Backpacking to Sulphureous Springs in the heart of Smaller Caucasus mountains

Backpacking to Sulphureous Springs in the heart of Smaller Caucasus mountains

TOURS / Hiking & Alpinism - click to view

Day 1 – Leaving Baku for Guba region towards the gorge of Velvelichay river. Stop at Afurdja village and short excursion to Afurdja waterfall. Returning to cars and keeping further along earth-road to Utugchay river gorge. Leaving cars and hiking along the river bed to sulphureous springs. Overnight in tents. 

Day 2 – Descent to Gilgilchay river gorge, fixing a base camp. Swimming in sulphureous springs – stone bathes carved in the rocks.

Day 3 - Exploring caves, observing the flight of griffon vulture (Cyps fulvus), rest.

Day 4 – Descent to Dakhna village located in Giligchay river canyon and further ascent to the lakes of Nohurlar. Overnignt in the tents pitched on the shores of the lake.

Day 5 – Crossing along the mountain range to ancient Chirag-Gala fortress. From there we hike down the Gala-Alty resort place and stay there overnight in the tents.

Day 6 – return to Baku.