Baku Gobustan National Park, Mud Volcanoes, Ateshgah Fire Temple & Yanar Dag Burning Mountain Group and Private Day Trip
by Old City Tours
Choose from 4 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$28Overview
This full-day bus tour in Baku lasts about 7 to 8 hours and covers several key sights around the city. The tour begins with hotel pickup and starts at 10:00 AM from the Double Gates of Baku Old City. It includes visits to the Bibi-Heybat Mosque, a historic 13th-century mosque and pilgrimage site, and the mud volcanoes, where conical mounds release thick, cold grey mud. Next, the tour proceeds to Gobustan National Park, where you can see rock art and cave paintings dating back up to 40,000 years. After Gobustan, the group stops for lunch before continuing to the Ateshgah Fire Temple, an ancient Zoroastrian place of worship featuring Persian and Indian inscriptions. The tour then visits Yanar Dag, known as Burning Mountain, where natural flames burn continuously. The trip concludes with a photo stop at the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center and the "I LOVE BAKU" sign, followed by a return to the Double Gates for hotel drop-off. The guide is professional and hotel pickup and drop-off are included, but entrance fees and lunch are not part of the price. The tour covers multiple locations that are not easily accessible by walking or public transportation and requires careful timing to visit all sites within the day.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Old City Tours
The tour begins.
5 min
Maiden Tower
While heading to Gobustan, the coach passes by the Maiden Tower located in the Old City.
Baku Boulevard
The route to Gobustan includes a drive along the National Boulevard of Baku.
Azneft Square
The tour continues past Azneft Square on the way to Gobustan.
National Flag Square
The vehicle passes the National Flag Square en route to Gobustan.
Bibi-Heybat Mosque
A 15-minute visit to the 13th-century Bibi-Heybat Mosque, a notable historic mosque and pilgrimage site.
15 min
Mud Volcanoes
A 30-minute stop at the mud volcanoes, which are conical mounds that erupt with thick, cold grey mud.
30 min
Gobustan Rock Art
Spend about 60 minutes at Gobustan National Park viewing cave paintings that date back up to 40,000 years.
60 min
Park Bulvar Baku
On the way from Gobustan to the Fire Temple, the tour passes by Park Bulvar Mall.
Drive-by Trump Tower
The route continues past Trump Tower Baku.
SOCAR Tower
The coach passes the SOCAR Tower while traveling toward the Fire Temple.
Ateshgah - Fire Temple
A 60-minute visit to Ateshgah, also called the Fire Temple, a castle-like religious temple with Persian and Indian inscriptions, representing a Zoroastrian place of worship.
60 min
Yanar Dag
Spend 30 minutes at Yanar Dag, the Burning Mountain, where natural gas flames burn continuously.
30 min
Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center
A 20 to 30-minute photo stop outside the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center, featuring its distinctive design and the "I LOVE BAKU" sign. Entry to the center is not included.
30 min
Old City Tours
The tour concludes with drop-off at the hotel.
Meeting point
If to enter to Old City Baku from Double Gates, take the 1st turn to right, and after 15 meters there is another turn to left. You will see the office of TES Tour office in green colours.
End point
Please google us: type "Old City Tours", then click to "Directions" to see the route :)
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Baku Gobustan National Park, Mud Volcanoes, Ateshgah Fire Temple & Yanar Dag Burning Mountain Group and Private Day Trip
by Old City Tours
Choose from 4 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$28Overview
This full-day bus tour in Baku lasts about 7 to 8 hours and covers several key sights around the city. The tour begins with hotel pickup and starts at 10:00 AM from the Double Gates of Baku Old City. It includes visits to the Bibi-Heybat Mosque, a historic 13th-century mosque and pilgrimage site, and the mud volcanoes, where conical mounds release thick, cold grey mud. Next, the tour proceeds to Gobustan National Park, where you can see rock art and cave paintings dating back up to 40,000 years. After Gobustan, the group stops for lunch before continuing to the Ateshgah Fire Temple, an ancient Zoroastrian place of worship featuring Persian and Indian inscriptions. The tour then visits Yanar Dag, known as Burning Mountain, where natural flames burn continuously. The trip concludes with a photo stop at the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center and the "I LOVE BAKU" sign, followed by a return to the Double Gates for hotel drop-off. The guide is professional and hotel pickup and drop-off are included, but entrance fees and lunch are not part of the price. The tour covers multiple locations that are not easily accessible by walking or public transportation and requires careful timing to visit all sites within the day.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Old City Tours
The tour begins.
5 min
Maiden Tower
While heading to Gobustan, the coach passes by the Maiden Tower located in the Old City.
Baku Boulevard
The route to Gobustan includes a drive along the National Boulevard of Baku.
Azneft Square
The tour continues past Azneft Square on the way to Gobustan.
National Flag Square
The vehicle passes the National Flag Square en route to Gobustan.
Bibi-Heybat Mosque
A 15-minute visit to the 13th-century Bibi-Heybat Mosque, a notable historic mosque and pilgrimage site.
15 min
Mud Volcanoes
A 30-minute stop at the mud volcanoes, which are conical mounds that erupt with thick, cold grey mud.
30 min
Gobustan Rock Art
Spend about 60 minutes at Gobustan National Park viewing cave paintings that date back up to 40,000 years.
60 min
Park Bulvar Baku
On the way from Gobustan to the Fire Temple, the tour passes by Park Bulvar Mall.
Drive-by Trump Tower
The route continues past Trump Tower Baku.
SOCAR Tower
The coach passes the SOCAR Tower while traveling toward the Fire Temple.
Ateshgah - Fire Temple
A 60-minute visit to Ateshgah, also called the Fire Temple, a castle-like religious temple with Persian and Indian inscriptions, representing a Zoroastrian place of worship.
60 min
Yanar Dag
Spend 30 minutes at Yanar Dag, the Burning Mountain, where natural gas flames burn continuously.
30 min
Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center
A 20 to 30-minute photo stop outside the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center, featuring its distinctive design and the "I LOVE BAKU" sign. Entry to the center is not included.
30 min
Old City Tours
The tour concludes with drop-off at the hotel.
Meeting point
If to enter to Old City Baku from Double Gates, take the 1st turn to right, and after 15 meters there is another turn to left. You will see the office of TES Tour office in green colours.
End point
Please google us: type "Old City Tours", then click to "Directions" to see the route :)
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.