A 3-hour guided evening ride through Baku, 18 km at an easy pace, ₼100 per person, with bike lights and a reflective vest included. You set off before sunset along the Caspian seafront and ride on as the city lights come on — past Mini Venice, the Carpet Museum and Crystal Hall to the Flame Towers viewpoint and White City, with a café stop before the return.

Tour overview

Baku changes character after dark. The seafront fills with people out for an evening walk, the façades along the bay are lit, and the Flame Towers above the city turn into moving screens of light. This ride is timed so you see that switch happen from the saddle: daylight at the start, the lit skyline by the end.

The group meets at a central Baku meeting point before sunset. Every rider gets a bicycle sized to their height, a helmet, bike lights and a reflective vest. The route stays on the Boulevard for a good part of the evening and then heads up to the Flame Towers view and east into White City.

Quick facts

  • Duration: 3 hours
  • Distance: 18 km
  • Level: easy
  • Format: group departure, ₼100 per person
  • Guide: English or Russian
  • Age: from 8, for children who ride confidently; same price as adults
  • Start: before sunset; the exact time and meeting spot in central Baku are sent after booking
  • Cancellation: no charge if you cancel 24 hours or more ahead

Route and stops

1. Meeting before sunset

Bike fitting, helmet, lights and vest, and a few minutes to settle in before the group sets off.

2. Baku Boulevard

The ride opens on the seafront promenade, flat and wide, with the bay beside you as the light starts to fade.

3. Mini Venice

The small canals and footbridges on the Boulevard, quieter and softer-looking in the evening light.

4. Carpet Museum

A stop outside the building shaped like a rolled carpet; the museum itself is not visited.

5. Crystal Hall

Seen from outside: the arena on the shore built to host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012.

6. Flame Towers viewpoint

The three towers lit up at night, with the bay and the city lights spread out below.

7. White City (Ag Sheher)

The new district east of the centre, its streets and façades lit after dark.

8. Café stop

A break before the ride back; whatever you order is paid by you.

9. Ride back

The group returns to the meeting point together.

What's included

  • A quality bicycle matched to your height
  • Helmet
  • Bike lights and a reflective vest
  • Guide in English or Russian
  • Bottled water
  • Technical support on the ride
  • First-aid kit

Not included

  • Food and drinks other than water, including the café stop
  • Entrance tickets
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance

Who this ride is for

Couples looking for an evening that is more than dinner, solo travellers who would like company for a couple of hours, and photographers after the lit skyline. Children aged 8 and over who ride confidently are welcome too.

Practical information

When you book, give the height of each rider. The start time moves with the sunset through the year, so it is confirmed after booking together with the exact meeting spot. You can cancel at no charge until 24 hours before the ride begins.

Would you rather see the lit city without a bike? Our Baku night tour shows the same lights from a car, in roughly two hours. For a daytime ride that also goes through the Old City, see the Baku bike tour, and for every cycling option, the Azerbaijan bike tours page.