Early bird 2026 & 2027 - Save up to $2,000 per person All tours and destinations on sale in 2026 & 2027 Explore Here
The Award-Winning Tour Specialist

Atashgah Zoroastrian Fire Temple

Celebrating 25 Years of tour excellence

Often called the "Fire Temple of Baku", Atashgarh Temple is a castle-like religious temple in the town of Surakhani, 30km from Baku in Azerbaijan. “Atash” is the Persian word for fire. Built as a monastery for Zoroastrian monks and Indian devotees to Shiva.

This unique castle-like temple was in ancient times very symbolic to the Zoroastrians, who worshipped fire, due to its eternal and undistinguishable flame. The eternal flame is the result of burning natural gas from the earth’s crust. While the temple has many small burning fires, it stopped burning in 19th century and is now lit by gas supplied from the nearby city.

There complex existed of large worshipping areas and rooms with statues and pictures depicting the way they lived. This temple was turned into a museum in 1975.

Request your free brochure delivered
to your door or view online instantly
Submit your questions or
call 1300 727 998 to speak with an expert
Stop by our Sydney office to discuss your journey in person
Join our expert-led online sessions to explore dream destinations

Atashgah Zoroastrian Fire Temple Tours

What better way to experience it than on a Wendy Wu tour?

OFFERS
Early bird 2026 & 2027
Save up to $2,000 per person All tours and destinations on sale in 2026 & 2027
2026/27 EARLY BIRD SALE
Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan
Display Map
Go Beyond Group Tour
Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan
24 days from $13,080pp
11 Reviews  
Includes international airfares
Baku (3N) - Galaba (1N) - Sheki (1N) - Telavi (1N)- Tbilisi (1N)- Dilijan (1N) - Goris (1N) - Yerevan (3N)- Gyumri (1N) - Akhaltsikhe (1N) - Kutaisi (1N) - Mestia (2N) - Kutaisi (1N)- Gudauri (2N) - Tbilisi (1N)
  • Flights
    International flights and current taxes
  • Physical Rating 4
    Extended walking. Physical activities on challenging terrain.
Tour Highlights:
  • Sample Georgian cuisine
  • Discover ancient caravanserais
  • Learn about the 1st Christian nation
  • Marvel at Mount Kazbegi
  • Taste the popular local wines
  • Explore an abandoned cave town
Subscribe Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest offers and receive $100pp off  your Wendy Wu tour.

Things To See Nearby

  • Mud Volcanoes of Qobustan

    Mud Volcanoes of Qobustan

    Startling otherworldly landscape of bubbling, spitting, and oozing grey mud volcanoes.

Azerbaijan Travel Blog

Read our latest articles or travel inspiration, exciting news about our destinations and all things Wendy Wu Tours

21
May

Explore the Temples of Angkor

11
Oct

A Temple With a Difference: Tiger's Nest Monastary

25
Jun

Japan's Temples and Shrines - A Brief Guide