Old and Modern Baku Exploration: Historical Architecture and Panoramic City Views

Experience the charm of Old Baku and marvel at the modern architecture of the city. Explore historical sites, enjoy panoramic views, and visit the iconic Haydar Aliyev Cultural Center.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Gosha Gala Tower - 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
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Funicular
What's Not Included
  • Tips and gratitutes
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

On this specially arranged excursion, participants will be immersed in a journey through time. The tour commences at the main entrance of the ancient city, showcasing architecture dating back to the 12th century. You’ll be guided around the old city erected during the 19th century Oil boom. A visit to Upland Park via the renowned Baku Funicular is…

Location
Old Staff Flat
Baku City Tours - Meeting Point Address: Aziz Aliyev Street 1, Baku – Behind the Bulgari Shop Directions: Once you turn right from the Bulgari shop, you will see the security post on your right. The Baku City Tours sign is located there.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Arak77
Nov 1, 2025
Great tour in Baku - This was a great tour of Baku, encompassing the old and new city, with a lot of sites covered. The guide, Musa, was punctual and full of knowledge about the sites and history of Baku, and had excellent English skills. Although this was a group tour I was the only person on this day and Musa was excellent about answering any questions about the sites and the city. In addition, there was clear communication beforehand through WhatsApp, with time and location provided. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Dmitrijs
Oct 23, 2025
Great city tour - I would highly recommned this tour if you want to see old and new part of town. Guide Ayshen was very knowledgeble and nice
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Flora_c
Oct 22, 2025
A wonderful way to see the old and new Baku! - A wonderful way to see the old and new Baku! Our guide Musa was wonderful, very pleasant and knowledgeable!
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Annuskab2025
Oct 15, 2025
Recommended!!!!! - Highly recommended to book this tour. It was really worth it. A very friendly guide (Johnny) Got a lot of information about the history of Baku.
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James
Oct 14, 2025
Baku, great place to visit - Eljan, the tour guide is very knowledgeable, pleasant, accommodating, places he showed us are relevant and constantly checking with us. Easy to find meeting point
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Adamchorp
Oct 10, 2025
Great walking tour - I recently did a night time tour of Old and Modern Baku with Ramil, my guide. He was super knowledgeable, guided me through the many twists and turns of old Baku city. He taught me a lot about the history of the city, Maidens Tower, the Shirvanshah Palace, the museum of miniature books and much more. We had a little hiccup with then funicular but we ended up taking a Bolt (uber) to our location instead. That provided a nice perspective of the neighborhood we wouldn’t otherwise have seen had we taken the funicular. I thought Ramil was thoughtful, friendly, knowledgeable and funny. We had a great time n the tour and it ended up being just me! So it felt like an exclusive tour. Thank you so much! I would 100% recommend the tour company and request Ramil before he returns to France for school! Good luck Ramil!
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Vacationer817935
Oct 7, 2025
Great experience learning about Baku - This tour was everything I hoped for, and Ramil was such a great guide! I learned so much about Baku in a short amount of time, but the tour never felt rushed or strenuous. Ramil made sure we had a positive experience. I would recommend this tour to anyone with a limited amount of time
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896vladf
Oct 5, 2025
Old Baku city tour - Was very interesting tour with Jonny who seemed to be very knowledgeable and interesting guide . Tour covers all old city and best part of new city. I got good recommendations on places to eat and additional things to check out while in Baku. Thank you
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Azizah_s
Oct 5, 2025
A memorable day - It was awesome . Not too tiring would highly recommend to people who don’t want to walk endlessly but still go around and get a feel of Baku. Especially for people who don’t have many days in Baku . Our guide Elcan was very accommodating. Am embarrassed to admit that I was late for the tour due to some unavoidable conditions but Elcan was so patient and helpful. He didn’t bore the group with long discussions but engaged everyone . Am happy that I did this tour
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Larry
Oct 3, 2025
Good tour of the central city - Excellent tour. We saw all the highlights of Old Town and some of the newer things in the downtown area. We learned about the history, culture and food. Our tour guide Eljan was knowledgeable and friendly, spoke good English and even took pictures for us.
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From $19
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).