Oil Heritage and Cultural Landmarks 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 the 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 your preferred central location.
Conclude the full-day heritage and cultural tour.
