Gobustan & Mud Volcanoes tour is a half-day tour designed for tourists and visitors who are interested in the Stone Age period of humanity, Unesco’s World Heritage and history, also tourists will have a chance to see a group of mud volcanoes, Bibiheybat mosque, and the world’s 1st industrially drilled oil well. The tour lasts 4-5 hours and is run on the 1st part of the day. On the way to Bibiheybat guests will have a chance to see the world's first industrial oil well. The First Stop of the tour will be Bibiheybat mosque which includes the tomb of Ukeyma Khanum (a descendant of The Islamic Prophet Muhammad), and today is the spiritual centre for the Muslims of the region and one of the major monuments of Islamic architecture in Azerbaijan. The journey continues to the Gobustan Museum of Petroglyphs, an indoor and outdoor museum located approximately 70 kilometres from Baku. Whenever we reach to Gobustan area, will lead to the Mud Volcanoes. Home to the world's greatest concentration of mud volcanoes, the landscape around Baku might be described as messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive. The country is thought to have nearly 400 mud volcanoes and while they never grow to the size of a normal volcano, topping out at around 10 kilometres in diameter and 700 metres in height (among the largest mud volcanoes in the world are Boyuk Kanizadag and Toraghai, both in Azerbaijan), they do occasionally get the chance to show off.

We will visit the area of the Greater Gobustan and Absheron Peninsula. Start with Gobustan National Park. Pay a visit to the Petroglyphs Museum and explore petroglyphs dating back to 10,000 BC. Continue to the mud volcanoes in Gobustan Reserve. Gobustan is home to almost half of the world’s mud volcanoes. Later drive to Ateshgah – a temple of fire worshippers located in Surakhany village. Zoroastrians traveled thousands of kilometers from India to Ateshgah to worship fire coming out of the earth. Continue to Yanardag Mountain, where natural gas has been burning for several thousands of years. Tour plan: - Setting out from the hotel at 9:00 AM with an airconditioned car - Visiting the Gobustan National Park - Driving to visit mud volcanoes. - Visiting the Ateshgah- a temple of fire worshipers - Lunch in the restaurant - Visiting the Yanardagh- burning mountain - Arriving at the hotel around 8:00 PM

Explore Azerbaijan's wonders on our Gobustan-Absheron Tour! See the Fire Temple, Yanardagh's Burning Mountain, and BibiHeybat's history. Admire the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre's stunning architecture. Then, discover Mud Volcanos and ancient rock carvings in Gobustan National Park. We'll drop you off at your place or a central spot when the adventure ends. Come and enjoy the best of Azerbaijan with us!

Travelling to the Past ? Its possible with this Half Day trip . Give a chance to the guide - and travel to centurys before , experience the original stones , masmarazing Mud volcanos . Explore the Gobustan with professional local guide . Smooth drive will take you to another century in hours . Prefessional Guide will give you all information with details about Gobustan . Entrance to Bibi Heybat Mosque, one of the richest temples in Islamic history. ( on the way - outside view )Visit the world's first industrially drilled oil well and take a photo at the location where the James Bond movie was shot . An exhibition of the shipping history of Azerbaijan on a real ship . This tour is real exprienced , tested by professional team - and its some of best half day tour options available here . Lets check together ....

Visit the Gobustan Museum of Petroglyphs, about 70 kilometers from Baku, to see prehistoric rock drawings, or petroglyphs. On this 5-hour tour you’ll see one of the largest collections in Gobustan, at the Baku State Reserve of History, Ethnography, and Arts. The most significant are the petroglyphs carved by primitive men on walls of caves and on rocks, reflecting the culture, economy, and world outlook of the ancient Azeri people. Continue to the Bibi-Heybat Mosque. The existing structure is a modern recreation of the mosque built in the 13th century and destroyed by the Bolsheviks in 1936. The mosque is today the spiritual center for the region’s Muslims.

