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Baku Oil Heritage & Old Town Walking Tour

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This is a walking tour to discover the reflection of Baku’s past and hear about oil barons of the first oil boom era and their quest for personal glory and fame. The tour offers insider's guide to urban exploration about social, cultural, political aspect of every-day life in Baku with background of stories based on real life of oil barons from late 19th and early 20th century as well as soviet and modern times. The tour highlights how oil changed Baku as as the new generation of the first era of oil boom assumed their social responsibility for a change in an oriental conventional Muslim society. You will hear stories about Azerbaijan’s dilemma of East vs. West, oil barons’ hunger for personal glory and fame, Influence of Polish architects, change and continuity through times under imperial Russia, Soviet and Independent Azerbaijan.
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  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • Private transportation
Departure Point

9RCP+28F, Nizami St, Baku, Azerbaijan 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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9RCP+28F, Nizami St, Baku, Azerbaijan 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.

  • Fountain Square, Baku, Azerbaijan
    Fountains 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.
    10 minutes
  • Baku Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan
    Known as Icherisheher, Old Town in Baku houses four UNESCO's World Heritage sites. We will walk and stop to offer explanation without entering the sights (Museums of Shirvanshahs Palace and Maiden Tower) with historic photos. The sites covered are : 1. Gosha Gala gate (Main entry to Old City) 2. Citadel Walls (XII century, UNESCO site) 3. Maiden Tower, XII cent (No entry, however explanation is offered at entry) 4. Muhammad Mosue (XI century, UNESCO site) 5. Stroll through narrow streets in Old City 6. Shirvanshakh’s Palace, XV cent (No entry, however explanation is offered at entry) 7. Museum of Miniature Books 8. Vahid Garden and Aliaga Vahid Statue 9. Gasimbek’s Bath House 10. Salyan Gate (one of two original entry gates of Old City)
    60 minutes
  • Philharmonic Fountain Park, Baku, Azerbaijan
    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, Sadikhov Brothers Residence, Palace of Happiness, Institute of Manuscripts of Azerbaijan, Ismaliyya Palace (Muslim Charitable Society), Sabir Gardem, Literature Museum and the statue of Nizami.
    10 minutes
  • Bakı İcra Hakimiyyəti, Kichik Qala, Bakı, Azerbaijan
    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, Sadikhov Brothers Residence, Palace of Happiness, Institute of Manuscripts of Azerbaijan, Ismaliyya Palace (Muslim Charitable Society), Sabir Gardem, Literature Museum and the statue of Nizami.
    10 minutes
  • 6 Murtuza Muxtarov, Bakı, Azerbaijan
    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, Sadikhov Brothers Residence, Palace of Happiness, Institute of Manuscripts of Azerbaijan, Ismaliyya Palace (Muslim Charitable Society), Sabir Gardem, Literature Museum and the statue of Nizami.
    10 minutes
  • 9R9M+76X, İstiqlaliyyət, Bakı, Azerbaijan
    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, Sadikhov Brothers Residence, Palace of Happiness, Institute of Manuscripts of Azerbaijan, Ismaliyya Palace (Muslim Charitable Society), Sabir Gardem, Literature Museum and the statue of Nizami.
    10 minutes
  • Fountain Square, Baku, Azerbaijan
    The walking tour ends at Fountains Square.
    10 minutes
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Malcolm I
13 Nov 2024
Fantastic tour, highly recommended. We had Gani as our tour guide, he was very knowledgeable and conducted the tour at a perfect pace. Even though we thought we had seen most of this area of Baku we found a few hidden gems and it was really interesting to hear the history of this part of Baku. I really enjoyed seeing some old photos of the city to see how it had developed so quickly at certain points in history. If you're visiting I would definitely say this is a very worthwhile tour.
Roving40508995945
08 Nov 2024
Gani was very informative and helpful. We explored and took photos the uniqueness of Old Town Baku. All places is well maintaned and clean.
H8087KAjohnk
13 Oct 2024
Gani was brilliant, funny, and has perfected his tour of Old Baku. I was hoping to get an excellent introduction to Icherisheher. We got that plus fun history lessons, architectural expertise, personal stories, and cultural / political insights that make a traveler’s experience in Azerbaijan unforgettable.
This tour in Azerbaijan is organized by Azerbaijan Traveller

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