Azerbaijan · GUIDED
This is the shortlist you would hand a friend: 15 guided tours that repay the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the thing to know before you commit.
Spend two hours seeing Baku’s best night sights by van and on foot. You’ll visit Highland Park, the Flame Towers, Martyrs’ Alley, Crystal Hall, the Boulevard, Heydar Aliyev Centre, and Baku Book Center, with guides such as Rza, Nabat, Rasul, and Hikmat leading in several languages.
“The guide was excellent and made our tour very much memorable, we loved the tour alot”
Join Azvibe for a 450-minute Baku outing led in English or Russian by guides such as Murad, Mahabat, Javid, or Seymur, depending on the day. You will visit Gobustan’s ancient carvings, ride a special vehicle to the mud volcanoes, see oil and fire sites, and eat Azerbaijani food.
“excellent tour company and tour guides. good value. I think the mud volcano is skippable but it’s included anyway”
Travel from Baku to Gabala with a guide such as Javed, Nabat, Elshad, or Nazir, stopping at Shamakhi’s Juma Mosque, Nohur Lake, Seven Beauties Waterfall, and Tufandag Mountain Resort. Choose the cable car option for mountain views, or pay $12 locally.
“super trip.. worth trip.. super guide. only thing is the bus guy switch off the ac now and then to save petrol and very arrogant when asked to switch on.. if was suffocating inside.. rest all ok..the guide was friendly and informative.. picked from the hotel and did all things to make us comfortable.”
Spend about eight hours beyond Baku with guides such as Murad, Laman, Agil, and Aydin. See ancient Gobustan carvings, bubbling mud volcanoes, Bibi-Heybat Mosque, Atashgah Fire Temple, Yanar Dag, and the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center. Lunch, pickup, and an air-conditioned vehicle are included.
“The arrangement of the tour to Gobustan and other places was good. Our guide Agil did a good job providing good information and helpful.”
Spend 7 to 8 hours exploring Gobustan’s ancient carvings, erupting mud volcanoes, Bibi-Heybat Mosque, Ateshgah Fire Temple, Yanar Dag, and Baku’s modern icons. Guides such as Murad, Tural, Nazrin, and Arif lead the day, with transport and departure-day airport transfer included.
“Tural was a A very informative guide and his English was good and he showed us all the stops on iteniary with out rushing. also gave us a bottle of water. I am surprised more people havnt left reviews especially the price that I booked this for it's the cheapest price for what yRead more”
Set out from Baku at 8:00 am for Khizi’s striped Candy Cane Mountains, Qechresh forest, and 3 to 3.5 hours at Shahdag Resort. Guide Tebriz has led this route. The $40 price includes transport, hotel pickup, drop-off, and guiding, but not lunch or resort activities.
“Amazing place to be if you are in Baku....not to be missed definitely....roller coaster and mountain cable car is a must to do in activities. Lots of eating joints a bit expensive though it was fine with a choice of world cuisine .....I would recommend a night stay rather than a day tour to enjoy the place to the fullest.”
Meet guides such as Lina or Daria in central Baku, then visit four different bars with welcome shots, group games, photos, and local nightlife insight before finishing at Barfly Social Hub. Drinks beyond the four shots and food cost extra.
“As a solo traveler this was a great way to have a night out and meet new friends. Each bar had a different vibe and Lina was a great host. Kept us entertained all night.”
Meet your English, Russian, or Turkish-speaking guide at the Old City’s Double Gates for a 90-minute evening tour. Ride between Highland Park and Baku Boulevard, then see the Flame Towers, Turkish Mosque, Alley of Martyrs, Crystal Hall, and Flag Square for $8.
Travel from Baku with a private guide to Gobustan’s 3D Bio Museum, open-air rock museum, and bubbling mud volcanoes. You’ll also see the world’s first industrially drilled oil well, a James Bond filming spot, and Bibi Heybat Mosque from outside. English, Turkish, and Russian guides are available.
“Overall an exzellent Tour with an exzellent guide. Perfekt. Highest recommentation.”
You’ll tour Baku from the Double Gates with a guide, air-conditioned vehicle, water, photography, and several major sights. Expect the Old City, Shirvanshah Palace, Maiden Tower, Carpet Museum, Ferris Wheel, and Little Venice. The listed guides include Khan, Cahid, Ramadan, Elnur, and others.
“Tour was really very nice with beautiful and pleasant wheather of baku city,gabala and shahdag…our Driver Mr.Khan made us very comfortable and homely feel..Because of him we enjoyed baku tour very much”
Spend roughly 3 to 7 hours seeing Baku with a local guide, stopping at Highland Park, Bibi-Heybat Mosque, Little Venice, the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center, and the Old City. Guides such as Aisha, Bayram, Qasim, Kamal, and Sadiq have led this route. Pickup, water, and Wi-Fi are included, while the Little Venice boat costs $5 extra.
“It was perfect from beginning to end. Qasim met us at our Van pickup point on time and delivered us back. His knowledge of Qubsan yanardag fire tample and Azerbaijan oil refinery was very impressive and his lunch location was amRead more”
Meet your guide at Baku’s Nasimi monument for a three-hour walk to two local wine bars. Taste six Azerbaijani wines with cheese, fruit, meats, bread, and other snacks while guides such as Mirhashim, Garam, or Heydar explain the country’s grape regions and wine traditions.
“My tour guide Mirhashim the wine regions of Azerbaijan and it's history. I learned about wines made from a couple of different fruits which is very specific to Azerbaijan. There was a large selection of charcuterie board items and a great selection a various wines. Overall, Mirhashim was very engaging and it was a great experience that I would highly recommend.”
Travel from Baku with an English, Russian, Azerbaijani, Spanish, or Italian-speaking guide to Sheki’s shebeke-windowed Khan Palace, Silk Road Karvansaray, ancient Kish Church, and Khanland Entertainment Center. Guides including Ali, Nigar, and Rahman have been praised for clear explanations.
“Everything was great ! 👍 Thanks to our guide Mr Ali”
Travel from Baku with hotel pickup to Gobustan National Reserve, its ancient rock art, 3D Bio Museum, and mud volcanoes. Guide Habil has earned praise for clear English, careful driving, and well-paced explanations. The tour also stops outside Bibiheybat Mosque and at a historic oil well.
“A kind of scam, the evening before the tour I ask the owner Habil on whatsapp for the meeting time under my hotel, he replies that tomorrow's tour has been cancelled, without warning, the evening before the tour, absurd. Habil, understanding that I would leave a bad review, tried to direct me to another travel agency that had an agreement with him, although the pick-up was included, I had to walk for 20 minutes and wait in vain for 30, then a policeman arrived asking me if I was also waiting for this tour to start, I wasn't the only one who got scammed. They took us to this other…”
Travel from Baku to Gobustan by private vehicle with a professional guide. See prehistoric rock carvings, ancient dwellings, active mud volcanoes, Bibi-Heybat Mosque, and the world’s first mechanically drilled oil well. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, but entrance fees and lunch are extra.
“⚠️this was the worst tour i have ever been on. if your thinking about getting this tour trust me u will regret it. your basically paying to just be sitting in a car the whole time and not just a car, a car where you don’t have any room and no ARead more”
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