Azerbaijan Trip DMC · Based in Baku since 2014

Built by locals,
for the world

We are a Baku-based travel team that has spent over a decade showing the world what Azerbaijan actually is — not the generic tour brochure version, but the real one: the mud volcanoes, the ancient fire temples, the clay pot lamb in Shaki, and the mountain village that speaks its own language.

Our story

Why we started

In 2014, we started organising private tours for friends and family visiting Baku. Word spread. The quality of the experience — a local guide who actually knew the stories, hotels we'd personally evaluated, a driver who was also a friend — turned out to be something travellers were willing to come across the world for.

By 2018 we were organising dozens of tours per year for visitors from the Gulf, India, Russia, Europe, and beyond. The challenge was always the first step: getting travellers a clear, personalised quote fast enough that they didn't lose interest while waiting for email responses.

In 2023, we built our AI concierge — the system that takes your travel dates, group size, and preferences and builds a complete personalised itinerary with hotels, transport, and pricing in under 2 minutes on WhatsApp. The local expertise remained the same. The speed became genuinely instant.

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10+
Years of Azerbaijan expertise
500+
Happy travellers guided
50+
Countries of origin served
9
Native languages
4.9
Average review score (out of 5)
$0
Deposit required — ever
2 min
Average time to receive a quote
The people

Meet the local team

RS
Rasul
Founder & Head Guide
Languages: AZ · RU · EN · TR

Born in Baku. Studied history at Baku State University. Has guided travellers across every region of Azerbaijan for 12 years. Knows every family in Khinalig and every story behind every stone in the Old City.

NA
Nigar
Concierge & Client Relations
Languages: AZ · RU · EN · AR

Manages our WhatsApp concierge and ensures every guest's itinerary is exactly right before travel. Specialist in Gulf and Arabic-speaking markets. Personally reviews every quote before it goes out.

EH
Elvin
Mountain & Regional Guide
Languages: AZ · RU · EN

Grew up in Guba. Specialist in Khinalig, Shahdag, and the northern Caucasus routes. Has summited all the major peaks of the Greater Caucasus within Azerbaijan. The guide for anyone who wants the mountains properly.

What we believe

Our values in practice

🔒

No deposit — always

We have never charged a deposit. We confirm bookings with a signed itinerary and receive payment on arrival. If you don't trust us enough to come, we haven't earned your business yet.

👥

Always private

We don't do group tours with strangers. Every trip is built around one group — yours. Your pace, your interests, your vehicle, your guide.

🏨

Hotels we'd stay in ourselves

Every property we recommend has been personally visited by our team. We don't list based on commission rates. We list based on quality, location, and character.

🌍

Language as respect

Offering our service in 9 languages is not a marketing feature — it is a statement of respect. Travel planning in your native language produces better trips.

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Locally rooted

We are not a booking platform aggregating supplier listings. We are a local team with personal relationships with every driver, guide, and hotel we recommend. This makes a measurable difference.

Technology that serves people

Our AI concierge exists to eliminate waiting — not to replace the human knowledge behind every itinerary. The technology handles speed; the local expertise handles quality.

Our journey

A decade in Azerbaijan travel

2014

First private tours

Rasul begins organising private tours for international visitors — initially friends of friends, then word-of-mouth referrals. First systematic itineraries for Baku, Gabala, and Shaki.

2017

Expanding to all six regions

First tours including Guba, Khinalig village, and Shahdag ski resort. First Arabic-language guides hired to serve the growing Gulf visitor market.

2019

WhatsApp-first approach

Shift to WhatsApp as primary communication channel — recognising that international travellers prefer instant messaging over email. Response time drops from hours to minutes.

2021

Nine languages operational

Full multi-language service launched: English, Arabic, Russian, Turkish, Chinese, Persian, Hindi, Urdu, and Malayalam. Indian subcontinent and Chinese markets open up significantly.

2023

AI concierge launched

The AI itinerary builder goes live — reducing quote delivery from 30–60 minutes to under 2 minutes. Every itinerary still reviewed by a local team member before sending.

2026

takemetoazerbaijan.com relaunched

Complete new website — destination guides, full tour pages, and the content hub you're reading now. The most comprehensive English-language resource on Azerbaijan travel online.

Travel with the locals

Ready to plan your
Azerbaijan journey?

Share your travel dates and interests on WhatsApp. Our team builds your personalised itinerary with vetted hotels, private transport, and transparent pricing — in under 2 minutes.

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