The 15 Best Walking Tours in Baku

1.Stunning Walking Tour of Historical and Modern City

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 270 reviews · 3h 30m · from $33Our pick

210-minute small-group walk through Baku’s UNESCO Old City, Maiden Tower, Philharmonic Garden, Boulevard, and Highland Park views.

“I throughly explored the old city. It narrow streets told me their own story and with safe hands with my guide Ashraf the tour was further took a different favour on it. This is because of his excellence knowledge of the city and it history. His pleasant manner and attitude and his fluent in the English language made me understand better the history of the city and it's modern nchanges. Thank you Ashraf for the wonderful time.”

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2.Baku Oil Heritage & Old Town Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 232 reviews · from $70Top rated

A 2.5-hour Baku walk through Icherisheher UNESCO sites and oil-era streets, led by a top guide, with bottled water for $70.

“The guide has told us a lot of interesting stories about Baku,the tour was a perfect way to get to know the city. After the tour guide provided us with some useful recommendations about food,Azerbaijani phrases and things to see next”

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3.Baku Walking Tour (Old City)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 127 reviews · from $18

Baku Old City walking tour with an in-person guide from Qız Qalası, covering Maiden Tower, mosques, and more, for $18 in about 2 hours.

“The guide, Seyidağa, is very informative. He is one of the best i have seen in all the places that i have travelled. He is very friendly, kind, knows very thing about the history. Plus a great sense of humor to keep you entertained throughout the tour. Would definitely recommend ☺️☺️”

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4.Baku Old Town Walking Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · from $78

Walk Baku’s UNESCO Old Town with a local, see Shirvanshahs Palace and Maiden Tower, plus entrances, bottled water, and a small group.

“Excellent introduction to Baku's old town. While small enough to explore on your own, taking to walking tour allowed us to see so much more that we would not have discovered. The guide was fantastic!”

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5.Baku Downtown Original Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $16

2-hour Baku downtown walking tour for $16.39, small group, European and Soviet architecture, Caspian Sea views, key landmarks and stories.

“Nice and informative walking tour. The guide was great and we walked around a lot seeing different places!”

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6.Baku Old City Wonders: A Walking Tour Through Time

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · 2 hours · from $30

Walk Baku’s UNESCO Old City in 2 hours with a small-group guide. See Maiden Tower, Shirvanshahs Palace, Juma Mosque, and more.

“The guide knew a lot about the place, history, and people. We were also able to improvise and visit the palace and maiden towers as we liked. He even showed us places outside icheri sheher. Excellent overall!”

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7.Old City Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 21 reviews · 4 hours · from $57

4-hour Old City walking tour in Baku: Fountain Square, Shirvanshahs Palace, Icheri Seher and Baku Boulevard, with hotel pickup.

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8.Coolest Baku Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $5

3.5 hour Baku Old City walking tour with Abdullah, starting at Icherisheher Metro, mixing legends and big history with optional tower and palace entries.

“If you are interested in deep understanding of Azerbaijans history, just go with Abdullah! Among the best tours I have done globally,”

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9.Gobustan & Absheron Tour with Free Old City Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 15 reviews · 12 hours · from $3Best value

Gobustan petroglyphs, Absheron fire sites, and a free Baku Old City walk with pickup and a guide, 12 hours.

“I spend good time Tour Guide was brilliant and he is very nice man he has good knowledge of places where we went .He answers any questions we ask very promptly ,over all I enjoyed the time I spend with him.”

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10.Baku Soviet Architecutre Gudied Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $60

A small-group Soviet and modern pop-culture walk through Baku’s downtown, led by guide Gani, ending by the sea with tea.

“I have never seen Baku with such interesting and rich multicultural history. Our guide did a great job to explore Baku from soviet time with link to modern popular culture. This such a insightful tour of central street. Recommend with all all my heart.”

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12.Baku by Night: Small-Group Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $49

See Baku’s old city walls, Maiden Tower, Martyrs Lane, and the Flame Towers at night on a small-group 3-hour walk.

“Thank you very much for the amazing tour. Our tour guide Sabina was wonderful. Full of knowledge and was able to show us around this wonderful city.”

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13.Group Walking Tour in Baku Old City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $18

A 2h20 walking tour through Baku Old City’s UNESCO sites, mosques, towers, and tiny-book wonder, with optional paid entrances.

“It was a great tour with a very knowledgeable guide! Leyla was amazing, was friendly and I highly recommend her. Very happy I did this your with Leyla.”

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14.Baku Old Town Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 7 reviews · 90 minutes - 2 hours · from $20

Walk Baku’s UNESCO Old City with a local guide, from the Maiden Tower to the Shirvanshahs Palace, mosques, caravanserais, and sea views.

“Leyla was so open and warm, she made us feel at ease and falling in love with the Old City immediately. She was knowledgeable in history and culture and local hot spots and we had a wonderful experience. Highly recommend!”

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15.Old City Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $90

Baku Icheri Sheher walking tour with an English guide, Shirvanshahs Palace, Maiden Tower views, and the Miniature Books museum.

“It was at a very pleasant time walking very well coordinated by our tour guide Zahra. Enjoyed a lot.”

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