Gobustan and Mud Volcano Tour

Overview of the tour in Baku

Gobustan geographical region is situated in the west-south of Baku. The meaning of the word «Gobustan» is derived from two words «gobu» – «ravine» and «stan»- «place», i.e. ravine area. The word «gobu» is also of Turkic origin and means «a dried up river valley».

The tour will start off at Gobustan Museum where you will see ancient human bones, and work tools used back to a thousand years ago during the Mesolithic period. Then, you will advance to the mountain in order to see real rock paintings in the open-air museum. Later on, the tour will continue to the Mud Volcano which is not far 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 amazing active volcanoes from a very close distance. Your tour will end in the same location where it started.

On arrival

Tour departs from Sahil metro station exit. Your guide will have a badge with his/her name and Baku Tours logo on it.

Things to note

Tour includes:
• Local English speaking tour guide
• Entrance to historical buildings
• Transportation to the museum, national Gobustan park and mud volcanoes and back to the starting point
• 0.5 lt bottled water

Important Notice: Because of autumn and winter seasons, the Mud Volcanoes can be very muddy and impossible to reach by car. Therefore, in case of rainy weather/bad road conditions the tour will cover only Gobustan museum and petroglyphs and the tour will cost only 55 euro per person.

Free Cancellation

Free Cancellation up to 24 hours before the activity starts. Late cancellation or your non-arrival is not refundable.