Mystic Ateshgah and Burning Mountain Tour Mystic Ateshgah and Burning Mountain Tour group
ID: GYG697945-1144347
Category:
Country: Azerbaijan
Duration:
04:00 hours
Description
With your local guide, you will learn about history and further interesting facts and legends related to Ateshgah and Yanar Dag.
Mystic Ateshgah and Burning Mountain (Yanar Dag) tour combines full day exploration of two ancient and historical places, which have been tied by culture and history for centuries. Ateshgah, the temple of Zoroastrians, Hindus and Sikh pilgrims, is one of the most astonishing and peculiar historical monuments located near Baku.
Tour start heading to the ancient zoroastrian temple "Ateshgah" which is considered as an authentic Azerbaijani exotic site to visit. It is located approximately 30 km from the center of Baku in the suburb of Surakhany. You will learn a lot about the temple from your guide, particularly, more about the history of creation of such a temple in Baku and unique natural phenomenon of burning natural gas outlets.
In the second part of visit, after visiting the temple you will go directly to "Yanar Dag" ("Burning Mountain"), located not too far from Ateshgah Temple. It is the most famous and popular tourist site of the “eternal flame” in Azerbaijan. Actually, it is rather a hill than a mountain, with natural gas burning on its slope from ancient times.
Highlights
- Four-hour tour, excellent value for money
- Informative, friendly and professional guide
- Visit to Ateshgah and Yanar Dagh historical-and-cultural Natural Reservation
Guiding languages
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.
