Baku: Absheron (Ateshgah and Yanar Dag) Tour
ID: GYG852378-1346805
Category:
Country: Azerbaijan
Duration:
05:00 hours
Description
Discover the Fire Temple of Baku and the Yanar Dag on a guided tour. Learn about the history of the temple and its use as a Hindu, Sikh, and Zoroastrian place of worship.
Explore the Absheron Peninsula on a guided tour from Baku. Visit the Fire Temple of Baku, a castle-like religious temple in Surakhani town, and see the natural gas fire that blazes continuously on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula.
Start your tour with pickup from your hotel in Baku. Meet your driver and guide and head to the Fire Temple of Baku. Learn about the temple's history and how it was used as a Hindu, Sikh, and Zoroastrian place of worship.
Next, visit the Yanar Dag, a natural gas fire which blazes continuously on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula. See the flames jet into the air 3 meters from a thin, porous sandstone layer.
After sightseeing, be dropped off back at your hotel in Baku.
Highlights
- Discover the Fire Temple of Baku, a castle-like religious temple in Surakhani
- Learn about the history of the temple, Hindu, Sikh, and Zoroastrian place
- Visit the Yanar Dag, a natural gas fire which blazes continuously on a hillside
- See the flames jet into the air 3 meters from a thin, porous sandstone layer
- Enjoy comfortable transportation services and a bottle of water per person
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Duble gates ( entrance )
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
