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Old and Modern Baku Tour

Old and Modern Baku Tour

4.9 (542) 🕑 3 hours Free cancellation

During this specially organized tour, guests will feel on time travelling. Tour will start from the main entrance of the old city and continue showing architecture from the 12th century. Your guide will show around old city that was built during the Oil boom which is happened in the 19th century. You will hop on your minivan go-to upland park where you can see the panoramic view of the city, For the private tour option guests will be transferred to Haydar Aliyev Cultural Center which is considered one of the most modern buildings.

Languages: English
📍9R8Q+P57, Baku, Azerbaijan
🏢Operated by Baku City Tours

What you'll see & do

  • 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
  • The Maiden Tower is a 12th-century monument in the Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan. Along with the Shirvanshahs' Palace, dated to the 15th century, it forms a group of historic monuments listed in 2001 under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments as cultural property, Category III. It is one of Azerbaijan's most distinctive national emblems, and is thus featured on Azeri currency notes and official letterheads
  • visit Juma mosque which was built at 15th century
  • see muhammad mosque of siniq qala which has special historical facts
  • visit the only museum of miniature books in the world, settled in the old part of Baku
  • 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
  • See Vahid Monument in Old City
  • visit Duma  building which was built in Baroque style in 1900–1904 on the basis of architect Józef Gosławski's project. The building is the last work of Gosławski. After his death in 1904, the project was initially led by Kazimierz Skórewicz, later by Józef Płoszko.
  • 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.
  • taste various dried fruits in Local Shop at old town
  • see Flame Towers is a trio of skyscrapers in Baku
  • Martyrs' Lane or Alley of Martyrs, formerly known as the Kirov Park, is a cemetery and memorial in Baku, Azerbaijan dedicated to those killed by the Soviet Army during Black January 1990
  • Highland Park, located in the heart of Baku and one of the favourite leisure places of the local residents, is regarded as one of the most beautiful parks of the capital city for a long time.
  • This Place is included only for PRIVATE OPTION

What's included

  • Traditional Dried Fruit tasting
  • Transport
  • Professional guide

Good to know

Confirmation will be received at the time of booking

Not wheelchair accessible

This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travellers

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Meeting Point

Baku City Tours office which is conveniently situated behind the Bvlgari shop. (Əziz Əliyev, Bakı, Azerbaijan, Baku, 1009)

Opening Hours

10:00 - 19:00

10:00 - 19:00

10:00 - 19:00

10:00 - 19:00

10:00 - 19:00

10:00 - 19:00

10:00 - 19:00

Good to know before you go

Difficulty:
Easy

Cancellation policy

  • A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
  • No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Free cancellation 🔒 Secure checkout
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£ 13.00

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