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Morning: 10:00 AM - Hotel pick-up in Baku and depart for Ateshgah Fire Temple (30-minute drive).
10:30 AM - Visit Ateshgah Fire Temple: Explore this 17th-century temple complex with historical displays on Zoroastrian, Hindu, and Sikh worship.
Midday: 12:00 PM - Lunch: Enjoy traditional Azerbaijani dishes at a local restaurant.
Afternoon: 01:30 PM - Visit Yanar Dag (Fire Mountain): Witness the continuous natural gas fire on the Absheron Peninsula.
02:30 PM - Free Time: Photography and exploration around Yanar Dag.
03:00 PM - Return to Baku.
Late Afternoon: 03:30 PM - Optional Stop: Bibi-Heybat Mosque (time permitting).
04:30 PM - Return to hotel in Baku. End of tour.
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Meeting and pickup
Travellers are picked-up from any hotel.
Itinerary
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1Yanar Dag
The Yanardag meaning is burning mountain. Yanardag located in Azerbaijan’s Absheron Peninsula. A side effect of the country's plentiful natural gas reserves, which sometimes leak to the surface, Yanar Dag is one of several spontaneously occurring fires to have fascinated and frightened travelers to Azerbaijan over the millennia.
3 hours • Admission ticket not included -
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Atesgah For a deeper insight into Azerbaijan's history of fire worship, visitors should head east of Baku to Ateshgah Fire Temple. "Since ancient times, they think that [their] god is here," says our guide, as we enter the pentagonal complex which was built in the 17th and 18th century by Indian settlers in Baku. Fire rituals at this site date back to the 10th century or earlier. The name Ateshgah comes from the Persian for "home of fire" and the centerpiece of the complex is a cupola-topped altar shrine, built upon a natural gas vent.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included -
3Mud Volcanoes
Azerbaijan keeps the first place in the world for the number of mud volcanoes. About 300 mud volcanoes are to be found in Azerbaijan – at the shore, in the sea and on islands. During this trip you will get a great chance to see these amazing active volcanoes from very close distance.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included -
4Gobustan Rock Art
Gobustan geographical region is situated in the west-south of Baku. The meaning of the word «Gobustan» is derived from two words «gobu» – «ravine» and «stan»- «place», i.e. ravine area. The word «gobu» is also of Turkic origin and means «a dried up river valley». The tour will start off from Gobustan Museum where you will see ancient human bones, work tools used in back to thousand years ago during the Mesolithic period. Then, you will advance to the mountain in order to see real rock paintings in the open air museum. Later on the tour will continue to the Mud Volcano which is not far from Gobustan National Museum.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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