Azerbaijan · BAKU OLD CITY TOURS
Icherisheher is walled, small and stacked with more than it looks. These 15 cover the Maiden Tower, the Shirvanshahs’ palace and the caravanserais, priced by length, with the ones that add the oil-boom streets outside the walls.
Explore Baku’s oil boom, Old Town, palaces, and Soviet-era story on a private 2.5-hour walking tour with a local guide.
“We recently enjoyed a wonderful walking tour of Baku old city. Our guide, Gani, really brought the tour to life with his fantastic historical perspective and deep knowledge of Baku and Azerbaijan. This tour is a superb introduction to Baku anRead more”
Review of Old City Tours’ Guba Khinalug trip from Baku, with Candy Cane Mountains, mountain villages, local lunch, price, timing, and practical tips.
“The guide, Samir, was great, the other group members were loads of fun, the food was good, and the mountain landscape was beautiful.”
Review of Old City Tours’ Gabala and Shamakhi day trip from Baku, with mosque, lake, cable car, waterfall, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“I enjoyed a nice lunch with the others on my tour and we took a cable car ride into the mountains of Azerbaijan. My guide was knowledgeable, easy-going and very friendly.”
Review of Baku’s Old City walking tour, with Maiden Tower, mosques, city walls, guide tips, price, timing, and practical advice.
“Really enlightening and wonderful walking Tour of the old city. Despite being a hot day, the interest in the history and current status of these marvellous old city structures and their rich history kept us going for couple of hours.”
Explore Baku’s UNESCO-listed Old Town, Shirvanshahs’ Palace, Maiden Tower, mosques, baths, and ancient walls with a local guide.
“Excellent introduction to Baku's old town. While small enough to explore on your own, taking to walking tour allowed us to see so much more that we would not have discovered. The guide was fantastic!”
Explore Baku’s Old City, Shirvanshahs Palace, Maiden Tower, and miniature books with hotel pickup on a 2 to 3 hour guided tour.
“The views are amazing, our tour guide explained everything and very accommodating. Highly recommended, the people are very polite”
Explore Baku’s UNESCO-listed Old City in two hours, from Maiden Tower to Shirvanshah’s Palace, with a local guide and skyline views.
“Magsud gave an excellent tour, with a lot of historical context and some insights into the present of Azerbaijan. A very kind person with a comprehensive knowledge. And as it turned out he is great singer too:)”
Review of Baku’s evening Old City and modern sights tour, with dinner, city views, air-conditioned transport, value, tips, and drawbacks.
“Getting back to my hotel, tour guide Aliya was rude and obnoxious - other tour guide tried her best but was constantly drowned out by the laughing and cackling of Aliya”
Explore Baku’s Old City, Shirvanshahs Palace, Fountain Square, and Boulevard on a private four-hour tour with hotel pickup.
Explore Baku’s Old City, Maiden Tower, Shirvanshahs Palace, and Azerbaijani cuisine on a guided two-hour walk for $19.
“Exploring the Old City of Baku with Nazperi as our guide was one of the true highlights of my trip. From the moment the tour began, it was clear she wasn’t just reciting facts — she was sharing stories, local wisdom, and a deep love for Baku’s Read more”
Review of the Gobustan and Absheron tour from Baku, covering petroglyphs, fire temples, Yanar Dag, costs, guides, and practical tips.
“I spend good time Tour Guide was brilliant and he is very nice man he has good knowledge of places where we went .He answers any questions we ask very promptly ,over all I enjoyed the time I spend with him.”
Explore Baku Old City with a local guide, seeing the Maiden Tower, Shirvanshahs’ Palace, mosques, lanes, and eateries in two hours.
“I’m not in to history but it’s all worth it to be hear. Thank you Sam for the wonderful tour experience!”
Review of Baku’s four-hour Old City walking tour, with Maiden Tower, Shirvanshahs’ Palace, Oil Boom architecture, tea, price, and practical tips.
“The tour with Aysu was great! She is very nice and explained everything carefully, really recommend! It gave a great overview of the history of the city and main sights.”
Review of Baku’s $18 Old City walking tour, with Maiden Tower, Shirvanshahs’ Palace, mosques, caravanserai, and practical booking tips.
“It was a great tour with a very knowledgeable guide! Leyla was amazing, was friendly and I highly recommend her. Very happy I did this your with Leyla.”
Review of Baku’s $22 Old City walking tour, covering UNESCO sights, Silk Road caravanserais, group size, value, and practical tips.
“The guide didn’t show up at the agreed time. Upon calling him, he said he is going to arrive within 20 minutes. When he arrived (after 30 minutes), he refused to do the tour and gave me 25 mon (not sure if that’s really an equivalent of the GBRead more”
Pick a desert, a mountain road or a walled street.
