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Baku Old Town & Oil History Private Walking Tour
Baku, Azerbaijan
$75
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Fountains Square serves as the vibrant starting point for an immersive walking tour through the historic heart of Baku, where captivating landmarks await. This journey unveils the rich tapestry of the city’s past, from medieval origins to the opulent era of oil barons.
- 🏷️ Baku Old Town & Oil History Private Walking Tour: Enjoy a guided exploration of Baku's UNESCO World Heritage site, Icherisheher, with a knowledgeable English-speaking guide.
- ⏳ Duration: This engaging tour lasts for 2 hours and 30 minutes, providing ample time to absorb the city's rich history.
- 🚶♂️ Stroll through Fountains Square, the city's entertainment hub, where the echoes of the first oil boom still resonate.
- 🏛️ Discover the architectural marvels along Istiglaliyyat Street, including the Governor’s Garden, Town Hall, and the Philharmonic Hall, each telling a story of Baku's transformation.
- 📚 Gain insights into Baku's cultural evolution as you pass historic sites like the Literature Museum and Ismaliyya Palace, enriched by tales of oil barons and their legacies.
- 💧 Stay refreshed with complimentary bottled water provided throughout the tour.
- 🌍 Enjoy a walking experience suitable for all fitness levels, making it accessible for everyone eager to explore Baku.
- 🐾 Service animals are welcome, ensuring a comfortable experience for all participants.
- 🗺️ Convenient public transportation options are available nearby, facilitating easy access to the meeting point.
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Baku Old Town & Oil History Private Walking Tour
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Bottled water
- Admission fee
- Private transportation
- Lunch
Meeting point
We meet out front of KFC/Pizza Hut at Fountains Square (See it here https://goo.gl/maps/2impV4G1z1uequ5c7).
The guide carries a red umbrella to recognize.
Return details
We meet out front of KFC/Pizza Hut at Fountains Square (See it here https://goo.gl/maps/2impV4G1z1uequ5c7).
The guide carries a red umbrella to recognize.
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Fountain SquareFountains Square is downtown, entertainment and leisure centre in Baku. However, this neighborhood emerged as main trading street of boom town during the first oil boom era, late XIX and early XX century. This is where we meet and end the tour.
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Baku Old CityKnown as Icherisheher, Old Town of Bakuis a UNESCO's World Heritage site. We will walk and stop to offer explanation without entering the sights (Museums of Shirvanshahs Palace and Maiden Tower, Miniature Book Museum Muhammad Mosque and more) with historic photos.
- Formerly Nikolayevskaya and Kommunisticheskaya, the Istiglaliyyat Street was one of the main streets of Imperial Russian time Baku. Here we will explore urban transformation that brought by oil barons and their quest for personal glory and fame. The attractions covered along Istiglaliyyat street are: Governor’s Garden, Town Hall, Philharmonic Hall, Palace of Happiness, Institute of Manuscripts of Azerbaijan, Ismaliyya Palace (Muslim Charitable Society), Literature Museum and the statue of Nizami. (pass by)
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Philharmonic FountainThis is where one of the evironment built during Baku's expansion beyond the fortess wall. The story of the garden will be linked to a book titled as Ali and Nino.
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Baku Town Hall is one of the monumental architectural landmark from Oil Boom Era. It allows to understand architectural influences from Europe and impact that cosmopolitan and diverse groups of people had on Baku.
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This is a story about an Oil Baron and his wife whose love story retold when people get married in their mansion which serves as marriage registry today.
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This is a story about first secular school for Muslim Women and the process of modernization in Baku and ultimately Azerbaijan's first independence.
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This is a story of an Oil Baron who commision a Palace in the memory of his son that becomes an important architectural landmark designed in Venetian Gothic Style.
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Fountain SquareThe walking tour ends at Fountains Square.
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Baku Old Town & Oil History Private Walking Tour
Baku, Azerbaijan
$75
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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