Vacation in Baku (Azerbaijan): tours from Almaty from 533,000 ₸

Баку таза көрікті қала екен, Гейдар Алиев даңғылымен кешке қарай серуендеп, Каспий теңізінің жағасында ұзақ отырдым, жел бетімді жалап, ішімде бір түрлі тыныштық пайда болды. Кішкене таксидегі жүргізуші қазақша білмейді, мен орысша араластырып сөйлестім, ол маған ескі қаланың ішіндегі тыныш ауланы көрсетті, ондағы самовардың иісі әлі есімде. Ұшу ұзақ болды, әрине, бірақ қайтарда чемоданымды жинап жатып, тағы да барып, сол жағалауды тағы бір көргім келді.

Went to Baku. The hotel turned out to have renovations in the lobby, a hammer drill was tapping away since morning and it was a bit annoying, but the room was clean and the AC worked like a beast..Old City is a whole separate story. Walked around the streets, got lost a couple times, but getting lost there is actually pleasant, honestly. Vendors kept pushing handmade carpets, one almost talked me into it, I was holding myself back with the last of my strength. Food. Dolma, kutabs, tea with thyme in little glasses, that stuck with me hard. The sea in June is warm but the wind knocks you off your feet, I barely swam. On the way back I was thinking I need to come back but with a friend this time. Overall I really liked it, there were more than enough emotions. The guide turned out to be lively, told us everything, showed the tower and the old caravanserai. I still remember the smell of those spices at the bazaar

took a tour to Baku for four days and didn't regret it once the manager picked a hotel in the center, old city is close on foot, but the AC in the room hummed like a tractor woke up twiec.. breakfast was so-so, but the tea in an azerbaijani chaykhana on the boulevard — that's a separate love, ate a pomegranate with my hands all the juice down to my elbows, the wind from the caspian blew off my panama hat almost carried it out to sea. 5 out of 5, i'll be back

Went to Baku — it was the best decision in a while. Old city, wind from the Caspian and the smell of pomegranate tea in the streets — everything came together into a perfect weekend, though the souvenirs turned out more expensive than I expected, but it didn't spoil the mood at all.

i booked a tour to Baku through a local agency, because the flight is short and no visa needed, and i had some days off piled up at work... i just wanted to go somewhere warm where i don't have to decide anything. the guide met me, drove me to the hotel, everything was on point, without those airport delays when you're standing there and don't know who's meeting you. then there was the old city - stone, stairs, narrow passages, i almost killed myself on those steps because i was looking at my phone instead of my feet. on the seaside boulevard there's wind, really cold, and i thought in december it would be like may back home, oh well, i brought a jacket anyway. i liked the food - thyme tea everywhere, white cherry jam, i've never tried that. in one place they served qutabs, but they had some strange cheese, i thought it would be like back home, but it turned out different, anyway, that's my expectations. the manager explained everything about the transfer, but forgot to warn that on weekends some museums have a different schedule, had to rearrange the day. the center is beautiful, but the prices in cafes for tourists are clearly inflated, that's a minus overall the atmosphere in Baku is its own, unlike anything, and it was worth going. i came back tired but kind of happy, though for a couple of days i just lay flat after all those climbs.

Priehal v Baku po delam, nado bylo reshit voprosy s dokumentami, i zaodno reshil vziat' neskol'ko dnei na sebia. Tuda obratilsia cherez kazahstanskoe agentstvo, potomu chto sam by vozilsia dol'she i dorozhe, a tut vse srazu sobrali - i avia, i transfer, i kvartiru riadom s centrom. Vse proshlo bez sulichki, otvedushchii na sviazi byl na telefon v liuboe vremia, poka zhil v Baku sidel v starom gorode, pil chaini iz armud, hvatal pal'tsami kishmish i vse dumal - nado zhe, tselyi god sidel v Almaty i ne vybralsia, a tut za para dnei uspel i fontan poslushat', i po ulitse kislorod khvatit', khochu vernut'sia teper' uzhe s sem'ei i potratit' bol'she vremeni.

