Historic Walking tour in Baku Old City

Overview

Available languages

English

4 hours

Mobile ticket

This walking tour will cover the main attractions in the Old City of Baku. Our local guides will show you must-see spots such as the Maiden Tower, Shirvansah’s Palace, Medieval old city and Oil Boom architecture. Our guests will discover the historic Baku streets with the help of the best guides in the city. Travellers will walk through the oldest and most historic parts of Baku, reflecting on Baku’s past and continue with the downtown part showing the architectural buildings from the Oil boom Period. You will go through the main architectural structures that were built both by oil barons and Soviet rulers. This unique walking tour is perfectly organized who want to see Italian, Polish and Russian influence on Baku’s architecture. At the end of the tour, guests will be served traditional tea with dried fruits

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Professional Guide

Tips and Gratitutes

What To Expect

Gosha Gala Tower

Tour will start from Main entrance of Old city

Admission Not Applicable

Baku Old City

Tour will continue covering old city of Baku

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Day Time and Night Time Tour

Duration: 2 hours

Reviews

4.92

13 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Memorable
C4151UUdeepaks,
Apr 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our tour was memorable. We enjoyed very much. Our tour guide Elmin is very friendly and has good knowledge of Baku and very good guide.
Amazing Old City Walking Tour!
723shivanig,
Apr 2, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Aysu was just amazing! She was friendly and took us to some very interesting places! She was also open to answering our questions!
Great tour!
I77EXmartav,
Feb 19, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
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.
Great intro to a beautiful city. Thanks Aysu.
sarahn4091,
Feb 10, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Lovely tour. Informative and we visited Balli Boutique where we tried Baklava and the tasty tea of Azerbajan. Would recommend.
Baku Free Walking Tour - Nov. 30, 2019
R1710RJrobertb,
Nov 30, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Mr. Arif is excellent as our Tour Guide. He is very knowledgeable and loyal in Azerbaijan's history and historical places. He is also very accommodating and friendly. He is a valuable asset for his company, Baku City Tours.
Adventure outside of Baku
Fridaysmom,
Sep 13, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
We booked this tour to see some of the area outside of Baku. Our tour guide, Tourgay (we had a fun time with this play on words), arrived on time to pick us up at our hotel. We drove about 1 1/2 hours to see the mud volcanoes. We transferred to a private car, given the bad condition of the road out there. Our driver was a bit of a mad man, and we eventually asked him to slow down. The volcanoes were interesting, given that they were cold and not hot as the geysers we are used to in the U.S. Not a heck of a lot to see once you've seen one, so we only stayed there about 10 minutes. We then went to see the petroglyphs. First visited the museum, where I felt a bit rushed by our guide. Then walked around to see the various rock art. We received some narrative, but at times it was not totally clear what we were seeing. Then drove the hour back to Baku, arriving a bit before the anticipated end of the 4 hour tour. Saw some different things than we would have if we had stayed in the city, but given that we have similar sights in the part of the U.S. where we live it might not have been as interesting to us as if we had never seen such sights.
Highly Recommended
hananh662018,
Jun 16, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The tour was fascinating and what made it unforgettable experience is our guide Ali who was patient and answered all our questions with generosity, he was always welcoming with a very professional customer service skills. Our driver was also amazing though he didn't know English much but he tried to give us information as much as he can. I highly recommend this trip especially with Ali you will enjoy it to great extend
A must visit place
Zafeel H,
Jun 12, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We visited the mud volcano and the gobustan park. We thoroughly enjoyed. I would say it is a must visit place in Baku. Thanks to Arif and Faris from Baku city tours in making seamless arrangements. We were short of time, but still they arranged our tour so well that we reached airport on time. Faris who accompanied us as guide was very patient and polite in explaining the history around gobustan. Special mention about the driver arranged by Baki city tour. He was very polite. He dropped us at the airport and was willing to walk with us till the terminal so that he can be sure that we enter without any trouble. Thanks Arif, Faris and the diver for making the tour so pleasant and comfortable. 10/10... keep up the good work
Best tour
833peterrobinson,
Jun 10, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The tour was very interesting, especially mud volcanoes are incredible. Thanks to knowledgeable guide Fariz and professional driver Farid. High class tour agency!
Day trip.
Raeesah29,
Jun 7, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Excellent. Well planned and Ali was a good guide, ask for him when touring he has good knowledge of Azerbaijan.