Explore the Absheron Peninsula on a tour from Baku. Visit the Gobustan petroglyphs, mud volcanoes, natural history museum, workshops and mineral exhibition, Yanar Dag, and the Ateshgah Fire Temple.

PRICE: $40
per person

 

Begin your journey with a visiting the peninsula’s iconic oil wells, which contains the worlds first industrially drilled oil well where the country’s early petroleum industry first took shape. Nearby stands the elegant Bibiheybat Mosque, built in 12th century and rebuilt in the 1990s and home to the sacred shrine of Ukeyma Khanum the descendant of prophet Muhammed, offering beautiful views over the Caspian Sea&Shipyards.

Continue to the UNESCO-listed Gobustan petroglyphs, where thousands of prehistoric rock carvings depict ancient hunting scenes, rituals, and early human life. Just a short distance away, the surreal mud volcanoes bubble and hiss across a lunar-like landscape, showcasing one of the world’s largest concentrations of these rare geological formations. Also you will visit the Natural history museum get to know about wild life of Azerbaijan. You can also visit the workshops for ceramics or petrol paintings at the same place. One of the most important exhibition of the tour is Minerals exhibition you can check out the minerals that land has in Azerbaijan.

Returning toward Baku to taste the traditional cuisine of Azerbaijan in the heart of the city then continue to explore Azerbaijan’s fire-worshipping heritage at two of the peninsula’s most iconic sites. At Fire Mountain (Yanar Dag), natural gas flames burn continuously from the hillside, creating a dramatic display—especially at dusk. The journey concludes at the historic Ateshgah Fire Temple, a 17th-century complex once visited by Zoroastrian and Hindu travelers, centered around its famous eternal flame.

Tour Highlights:

Feel the heat of the natural flames at the Yanar Dag Fire Mountain
Explore the ancient petroglyphs of Gobustan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Witness the bubbling mud volcanoes in a surreal, lunar-like landscape
Visit the Ateshgah Fire Temple, a historic site with an eternal flame
Admire the Bibiheybat Mosque and its views over the Caspian Sea

Includes:

Transport
Guide services
Visit iconic oil wells
Visit Bibiheybat Mosque
Explore Gobustan petroglyphs
Food and drinks
See mud volcanoes
Natural History Museum
Mineral exhibition
Visit Fire Mountain (Yanar Dag)
Visit Ateshgah Fire Temple

 

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