Itinerary

1. Full-Day Itinerary: Oil Heritage and Cultural Highlights of Baku

   09:00 AM – Depart from Meeting Point

   • Meet your private guide and driver.

   • Begin the tour from any agreed location within Baku.

   09:15 AM – Visit the World’s First Drilled Oil Well (Bibi-Heybat)

   • Drive approximately 15 minutes to Bibi-Heybat.

   • Explore the first mechanically drilled oil well, completed in 1846.

   • Learn about the use of cable-tool drilling and early oil production.

   • Discover how this site predates the Drake Well in the United States.

   • Spend approximately 30 minutes with explanation by the guide.

   10:15 AM – Tour Villa Petrolea (House Museum of the Nobel Brothers)

   • Drive approximately 20 minutes to Baku White City.

   • Visit Villa Petrolea, built by the Nobel brothers in 1884.

   • Explore the legacy of the Branobel company and Nobel family in Baku.

   • View restored rooms and museum artifacts related to the oil industry.

   • Spend approximately 30 minutes with explanation by the guide.

   11:15 AM – Explore Istiglaliyyat Street Area

   • Drive approximately 15 minutes to Istiglaliyyat Street.

   • Walk with your guide through a historic part of Baku.

   • Pass by notable landmarks:

     • Western Caspian University

     • Building of Baku City Executive Power

     • Palace of Happiness

     • Institute of Manuscripts

     • Ismailiyya Building (Presidium of the Academy of Sciences)

   • Spend approximately 60 minutes on this guided walking tour.

   12:15 PM – Walk to National Museum of History of Azerbaijan

   • Walk approximately 10 minutes from Istiglaliyyat Street to the museum.

   • Visit the former residence of Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, now a national museum.

   • Explore exhibits covering prehistoric times to modern Azerbaijani history.

   • Discover cultural artifacts, Islamic art, traditional items, and memorial rooms.

   • Spend approximately 60 minutes with explanation by the guide.

   01:15 PM – Break for Lunch (Optional)

   • Choose to dine at a nearby local restaurant.

   • Ask the guide for recommendations if desired.

   • Spend approximately 60 minutes at your leisure.

   02:15 PM – Visit Holy Virgin Mary Catholic Church

   • Drive approximately 10 minutes from the museum to the church.

   • Enter Azerbaijan’s only active Roman Catholic church.

   • Learn about its origins, reconstruction, and modern design.

   • View Neo-Gothic features combined with contemporary architecture.

   • Spend approximately 15 minutes with explanation by the guide.

   02:40 PM – Return to Meeting Point or City Centre

   • Drive approximately 5 minutes to the original pick-up point or preferred central location.

   • Conclude the full-day heritage and cultural tour.