Naftalan Bath

Naftalan, a city close to Ganja, is famous for oil baths. However you can also get an oil treatment in Baku, with imported Naftalan oil. It's like a small hospital and not very recreational. However it's great fun and positively strange to dip for 15 min into hot crude oil. Decide for yourself whether this is safe and healthy.

Getting there: close to Kempinski Hotel
Price: 20 manat for medical checkup, 20 manat for one oil bath

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