Eliminate the inconvenience of navigating Baku’s landmarks on your own with this comprehensive all-day tour of the Azerbaijan capital. Perfect for visitors on a tight schedule, this excursion encompasses all the essential sights in a single day, combining bus touring, escorted strolls, and a delightful funicular journey to Highland Park.
Eliminate the inconvenience of navigating Baku’s landmarks on your own with this comprehensive all-day tour of the Azerbaijan capital. Perfect for visitors on a tight schedule, this excursion encompasses all the essential sights in a single day, combining bus touring, escorted strolls, and a delightful funicular journey to Highland Park.
- Highland Park - Highland Park - the landscaped terraces of which overlook the city and give the best view over the Baku Bay, National Flaq Square and Seaside Boulevard.
- Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum - State Museum of Azerbaijani Carpet - being brilliantly photogenic, the museum, designed in the form of a huge folded carpet, also houses…
- Highland Park - Highland Park - the landscaped terraces of which overlook the city and give the best view over the Baku Bay, National Flaq Square and Seaside Boulevard.
- Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum - State Museum of Azerbaijani Carpet - being brilliantly photogenic, the museum, designed in the form of a huge folded carpet, also houses ceramics, 14th-century metalwork, bronze-age jewellery and the vast collection of 10,000 carpets from the 17th to the 20th century.
- Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center - The Heydar Aliyev Center, which was designed by renowned architect Zaha Hadid and completed in 2012, is rumoured to be one of the most expensive buildings in Europe per square meter. Its rolling, flowing design made waves within architectural, engineering, and design circles garnered it much prestigious and international recognition.
- Fountain Square - Our next destination is Fountain Square where offers a romantic and dynamic atmosphere, especially in the night time. Here you will have a chance to see the most remarkable architecture and stunning avenues of this fast-growing cosmopolitan city.
- Baku Old City - The 4th stop of our travel itinerary is Baku’s Old Town, or “Icherisheher”. Icherisheher is the pearl of Azerbaijani architecture and culture. There are many galleries and exhibition halls in Icherisheher where you can see and purchase the works of various artists, sculptors and master craftsmen.
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Palace of the Shirvanshahs - The most recognisable monuments of Old City is Palace of the Shirvanshahs, an expansive building that is a testament to Azerbaijan’s impressive architectural heritage.
This monument of universal value, one of the pearls of Azerbaijan’s architecture is located at the highest point of Icherisheher. Within the Palace complex there are the Divankhana (reception hall), the Tomb of Shah, the residential building of Shirvanshahs, the Tomb of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi, Murad’s Gate (the only monument of the 16th century), the Tomb of Shirvanshahs’ Family, the Shah Mosque and the Palace bath-house. - Maiden Tower - The most ancient monument of Icherisheher is the Maiden Tower
- Transport by air-conditioned coach or minivan
- Bottled water provided
- All landing and facility fees included
- Guidance from a professional local guide
- Convenient hotel pickup
- No additional fuel surcharges
- Transport by air-conditioned coach or minivan
- Bottled water provided
- All landing and facility fees included
- Guidance from a professional local guide
- Convenient hotel pickup
- No additional fuel surcharges
- Food and drinks
- Food and drinks
- NOTE: If a traveler needs to use stroller and wheelchair during the tour, he/she has to keep us informed about it in advance.
- You are recommended to take cash money with you to pay admission fees at some museums.
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- NOTE: If a traveler needs to use stroller and wheelchair during the tour, he/she has to keep us informed about it in advance.
- You are recommended to take cash money with you to pay admission fees at some museums.
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.