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Qobustan - Absheron, Mud Volcanoes, Ateshgah, Yanardag Day Tour
Baku, Azerbaijan
$42
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Overview
The Qobustan - Absheron, Mud Volcanoes, Ateshgah, Yanardag Day Tour highlights the most iconic sights of Azerbaijan. This journey spans from ancient rock art to modern architectural marvels like the Heydar Aliyev Center, celebrated as the world's most beautiful building in 2014.
- 🏞️ Visit Gobustan Rock Art, a UNESCO World Heritage site featuring prehistoric rock paintings and two museums, one being an interactive modern exhibit.
- 🌋 Explore Azerbaijan’s unique mud volcanoes, with 354 located in the region, offering a Martian-like landscape and beneficial mud for skin and joints.
- 🕌 Admire the stunning Bibi-Heybat Mosque, home to the tomb of relatives of Prophet Muhammad, showcasing remarkable architecture.
- 🍽️ Savor traditional Azerbaijani cuisine at a local restaurant, offering a diverse range of dishes that promise to satisfy every palate.
- 🔥 Discover the Ateshgah Fire Temple, a historical site where fire-worship and Zoroastrianism converged, reflecting the ancient reverence for fire.
- 💡 Witness Yanar Dag, the eternal flame that has been burning for thousands of years, mentioned in historical accounts by Attila the Hun and Marco Polo.
- 🛢️ Learn about Baku's legacy as the site of the world's first industrially drilled oil well, marking the dawn of the modern petroleum industry in 1846.
- 🚐 Enjoy comfortable transportation throughout the tour, ensuring a smooth experience as you explore the rich history of Azerbaijan.
- 🍽️ Lunch is included, providing you with a chance to refuel and savor local flavors during your adventure.
- ♿ Wheelchair accessible options ensure that everyone can enjoy this comprehensive tour.
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Qobustan - Absheron, Mud Volcanoes, Ateshgah, Yanardag Day Tour
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
- Drop off (Old City)
- Professional guide
- Discount card of Sheker Bura shop
- Comfortable vehicle
- Lunch
- Mud Volcanos Complex (15 AZN)
- Fire temple and Fire Mountain (15 AZN totally)
- Qobustan (10 AZN)
Meeting point
Double Gates of Old City. Exit from Old City to Nizami street
Return details
Double Gates of Old City. Exit from Old City to Nizami street
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Gobustan Rock ArtState Historical and Artistic Reserve. One of the three places in Azerbaijan protected by UNESCO (2007). There are two museums inside the reserve. The first is open-air museum. Here we will walk through the caves, see the rock paintings, see the ancient cuisine, plunge into the life of primitive people. And the second museum - a modern, interactive one - was built in 2011. Gobustan is a fusion of antiquity and new technologies.
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Mud VolcanoesThere are about 800 mud volcanoes all over the world. 354 of them are located on the territory of Azerbaijan, which is about 40%. Guests who have visited the volcanoes say that they have been on Mars, because their surface resembles space films. You can shoot a new episode of Star Wars :) The mud is very useful for skin, joint and bones.
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Bibi-Heybat MosqueMosque Bibi-Heybat is definitely one of the most gorgeous temples you have ever been to! Here locates tomb of relatives of Prophet Muhammad (s.v.s).
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Baku Old CityBefore moving on we will stop at a local restaurant. Azerbaijani cuisine has never left anyone dissatisfied! A wide range of dishes for every taste!
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Ateshgah - Fire TempleAnd now let's see what was worshiped in Absheron before Islam. Our ancestors many centuries ago considered fire to be holy, The religion of fire-worship was so sacredly revered that the religious holiday Novruz turned into a national one and, having survived through the centuries, is still celebrated. Temple of Fire Ateshgah is the place of confluence of three religions, Fire-worship, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism. On our tour you will understand what these three teachings have in common.
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Yanar DagNext, let's go to the origins of this religion. Eternal Lights which were mentioned in the annals of Atilla - the Great Hun Emperor, Marco Polo and many others. Scientists date the age of the "holy hearth" 4-5 thousand years.
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World's First Oil WellBaku is home to the world's first industrially drilled oil well, completed in 1846 in the Bibi-Heybat area, marking the beginning of the modern petroleum industry.
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Qobustan - Absheron, Mud Volcanoes, Ateshgah, Yanardag Day Tour
Baku, Azerbaijan
$42
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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