Absheron peninsula tour from Baku
Excursions & day trips

Absheron peninsula tour from Baku

Free cancellation
Language: English, Russian
Availability: Daily
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: 6 hours 30 minutes
Do this because
  • Discover all the most amazing places around Baku
  • Visit the cultural landscape of rock carvings at Gobustan national park
  • See with your own eyes Ateshgah, the ancient fire temple used by Zoroastrians, Hindus and Sikhs
What to expect

This tour will show you the most amazing places around Baku.

The Gobustan national park will amaze you with ancient monuments and cravings in rock, mud volcanoes and an area full of small mountains which are like dancing mud fountains. There you will also find Ateshgah (an old Persian word which means fire temple), where the Zoroastrians used to worship the fire, and Yanardag, a burning mountain which has eternal fire on it. It does not matter at what time you visit, it is always burning.

You will start your tour visiting Gobustan national park. The park is an archaeological reserve, south of Baku, in a plain located between the south-eastern slope of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range and the Caspian Sea, part of which is a cultural landscape of rock carvings, located in an area of 537 hectares. The monuments are divided into two groups: 1) petroglyphs and 2) ancient sites and other facilities.

After the park, you will explore the mud volcanoes located close to Gobustan museum. After that you will continue on your way to the Fire Temple – Ateshgah. The temple of fire worshippers is located at the Apsheron peninsula at the outskirts of the village Surakhani. There fire has been revered in different times by Zoroastrians, Hindus and Sikhs. The current constructions of the temple dated back to the XVII century. As a result of recent excavations far more ancient artifacts were discovered here.

The excursion ends at Yanar Dag. Yanar dag is a natural gas fire which blazes continuously on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula on the Caspian Sea.

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What's included
  • check English speaking guide
  • check Entrance fees to Museums (Qobustan, Fire Temple and Yanardagh)
  • check Water
  • check Private transportation
  • check Hotel pick-up
  • check Hotel drop-off
What's not included
  • x_not_included Lunch
Where
Meeting point:
Your guide will meet you at the reception of your hotel in Baku 10 minutes before tour starts
What to remember
  • The maximum number of participants is 6
  • Comfortable shoes are recommended
  • This partner offers pickup and drop-off services from your accommodation in Baku. Please, leave your pickup location at checkout
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Provider
SAKURA LLC
Booking fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation policy
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 48 hours before the experience begins.

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