Full-Day Gobustan, Absheron & Ateshgah Fire Temple Tour
Description
Through this 8-hour tour of Baku, Azerbaijan: cover the Gobustan State Reserve, Petroglyphs of Gobustan Rocks, Mud Volcanoes, Bibi-Heybat Mosque, the Temple of Fire, the Burning Mountain, the famous guest house which hosted Alexander Dumas, Russian chemist Mendeleev, Vereshchagin, Grigory Gagarin, and so much more!
Highlights
- See where a part of the film – ‘Bondiana’ was shot
- Stop at Gobustan National Reserve
- Wonder at mud volcanoes
- Visit the Temple of Fire
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- Meet your guide at an agreed-upon location and drive to Gobustan National Park.
- Check out the oil rigs on the way to the park, which provided the USSR with black gold for more than 70 years. This is the district of Baku where the scene of the nineteenth film of the Bondiana was "The world is not enough" shot.
- Head to the Gobustan National Reserve, famous for its rocky landscapes, where the stories told by our professional guides will take you thousands of years ago. Have the opportunity to visit the Gobustan National Museum and see the unique exhibits that have reached us through a millennium of history.
- Make your way to the open-air museum, where you will discover the mysterious world of petroglyphs - rock carvings and inscriptions of both ancient people and the legionaries of the Roman emperor Domitian.
- See the mud volcanoes - more than 300 out of 700 mud volcanoes, which by origin are associated with oil and gas fields, operate in the Republic of Azerbaijan. In areas of mud volcanoes, you can see gas condensate and oil fields.
- Tour the Bibi-Heybat mosque, built by Shirvanshah Abu-l-Fath Farrukhzad in the 13th century. While visiting this beautiful monument, you can also admire the views of the Caspian Sea and the high cranes of the cargo port located nearby.
- Explore the Ateshgah temple. This sanctuary of fire was built in the 17th century on the site of the oldest temple of the Zoroastrians. For two centuries, it has been a place of pilgrimage for Hindus, Sikhs, and other Eastern religious.
- Go to the famous guest house where the "father of three musketeers", Alexander Dumas, the great Russian chemist Mendeleev, as well as such famous artists as Vasily Vereshchagin and Grigory Gagarin, stayed.
- Move along to the Yanardag - Burning Mountain. The eternal natural fire, flashing from the depths of the mountain over millions of years, is a unique natural phenomenon.
Finish your tour.
What's Included
Professional English-speaking Baku tour guide
Comfortable car with seat belts and air conditioning
Entry tickets to museums and other sites
What's Excluded
Food and personal expenses
Tips and gratuities
Personal expenditures
Know before you go
- You can order a set of national dishes for lunch (menu: first courses of your choice, kebabs of assorted - lamb, lula, chicken, vegetables, pilaf, choban-salad, non-alcoholic drinks) through the booking system or order food separately for an additional fee during the tour
At the request of guests, the guide can consider visiting other objects located in the Guba area by prior arrangement
Meeting Point
Baku, Azerbaijan
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
Adult | |
1 To 1 | AZN 290 Per Person |
Child | |
1 To 1 | AZN 145 Per Person |
This is a private tour |