Private journeys in Baku & across Azerbaijan
Private tours in
Baku & Azerbaijan.
Designed by local specialists and expert guides.
Explore history, food, art, architecture, the cultures of indigenous peoples and the Caucasus mountains—on a route shaped around your dates, interests and pace.
Different backgrounds.
One well-run journey.
Azerbaijan Traveller is a Baku-based team that plans, designs and operates private tours and experiences across Azerbaijan.
Our guides bring academic backgrounds in history, hospitality and tourism, international relations and art. The team includes researchers, teachers, licensed guides and trainers—people who have spent years looking closely at the country and working with travellers.
Alongside first-hand experience, the team includes professionals trained in tourism, guiding and hospitality through the Azerbaijan Tourist Guides Association and WFTGA programmes. We do more than lead tours: we build realistic routes, coordinate the practical details and run the experience on the ground.


Nasirov
Gani Nasirov · Travel writer & researcher
Curiosity is
the best itinerary.
Gani is a cultural guide, travel writer and independent researcher who follows the changing identity of Azerbaijan through architecture, urban history, food culture and life in the Greater Caucasus.
His research-led tours bring together the medieval streets of Icherisheher, oil-boom mansions, Soviet mosaic art and the contemporary city—always with room for questions, conversation and the unplanned discovery.
Read Gani’s writing ↗Read about us
in the media.
Lonely Planet recommends Azerbaijan Traveller as a tour operator in Azerbaijan. BBC Travel, Herein by Marriott and Aramco World have drawn on Gani’s local expertise; other outlets have featured his work or recommended the team.
Also recommended by independent travel writers including Nomadic Matt, Mi-fugue, mi-raison, Chris Christensen / Amateur Traveler and Dubai Madame.
Expert guides with diverse educational and occupational backgrounds.
Nine people who combine guiding with research, teaching, hospitality, trekking and travel planning. Choose the expertise and language that best suits the journey you want to take.

Founder · Travel Writer & Researcher
Gani Nasirov
Architecture, urban history, food culture & remote-village trekking
10+ years · International Relations & European Studies

Food Guide & Food Blogger
Ulkar Nasirli
Azerbaijani cuisine & local hospitality
Tourism & hospitality background · food culture

Licensed Guide & Historian
Nurlan Abbasov
History, heritage & clear storytelling
Guiding since 2017 · WFTGA-trained

Multilingual Guide & Historian
Azad Khanalizade
Culture, history & language-led touring
Guiding since 2016 · DELE C1 Spanish

Licensed Guide & Hospitality Professional
Jamil Mirzayev
Hospitality and Azerbaijan’s regional connections
8+ years · WFTGA guide training

South Caucasus Researcher
Eldar Hamza
Regional history, landscapes & contemporary context
Research fellow · MA European Studies

French-Speaking Cultural & Art Guide
Clara
Art, craft heritage & regional journeys
Art history, international relations & regional travel

Mountain Guide & Trekking Specialist
Elvin
Greater Caucasus hikes & remote communities
Route, weather, pace & navigation planning

Sales & Marketing Manager
Gunay Aliyeva
Client enquiries, itinerary design & travel planning
Sales support · trip coordination
Read the
original reviews.
Three examples from the same TripAdvisor profile linked above. Names, locations, trip type and review date are shown so you can check the original source.
“Some of the best finds in Baku”
The reviewer describes a 1.5-day private tour with Gani that brought Baku’s architecture and oil history into focus.
“Refreshing and memorable trip to Baku”
Manish describes a 7-night private journey through Baku, Gabala, Shahdag and Gobustan, coordinated by the local team.
“Mountain scenery is breathtaking”
Elmar highlights the professionally organised Khinalug day trip, local hospitality and a short hike in the surrounding peaks.

Begin with your curiosity
Start with art, culture
or hiking.
Tell us about the kind of Azerbaijan you want to experience. We’ll help shape a private itinerary around your dates, group and interests—without any commitment to book.
enquiry@azerbaijantraveller.comNo commitment required
