Baku Original Walking Free Tour

OVERVIEW
This tour offers a walk through the most historic sightseeing highlights of Baku, the Fountains Square, four UNESCO sites in Old Town (Icherisheher) and Istiglaliyyat street with insights on Baku’s past and the transformation that brought by oil barons and their quest for personal glory and fame.

You will also get an introduction to social, cultural, political aspect of every-day life in Baku on the background of stories based on real life of oil barons in late 19th and early 20th century as well as soviet and modern times. The tour ends with free cup of tea at Coffee Moffie.

HIGHLIGHTS
– Explore the UNESCO sites and Istiglaliyyat street
– Hear legends about prominent Oil Barons
– Understand social dynamics of city life
– Soak up the atmosphere in the oldest part of the city
– Romanticize streets Ali&Nino used to hang out
– Led by a local guide

I am founder of Baku Free Tour. I have studied International Relations (Qafqaz University, Baku) and EU-Russian studies (University of Tartu, Estonia). My two-year work experience in Gedabay Gold and Copper Mine gave me passion and enthusiasm to travel and explore regions of Azerbaijan and develop and organize alternative tours and trips. My interests include researching into local stories such as urban legends and myths food and culture tours, architecture. I regularly publish blog posts about Baku at www.ganinasirov.com.

Red umbrella in front of KFC at Fountains Square

20 Nigar Rafibayli, Baku 1000, Azerbaijan