Half Day Private Absheron Tour to Gala, Ateshgah and Yanardag

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5 to 6 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Discover 3 main historic, ancient places - Qala Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Complex, Yanar Dag and mystic Ateshgah on this 5 -hour tour from Baku. Learn the stories and historical facts from your local tour guide in ancient areas of Baku. Experience archaeology, history and ethnography of the Absheron Peninsula in newly designated Gala State Historical Ethnographic Reserve complex of museums in Baku. Visit the site Baku-based Hindu community related to Sikhs. Admire the pentagonal complex with an altar in the center in mystical Ateshgah. Travel to one of the most famous and popular tourist places Yanar Dag and see a natural gas fire that blazes continuously on a hillside

What's Included

Pick-up from your hotel, and drop-off back to your hotel
Comfortable Transportation
English speaking Tour Guide
Ateshgah - Fire Temple
Qala Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Complex
Yanardag - Fire Mountain

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

We can pick up the guests from the hotel or appoint 2 main meeting points and take the guests from Qosha Qala Qapisi (Double Gates) which is the main entrance for the Old City and Nizami Metro station which is at the center of Baku and near all hotels around. Your guide will be waiting at these points with the sign of Visit Land Azerbaijan

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Meeting point
You can choose from multiple locations at checkout.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 5 to 6 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Qala Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Complex

    After meeting the guests heading to Gala State Historical Ethnographic Reserve. This is a complex of museums in Baku, Azerbaijan. Inside there are three different types of museums: open air Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography, Castle Museum and the Museum of Antiques. The museum is 1.5 ha in area and has rock paintings, pottery, household items, jewelry, weapons and coins belong to the ancient times of Azerbaijan. In this museum, there are more than 2,000 different archaeological and architectural monuments – mounds, seats of ancient settlements, burial places dating back to thousands of years ago. Driving distance from the city to Gala Museum Complex is 30 minutes way. Guests will spend 1 hour and 30 minutes here, visit 3 main sightseeings

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 2
    Ateshgah - Fire Temple

    Tour continues to Ateshgah-Fire Temple. The Ateshgah of Baku often called the "Fire Temple of Baku", is a castle-like religious temple and based on Iranian and Indian inscriptions, the temple was used as a Hindu, Sikh, and Zoroastrian place of worship. This Fire Temple was a pilgrimage and philosophical center of Zoroastrians from Northwestern Indian subcontinent, who were involved in trade with the Caspian area via the famous "Grand Trunk Road". The four holy elements of their belief were: ateshi (fire), badi (air), abi (water), and heki (earth). The temple ceased to be a place of worship after 1883 with the installation of petroleum plants (industry) at Surakhany. The complex was turned into a museum in 1975. Driving distance from the Gala Museum Complex to Ateshgah is 30 minutes way. Guests will spend at least 60 minutes here

    1 hour • Admission ticket not included
  • 3
    Yanar Dag

    The last planned sightseeing is Yanar Dag- Burning Mountain. Yanardag is located in the village of Mammadli on the Absheron Peninsula, around 27 km from Baku. The main attraction of Yanardag, which literally means “burning mountain”, is a spectacular hill with a constantly burning wall of flames. Flames jet into the air 3 metres (9.8 ft) from a thin, porous sandstone layer. Unlike mud volcanoes, the Yanar Dag flame burns fairly steadily, as it involves a steady seep of gas from the subsurface. Driving distance from Ateshgah is 40-50 minutes way. Guests will spend 30 minutes here and we return back to the meeting point which is a 40-minute drive away. General tour duration takes 5 hours together with sightseeing and driving distances

    30 minutes • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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