bought a tour to Baku from an agency in Almaty and never regretted it even though we flew with a layover in Istanbul and there almost lost my backpack with souvenirs. The manager picked a hotel in Icherisheher near the Maiden Tower so in the morning I walked right out into those narrow streets where it smells of churek and tea, and it was awesome, but the air conditioner in the room rattled like a tractor. Tons of impressions, walked along the embankment, tried kutabs with greens, came home tired but hadppy that I chose exactly this trip.

took a tour to Baku because a childhood friend had been inviting me to visit for like three years already, and i kept putting it off – either work, or no money, or just lazy, and then i just up and went through an agency.. walked around the old city there, touched with my hands that ancient masonry, the wind from the sea salty, drank tea with thyme and white cherry jam – well its tasty, though the prices in the cafes by the embankment really do bite. came back angry only about one thing: they promised a transfer from the airport but met me an hour later, but thats small stuff now

Priehal v Baku, poselilsya v starom gorode, ryadom s Devichyey bashney. Utrom srazu poshel k moryu, po doroge kupil churek v malenkoy pekarne, goryachiy yeshcho. Baku voobshche neozhidanno zelenyy, ya-to dumal budet odna neft i beton. Po Naberezhnoy gullyal dolgo, tam veter, korabli, i nikto ne pristayet. V metro spustilsya radi interesa, stancii kak dvortsy - ne poveril snachala chto eto podzemka. Yesli idti v Icherisheher, to berite vadnyye tapochki - kamni skolzkiye posle dozhdya (a dozhd byl, minut na desyat). Yeda - eto otdelnaya tema, dolma, kebab, i chay s varenem iz beloy chereni pokazalsya luchshe vsego. Kupil tam zhe na bazar e malenkuyu keramicheskuyu pialu, vez domoy, ne razbilas. Obratno vernulsya dovolnyy, khochu yeshcho, no uzhe v drugoy gorod.

We went to Baku because we needed to sort out documents for relatives, and the agency happened to offer a tour and we decided to combine business with pleasure. In the end everything went quickly and without nerves, and on free days I just walked around the old city, drank tea with white cherry jam and came back with a suitcase full of pakhlava, so it's definitely a five.

I went because my friend suddenly couldn't, and the tour to Baku was already paid for — I booked it at our agency on the first floor so I wouldn't have to deal with visas and flights. Overall I liked it, the old city and the embankment are a whole separate story, but at the hotel the air conditioner hummed all night, and that spoled the impression of the first two days.

I booked my vacation through a travel agency in Almaty, wanted the sea but without the banal Turkey, and an acquaintance recommended Baku. The manager picked a hotel in the center,the view from the room onto the Caspian was gorgeous, but the air conditioner in the room worked kind of strange, had to ask to fix it, but otherwise the city is wonderful and the people are friendly.

landed in baku and immediately knew everything would be fine, well, almost everything. the bus from the hotel was late by about forty minutes, i stood there and munched sunflower seeds i'd bought back at the airport.. Funny, but it's those seeds i remember most, because after that it was just some nonstop running around the city. The old city is a whole separate story, the stones under your feet are slippery, and i was in sneakers and still almost wiped out by some tower, i don't remember the name anymore. but from the top you see everything at once, the sea, and the lights, and the wind is so strong you had to hold your jacket with both hands. We came back late, my legs were buzzing, but it's a nice kind of tired, when you realize the day wasn't wasted. The guide was telling something about carpets, i listened with half an ear, honestly, i was looking around more. We drank tea three times that day and every time with something sweeti collected a whole little bag of treats to bring home. Overall a five, of course, no questions

