Every Thursday and Sunday
Minimal number of participants are two persons
Highland Park, National Flag Square, Seaside Park (Baku Boulevard), Mugam center, Little Venice on Baku Boulevard, Shirvanshahs` Palace, Maiden Tower, Juma Mosque, Double Gates, Bazar Square, Caravan Saray and etc.
The Baku city tour is an ideal introduction into Azerbaijan culture and includes a combination with Old Town walking tour. You will see famous squares and monuments from the comfort of your air conditioned vehicle with commentary of a professional local guide. At Highland Park your sightseeing tour across the Baku will start. Take a fresh breeze of the Caspian Sea and take incredible panoramic views of Baku and admire the miraculous architectural mix of east and west contrasts. After Highland Park you will proceed to the National Flag Square, where you will able to enjoy fluttering one of the highest flags of the world which is Azerbaijani flag. The height of the constructed pillar is 162 meters. After visiting Flag square you will pass along the Baku Boulevard you will face Morgan Center, Little Venice, Carpet Museum and other miracles which are located on Neftchiler prospect. The Boulevard is a promenade that runs parallel to Baku’s seafront. This area is popular for strolling and taking in views of the Caspian. Baku highlights includes one of the most modern architecture miracles is the center of Heydar Aliyev. Heydar Aliyev center was constructed in 2012– and it’s worth every effort. Here you will chance for short photo stop, but visiting inside the building is not free so we highly recommend that you take some time after your visit to do so.
Maiden Tower in Baku
Near Gosha Gala your walking tour will start. Stroll the medieval heart of Baku the Icheri sheher castle, discovering the mysteries and legends of Icheri Sheher (Old Town). Learn about the ruling dynasty of Azerbaijan lived in 11-14 centuries by visiting the Shirvanshah’s Palace, which is the biggest monument of Shirvan-Apsheron Azerbaijan architecture school. The complex contains the main building of the palace, Divanhane, the burial-vaults, the shah mosque with a minaret, Seyid Yahya Bakuvi’s mausoleum, a portal in the east – Murad’s gate, a reservoir and the remnants of the bathhouse. You will leap back in time by taking little walk before visiting the Maiden Tower. The Maiden Tower also known locally as Giz Galasi, located in the Old City, Baku, in Azerbaijan, was built in the 12th century. Together with the Shirvanshahs’ Palace, it forms an ensemble of historic monuments inscribed in 2001 under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments as cultural property. Juma Mosque Located in the historic Icheri Sheher, the mosque has been rebuilt several times. The present Friday Mosque was built in 1899 under the financing of Baku merchant Haji Shikhlali Dadashov. A minaret, constructed in 1437, adjoins Friday Mosque.
After climbing the Maiden’s Tower for some orientating views, wander randomly in the alleyways of İçəri Şəhər, making an active attempt to get lost. You’re never more than a few minutes’ walk from the fortified perimeter wall, and this way you get to absorb some of the atmosphere of the real Old City, small corners of which remain delightfully ‘lived-in’ despite the encroachment of neo historical office buildings and multiplying carpet sellers
