About The Excursion

Type: Individual 

Pick up point: Your hotel or specified address within Baku city

Language: by request

Prices

Rates are per person in US Dollars:

Features

This tour is the best way to get acquainted with the main attractions of the capital of Azerbaijan.

During the tour of Baku You will learn:

• Interesting and little-known facts from the history of Baku;
• How the construction of the “Caucasian Paris” began, how it developed and turned over time into the largest city in the Caucasus;
• The ancient and modern history of the city

Our guide will give you a fascinating tour and show You the city through the eyes of a real Baku Citizen.

Full Description

Walking tour in the "Old City".

This is an old residential quarter in the center of Baku, surrounded by fortress walls with the famous Maiden Tower. Dozens of historical monuments are located on the territory of the old city: the Market Square, mosques, caravanserais, bathhouses, apartment houses and the palace complex of Shirvanshahs - the pearl of Azerbaijani architecture.

Shirvanshahs Palace

The former residence of the Shirvanshahs (rulers of Shirvan), located in the capital of Azerbaijan, the city of Baku. The palace complex was built in the period from the XIII to the XVI century.

Maiden's Tower

The most majestic and most mysterious monument of Baku is Giz Galasy - the Maiden Tower, towering in the south-eastern part of the fortress of Icheri Sheher. In 1964 the Maiden Tower became a museum, and since 2000 it has been included in the list of UNESCO monuments.

Juma Mosque

Friday mosque for the common prayer of the Muslim community at noon on Friday. The mosque was built in the old city (Icheri-Shekher), with the money of the Baku patron of art Haji Shihali Dadashev.

Tasting of local wines (for an extra charge)

From ancient times Azerbaijan is famous for its wine. A favorable climate allows the best grape varieties to reveal all their flavor and aroma facets. During the tasting, you will have to get acquainted with the wines of different regions of Azerbaijan, and we would like to leave a deep impression in our guests, full of traditional visual, auditory and taste pictures.

Sightseeing tour around Baku

Upland Park

Panoramic view of the Baku bay from the highest point of the city.

The Shahid Alley

The Shahid Alley, located in the capital of Azerbaijan - the city of Baku, on the territory of the Upland Park - a mass grave, in which martyrs are buried. They are heroes who fought for the country's independence.

Flame Towers

"Fire Towers" is a new symbol of modern Baku.

Seaside Park (Baku Boulevard)

Baku Seaside Boulevard is one of Baku's attractions, a favorite place for recreation of Baku residents and guests of the city.

In addition, during the tour, you will see the Philharmonic, "Local Venice", the International Center of Mugham and the Museum of the Azerbaijani carpet, the Heydar Aliyev Center.