DAY 3: LAND OF FIRE TOUR
Breakfast in Hotel. Drive to FIRE WORSHIPPERS’ TEMPLE - The most famous fire temple is the well-preserved temple Ateshgah ("the Fire Place") in Surakhany, The temple was built over a pocket of natural gas that fuelled a vent providing an 'eternal' fire. (Entrance included)
Trip to "FIRE MOUNTAIN "-"Yanardag" - a mountain on Absheron peninsula, 25 km from north of Baku. Literally, word "Yanardag" means "Blazing mountain". Blazing bodies of flame dance on stones and floor. Yanardag is a natural gas fire which blazes continuously on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula on the Caspian Sea near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, which itself is known as the "land of fire." Heydar Aliyev Center - a 57, 500 m2 building complex in Baku, Azerbaijan designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid and noted for its distinctive architecture and flowing, curved style that eschews sharp angles. The center is named after Heydar Aliyev, the first secretary of Soviet Azerbaijan from 1969 to 1982, and president of Azerbaijan Republic from October 1993 to October 2003. (Photoshoot outside) Genclik Mall: - located 10 minutes distance from the city center by taxi.Genclik mall is the biggest Mall in Baku and contains over 80 stores, big bowling halls, the biggest movie halls, 3D cinema, a Playground for children, Bravo supermarket, VIP restaurants, food courts.