Azerbaijan, Baku.. yeah, this one really hit the spot. Flew in, walked out of the airport and immediately got that I ended up where I needed to be. Walked around the Seaside Boulevard, wind from the sea, breathing was easy. Went to the Old City, those narrow streets, stones under my feet, came out to the Maiden Tower, crowd all around but I'm somehow totally fine with it. Ate kutabs with greens and cheese, touched those hot flatbreads with my hand, fingers burning, but insanely tasty. Then went to the burning hills, fire burning right out of the ground, even got dizzy from that kind of picture. Overall the trip left a nice aftertaste, though there were little things but I won't get into them

weird idea of course, but a business trip to Baku came up and there were exactly three free days, well i jumped into the first agency near home — just so they'd sort out the papers and the transfer. The guide turned out normal, without all that memorized chatter, dropped me at the hotel and left right away, and thats a joy. Walked around the old city, touched those stones on the fortress wall with my hands — warm, rough, full of chips. Bought pakhlava from a woman on the corner, expensive, but my fingers were sticky all evening after, was remembering her on the plane already. Nothing to complain about really.. the bus was late once by about twenty minutes, well whatever, i wasnt in a hurry anywhere. liked everything, would come back again

srochno nuzhna byla poezdka v Baku, po delam, ne otdyh, poetomu poshla v agentstvo, chtoby oni vse sami sobrali - letela v marte. devochka tam vse bystro oformila, ya tolko pasport prinesla i poshla domoy, i vot uzhe v azerbaidzhane. baku eto otdelnyy razgovor, vetrenno, svetlo, ya chut ne poteryala sharf na naberezhnoy (a on mne dorog kak pamyat), no eto pustyaki. ochen udobno chto vse dokumenty byli na rukah, ya nichego ne pereputala v aeroportu, hotya obycho u menya tak byvaet.. v tur agente nado bylo tolko skazat kuda i kogda, ostalnoe oni reshaet - i ya dovolna, poedu eshe

Bought a tour to Baku from the agency — and never regretted it once. Walked around the old city, touched the ancient stones of the Maiden Tower with my hands, ate shah plov and washed it down with tea from an armudu, and the view of the Caspian from the Seaside Boulevard stuck with me for a long time.

first i was looking for somewhere to dump my savings, the usual story, and then a friend said that Baku is cheaper now than Turkey and so here i am at the travel agency. The manager sorted everything out fast.. though i had to glue in the visa myself afterwards, but thats minor, because the city itself really hit the spot, i walked along the seaside boulevard, touched those stones on the old streets with my hands and didnt even notice how five days flew by.

Bought a tour to Baku through an agency in Almaty, was happy with it, though for a couple of days the city was just buried in snow, and instead of walks around the old city I sat in a coffee shop by the window. But then I warmed up on the embankment, ate real kutab and bought a magnet shaped like the Maiden Tower, so four stars, I'm only taking off for the fact that I waited an extra half hour for the airport transfer.

I went to sort out housing for my relatives, and at the same time decided to take a tour to Baku, because the flight is short and no visa needed. The manager sorted everything out quickly, the hotel turned out decent, but there was a hiccup with breakfast — they served it late, I'm not used to waiting that long, but the city made up for it all.

needed a short break from work and family stuff, so i went to the agency to ask about a tour to Baku — price-wise it was fine, plus the flight isn't long. we arrived, the city greeted us with wind, i honestly love that. the old city is a whole different story, warm stones, narrow streets, smelled like something sour and sweet at the same time, can't figure out what, but i remembered it. food was filling everywhere, tea was served always and everywhere we sat down. the hotel was decent, though the air conditioner rattled like a tractor, but the view of the boulevard — fire.

Бакуге бардым, турды агенттіктен алдым, бәрі жақсы өтті. Ұшудың уақыты аздап ауысты, бірақ қонақүйге жеткенде бөлме таза, терезеден теңіз көрінді. Ескі қаладағы тас көшелерді аралап, шай ішіп, өзіммен әкелген кішкентай сыйлықты сатып алдым, жалпы 5/5 қоямын.

