The 13 Best Historical Tours in Baku

Baku: Stunning Walking Tour of Historical and Modern City - Starting on Nizami Street

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 270 reviews · 3h 30m · from $33Our pick

Explore Baku’s Old City, Maiden Tower, Highland Park, Boulevard, and Mini-Venice on a 3.5-hour small-group walking tour.

“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ashraf was an excellent guide! He combined history, culture, and modern insights in a way that made the whole tour truly memorable. His explanations were clear, engaging, and full of fascinating details about Baku’s past and present. I felt comfortable the entire time, and he made sure everyone enjoyed the experience. A perfect way to explore the city — highly recommended!”

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Baku Oil Heritage & Old Town Walking Tour

2.Baku Oil Heritage & Old Town Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 232 reviews · from $70Top rated

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”

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Best of Baku: 4-Hour City Tour Historic and Modern Landmarks

3.Best of Baku: 4-Hour City Tour Historic and Modern Landmarks

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 63 reviews · 4 hours · from $27

See Baku’s Old City, Flame Towers, waterfront, and 30+ landmarks in four hours with a guide and funicular ride.

“Overall, it was a good tour. It turned out to be a private tour, as there was no one else who had booked it for the same day. However, the downside was, I had to wait for an hour, without any proper communication from the company. I reached the pick up point 30mins before, as I wasn’t informed the pickup time and then after multiple follow-ups, someone from the company came to pick me up. Then I had to wait another 30mins at their office, cos looks like the company had not informed the guide. But once Ali, the guide came, it all went smooth and we spent the day…”

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Baku: Historic and Modern Baku Tour ( Day & NIght Tour)

4.Historic and Modern Baku Tour ( Day & NIght Tour)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 60 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $22

Explore Baku’s medieval Old City, oil-boom architecture, Upland Park views, and boulevard sights on a flexible 3 to 4-hour tour.

“This tour is very well planned. Our guide, Nihad, was the best! He is very knowledgebale about the places, History and traditions of the country what makes this tour really interesting. I definetly recommend. 🏆🥇”

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Baku City Tour with Heritage Tours / All Entrance Fees Inc

5.Baku City Tour with Heritage Tours / All Entrance Fees Inc

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 52 reviews · from $24

Review of Baku City Tour with Heritage Tours, covering sights, guides, fees, timing, value, group size, and practical booking advice.

“Everything was memorable. We were pleased with our guide, he explained the country’s history etc He also provided bottle water So all in all he did an excellent job I will definitely recommend this tour”

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Baku Historical and modern tour in 2-3 hours+FREE Night tour

6.Baku Historical and modern tour in 2-3 hours+FREE Night tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · 3 hours - 210 minutes · from $24

Review of Baku’s 3-hour historical and modern tour, with Flame Towers, Old City, Maiden Tower, Mini Venice, and a free night tour.

“Azerbaijan is the 65th country I have traveled to, and I truly loved it. I booked this tour to explore Baku, and I can confidently say that Gaya is an excellent guide. It is absolutely worth meeting his he explains everything in a very engaging and interesting way. This tour is ideal for discovering and getting to know Baku.”

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Guba Shahdag Scenic Mountains and Cultural Tour

7.Guba Shahdag Scenic Mountains and Cultural Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $45

Review of the $45 Guba, Quba, and Shahdag day tour from Baku, with mountain views, forests, culture, guides, costs, and practical tips.

“Thanks Alov travel also Vahid trip was perfect we go all places it's was wonderfully and views beautifully if I come again to Baku my choice will be Alov travel thanks”

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Full day Individual & Historical Baku tour (Private & Group)

8.Full day Individual & Historical Baku tour (Private & Group)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $100

Review of Baku’s private historical tour, from Highland Park and the first oil well to palaces, mosques, and Zaha Hadid’s cultural center.

“Had an amazing trip made even better with a 2 day road trip with Khayal to Sheki - we were two women on holiday and he made us feel safe, informed and kept us thoroughly entertained! Highly recommended if you need a local guide to share the love & knowledge of his cRead more”

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Discover Gobustan and Absheron History, Mud Volcanoes and Nature

9.Discover Gobustan and Absheron History, Mud Volcanoes and Nature

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · from $49

Explore Gobustan petroglyphs, bubbling mud volcanoes, Yanar Dag, Ateshgah, and Bibi-Heybat on an eight-hour Baku tour.

“Very good travel experience with alov travels and our tourist guide Mr. Aydin we suggest you whenever you will visit baku must choose alov travels to make your experience better”

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Historic Walking tour in Baku Old City

10.Historic Walking tour in Baku Old City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $19

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.”

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Sheki Cultural and Historical Shared Tour

11.Sheki Cultural and Historical Shared Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $89

Review of the 13-hour Sheki tour from Baku, with palace, caravanserai, Kish Church, ziplining, local food, transport, and practical costs.

“Sheki tour was absolutely superb.I fell in love with the village .We walked around the cobbled street with breathtaking scenery. Went to Sheki khans palace Rozi again marvelled us with his knowledge on history and took us around the town and we had lunch at a beautiful rRead more”

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