The 15 Best Baku Old City Tours

1.Baku Oil Heritage & Old Town Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 232 reviews · from $70Our pick

Walk from Fountain Square through Icherisheher and imperial-era Baku with guides such as Gani or Lina. Expect oil-barons’ palaces, UNESCO landmarks explained from outside, historic photos, local life, and useful food and sightseeing tips. The tour is 2.5 hours, costs $70, and includes bottled water.

“The guide has told us a lot of interesting stories about Baku,the tour was a perfect way to get to know the city. After the tour guide provided us with some useful recommendations about food,Azerbaijani phrases and things to see next”

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2.Guba Khinalug & Candy Cane Mountains tour (by Old City Tours)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 208 reviews · from $79

Travel from Baku into northern Azerbaijan with Old City Tours on a small-group day trip to Khinalug. Expect Candy Cane Mountains, Beshbarmag, forest and canyon photo stops, a 2,335-meter village, and home-cooked lunch for 12 AZN. Guides such as Samir, Namig, and Alex have led past departures.

“Far exceeded my expectations. Spectacular scenery in the Caucasus mountains highlighted by an excellent lunch with a mountain village family. If you are looking for an authentic experience in Azerbaijan this is it. Excellent value for a memorable experience.”

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3.Gabala + Shamakhi tour (by Old City Tours)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 198 reviews · from $59

Travel from Baku to Shamakhi and Gabala with hotel pickup, a guide, and a small group capped at 12 people. See Juma Mosque, Nohur Lake, Tufandag’s mountain cable cars, and Yeddi Gozel Waterfall. Cable-car admission and lunch cost extra, and the long drive makes this a full day.

“Very unorganized, it took two hours just to leave Baku in the morning. Awful driver, half the bus felt sick. We hoped to see more things with calm and to get more information.”

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4.Baku Walking Tour (Old City)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 127 reviews · from $18

Walk Baku’s walled Old City with an in-person guide for 90 minutes to two hours. Hear stories about the Maiden Tower, Juma Mosque, city walls, palace area, and local culture. Guides such as Seyidağa, Nazir, Sulmaz, and Nazpari are noted for clear explanations, humor, and photo stops.

“Really enlightening and wonderful walking Tour of the old city. Despite being a hot day, the interest in the history and current status of these marvellous old city structures and their rich history kept us going for couple of hours.”

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5.Baku Old Town Walking Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · from $78

Start by Icherisheher metro station and walk Baku’s walled Old Town with a local professional guide. You’ll enter the Shirvanshahs’ Palace and Maiden Tower, hear legends and see mosques, baths, trading squares and caravanserais before ending on Nizami Street.

“Excellent introduction to Baku's old town. While small enough to explore on your own, taking to walking tour allowed us to see so much more that we would not have discovered. The guide was fantastic!”

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6.Baku Old City Tour (officially by Old City Tours)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 46 reviews · from $25

This 2 to 3 hour guided visit covers Baku’s walled Old City, the Shirvanshahs Palace, Maiden Tower, Miniature Books Museum, and a city viewpoint. Guides such as Tarlan, Ali, Samir, and Farid have led the tour. Hotel pickup and city drop-off are offered.

“Great absolutely loved it baku is a great place pls visit it…. City tour is too good very helpful guide was very gentle!!!”

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7.Baku Old City Wonders: A Walking Tour Through Time

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · 2 hours · from $30

Walk Baku’s Old City with guides such as Magsud, tracing Silk Road stories from the Double Gates to Shirvanshah’s Palace, the Miniature Book Museum, Maiden Tower, and panoramic viewpoints. This two-hour small-group tour mixes major sights, local stories, and a few welcome surprises.

“The guide knew a lot about the place, history, and people. We were also able to improvise and visit the palace and maiden towers as we liked. He even showed us places outside icheri sheher. Excellent overall!”

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9.Old City Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 21 reviews · 4 hours · from $57

See Baku’s medieval core with a private English or Turkish-speaking guide, hotel pickup, water, and a sedan for transfers. Walk the Old City for two hours, visit the Shirvanshahs Palace area, browse carpet and craft shops, then continue toward Baku Boulevard. Guide Elmar is specifically named in guest feedback.

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10.Old City tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $19

Join Azerbaijan Travel International for a 2 to 3-hour walking tour through Baku’s Old City. An English or Russian-speaking guide, often Nazperi, covers the Maiden Tower, city walls, mosques, and Shirvanshahs’ Palace, followed by a national Azerbaijani lunch.

“This was a superb tour for me and my friends had experienced. Our tour guide Nazperi was exceptional. Her way of delivering the story and history of the places we went was truly impressive and soo fascinating. Entertaining as well u will Read more”

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11.Gobustan & Absheron Tour with Free Old City Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 15 reviews · 12 hours · from $3Best value

Spend 12 hours with an English, Russian, or Arabic-speaking guide visiting Gobustan, its petroglyphs and possible mud volcanoes, then Ateshgah and Yanar Dag. Finish with a free Old City walk covering the Maiden Tower and Shirvanshahs’ Palace. Guides such as Gaya and Aydin are praised for clear local insight.

“Well..since the transportation was our feet…I guess it was good Guya was extremely knowledgeable…took me all around the old town and to “Little Venice”…which is kind of cute and we finished the tour with some great tea at the restaurant there Would recommend this tour to anyone”

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12.Baku Old City (Icherisheher) Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $30

Walk Baku’s 12th-century Old City with Sam or another English or Russian-speaking guide. In two hours, you’ll see the Maiden Tower, Shirvanshahs’ Palace, mosques, hamams, and caravanserais, while learning where to eat and explore. Palace and tower tickets cost extra.

“Excellent tour. Crisp but detailed. Sam is an excellent friend who explains the history superbly and also clicks great pictures”

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13.Group Walking Tour in Baku Old City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $18

Spend about 2 hours 20 minutes walking Baku’s walled İçərişəhər with an English or Russian-speaking guide. See the Maiden Tower, Shirvanshahs’ Palace, ancient mosques, caravanserais, miniature books, and quirky cat monument. Leyla has earned special praise for her friendly, informative approach.

“It was a great tour with a very knowledgeable guide! Leyla was amazing, was friendly and I highly recommend her. Very happy I did this your with Leyla.”

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14.Baku Old City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · from $22

Walk Baku’s UNESCO-listed Old City with a local guide in a group capped at eight. See the Shirvanshahs Palace, Maiden Tower, Bukhara Caravanserai, Aga Mikayil, the Miniature Books Museum, and Vahid Monument. The tour lasts about two hours and begins and ends at 47 Kichik Qala.

“The guide didn’t show up at the agreed time. Upon calling him, he said he is going to arrive within 20 minutes. When he arrived (after 30 minutes), he refused to do the tour and gave me 25 mon (not sure if that’s really an equivalent of the GBRead more”

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15.Baku Old City Tour by Heritage Travel

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 11 reviews · 2 hours · from $12

Walk Baku’s Old City with an English or Russian-speaking guide and see the Miniature Book Museum, Shirvanshahs Palace, Maiden Tower, Lion Head, and a *Diamond Arm* film location. Guides named in recent bookings include Azay and Rasul. The $12 price excludes entrance fees.

“All was great. Nice walking tour. Guide was like a professor of Azerbaijan history!”

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