Жұмыстан демалыс алып, тамызда балаларды мектепке дайындау керек болды, сондықтан әйеліммен Бакуге баруды шештік, себебі бағасы да қолжетімді, виза да керек емес. Габалаға барып тау ауасын жұттық, Каспий жағалауында ұзақ жүрдім, тіпті ескі қаладағы тәтті пахлаваны үйге дейін әкелдім (багажда сындырып алмай жеткізу қиын болды). Шенгенді күтіп әбден шаршаған соң, осы сапар дәл керек еді, қысқасы барып қайтқанға өкінген жоқпын. Туроператордың қызметі де жақсы болды, ұшақ уақытында ұшты, қонақүйде таңғы асқа қуырылған жұмыртқа мен шай болды, тек бір күні гид кешігіп келді, бірақ ол да онша маңызды емес, жалпы 5/5 деп қояр едім.

the trip to baku I loved like crazy. The manager did everything fast, without any fuss, though the hotel was so-so, breakfasts skimpy, but the city.. oh right, also everywhere there's this smell of sea and kerosene mixed together, anyway I came back and immediately wanted to go back

Vacation in Baku was something else! Two weeks I walked around the old city, ate dolma and washed it down with ayran on the promenade while the wind from the Caspian blew the heat away, well and shops of course, where would we be without them — true in one hotel the air conditioner hummed like a tractor, but I got used to it fast and even stopped noticing. Came back tanned, happy and with a box of pakhlava in my suitcase, though the suitcase had to be fixed afterwards

we took a tour to Baku because the package for the cups was burning and in our agency only this option was left. we arrived. the hotel is normal, though the AC was noisy like a tractor, i turned it off at night and slept with the balcony open..

went to Baku through the agency, the manager sorted everything out without any hassle.. the hotel turned out decent, but the breakfasts were boring to the point of gnashing teeth, though it didn't affect the overall mood and the old city and the waterfront at night — are a whole thing, came back happy

went to Baku on business — had to hand over some papers to one person, and also wanted to see the city, because everyone had been buzzing my ears off about the old part and I decided to combine business with pleasure. Flew alone, took the tour at an agency, there the girl arranged everything quickly and I didn't have to think about the visa. Arrived, handed over the documents — and went for a walk, the Fortress, the Seaside Boulevard, there the wind from the sea, tea with thyme in a little chaikhana.. My heart stayed somewhere on those streets where the stones are warm and it smells a little bit sweet, and I really want to come back

Балалармен Бакуге демалысқа барғымыз келді, әуе билеттері мен қонақүй қымбат болғандықтан, турагентствоге барып сұрадық. Менеджер тез көмектесті, қолжетімді нұсқа тауып берді. Ұшудың уақыты ыңғайлы болды, бірақ қонақүй орталықтан алыс шықты, таксиге көп ақша жұмсадық. Баку өзіне ғана тән қала екен, жел тұрса, шашымды ұстай алмадым. Ескі қаланы араладық, тар көшелерде шай іштік, бұл өте ұнады. Каспий теңізінің жағасында ұзақ отырдық, балалар суға тоймады. Бір күні гидтің айтқанын түсінбей қалдым, ол орысша сөйледі, мен қазақша сұрадым, сәл кідіріс болды. Тамақ дәмді, әсіресе күріш пен ет тағамдары, бірақ кейбір жерлерде тым тұзды болды. Жалпы сапар жақсы өтті, тек қонақүй жағдайы сәл көңілімді қалдырды. Вернулась усталой, но довольной.

I went to Baku to close a work thing, through an agency in Almaty — simply because I was too lazy to deal with the paperwork and transfers myself. The manager did everything fast, put the route together with one layover, though I had to sit around an extra hour at the airport, but at least no stress. The city turned out to be about wind and tea, in the evening I walked along the boulevard, slept like a log on the return flight, came back happy.

