The 15 Best Fire Temple and Yanar Dag Tours

1.Gobustan, Volcanoes, Fire Temple and Yanardag Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 433 reviews · 6 - 8 hours · from $29Our pick

Travel from Baku with an English or Russian-speaking guide to Gobustan, an old industrial oil well, mud volcanoes, Ateshgah Fire Temple, and Yanardag. The $29 tour lasts 6 to 8 hours, includes hotel pickup, transport, and guiding, with lunch purchased separately for about $8 to $12. Small-group and private options are available.

“The tour covered the main highlights around Baku. Our guide Asaf impressed with his language skills and broad knowledge, always adding interesting extra insights.”

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2.Gobustan & Mud, Fire Temple, Burning Mountain (Group & Private)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 418 reviews · from $10

Spend 7 to 8 hours beyond Baku with a guide and transport, visiting Gobustan’s ancient carvings, cold mud volcanoes, Ateshgah Fire Temple, and Yanardag. Guides such as Samir, Amir, and Yacob are praised for lively storytelling. Expect a small group of up to 17, extra fees for some tickets, and lunch at your own cost.

“Good tour, Yacob was a great tour guide, funny, very helpful and attentive. It was a whole day trip but it wasn't tiring and I felt each stop was spent with enough time without feeling like we were there too long. My only complaint is that despite being picked up from my hotel in the morning, I was not returned there at the end of the day.”

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3.Mud Volcan-Fire Temple and Mountain Tour/Entrance inc

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 267 reviews · from $30Top rated

Spend 7 to 8 hours touring Baku’s striking outskirts and cultural sites, from Gobustan petroglyphs and mud volcanoes to Ateshgah and Yanar Dag. Hotel pickup, transport, water, guide, photos, and selected entrance tickets are included. Guides may speak English, Arabic, Russian, Spanish, or Turkish.

“Such a fun day out to Gobustan! We would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Azerbaijan. The tour guide Elshad is fun, informative, and entertaining. You wouldn't want to miss this tour!”

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4.Gobustan, Mud volcanoes, Fire temple, Fire mountain PRIVATE TOUR

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · from $89

Spend about nine hours with a private vehicle and accredited guide exploring Gobustan’s ancient rock art, mud volcanoes, Ateshgah Fire Temple, and Yanardag’s natural flames. Pickup is available in Baku, with drop-off at Fountain Square. Guides such as Rajab, Nigar, Mahmed, and Valah have led past tours.

“Fantastic tour with a private vehicle to 4 unique and amazing sites! We had some difficulties with the pickup (not the company's fault) and the team handled everything really smoothly with a phone call, which we really appreciated. Rajab was a great guide, very knowledgeable and helpful.”

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5.Gobustan & Mud, Fire Temple, Burning Mountain, H.A. Center

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 46 reviews · 8 hours · from $49

This eight-hour group tour links Bibiheybat Mosque, Gobustan, Azerbaijan’s bubbling mud volcanoes, Ateshgah Fire Temple, Yanar Dag, and the Heydar Aliyev Center. Guides such as Sameer, Samer, Ercan, and Emil lead groups of about 8 to 12 people. Hotel pickup is included, while entrance tickets and lunch cost extra.

“I had an amazing time on the Gobustan & Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple, Burning Mountain Tour! Gobustan is incredible, and watching the bubbleing mud volcanoes was such a unique experience. I also really enjoyed learning about the history of the Fire Temple and seeing the Burning Mountain in action. Everything was well-organized, and our guide - Mr. Sameer made the day both fun and informative. Highly recommend this tour if you're in Baku!”

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6.Ateshgah Fire temple and Burning mountain tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 42 reviews · 4 hours · from $47

You’ll visit three of Absheron’s best-known sights with Heritage Travel: the curving Heydar Aliyev Center, the former Zoroastrian sanctuary of Ateshgah, and flame-producing Yanar Dag. A private van, hotel pickup, multilingual guide, water, photography service, and entrance ticket are included. Carry 15 AZN for attraction fees.

“I really enjoyed this tour. Atashgah is a small but very special place. The atmosphere was peaceful, and learning about the Zoroastrian culture was eye-opening. A must-see near Baku!”

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7.Gobustan, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple, & Yanar Dag Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 36 reviews · 8 min · from $6Best value

This full-day Baku excursion combines ancient rock carvings, bubbling mud volcanoes, the Ateshgah Fire Temple, and Yanar Dag’s gas flames. English and Russian guides lead the route, with Vahid earning especially warm praise for clear explanations. The base fare is low, but entrance tickets and the mandatory 25 AZN mud-volcano vehicle fee cost extra.

“We had Vahid as our tour guide and he was very knowledgeable and helpful to us. The tour was good fun and Vahid made sure to share lots of information at every point we went too.”

