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Naftalan in August
Mixed month: August is outside the recommended season (April – June, September – November). Against it: Summer Heat in the Lowlands.
The season opens in September, next month.
3 days in Naftalan in August · from ₹20,896 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
The weather in August
What the season does to Naftalan this month.
Heads up
Summer Heat in the Lowlands
July and August are hot in Baku (about 30-35 °C, windy and dusty) and hotter inland in Ganja. Sightsee in the morning and evening, and spend the middle of the day indoors or head for the mountains: Gabala, Quba and Shahdag are much cooler.
Before you book August
Closures, crowds and rules at Naftalan this month.
Heads up
Stay Out of the Border Zones and Karabakh
Stay away from the Armenian and Iranian border areas, and do not go to Karabakh and the districts around it without an organised, permitted trip: there are landmines. The places in this plan are far from both.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 3 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹20,896 for two
- Room a night₹6,720
- Food a day, each₹728
Mid-range
₹41,213 for two
- Room a night₹12,320
- Food a day, each₹1,680
Luxury
₹78,322 for two
- Room a night₹21,280
- Food a day, each₹3,920
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Azerbaijan yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Baku (GYD), 255 km away
Then: Transfer · 4h 30m (Taxi or car with driver, per vehicle)
Flights from India: from 9 cities, one way from ₹14,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
E-visa before you fly for up to 30 days, about ₹2,480
- Apply for the ASAN e-visa at evisa.gov.az at least a week before you fly: single entry, up to 30 days. The government fee is US$20 for the standard e-visa (about 3 working days) and US$50 for the urgent one (about 3 hours); budget up to about US$26 (about ₹2,480) in case a service charge is added at payment. There is no visa on arrival for Indian passports.
- Fly in: with an e-visa you enter by air (Baku). Land borders are closed to travellers on an e-visa; the Georgia train is only for passports that need no visa.
- At Baku airport show your passport and the e-visa printout; keep your return ticket and hotel booking to hand.
- Staying more than 15 days? Your hotel registers you with the State Migration Service; in a private flat, register online yourself.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 3 months beyond the e-visa's expiry (6 months is safer); ASAN e-visa (PDF printout); Return or onward ticket; Hotel bookings; Travel insurance (recommended).
The official government fee is US$20 (urgent US$50); guides quote US$23-26 with service charges. Apply only on the official site, not on look-alike agency sites that charge several times more. Anyone who has visited Karabakh through Armenia is refused entry.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Azerbaijan in August
Instead in season this month.
- Lahij · great month
- Quba · great month
- Gabala · great month
- Khinalug · great month
- Shahdag Mountain Resort · great month
Nearby in Ganja & the West:
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Naftalan in August, day by day, priced for your group.