26 September 2026
Baku and the Fire Temples: A Travel Guide to Azerbaijan
A travel guide to Baku's old city, the Ateshgah fire temple and Yanar Dag's burning hillside, with practical notes for planning a trip to Azerbaijan.
Iran · Turkey · The Caucasus · MENA
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The Tours Gate
Every itinerary below is a starting point. Tell us your dates, pace and obsessions — we redraw it around you.
Saudi Arabia · 7 days
Seven days through opening-up Arabia — Riyadh's new energy, Diriyah's mud-brick citadel, Jeddah's coral old town and the Nabataean tombs of Hegra.
From €2,890 →
Turkey · 8 days
Eight days from Istanbul's rooftops to Cappadocia's dawn balloons and the vineyard coast of the Aegean — run end-to-end by our own Turkish team.
From €1,980 →
Georgia · 9 days
Nine days from Yerevan's brandy cellars over the border to Tbilisi's balconies and the wine country of Kakheti — two nations, one mountain range, delivered by our partner DMCs.
From €1,750 →
Uzbekistan · 8 days
Eight days along the Silk Road's greatest hits — Khiva's walled old town, Bukhara's trading domes and the Registan by evening light, linked by a desert crossing and high-speed rail.
From €1,590 →
Egypt · 10 days
Ten days from the pyramids to Aswan, with five nights under sail on a private dahabiya — the slow, silent way the Nile was meant to be travelled.
From €3,150 →
Iran · 7 days
The three great cities in five-star and heritage suites — private guide, CIP airport service throughout, and a night at Isfahan's storied Abbasi Hotel.
From €2,450 →
26 September 2026
A travel guide to Baku's old city, the Ateshgah fire temple and Yanar Dag's burning hillside, with practical notes for planning a trip to Azerbaijan.
26 September 2026
A practical guide to visiting Turkmenistan's Darvaza gas crater in the Karakum desert — access, timing, camping and what the site involves.
26 September 2026
What a yurt camp stay in Kyrgyzstan actually involves — regions, season, comfort levels and how to book one with Explore Orient.
The Venue Atlas
Palaces, museums and desert camps across nineteen countries — honest capacities by setup. Open the atlas →
Iran · Hotel ballroom
Up to 2,700 guests →
Turkey · Palace
Up to 2,000 guests →
Saudi Arabia · Cultural venue
Up to 600 guests →
United Arab Emirates · Palace
Up to 2,400 guests →
Jordan · Heritage site
Up to 400 guests →
Egypt · Cultural venue
Up to 1,000 guests →
Qatar · Cultural venue
Up to 700 guests →
United Arab Emirates · Cultural venue
Up to 600 guests →
Iran · Heritage site
Up to 500 guests →
The Caravan Letter
No noise. One considered letter on where to go in the Orient and when, written by the people who plan these journeys.