Baku City Tour

Baku, Azerbaijan - View on map
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  • 4 Hours
  • Max People : 100
  • Pickup: Any hotel / accommodation within Baku
Description

Baku City Tour

Get our Baku City Tour to explore the fascinating contrasts of Azerbaijan’s capital – where history meets modernity. From the UNESCO-listed Old City to the iconic Flame Towers and the peaceful Caspian Sea Boulevard, this full-day guided tour is your gateway to Baku’s cultural treasures. Enjoy a seamless private guided Baku tour with your own car, professional English-speaking guide, and fully personalized service.

📍 Start at Icheri Sheher(Old City) for walking tour

Your Baku City Tour begins at Icheri Sheher (Old City), the ancient heart of Baku. Through the Double Gates (also known as the Shamakhi Gate), you’ll step into a medieval world of cobbled streets, ancient walls, and historical monuments.

Baku was declared the capital of Azerbaijan in the 13th century after a powerful earthquake destroyed Shamakhi. The Shirvanshah dynasty moved their capital to Baku, shaping it into a significant cultural and trade center.

Here, you'll explore during Old City Baku Tour:

  • The Caravanserais – Multani and Bukhara, once home to merchants from India, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan
  • Historic Hamams (Bathhouses) – used by travelers before entering the city
  • Notable sites: Baku Khans’ House, the Sailors House, the Chain House, and the famous Cat House

📍 Visit the Iconic Maiden Tower during the Old City Walking Tour

Standing tall within the Old City, the Maiden Tower is one of Baku’s most recognized landmarks. Originally constructed in the 6th century BC as a fire worshippers’ temple and later completed in the 12th century, it served defensive and ceremonial purposes.🟢 Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001, along with the Shirvanshahs’ Palace.

📍 Explore the Shirvanshahs' Palace Complex

During the sightseeing tour of Baku, our next destination is the Shirvanshahs’ Palace Complex - a key highlight of any Baku sightseeing tour. Built after the capital moved from Shamakhi, this majestic complex includes:

  • Main Palace building
  • Palace Mosque and Minaret
  • Divankhana (royal hall)
  • Mausoleums (including Seyid Yahya Bakuvi’s)
  • Murad’s Gate and sacred underground Bathhouse

📍 See the Ismailiyya Palace

Located on Istiglaliyyat Street, this Gothic-style palace was commissioned by millionaire Musa Naghiyev in memory of his son. Designed by architect Josef Ploska, the building was inspired by European Gothic cathedrals and took 5 years to complete. Today, it houses the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences.

 

📍 Stroll Through Fountain Square & Nizami Street

As part of the sightseeing of Baku, enjoy the vibrant atmosphere of Fountain Square, one of the city's most popular gathering spots. As part of the Baku walking tour, stroll along Nizami Street, a vibrant shopping and pedestrian zone named after the poet Nizami Ganjavi.

 

📍 End at Baku Boulevard & Caspian Sea

Conclude your Tour of Baku City at the scenic Baku Boulevard, stretching along the Caspian Sea since 1909.

Enjoy a Boat Tour, relax by the water, or visit modern malls like Daniz Mall and Park Boulevard Mall for some evening shopping.

This Baku day trip is customizable based on your preferences – available as a Half Day or Full Day Baku City Tour, or combined with other nearby attractions.

📲 Book Your Baku City Tour Now!

Experience the very best of Baku Trip in a single day. Whether you're a history lover, architecture enthusiast, or casual traveler, this tour is crafted to inspire.

Contact via WhatsApp or Call: +994 51 557 77 79

Price Includes
Personal English-speaking guide (other languages on request)
Personal Experienced Driver
Air-Conditioned Comfortable Car
Hotel Pick up & drop off
Price Excludes
Any Meals
Entry fees to Museums
Personal Expenses

Travel Styles

City Tours

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Experienced driver
Professional service
Professional guide
A/C vehicle for each people count
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21/12/2024
Tourists

Baku City is very beautiful 😍 and we went on the morning tour with guide fuad.he was very patient with us and took great initiative in explaining things and helping us to take photos.he is very best and friendly guide 😊his explaining in english is very well.he made us feel really well and take care of us. He explained us very important places in baku😇it is valued for us.he took around the old the baku also.u can blindly trust this person 😇 and we highly recommended 💪🔥 Divya S March 5, 2020

21/12/2024
A Blue Sky Day in Baku

This turned out to be a last minute booking, but Fuad was fantastic and set me up with Nurlan - an amazing guide. We started near the Flame Towers, walked down the Alley of Martyrs and stopped at the Fire Tower. The tour progressed through the old town and I saw the twin gates to the city, multiple statues of Azerbaijani writers and eventually the National Literature Museum (my personal favorite). Maiden Tower was great and Nurlan told me multiple theories about its original intended use. I had a very limited idea of what Baku would be like, I thought the influence of Soviet occupation would have made the city much harsher and less rich, but I was wrong. Nurlan taught me so much about the city, its history, and the beautiful people who call it home. I could not have asked for a better guide. MsMely November 2, 2021

21/12/2024
Exploring Baku for the first time…

Our guide, Nurlan, was amazing. He was prompt, well-versed, friendly and super accommodating when we wanted to stop back at our hotel for an unplanned bio break. He paced the tour well, provided useful background, and catered to the different interests of our group. The entire family highly recommends this tour with Nurlan! Selma K November 25, 2021

21/12/2024
Elnara Amazing tour guide

Amazing service by Elnara 💯 she took us to all the places covered maximum and the best thing was they explained the deep history of Azerbaijan! Gave us some suggestions for local dinner which were great. Muskaan K December 5, 2021

21/12/2024
Fuad Goes Above and Beyond for His Clients

Fuad was our guide for the City Tour in Baku and arranged everything from airport pickup and dropoff, hotel and restaurant recommendations, customized tours to fit our tight timeline, and personally took us to get our covid PCR tests prior to our return flight home. Fuad and the services of Guided Azerbaijan were highly recommended by a friend who has traveled the world extensively. When we told her how he had gone above and beyond for us, by helping us get a last-minute Visa into the country, and we said that he was a real gem, she replied "Fuad is a gem! I tell him that frequently. He will ruin you for all future guides - he’s simply the best". We only had a few days to tour Baku and the surrounding countryside, and our only regret is that we did not have more time there. Fuad is knowledgable on everything Azerbaijan and is a well-connected young man. We will be using his services again one day :) Lori S January 12, 2022

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