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8.Atashgah Fire Temple & Burning Mountain Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 35 reviews · 3 hours · from $23

Travel 21 km east of Baku to Ateshgah Fire Temple, a stone courtyard built around natural gas flames, then continue to Yanar Dag, where fire burns from a gas-rich hillside. An English or Russian-speaking guide, transport, and entry tickets are included. The trip is wheelchair accessible, with private groups available.

“The best tour i had in a very long time ! The tour guide was excellent , very informative and very friendly! The fire temples are very impressive ! Totally recommend it”

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9.Burning Mountain & Zorastrian Temple Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 34 reviews · 4 hours · from $82

Visit Ateshgah Temple and Yanar Dag with a private guide and hotel pickup from Baku. You’ll also stop at the Heydar Aliyev Center and shop at Yashil Bazaar, with Turkish, English, and Russian guiding available. One documented tour used Rafael as driver with local guides at each stop.

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10.Qobustan rock arts, Mud Volcanoes, Fire temple Ateshgah, Yanardag

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews

You’ll spend about nine hours with a local multilingual guide visiting Qobustan’s ancient rock art, Azerbaijan’s mud volcanoes, Ateshgah Fire Temple, and Yanar Dag. Private transport, air conditioning, and onboard WiFi are included. The tour costs $250 per group of up to seven, with museum tickets and lunch extra.

“Excursions à faire obligatoirement pour visiter les sites incontournables de L'azerbaïdjan , le guide était gentil et qui explique très bien . Je recommande cette excursions. Je note 10/10.”

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11.All inclusive! Qobustan, Mud Vulcano, Ateshgah & Yanardag Fire Mountain Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 29 reviews · from $120

From Baku, travel by private vehicle to ancient Qobustan, its museum and rock carvings, then switch to a Soviet-era Lada for a rough-road trip to the mud volcanoes. Continue to Ateshgah Fire Temple and Yanardag. Guides may include Farhad, Ertunc, or Pasha. Lunch and entrance fees are included.

“Very good trip. The mud Volcanos part with Lada car was the highlight for kids. Our driver and guide for the trip Farhad was very nice and knowledgeable. Everything was well organised. One slightly negative comment was that at times I felt like we needed to rush to fit into the allocated”

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12.From Bakü: Sightseeing – Ateshgah – Yanardag – Gobustan

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 28 reviews · from $116

Travel from Baku in a comfortable sedan with an English, Azerbaijani, or Turkish-speaking guide. Visit Ateshgah Fire Temple, Yanardag’s natural flames, Gobustan’s 3D Bio Museum, mud volcanoes, and ancient rock drawings. Guide Habil Gudratli is known for clear explanations and a friendly manner.

“Habil Gudratli was professional and he really knowledgeable about the tourist attractions. His very kind and supportive in the full day activities. I recommend this day trip activity as its worth to see all the tourist attractions here in Baku, Azerbaijan. Wonderful and amazing tour”

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13.Gobustan, Mud volcanoes, Fire temple, Fire mountain PRIVATE TOUR

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $79

This 7 to 8 hour private tour links Azerbaijan’s most unusual sights near Baku. You’ll see ancient rock art, ride a Soviet-era Lada to the mud volcanoes, visit Bibi-Heybat Mosque, then explore Ateshgah Fire Temple and Yanardag. Guides such as Kamal, Abid, Valeh, and Aga have led past departures.

“The tour was fantastic! Our guide Kamal was very knowledgeable and shared with us a lot of interesting and new information. We saw really great and unique places during this tour - petroglyphs, fire temple, mud Volcanoes, and fire mountain, each of which were very memorable. We were very impressed!”

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14.Private Ateshgah & Yanardag Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $70

Explore Ateshgah Fire Temple and naturally burning Yanar Dag with a private English-speaking guide such as Tahir, Emin, or Ali. You get hotel pickup, a climate-controlled car, flexible timing, and an outside photo stop at the Heydar Aliyev Center. Budget separately for entry tickets, since they are not included.

“It was an amazing experience. Our guide Tahir was very friendly and welcoming and helped us throughout our stay at Baku and guided us very well. He knew the city very well and arranged entire day activities for us very smoothly, very much recommended.”

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15.Fire Temple and Fire Mountain Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $75

Travel from Baku to the Ateshgah Fire Temple and flame-filled Yanar Dag with a private driver and guide. You’ll have time for the temple’s religious stories, the natural gas fire on the hillside, and a photo stop at the Heydar Aliyev Center. Guides such as Tahir, Jamshed, Jamal, and Ell are praised for clear local insight.

“Great private tour with amazing knowledgeable and insightful tour Guide Ell. I highly recommend to do this tour.”

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