemnite from the Cretaceous Period.
The astonishing colours are said to be due to groundwater that’s altered the oxidation state of iron compounds within the rock. If taking an organised hike here, which can be booked through tour companies in Baku and is preferably undertaken in autumn or spring, glance down beneath your feet: you may discover tiny fossils and perhaps even a squid-like belemnite from the Cretaceous period.
Inclusions:
Service of a professional guide in the requested language
Transportation service
Taxi to Xinalig (1 car – 4 people)
Exclusions:
Meals
Alcohol drinks
Any service that is not mentioned in the inclusion list
Note:
Price mentioned per person with a certain group of people
1 – 5 people – Mercedes Benz Vito with 6 seats in saloon, 6 – 15 people – Mercedes Benz Sprinter with 17 seats in saloon, 16 and more big coach with 35 – 48 seats in saloon
