3-day Baku tour: Old City, Gobustan, fire temples

Ancient rock carvings, burning mountainside, and a medieval tower in three days

A 3-day group tour of Baku covers the Old City, Gobustan National Park's 40,000-year-old cave paintings, mud volcanoes, Ateshgah Fire Temple, and Yanar Dag burning mountain, with airport transfers, a guide, entrance fees and two lunches plus one dinner included. Hotel accommodation is optional. You choose whether to add it at checkout.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1: Arrival and Baku Lights night tour

• Transfer from airport to hotel
• Pickup from hotel to Old City Baku
• Tour Old City Baku
• Return to hotel
• Pickup from hotel for night tour
• Visit National Gymnastic Arena
• Visit Baku Olympic Stadium
• Visit Heydar Aliyev Center
• Walk National Boulevard Baku
• Stop at Mini Venice Baku
• Visit National Flag Square
• Visit Baku Crystall Hall
• Ride Baku Eye
• Visit Baku Highland Park
• Visit Alley of Martyrs
• View Flame Tower from Highland Park
• Return to hotel

Day 2: Baku day trip with entrance fees

• Pickup from hotel to Double Gates Old City
• Visit Maiden Tower Baku
• Pass National Boulevard Baku
• Pass Azneft Square
• Pass National Flag Square
• Pass Bibi Heybat Mosque
• Visit Mud Volcanoes
• Explore Gobustan National Park
• Pass Park Bulvar Mall
• Pass SOCAR Tower
• Visit Ateshgah Fire Temple
• Visit Yanardag Burning Mountain
• Visit Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center

Day 3: Departure and airport transfer

• Check out from hotel
• Transfer to airport
• Departure

The experience

The tour opens with a night drive through Baku's lit landmarks (the Heydar Aliyev Center, Flame Towers, Baku Boulevard and the Ferris Wheel) before returning you to your hotel. The next morning, pickup happens at 9:30 am for the main day trip heading south toward Gobustan. You'll pass the Bibi-Heybat Mosque on the way out, then spend time at Gobustan National Park exploring cave paintings that reach back 40,000 years, followed by the mud volcanoes: conical mounds that erupt with thick, cold grey mud. The itinerary then moves to Ateshgah, a castle-like Zoroastrian fire temple built on Persian and Indian inscriptions, and finishes at Yanar Dag, where natural gas burns continuously on the mountainside.

All entrance fees are covered, and the guide speaks English, Russian or Turkish depending on your group. Two lunches and one dinner are included across the three days. You arrange your own hotel, and the operator handles airport pickups and drop-offs both ways. The vehicle is air-conditioned, and the pace suits all fitness levels.

Day three is a transfer to the airport for your departure.

What’s included

• Airport transfers both directions.
• hotel pickups and drop-offs.
• air-conditioned vehicle throughout.
• entrance fees to Maiden Tower, Gobustan National Park, Ateshgah Fire Temple and Yanar Dag.
• two lunches and one dinner.
• live guide in English, Russian or Turkish.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

Book up to2h before

AgesAdult (6 and older) · Under 6: can't be booked

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish, Russian and Turkish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 12 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Old City Tours LLC

Is this one for you?The pace runs two full days of sightseeing with an evening tour on arrival, so you're moving between sites most of the time. Book this if you want to pack Baku's highlights into a short stay and don't mind an early pickup on Day 2.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Russian and Turkish.

What exactly is Gobustan National Park and why is it on this tour?

Gobustan is a UNESCO-listed cultural landscape holding cave paintings and rock carvings dating back up to 40,000 years. The site documents the history of human settlement in the region and is one of the must-see attractions included in the tour's itinerary.

Does the Maiden Tower and Baku Old City get a full tour, or just a drive-by?

The Old City gets a dedicated tour on the first evening as part of the Baku Lights night tour. The Maiden Tower, a medieval structure in the Old City, is visited during Day 2 before the drive south to Gobustan.

What is Yanar Dag and how does it work?

Yanar Dag, or Burning Mountain, is a natural phenomenon where gas escapes from the hillside and burns continuously, creating an eternal flame effect. It's the final stop on Day 2 and is included in the tour's entrance fees.

Are meals provided, and what about dietary needs?

Two lunches and one dinner are included in the tour price. Specific dietary accommodations are not detailed in the tour description, so contact the operator directly if you have restrictions.

What time does the tour start and end each day?

Day 1 begins with an airport transfer and evening Baku Lights tour starting at 9 pm. Day 2 starts at 9:30 am with hotel pickup for the Gobustan day trip. Day 3 is a morning transfer to the airport for departure.