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Small-Group Gobustan and Mud Volcanoes Tour: Discover Petroglyphs and Volcanoes With Local Guide
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Qobustan
Embark on a 4-hour small-group tour to Gobustan and Mud Volcanoes in Azerbaijan. Discover ancient petroglyphs, explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site, and learn from a knowledgeable local guide.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Gobustan Rock Art - We will utilize a private car/private minibus (depending on the number of people joining the tour) to reach Gobustan National Reserve. At Gobustan Museum you will get a broad information from your tour guide and explore life of Gobustan’s ancient inhabitants through interactive screens and expositions.
After visiting Gobustan museum, you will advance to the mountain in order to see real rock paintings in the open air museum. The petroglyphs (stone carvings) located in Gobustan are as significant as Chauvet Caves, and were left untouched for milleniums until discovered in the 1930s. You will have a chance to witness those prehistoric engravings, including images of old inhabitants that seem to be dancing a tribal dance!
- Mud Volcanoes - Later on, the tour will proceed to the mud volcanoes area which is 20 mins away from Gobustan National Museum. Azerbaijan keeps the first place in the world for the number of mud volcanoes. About 300 mud volcanoes are to be found in Azerbaijan – at the shore, in the sea and on islands. During this trip you will get a great chance to see these rare and active volcanoes from very close distance. Some people swear by the mud’s medical benefits, so it might be worth to try it on your skin!
Important Note:
On wet seasons/rainy weather conditions, the Mud Volcanoes can be very muddy and impossible to reach by car. Therefore, in case of rainy weather/bad road conditions the trip to mud volcanoes will be substituted with a visit to Bibiheybat Mosque on the way back to the city center.
- Sahil Park - Your tour will end at Sahil Park, one of the central parks of Baku. We can also drop you off at your accommodation, if you prefer so.
What's Included
- 0.5 lt bottled water
- A free exclusive souvenir postcard
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Local friendly guide
- Entrance tickets
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information
Embark on a 4-hour exploration of Gobustan museum, ancient rock carvings, and mud volcanoes, under the guidance of a local guide. Gobustan National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, draws in crowds of tourists each year and is amongst Azerbaijan’s top attractions.
Your journey will be facilitated by a knowledgeable and native English-speaking guide. Immerse yourself in the history surrounding the petroglyphs found here, interact with the cold mud volcanoes, and gather valuable insights to enhance your Baku travel experience!
Location
Gobustan Rock Art
Gobustan Settlement - Garadagh District, 60 km South of Baku
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
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Paul
Jul 14, 2023
Good half day tour - Booked the small group, and it was only me, which was great as I could do it all at my pace.
The tour guide arif was a lovely guy and was able to answer my questions.
Overall, I enjoyed visiting both sites, each unique in their own way.
I would recommend this tour.
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840riadc
Jul 3, 2023
Baku Tour with Arif Seyidov - We had a fantastic trip visiting Gobustan and the mud volcanoes. Arif Seyidov was our tour guide and he did a splendid job sharing with us some history and other informative facts about Azerbaijan.
Arif was super friendly, helpful and quite knowledgeable. We really enjoyed our time and learned a lot!
Very highly recommended!
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Paul_e
Jan 6, 2023
Amazing archeological site - Amazing archeological site! Easy access to stroll amongst the boulders and a well put together museum display. Our guide was great.Very enjoyable experience.
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Verenaverena
Oct 11, 2022
Amazing! Even for solo travelling women - Very well organised, friendly, funny, respectful and lots of knowledge. I was a female solo traveller and felt very good and safe!
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Richard
May 26, 2022
A great half-day trip - It was really helpful for me to be picked up from my hotel in the Old City. Azay was my guide and he was so friendly and kind and totally informed on all aspects of the volcanoes and rock art. The mud volcanoes were reached by a quite exciting off-road route, the volcanoes themselves were small but interesting and almost unknown elsewhere. The rock art museum was very impressive and well set-out and the walking trail for the rock art was like another world, silent and brooding. Good stuff. Azay and the driver also took me to the Roman inscription nearby which I appreciated as I was keen to see it. When my iPad ran out of juice Azay took some photos and e-mailed them to me. Big thanks to Azay and all the guys involved, I would definitely recommend them and this trip to anyone staying in Baku.
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James
Jun 10, 2021
Fantastic! - Great trip, the tour guide Vusal was very informative and would reccomend to anyone visiting Baku. Enjoyed learning about the culture and history on the trip.
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Orhanb479
Jan 6, 2020
Fascinating, enlightening, and above all, fun! - I had a fantastic time, and my pal had an even better time, since he was so fascinated by it all, and I was glad to be in such enthusiastic company. Seymur did his best to accommodate us, gave us really good info, even outside of the tour, for our entire stay it Baku, it all had a friendly feel to it. Excellent guides, I felt really welcome, was sincerely an awesome experience, whether we spoke English or Turkish, it really made my visit to Azerbaijan worthwile
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Serenity_kp
Oct 25, 2019
Gobustan Petroglyphs & Mud Volcanoes - Very satisfactory half-day tour with Seymur and driver, who I had entirely to myself - it must have been a quiet day! Seymur was very knowledgeable with excellent English. First we visited the mud volcanoes (via a VERY bumpy road - great fun) and their constant burping and bubbling, then the petroglyphs museum & site which were most impressive. Well organised, friendly guide/driver. Dropped off back near Sahil metro station to continue exploring Baku.
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Frequentflier301822
Oct 24, 2019
Ultimate Gobustan National Park and Mud Volcanoes Tour - Had a brilliant tour with Seymur to the Mud Volcanoes and Unesco World Heritage site of Gobustan to see the Petroglyphs. Seymur was excellent and very informative and answered all our questions regarding this wonderful place of history. We were dropped back off at the hotel and thoroughly enjoyed our trip. We would definitely recommend the trip.
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Sarcastic_lock
Jun 21, 2022
Amazing experience with the mud volcanoes - Heydar was my tour guide and he did an amazing job at guiding me through the sights and explaining the history and the culture behind various exhibits and attractions. He was a good companion and was very relatable and he also described life in Azerbaijan. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in history and local geographical marvels.
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