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.

PRICE: $58
per person

 

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.

Tour 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

Includes:

Professional guide
Comfortable transportation services
Bottle of water 0.5 L per person per day
Entry fee: Ateshgah, Yanardag museums
Lunch

 

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