Absheron and Old Baku Tour

Tour Itinerary

Your guide and driver will pick you up from your Baku hotel to begin your tour:

• Drive to Absheron (25km, 45min) to visit Yanar Dag (Burning Mountain), a natural gas fire which has been burning for thousands of years due to the large reservoir of gas under the Absheron Peninsula.
• Drive (20km, 30min) to Ateshgah Fire Temple (dates vary), a historic center of Zoroastrian worship and philosophical teaching.
• Return to Baku (18km, 25min) and visit Heydar Aliyev Center (2012), a futuristic cultural complex renowned for its symbolic and unusual architecture.
• Continue your private tour in Old Baku (Icheri Sheher) to see several historical monuments:
• Maiden Tower (date unconfirmed), an ancient fortress believed to have once been a fire temple, it is now a city symbol which affords a great view of Baku from the top.
• Palace of the Shirvanshahs (15^th century), a UNESCO ensemble and Azerbaijan’s finest example of medieval architecture, it includes a mosque, bathhouse and entrance gates.
• Multani Caravanserai (15^th century), built as a haven for Indian merchants and fire worshipers hailing from the city of Multan in present-day Pakistan.
• Juma Mosque (12^th century, rebuilt 1899), defined by intricate stone carvings and an adjacent 14^th-century minaret, it was constructed on the site of a Zoroastrian temple.
• Market Square (17^th century), a plaza filled with winding streets and shops selling carpets, souvenirs and antiques.

Transfer to the hotel. End of Absheron and Old Baku Tour.