Breakfast at the hotel.
1000 Hrs: Fire Worshippers’ Temple
The most famous fire temple is the well-preserved temple Ateshgah ("the Fireplace") in Surakhany, the temple was built over a pocket of natural gas that fuelled a vent providing an 'eternal' fire.
1230 Hrs: Yanar Dag “Burning Mountain”
Trip to Yanar Dag, also known as ‘Burning Mountain’. True to its name, the mountain has been burning for as long as anyone can remember, and the fire isn’t showing signs of going out any time soon. Situated on the Absheron Peninsula, 25 kilometres northeast of the capital city of Baku, Yanar Dag is a 116-meter hill located on top of a pocket of natural gas that constantly erupts into flames.
1400 Hrs Lunch Time (Direct Payment)
1600 Hrs Walking Tour Of Boulevard
Near Boulevard your walking tour will start. You will stroll along Baku Boulevard and take in views of the Caspian Sea. As you stroll through the illuminated Baku Boulevard, your guide will share a local’s perspective on daily life in Baku, will teach you about the city’s past and present and point out the best spots and point out favourite cafés, restaurants, and galleries that many visitors miss.
Gobustan Museum
Gobustan Museum was opened in 2012 after a thorough reconstruction. Today it is a modern interactive museum complex in the collection of over 100,000 archaeological materials. In 2013 the reserve museum became one of the winners of the contest "The Best European Museum of the Year", which is held by the European Museum Forum and is one of the most prestigious competitions in the world in this field.
“Mud Volcano”
There are 850 mud volcanoes in the world, and over 300 of them are in Azerbaijan. Most are located in Absheron, around Baku. There are 100 near the Gobustan reserve alone. Azerbaijan is also unique because it has all kinds of mud volcanoes, making it possible to study various aspects of mud eruptions. There are active, dormant, buried and subsea volcanoes in Azerbaijan, as well as those on islands and spewing oil.
2000 Hrs Hotel or Restaurant Drop-Off.
