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A Full Day Baku Oil Boom and Polish Heritage Private Tour

By VLA_tourism
Free cancellation available
Price is $149 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

This one-day tour is for those who are eager to visit “Traces of Poland in the Heart of the Caucasus”. Today, traces of this legacy are preserved in historical buildings, cemeteries, and cultural connections between the two nations. Travelers will see the Architecture and Urban Development which many 19th-20th century buildings in Baku were designed by Polish architects like Józef Gosławski, Kazimierz Skórewicz and Józef Płoszko. You will also receive detailed information about Oil Industry and Engineering, Science, Education, and Medicine Cultural and Social Influence of the period.

Activity location

  • World's First Oil Well
    • Baku, Azerbaijan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Icherisheher
    • Baku, Baku, Azerbaijan

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A Full Day Bakus Oil Boom and Polish Heritage Private Tour
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 10:00am
Price details
$149.00 x 2 Adults$298.00

Total
Price is $298.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedComfortable transportation
  • What's includedWhat's includedPick-up from your hotel, and drop-off back to your hotel
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance fee to the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan
  • What's includedWhat's includedEnglish speaking tour guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGratuities
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAnything not mentioned in the inclusions

Know before you book

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

World's First Oil Well
  • 30m
Pick up from any address or arranged meeting point within Baku. After meeting at the arranged meeting point we drive to World's First Drilled Oil Well. It is 15 minutes driving distance from the meeting point to that place. In 1846, Azerbaijan became the birthplace of industrial-scale oil drilling. The first mechanical oil well was drilled in Bibi-Heybat using cable-tool drilling techniques. The well reached a depth of about 21 meters and produced its first oil, setting the stage for the global oil industry. This achievement predates the famous Drake Well in Pennsylvania, USA, drilled in 1859, by over a decade. While the Drake Well is often credited with sparking the first oil boom in the United States, the Bibi-Heybat well holds the distinction of being the world's first mechanically drilled oil well. Guests will spend here approximately 30 minutes with the explanation by their private guide.
House Museum of Nobel Brothers in Baku Villa Petrolea
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
It is 20 minutes driving distance from Oil Well to Villa Petrolea. Baku White City is an ambitious urban redevelopment project that has transformed a historically industrial area into a modern, sustainable, and vibrant urban space. Spanning approximately 1,650 hectares, it is one of the largest urban regeneration projects in the Caucasus region. Villa Petrolea, also known as the Nobel Brothers’ House Museum, is a historic mansion in Baku.
Istiglaliyyat Street
  • 1h
It is 15 minutes driving distance from the Villa Petrolea to this area. Vehicel drops the guests here and they will pass by Western Caspian University, Pass, Building of Baku City Executive Power, Palace of Happiness, Institute of Manuscripts, Presidium of the Academy of Sciences (Ismailiyya building) by walking with the explanation by their private guide. Guests will spend in this areas approximately 60 minutes.
National Museum of History of Azerbaijan
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Tour continues to National Museum of History of Azerbaijan (Memorial House museum of Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev). You will proceed there by walking 10 minutes with explanations by your guide about the history and architecture of the City on the way to the Museum. The National Museum of History of Azerbaijan is the largest museum in the country, offering a comprehensive overview of Azerbaijan's rich history and cultural heritage. Housed in the former residence of the prominent oil magnate and philanthropist Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, the museum is located in central Baku. The museum's extensive collections span various periods of Azerbaijani history, including Prehistoric Artifacts, Medieval Period, Islamic Art, Modern History, Memorial Rooms. The museum also features exhibits on Azerbaijani culture, including traditional clothing, musical instruments, and crafts. Travelers will spend in the Museum about 60 minutes with explanation by their private guide.
St. Mary's Catholic Church
  • 15m
t is 10 minutes driving distance from the Museum to the Church. The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Virgin Mary is the only active Roman Catholic church in Azerbaijan. Located in central Baku, it serves as a significant place of worship and cultural heritage for the Catholic community in the region. The Catholic community Completed in 1912, the original church was designed in the Neo-Gothic style and was a prominent feature of Baku's skyline. In 1997, the Catholic community in Baku was re-established. Following a visit by Pope John Paul II in 2002, a plot of land was allocated for the construction of a new church. Travelers will spend in this last point about 15 minutes with explanation by their private guide. We complete the tour here and return back to the meeting point. Driving Distance from there to City Centre is only 5 minutes.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESWorld's First Oil Well
    • Baku, Azerbaijan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEIcherisheher
    • Baku, Baku, Azerbaijan

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