Baku: Gobustan, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple, & Yanar Dag Tour
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gygCulture experiences like this one are ideal for free mornings before Friday practice or the quiet Sunday morning before the race — you get depth without eating into race day.
📅 Popular during Grand Prix week
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Baku: Gobustan, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple, & Yanar Dag Tour
$6 per person
Entrance Fees Included
$75 per person
Baku: Gobustan, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple, & Yanar Dag Tour
From $6 per person
About this experience
Discover the natural wonders of Azerbaijan on a day trip from Baku. Visit Gobustan National Park, the Ateshgah Fire Temple, the Yanar Dag fire, and the mud volcanoes.
Explore Gobustan National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and see the mud volcanoes, Fire Temple, and Burning Mountain on a full-day tour from Baku. Start your day with a pickup in Baku and head to Gobustan National Park. Explore the park and see the Gobustan Rocks, which represent flora and fauna, hunting, lifestyles, and culture of pre-historic and medieval periods of time. See carvings on the rocks that illustrate men, ritual dances, men with lances in their hands, animals, bull fights, camel caravans, and pictures of the sun and stars. The date of these carvings goes back 5,000-20,000 years. Next, visit the mud volcanoes, which are spread broadly across the country. 350 of the 700 volcanoes of the world are in the Azerbaijani Republic. Continue to the Ateshgah, which is often called the Fire Temple of Baku. It is a castle-like religious temple in Surakhany town. Based on Iranian and Indian inscriptions, the temple was used as a Hindu, Sikh, and Zoroastrian place of worship. The pentagonal complex, which has a courtyard surrounded by cells for monks and an altar in the middle, was built during the 17th and 18th centuries. It was abandoned in the late 19th century, probably due to the dwindling of the Indian population in the area. The natural eternal flame went out in 1969, after nearly a century of usage of the petroleum and gas in the area, but is now lit by gas piped from the nearby city. Finally, visit the Burning Mountain (Azerbaijani: Yanar Dağ), a natural gas fire which blazes continuously on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula on the Caspian Sea near Baku. Flames jet3 meters into the air from a thin, porous sandstone layer. The Yanar Dagh fire is never extinguished. Around this open fireplace, the atmosphere is filled with the smell of gas. The flames emanate from vents in sandstone formations and rise to a height of 10 meters at the base of a 10-meter-wide scarp below a hillside.
Highlights
- ✓Discover the ancient petroglyphs of Gobustan National Park
- ✓Visit the Ateshgah Fire Temple, a Zoroastrian place of worship
- ✓See the Yanar Dag fire, a natural gas fire that never goes out
- ✓Explore the mud volcanoes, a natural wonder of Azerbaijan
- ✓Learn about the history of the region from your guide
What's included
- ✓Transport by car
- ✓Professional Tour Guiding Service
Not included
- ✕Personal expenses
- ✕Lunch
Good to know
Please be aware that entry tickets to Gobustan National Park, the Fire Temple (Ateshgah), and Burning Mountain (Yanardagh) are not included in the base price and must be purchased separately. Guests who do not select the "Entrance Fees Included" option will need to buy their tickets on-site. Entrance Fees: - Gobustan Rock Art: 10 AZN - Off-road cars for Mud Volcanoes: 25 AZN (cash). This fee is mandatory and collected at the start of the tour to prevent delays. If it rains, the visit will be to the Mud Volcanoes Complex, and the 25 AZN fee remains applicable. - Ateshgah and Yanardagh: 15 AZN Important Notes: - If it rains, the tour will visit the Mud Volcanoes Complex, with no changes to the 25 AZN fee. - There are no hidden charges. For added convenience, choose the "Entrance Fees Included" option and enjoy a complimentary Baku Old City Tour! Optional: A tour guide can be arranged for private tours.
Reviews
“We really enjoyed the tour. The guide was fine and so was the driver. The only thing I have to complain about is that the car was very dirty on the outside, so when we sat inside we couldn't see anything outside properly. So the car definitely needs to be cleaned on the outside.”
“It was amazing, very well organised. We got a lot of information and details about history and background. Fire Mountain was incredible.”
“A knowledgeable and friendly guide. It was wonderful. Highly recommended.”
36 reviews on GetYourGuide
A knowledgeable and friendly guide. It was wonderful. Highly recommended.
It was great and Vahid was excellent guide.
We really enjoyed the tour. The guide was fine and so was the driver. The only thing I have to complain about is that the car was very dirty on the outside, so when we sat inside we couldn't see anything outside properly. So the car definitely needs to be cleaned on the outside.
It was amazing, very well organised. We got a lot of information and details about history and background. Fire Mountain was incredible.