Overview
This trip helps you to uncover the secrets of the Gobustan National Park and be acquainted with the amazing mud volcanoes as well as covers visit to monuments of universal value in Absheron Peninsula including Fire Mountain and Fire Temple- the place of worship for Zoroastrians.
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What is included/excluded
Professional guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Air-conditioned vehicle
Fuel surcharge
Landing and facility fees
Coffee and/or Tea
Entry/Admission - Mud Volcanoes
Excluded
Lunch
Entry/Admission - Gobustan Rock Art
Entry/Admission - Ateshgah - Fire Temple
Entry/Admission - Yanar Dag
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Departure & Return
1: Gosha Gala Gapisi, Əziz Əliyev küçəsi, Bakı, Azerbaijan
2: Winter Park, Baku 1009, Azerbaijan
Traveler pickup is offered
-Pickup time and location to be agreed 24 hours prior to the tour start date.
-Hotel pickups commence prior to departure time.
-Times are subject to change due to local traffic conditions.
-We pick up our guests from all the hotels operating in Baku. If your hotel or place of accommodation doesn't exist in the list, please include its name and location separately.
9:00 AM
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What to Expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Bibi-Heybat Mosque, Baku Azerbaijan
The Bibi-Heybat Mosque is a historical mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan. The existing structure, built in the 1990s, is a recreation of the mosque with the same name built in the 13th century which was completely destroyed by the Bolsheviks in 1936. The Bibi-Heybat Mosque today is the spiritual center for the Muslims of the region and one of the major monuments of Islamic architecture in Azerbaijan.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Gobustan Rock Art, Gobustan Settlement - Garadagh District 60 km South of Baku, Qobustan 1080 Azerbaijan
A national historic landmark and a World Heritage Site, Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape preserves ancient stone relics, rock carvings, and mud volcanoes. Located on the Greater Caucasus mountain ridge, the reserve shelters more than 6,000 engraved images of prehistoric lifestyles, hunting, and animal and plant life, dating back between 5,000 and 40,000 years.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Mud Volcanoes, Dasgil Hill, Qobustan 3700 Azerbaijan
During this trip, you will get a great chance to see these amazing active volcanoes from a very close distance. Watch mud bubbling out of the earth at Mud Volcanoes, strange geological formations bursting warm liquid set against a backdrop of mountains in Gobustan National Park. Fizzy, snorting bubbles and an occasional sound of snoring make a mesmerizing spectacle.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ateshgah - Fire Temple, Сураханский район, Baku Azerbaijan
The Temple of Eternal Fire - Ateshgah - is an authentic Azerbaijani exotic. It is well-known practically all over the world. This territory is known for such unique natural phenomenon as burning natural gas outlets (underground gas coming onto surface contacts oxygen and lights up). The temple in its present state was constructed in the 17th-18th centuries.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Yanar Dag, Binagadi-Balakhany Highway Absheron Peninsula - Village of Mammadli, Baku 0125 Azerbaijan
One of the most famous and popular tourist places of the "eternal flame” in Azerbaijan is the mountain of Yanar Dag. Actually, it is rather a hill than a mountain, with natural gas burning on its slope from ancient times.
Duration: 30 minutes
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Hotel Pickup
Hotel pick-up is offered for this tour. Note: if you are booking within 24 hours of the tour/activity departure time, we cannot guarantee hotel pick-up. Once your purchase is complete, we will send you complete contact information (phone number, email address, etc.) for our local operator to organize pick-up arrangements.
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
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Additional info
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
You are recommended to take cash money with you to pay admission fees at the museums.
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
NOTE: If a traveler needs to use stroller and wheelchair during the tour, he/she has to keep us informed about it in advance.
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers