Absheron Tour

Itinerary
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Stop At: Gobustan Rock Art, 60 km South of Baku, Baku Azerbaijan

First of all, we will go to Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape Reserve 40 miles away from the center of Baku. Gobustan State Reserve is very rich in archeological monuments, the reserve has more than 6,000 petroglyphs , which depict primitive people, animals, battle-pieces, ritual dances, bullfights, boats with armed oarsmen, warriors with lances in their hands, camel caravans, pictures of sun and stars, on the average dating back to 5,000-20,000 years.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Mud Volcanoes, Gobustan National Park, Baku Azerbaijan

We will continue to the nearby reserve, replacing vehicles with amazing offenses to see the rare Mud volcanoes that are unique to this area.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ateshgah - Fire Temple, Сураханский район, Baku Azerbaijan

Then, we will go to Ateshgah – Fire Temple, was used as a place of worship of the Zoroastrians .The temple was active until the 19th century and served as a pilgrimage place for Indian, Hindu and merchant pilgrims who made their way on the way to the ancient temple of worshipers..

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Yanar Dag, Binagadi-Balakhany Highway, Baku 0125 Azerbaijan

We will continue to visit the "burning hill" - "Yanar Dag", a site that presents a unique geological phenomenon: a fire always burns on a hillside resulting from the emission of methane gas that burns in contact with the atmosphere.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center, Heydar Aliyev Avenue, 1/1, Baku 1033 Azerbaijan

At the end, we will visit the Heydar Aliyev Center, one of the special buildings planned by the main architect Zaha Hadid. Heydar Aliyev Center won Design Museum`s Design of the Year Award in 2014.

Duration: 15 minutes