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Fire Temple and Mountain Tour: Explore the Incredible 'Land of Fire' in Hearty Azerbaijan
4.9
16 Ratings
Baku
Discover the captivating ‘Land of Fire’ in Azerbaijan with a private tour of the ancient Fire Temple and Fire Mountain. Experience the eternal flame that has burned for 4,000 years and learn about the rich history of fire worship in this incredible destination.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Ateshgah - Fire Temple - Ateshgah in the Suraxani district of Baku is one of the three Mecusi temples in the world.
According to Zoroastrianism, this place is as sacred as Mecca. There are 3 shrines in Iran, India and Azerbaijan.
Every tourist who enters the cellars can feel the wonders of this place. For example, as you enter 12 cells, you will see a very strange sight as you look at the flames burning in the dome of the four-storey building in the yard of Ateshgah. At this point, it seems to you that you are standing on a step of the flame. Or when you get to the 18th cell and stop there for a while, you hear strange sounds. It seems to someone that they are talking. Mixed voices are clearly heard, but they do not understand what they are saying.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- All taxes, fees and handling charges included
- Professional driver
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Personal Expenses
- Entrance fees to museums
Additional Information
The Private Fire Temple and Fire Mountain Tour will reveal why Azerbaijan is known as the land of fire, through a visit to a 17th-century fire temple and a hill that has been ablaze for four millennia.
Through the ages, devotees of fire from distant lands, and even clergies from India, have sought this fire and found it in Absheron, building their primary temple, Surakhani Atashgah, here.
The burning base of the mountain (Yanardagh) has long been the central attraction. Strikingly, this fire has been burning for 4,000 years, undoused by wind, rain, or snow.
Location
Ateshgah - Fire Temple
Сураханский район
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Mohan_n
Aug 11, 2024
Fire 🔥 Tour - Extremely pleasant trip made very memorable by our guide Tahir Aminov, who is very knowledgeable and has excellent communication skills. More than willing to provide any information or assistance about anything. Overall a great tour.
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Terryd989
Jul 4, 2024
Great guide, great tour - Ramin was an awesome guide. Really nice, fun guy who had a lot of knowledge and made the trip really fun! Loved every minute of it.
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Maryamy2024
Mar 10, 2024
Good tour - Really enjoyed this tour as it helped me learn more about the rich history of Azerbaijan. Our guide Tahir explained the sites very well.
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Shade
Nov 20, 2023
Great - This was a delightful experience. Tour guide was well informed and did a great job. The flames were incredible and the history behind it all was even more amazing. Had some beautiful statues of Lord Shiva and Lord Ganesha.
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Seaside602698
Sep 26, 2023
Excellent tour - Great service and interesting discussions. The guide gave us the best day, with extra call to the bazzar. Very kind
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Savvytraveller366
Jul 16, 2023
Amazing tour - I really enjoyed this tour as it was so unique. Yashah our guide was very thorough in explaining the details about the sites. 10/10 for his briefing and tour guiding.
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Jason_v
Jun 11, 2023
Excellent tour with Jamshed - Our guide Jamshed was excellent and highly knowledgeable making the tour a real highlight of our holiday!
His passion for and knowledge of the history of Azerbaijan really shows as he was able to give us deep historical context and stories around the sights we visited in Baku.
From the natural gas and fire erupting out the side of the hill, to the zoroastrian fire temple and then modern architecture of the Heydar Aliyev centre, we enjoyed every stop of this tour!
Highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Baku!
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Vefa
May 19, 2023
Fire experience by Private Tours Baku - Me and my family have done many tours. We took private trip to Fire mountain and Fire temple. This experience was amazing. Specially, burning mountain is incredible. Thanks to our guide Elmir. Good time visit there on cold times :)))))
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Jacquelyn_p
Apr 7, 2023
Highly recommend - We thoroughly enjoyed this trip to Fire Mountain and Fire temple. Our guide was friendly and really knowledgeable.
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Antonio_f
May 4, 2023
Three hours well spent - A short journey to the outskirts of town and back to see the temple, the mountain and the "I love Baku" sign with the intriguing Heydar Aliyev Center designed by Zaha Hadid in the background. In spite of the heavy traffic, everything went quite smoothly. Guide was kind and talkative. Nothing unforgettable, definitely not the trip of a lifetime, but three hours well spent.
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