16 Jul 2025
Two of us had an excellent private tour of Baku and surrounding cities in early July 2025 covering the following main places and many others. In and around Baku we visited the Maiden Tower, Shirvanshah’s Palace, and the Haydar Aliyev Center and the impressive looking Deniz Mall. And some eclectic walking streets – Nizami and Istiqlaiyyet. In Gobustan we visited amazing rocks, Mud Volcanoes, a Fire Temple, and a Burning Hill. In Absheron “Fire Temple of Baku” (Ateshgah) and Burning Mountain (Yanardagh). In three days we covered a lot of ground.
Azerbaijan tours, and specifically Artunj the Manager, were very flexible as to places visited and changes that we my have wanted to make. They were flexible with hotels providing hotel/location options and the flexibility to self book (their prices were cheaper). Recommendations for dinner and other options were appreciated and used by us. All planning went well, all questions were promptly answered. I would have no hesitation to recommend Azerbaijan Tours and Artunj for planning and execution.