Mystic Ateshgah and Yanar Dag Tour

Overview

Available languages

German

Russian

English

Spanish

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Mystic Ateshgah and Yanar Dag (Burning Mountain) 3-hour tour combines the full-day exploration of two ancient and historical places. These two attractions of Baku have been tied by culture and history for centuries. With your local guide, you will learn about history and further interesting facts and legends related to Ateshgah and Yanar Dag. Ateshgah, the fire temple of Indian fire-worshipers, is one of the most interesting and peculiar historical monuments located near Baku.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Specialized infant seats are available

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Local professional English speaking guide

All Fees and Taxes

Entrance tickets

Transportation to Ateshgah, Burning Mountain (Yanar Dagh) and back to the starting point

Food and drinks

Hotel pickup and drop-off (if not requested beforehand)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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What To Expect

Ateshgah - Fire Temple

Your guide will pick you up either from Sahil or your accommodation (according to your preferences) and start heading to the ancient Zoroastrian temple "Ateshgah" which is considered as an authentic Azerbaijani exotic site to visit. It is located approximately 30 km from the center of Baku in the suburb called Surakhany. You will learn a lot about the temple from your guide, particularly, more about the history of creation of such a temple in Baku and unique natural phenomenon of burning natural gas outlets.

1 hour • Admission Included

Yanar Dag

In the second part of visit, after visiting the temple you will go directly to "Yanar Dag" (Burning Mountain). It is the most famous and popular tourist site of the “eternal flame” in Azerbaijan. Actually, it is rather a hill than a mountain, with natural gas burning on its slope from ancient times.

20 minutes • Admission Included

Options

Private Tour

Private Tour
Pickup included

Group Tour

Small group tour
Pickup included

Reviews

4.25

20 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Very good
Tommaso S,
Jun 25, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Very useful tour with Gunay as a fantastic guide. In addition to the tour itself, the descriptions of the places encountered during the drive were very much appreciated
Super Summer holiday at Baku and Azerbaijan!
RiMLiMuK,
May 30, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We were two families who traveled together & experienced Baku and rest of Azerbaijan through Baku Tours. A very comfortable bus was given to us right from Airport pick up and through out our travel. Gunay from Baku Tours was our fantastic tour guide and I strongly recommend her for anyone visiting Baku and around. She’s knowledgeable, enthusiastic, helpful and a superb company! Yousif and Fuad were safe drivers all along. We visited Old Baku, Modern Baku, Gabala - Nohorgul lake, Tufandag resort via cable car, Gobustan - museum, caves & mud volcanoes, Quba - Candycane mountains, Ateshgah Fire Temple, Yanardag Eternal flame mountain, Khinaliq. We enjoyed the special local lunch and Azerbaijani tea at Khinaliq village. (Note: Veg food options are limited) Just some feedback, it will be good to let tourists know beforehand what to expect at Candycane (it had rained and mud covered our shoes which was tough to get rid of. Some other tourists had shoe protection on). For the Khinaliq village lunch, we were not prepared for the uphill walk in the rain. Finally the great lunch made up for it :) Thanks Baku Tours and Gunay for making our holiday memorable!
If only one could bring marshmallows and graham crackers!
inneryne2016,
Oct 19, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
Well worth seeing if only for 5 minutes or so. After all where else can you see the sort of natural phenomenon that may have been instrumental in the origin of Zoroastrianism?
Easy informative Tour
Harris K,
Sep 14, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great short tour to two sites out of town. Very knowledgeable guide! Easy way to take in sights outside the city.
Great tour, great tour guide
Stuart G,
Aug 17, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Arif was our guide on a half-day tour to the burning mountain and temples. He was excellent. Arif was knowledgeable, informative and a lovely guy to spend time with. Very polite and professional.
Top 🔝 wonderful experience!!
ManuelK173,
May 17, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our guide was very personable, professional and very competent!! We had a great time, can highly recommend this tour!! In addition, our driver was also very good.:)) Best regards 🖖
Nice and interesting
Chris V,
Dec 7, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
The driver and his companion dropped us at the two sites and left us with local good English speaking guides
Great choice at great price
simstarsandhu,
Nov 5, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I landed in Baku without a plan and these guys saved my entire trip. I booked two tours - one for Yanardag and the other for Gobustan. My guides were Shahin and Seymur. These two guys were excellent guides. I was comfortable and well taken care of the entire trip. Communication was great. Discussions were possible cause they are locals with excellent English - both written and spoken. Highly recommended especially for solo travellers because they were excellent company!
Not recomemded
Dinar012,
Jul 3, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
There is nothing to watch at yanardag. only little fire below hill and ateshgah fire is artifical has little muesum to see
Zoroastrian Highlights
Discover16257788876,
Jun 17, 2019
- Review from Viator
5.00
The guide was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable and really keen to showcase the best of Azerbaijan. The temple complex was set out in a way that demonstrated aspects of Zoroastrianism and the fire mountain was incredible for its uniqueness. The driver was good and also highlighted points of interest (e.g. the car rally and celebrations for VE Day).