A Stress-Free Azerbaijan Beach Holiday

Welcome to Azerbaijan. Upon arrival at the airport, you will be greeted by our local representative who will transfer you to the city hotel. Relax and unwind so you can discover Azerbaijan truly energized.

You have the day free to spend exploring and discovering the sights and sounds of Azerbaijan that are of interest to you. For beach lovers, we highly recommend visiting the Bilgah beach- one of the best attractions right next to the Caspian Sea with free public access.

At 10 a.m. today we start exploring all the outskirts and sights of Absheron peninsula; you'll be transferred to the temple of fire worshipers - Atashgah (30 km far from Azerbaijan).

Azerbaijan is one of the few places on the earth where even today one can observe elements of preserved fire cult and the ancient Zoroastrianism religion. For example, Atashgah that is known for such unique phenomenon as burning natural gas outlets (underground gas, coming onto surface, contacts oxygen and lights up). The temple in its present state was constructed in the 17th-18th centuries by the Azerbaijan-based Hindu community related to Sikhs.

Our next point is Gala Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Complex. This open-air museum was created on the site of archaeological excavations where there are still survived ruins of five thousand years old history. During the excursions you will be acquainted with ancient dwellings, burial mounds, tombs, water storages, the ruins of an ancient castle etc.

The final destination of today's excursion is Azerbaijani exotic Yanardag ("burning hill"). And this is real a burning hill - not metaphorically, but literally. Meter-long tongues of fire cover the stratified earth approximately for 10 metres in width.

At 4 p.m., you will be driven to the hotel or dropped at the city center.

Entrance fee to Ateshgah Fire Temple, Gala Museum, Yanardag Burning Hill and English-speaking guide.

Check out from hotel and get transferred to the airport for your journey back home.