Guided Gobustan, Mud Volcanoes & Absheron Tour

5 (25) 8h

Overview

Our tour covers must-see attractions like Mud Volcanoes, Gobustan National Park, Ateshgah Fire Temple and Yanardagh Burning Mountain in Absheron Peninsula. With these features, our Day Trip tour guarantees an unforgettable and enriching experience.

What's included

  • Bottled water
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Surcharges on fuel
  • Parking fees
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

What to expect

Private tour

  1. Gobustan is a fascinating State reserve, located about 40 miles ( 64 km) away from the centre of Baku. The place is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. You will visit here Gobustan 3D Interactive Museum and Gobustan Outdoor Museum ( petroglyphs)

    1h

  2. Azerbaijan has the most mud volcanoes of any country, spread broadly across the country. 350 of the 700 volcanoes of the world are in the Azerbaijani Republic.

    25 minAdmission included

  3. In 1846, under the supervision of state advisor V.N. Semyonov an engineer Alekseev drilled a 21 m deep well using a primitive percussion drilling mechanism, in Bibiheybət to explore for oil, with positive results. More than a decade later, on August 27, 1859, "Colonel" Edwin L. Drake struck oil on American soil for the first time.

    20 minAdmission included

  4. The Ateshgah of Baku, often called the "Fire Temple of Baku", is a castle-like religious temple in Surakhany town a suburb in Baku, Azerbaijan. Based on Persian and Indian inscriptions, the temple was used as a Hindu, Sikh, and Zoroastrian place of worship.

    1h

  5. Yanardagh  (Burning mountain) 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 (a country which itself is known as "the Land of Fire").

    30 min

Good to know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The rest of the time the travellers will be spend on the transportation to get places according to the itinerary and for break time in the middle of the tour as it is long tour day.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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