Old and Modern Baku Private Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Gosha Gala Tower

  First you will get short historical information about Baku city from Stone Age period.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Baku Old City

  Guests will walk through the streets in Old City and witness Medival age's heritages of Baku.

  50 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Juma Mosque

  Visit Juma Mosque, which was built at 15th century.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  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.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 5
  Ismailiyya 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.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6
  Martyrs' Lane

  Visit uppland park and see best panoramic view of the city.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Fairmont Baku, Flame Towers

  Visit Flame towers when the led lights turned on.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 8
  Highland Park

  Highland Park, located in the heart of Baku and one of the favorite leisure places of the local residents, is regarded as one of the most beautiful parks of the capital city for a long time.İt is the highest Point of the city where you can see the best panoramic view of the Baku. Another commonly known name of the park among people is Viewing Square. In Soviet era, this park was named after Sergei Kirov. The one particular reason that makes the Highland Park unique is that it has a panorama looking over the city, Baku bay, Seaside National Park stretching along the bay. Back in 30s of XX century when the general layout of Baku was in progress, this very fact was assumed as a basis and it was taken into account that the Highland Park built in this area would play an important role in general architectural composition. The park was built in the place of the old graveyard based on the design of architect Ilyin using the rich variety of limestone of the quarries of Baku.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Baku Boulevard (Pass by)

  Baku Boulevard is a promenade established in 1909 which runs parallel to Baku's seafront. Its history goes back more than 100 years, to a time when Baku oil barons built their mansions along the Caspian shore and when the seafront was artificially built up inch by inch.

  Admission ticket free
• 9
  Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum

  It is displayed and explained a superb collec­tion of Azerbaijani rugs, this 2014 museum building is itself designed like a stylised roll of carpet.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 10
  Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center

  Heydar Aliyev center - In 2007, Zaha Hadid was appointed as the design architect of the Center after a competition. The Center houses a conference hall (auditorium), a gallery hall and a museum. The project is intended to play an integral role in the intellectual life of the city. Located close to the city center, the site plays a pivotal role in the redevelopment of Baku.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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