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Gobustan, Mud volcanoes, Fire temple, Fire mountain GROUP TOUR
Gobustan, Mud volcanoes, Fire temple, Fire mountain GROUP TOUR
Gobustan, Mud volcanoes, Fire temple, Fire mountain GROUP TOUR
Gobustan, Mud volcanoes, Fire temple, Fire mountain GROUP TOUR
Gobustan, Mud volcanoes, Fire temple, Fire mountain GROUP TOUR

Gobustan, Mud volcanoes, Fire temple, Fire mountain GROUP TOUR

By Bag Baku Tour
6 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$91 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Four Absheron Treasures Tour will help you look at history of Azerbaijan in a different way. Take a look at the rock paintings of primitive people, learn in detail about the useful properties of mud volcanoes, get more information about the connection of this region with fire and Zoroastrianism together with our accredited guides.

Activity location

  • Gobustan Rock Art
    • Gobustan Settlement - Garadagh District, 60 km South of Baku
    • 1080, Qobustan, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Nizami
    • Badalan mektebin yolu
    • 1009, Aşurlu, Bakı, Azerbaijan

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Gobustan, Mud volcanoes, Fire temple, Fire mountain GROUP TOUR
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h9h
  • English
Starting time: 9:30 am
Price details
AU$90.63 x 2 AdultsAU$181.26

Total
Price is AU$181.26
Until Sat, 23 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedAccredited tour guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTicket fees (USD 23)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Gobustan Rock Art
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
4 Absheron Treasures Tour usually starts at 9:30 AM with picking guests up from their location within Baku. The interactive museum. Here you can learn more about a large number of petroglyphs, natural environment of Gobustan, population, cultural development and archaeological expeditions in this area. Thanks to touch screens and special 3D panoramas, within the walls of the museum you can see how people lived 5000-20000 years ago. In the rooms of the museum you will find a wide variety of historical exhibits dating from about IV—II millennium BC. The Museum under the open sky. Thereafter our guide will take you to Gobustan rocks, where you will be able to see more than 6000 rock drawings and caves with your own eyes. Petroglyphs from different eras, discovered by scientists in the 30s of the 20th century, will help you get more information about ancient people, about their worldview, customs and traditions.
Mud Volcanoes
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Mud Volcanoes. Mud volcanoes appeared on the territory of the present Azerbaijan Republic 25 million years ago. For the present Azerbaijan ranks first in the world in the number of mud volcanoes (350 of the 800 volcanoes of the world are in the Azerbaijani Republic). The eruptions of volcanoes are used as raw material in the chemical and construction industries as well as in pharmacology. Moreover, nowadays volcanic clay and mud are used in the treatment of diseases related nervous system, skin and rheumatism. Our guide will take you to the active mud volcanoes, that you can climb and view craters up close. Before the start of the second part of the tour, you will be entitled to an hour's lunch break in the city centre.
Ateshgah - Fire Temple
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Ateshgah of Baku. Based on Persian and Indian inscriptions, the Fire Temple of Baku was used as a Hindu, and Zoroastrian place of worship. The first mention of this temple dates back to the 7th century ad. Here you can see many cells of fire worshippers with large number of historical exhibits (cookware, stone slabs with inscriptions, elements of clothes) found during archaeological excavations.
Yanardag State Historical, Cultural and Natural Reserve
  • 40m
  • Admission ticket not included
Yanardag State Historical, Cultural and Natural Reserve. Yanardag is a natural gas flame that has been constantly burning since ancient times on a hillside on Absheron Peninsula near Baku. The meaning of the phrase “Yanardag” is “Burning Mountain”. To this day, pilgrims from Iran and India come here to visit the sacred burning mountain. At the end of the tour you will be dropped off at your location in Baku.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESGobustan Rock Art
    • Gobustan Settlement - Garadagh District, 60 km South of Baku
    • 1080, Qobustan, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLENizami
    • Badalan mektebin yolu
    • 1009, Aşurlu, Bakı, Azerbaijan

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