AZ · Baku · 40.38°N 49.83°E

baku

A walled old city, Caspian promenades and flame-shaped towers above the bay.

Best time
April–June and September–October are comfortable for walking. July–August is hot, and winter feels raw when the Caspian wind blows.
How long
3–4 days
Getting there
Fly with one stop to Baku, usually via Dubai, Doha or Istanbul, about 12–15 hours all in. The airport is about 30 minutes from the centre. Azerbaijan is 4 hours behind KL.
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AZ · Bakubaku40.38°N 49.83°Egowherelah.com
Dear group chat,A walled old city, Caspian promenades and flame-shaped towers above the bay.— gowherelahTo: whoever’s drivingBakuAZ, Baku
KLbaku
≈ 6,633 km from KL, as the crow flies
Ичери Шехер в Баку

Photo: Фазиль Гадалов · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.

Baku puts a walled old city beside oil-boom boulevards and a long Caspian waterfront. A few days cover palaces and tea houses, plus a trip into the dry, smouldering landscape outside the city.

Makan

  1. QutabThin folded flatbreads filled with herbs, pumpkin or minced meat.Map ↗
  2. DolmaVine leaves wrapped around minced lamb, rice and herbs.Map ↗
  3. DushbaraTiny dumplings in a clear broth, sharpened with vinegar and garlic.Map ↗

Things to do

  1. IcherisheherThe walled old city: stone lanes, the Maiden Tower and the Palace of the Shirvanshahs.Map ↗
  2. Baku BoulevardA seafront park and promenade running for kilometres around the bay.Map ↗
  3. Highland ParkTerraces above the city looking over the bay and the Flame Towers, lit up at night.Map ↗
  4. GobustanStone Age rock carvings about an hour south, with bubbling mud volcanoes nearby.Map ↗
  5. Yanar DagA hillside where gas seeping from the ground has burned for decades, best after dark.Map ↗

Good to know

  • Meat in local restaurants is halal as a rule, though alcohol is widely served.
  • The mud volcanoes are up a rough track from the Gobustan rock-art site, and drivers in old Ladas wait to take visitors up.
  • Baku is nicknamed the City of Winds, so bring a layer for the seafront.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.