We went to Baku because we wanted a change of scenery after the renovation we started in the apartment. The manager arranged everything quickly, without unnecessary fuss, but the hotel had a very loud air conditioner. The impressions were excellent, the city is beautiful, I came back happy.

trip to Baku turned out fine, city is beautiful, we walked around the old city, in the center everything is compact, but on the first day I got lost in those streets, good thing the locals told me how to get to the embankment. We ate cheap in a chaikhana near the Maiden Tower, took tea with jam and honey and that stuck with me more than some kind of transport and if it wasn't for one thing with the hotel in terms of noisy neighbors I would have given five but you sleep like at a train station

the trip to Baku turned out okay. i booked the tour at our agency, they organized everything, tickets, hotel, transfers — well overall ok. i arrived, checked in, the room is a bit small of course but clean, towels were changed every day, that made me happy. i walked around the old city, those stones under your feet, everywhere you go it's up and down, i got terribly tired but it was interesting. the wind from the sea — a whole separate topic, it just blows you away, i thought it would carry me off together with the bag i bought with pomegranates. i ate dolma, drank tea from those pear-shaped glasses, unusual but tasty, though the bill in one place was some kind of strange, we took a long time figuring it out. on the way back i was flying and thinking that i'd probably come back, but definitely not to this hotel, though who knows..

Baku greeted me with wind and the smell of the sea. Walked around the old city, touched the warmed stones with my hands, like they were two hundred years old or even more – the walls remember everything there, so rough. I kinda liked it all, but those endless stairs up and down... my legs were buzzing for two days after. The food was tasty everywhere, especially remember the tomatoes from the bazaar, sweet as honey, and tea with thyme in little glass glases. Came home and still think about those evenings. Five stars.

baku is a whole separate story of course. i flew through almaty, the layover was short but i managed to grab a coffee and a cherry pastry, though the pastry turned out so-so, the dough was a bit dry. the city greeted me with wind and some kind of dampness, though it's january, and i thought it would be warmer. i brought a light jacket and regretted it, because on the embankment the wind was blowing so hard it almost tore my hat off into the caspian. we walked around the old city on foot, i kept tripping over stones and one time almost crashed into some guy with a tray of kutabs. but kutabs with greens are fire, i ate right on the street, my hands smelled of dough and oil for a long time after. i also remember the double doors in the houses, i've never seen that kind of construction anywhere before, and also the cats, of which there are really a lot and all fat. money-wise everything turned out fine, i didn't spend anything crazy, though souvenirs in the center are expensive of course. i came back happy and don't regret a single thing, even despite the windstorm that blew through me on the first day

byl v Baky na paru dney i mne ponravilos. staraya chast goroda eto otdelnyy kayf, my tam hodil peshkom, yel vse eto mestnoe – kebab, chai iz stakanchika, i eshe sladkoe chto to s orehami, ne pomnyu kak nazyvaetsya no vkusno..

I was about to fly to Baku for work, but the business trip suddenly fell through, and the vacation was already approved. So I thought, since that's the case, I'll just book a tour, especially since a friend of mine was constantly going there and kept going on and on about the old city. There was plenty to take in, though the weather in late January is a lottery, the wind from the sea was so strong it blew my hat off on the embankment, but at least on the seaside boulevard we drank tea and stared at the funicular that just wouldn't go. I came back happy, only the heating in the hotel was blasting like crazy and I had to sleep with the window open.

vacation in Baku turned out calm and somehow very tasty, i walked along the seaside boulevard, ate tomatoes with basil – they really taste like from childhood there, not this plastic stuff from the supermarket, and overall the city breathed wind and tea... the only thing that stressed me out a bit was that almost everywhere they didnt accept cards, i had to look for cash, but thats a small thing basically. otherwise i came home and im still happy, i would give five plus nostalgia somhow

went for work, had to sign some papers and decided to see the city at the same time. chose a tour through an agency, money-wise it was okay, though could've found cheaper probably. The manager sorted everything out fast, without him I'd probably have spent a week struggling with these flights and the hotel, arrived, checked in, went for a walk — the wind from the sea is icy, but the air is so... I don't know, thick or something, smells like something salty and oil at once, strange but it pulls you in. came back tired but happy.