Absheron Peninsula Tour
Absheron peninsula, Baku, Azerbaijan
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3 Hours
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Max People : 100
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Pickup: Any hotel / accommodation within Baku
Description
Absheron Peninsula Tour
Take a half-day cultural journey across the Absheron Peninsula and explore Azerbaijan’s ancient fire-worship traditions and natural gas wonders. This Absheron Peninsula tour from Baku offers a fascinating combination of history, geology, and spirituality — all within a short drive from the city center.
This day trip from Baku is ideal for travelers looking to experience the country's most symbolic and sacred fire-related sites.
📍 Ateshgah Temple (Fire Temple), Surakhani
Begin your Absheron Peninsula tour with a visit to the Ateshgah Fire Temple, located in the Surakhani settlement, about 30 km from Baku. Built during the 17th–18th centuries, the temple stands on the site of eternal flames caused by natural gas seeping through the earth.
The earliest surviving structure of the temple dates back to 1713.
The central altar was built in 1810 by merchant Kanchanagara.
Ateshgah served as a pilgrimage and philosophical center for Zoroastrians, Hindus, and Sikhs from the Northwestern Indian Subcontinent.
Worshippers honored the four sacred elements: fire (ateshi), air (badi), water (abi), and earth (heki).
In 1883, the temple ceased religious function due to the expansion of petroleum industries in Surakhani.
In 1975, it was officially transformed into a museum, which remains one of the most visited historical sites near Baku.
Whether you're interested in religious history or ancient trade routes like the Grand Trunk Road, the Ateshgah Temple tour from Baku is a must for cultural explorers.
📍 Yanardagh – The Burning Mountain
Next, continue your Absheron tour from Baku with a visit to Yanardagh, meaning “Burning Mountain.” This natural phenomenon is located in Mohammedi village, on the Absheron Peninsula near Baku, and is a truly unique sight.
The flames have burned continuously for centuries, fueled by underground natural gas seepage.
The origin of the fire is unknown, and unlike a volcano, it does not erupt, but instead burns steadily along the mountain slope.
Yanardagh burning mountain tour from Baku is an excellent chance to witness Azerbaijan’s nickname come to life — The Land of Fire.
This site is both mystical and photogenic, attracting those interested in geology, folklore, and natural wonders.
🌐 Customize Your Absheron Peninsula Tour
This Baku day trip can be personalized based on your preferences or combined with other attractions such as the Gobustan Petroglyphs or Bibi-Heybat Mosque.
📞 Book Your Absheron Peninsula Tour Now
Experience the most iconic fire temples and burning hills of Azerbaijan on a guided half-day tour from Baku. Let us take care of all the logistics while you enjoy a seamless and insightful excursion.
📲 Contact via WhatsApp or Call: +994 51 557 77 79
Price Includes
Personal English-speaking guide (other languages on request)
Air-Conditioned Comfortable Car
Hotel Pick up & drop off
Price Excludes
Any Meals
Entry fees to Museums
Personal Expenses
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21/12/2024
Impressive tour
I didn't expect to like this as much as I did. This area it is most important place to visit for Zoroastrians and Indians. History are totally connected with them. This site is restorated very well, rooms and all. Then we visited to Fire Mountain with my tour guide Orkan. On the way to the mountain, I saw a lot of gates. People love it a lot. It was extraordinary part of my trip. Fire mountain it is amazing burning mountains, I don't know is there such thing all over the world. Worth to visit. One of the best experience in Azerbaijan. lornskie d November 17, 2019
21/12/2024
Full of flames
I really enjoyed my trip to fire mountain, favourite trip in my day. Flames burning for thousands of years. Lovely view of the surroundings. My guide explained me everything. After this we visited to Fire temple. On there you can learn that the history of when the eternal fire began. Well preserved and conserved building and their artifacts from years gone by fascinating. kurt s November 18, 2019
Marife J
19/11/2019
Another beautiful tour
The history of the place is fascinating. We are history lovers and I want to say “Thank you to Fuad to organize this trip with very friendly and informative guide Nur”. So temple is like a museum, very good to tell the history of the fire worshippers. After temple, we visited to Yanardagh. This is unbelievable. It burns for ages. Mysterious place!
rickyhulk
23/11/2019
Interesting tour by guide Emin
We learned lot history from our guide Emin. Atashgah name is derived from Atash and gah words, which means fire and place. On there you can see the nice presentation about the building history and time period of changing by centuries from first worshippers until nowadays. Different rooms depict different aspects of life at the temple. Then we went to fire mountain to see the real fire. It has new building and museum as well. Worth to visit both destination.
Bernard g
24/11/2019
Superb!
We took Absheron Peninsula tour with this agency. Guide and driver were very kind, helpful to us. We loved the architecture of the Atashgah temple. Zoroastrians site and Indians merchants history. We learned a lot. Emin said us all history of it. Oil pumps, building period and all cells of building. Had a lot of laughs on our way to Fire mountain. :) :) :) Fire mountain was very unique place for us. Many people stand there to warm up from natural flames) Lovely tour!
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