Azerbaijan · City Tours

Old and Modern Baku Tour

3 Hours Round trip from Baku Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore Baku’s UNESCO-listed Old City with a professional guide
02 See historic landmarks including the Maiden Tower and Palace of the Shirvanshahs
03 Visit religious and architectural sites such as Juma Mosque and Muhammad Mosque
04 Enjoy panoramic city views from Highland Park
05 Pass by modern Baku icons including the Flame Towers
06 Taste traditional dried fruits in the Old Town
07 Transport is included throughout the tour
08 Private option includes the Heydar Aliyev Center

Discover the contrasts of Baku on a guided tour that blends the atmosphere of the UNESCO-listed Old City with some of the capital’s most striking modern landmarks. Walk through historic streets and monuments dating back to the 12th and 15th centuries, while learning how the city evolved through the oil boom and into the present day.

Along the way, visit key sights including the Maiden Tower, Juma Mosque, Muhammad Mosque, the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, Ismailiyya Palace, Flame Towers, and Martyrs' Lane. The tour also includes transport, a professional guide, and a traditional dried fruit tasting, with the Heydar Aliyev Center included for the private option.

Discover the contrasts of Baku on a guided tour that blends the atmosphere of the UNESCO-listed Old City with some of the capital’s most striking modern landmarks.

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What this trip includes

Duration 3 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

City Baku

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Double Gates

The tour will start from entrance of Double Gates which is also called Gosha Gala Gapisi. Your guide will be waiting for you there with the sign of Baku City Tours. First you will get short historical information about Baku city from Stone Age period

Maiden Tower

The Maiden Tower is a 12th-century monument in the Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan. Along with the Shirvanshahs' Palace, dated to the 15th century, it forms a group of historic monuments listed in 2001 under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments as cultural property, Category III. It is one of Azerbaijan's most distinctive national emblems, and is thus featured on Azeri currency notes and official letterheads

Juma mosque

visit Juma mosque which was built at 15th century

Muhammad Mosque

see muhammad mosque of siniq qala which has special historical facts

Miniature Book Museum

visit the only museum of miniature books in the world, settled in the old part of Baku

Palace of the Shirvanshahs

see the Palace of the Shirvanshahs is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture

Vahid Monument

See Vahid Monument in Old City

Baku City Duma

visit Duma building which was built in Baroque style in 1900–1904 on the basis of architect Józef Gosławski's project. The building is the last work of Gosławski. After his death in 1904, the project was initially led by Kazimierz Skórewicz, later by Józef Płoszko.

Ismailliya Palace

The Ismailiyya Palace is a historical building that currently serves as the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. It is located on Istiglaliyyat Street in Baku.

Local Sweat Shop

taste various dried fruits in Local Shop at old town

Flame Towers

see Flame Towers is a trio of skyscrapers in Baku

Martyrs' Lane

Martyrs' Lane or Alley of Martyrs, formerly known as the Kirov Park, is a cemetery and memorial in Baku, Azerbaijan dedicated to those killed by the Soviet Army during Black January 1990

Hihghland Park

Highland Park, located in the heart of Baku and one of the favourite leisure places of the local residents, is regarded as one of the most beautiful parks of the capital city for a long time.

Haydar Aliyev Center

This Place is included only for PRIVATE OPTION

The route