Lets travel on time machine , just in one hour we will take you to centuries back . This half day trip will be some of best part of your Baku trip . Experience the original stones , masmarazing Mud volcanos . Explore the Gobustan with professional local guide . Prefessional Guide will give you all information with details about Gobustan . Entrance to Bibi Heybat Mosque outside view , one of the richest temples in Islamic history. Visit the world's first industrially drilled oil well and take a photo at the location where the James Bond movie was shot . Dont miss this experience with smiley and professional team , see you :)

If you have limited time at Baku totally prefered to take a trip to Gobustan . Rare view - orijinal , active volcanos will make you surprise . You can touch muds take a round trip to open air museum and perfectly desined 3D Bio Museum . Professional and certificated tour guide will give you fully information from past till nowadays . Mostly preferred to take this trip on morning hours so after lunch you will finish your trip so 2nd part of day you can take a chance for another trip or exploring the city center .

Get picked up from your hotel in Baku and head out for a day of exploration at Gobustan, an open-air museum featuring more than 6,000 rock paintings and petroglyphs. Visit an archaeological site first discovered in the 1930s that is still being excavated today.  When you arrive at Gobustan National Park you will understand why the place is named for the Azerbaijani word for narrows and ravines. Admire the craggy rock faces that recede into dramatic fissures. Learn how a prehistoric civilization thrived here, producing the thousands of rock paintings the area is known for as well as a number of ancient dwellings and more than 100,000 artifacts. See the difference between the oldest drawings dating back 20,000 years and the newest ones from the first century AD. Earlier imagines depict the hunt for mountain goats and ritual dancing with spears while images from the later period show battle scenes, collective labor, harvesting, and women by the hearth. Check out other significant images showing boats with oarsmen, which prove that the early occupants of the area were sailors. Locate the Latin inscription discovered at the foot of Mount Boyuk-dash, which testifies to the presence of Roman legions near Baku. Visit the park's 3D Bio Museum to immerse yourself in the history of this incredible site. Learn about other similar archaeological sites around the world and visit the 3D cinema for an immersive educational experience. Take your time wandering through the museum’s permanent exhibition, which includes 12 rooms displaying and highlighting the significance of the Gobustan petroglyphs. After you've steeped yourself in culture and traditions of prehistoric Gobustan, check out the numerous mud volcanoes in the park. With approximately 350 of the 800 existing mud volcanoes in the world, Azerbaijan takes first place as the site to see these unique geological formations. See the high concentration of active mud volcanoes in the Dashgil Group situated to the east of the Gobustan museum. Head back to Baku after a day of mind-blowing discovery.

Embark on a captivating journey through the Gobustan and Absheron regions of Azerbaijan with our exclusive Gobustan and Absheron Private Tour. Immerse yourself in the rich history, breathtaking landscapes, and cultural treasures of this fascinating area. The tour begins with a visit to the renowned Gobustan National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Marvel at the ancient rock art and petroglyphs that adorn the rocky outcrops, providing a unique glimpse into the lives and beliefs of our ancestors. Your knowledgeable guide will unravel the stories behind these intricate carvings, offering valuable insights into Azerbaijan's rich cultural heritage. Next, venture to the mesmerizing Mud Volcanoes, a natural wonder unique to this region. Witness the surreal landscape as mud eruptions create small volcanoes that constantly evolve, creating a truly unforgettable sight. Learn about the geological significance and ecological importance of these intriguing formations. Continuing the journey, explore the historical and religious site of Ateshgah Fire Temple. Discover the ancient fire-worshipping rituals of the Zoroastrian culture and marvel at the temple's distinctive architecture. Your guide will share intriguing tales and historical facts, immersing you in the spiritual and cultural significance of this site. Finally, the tour takes you to the beautiful Absheron Peninsula, known for its scenic beauty and historical landmarks. Enjoy panoramic views of the Caspian Sea and visit attractions such as Yanar Dag, the "Burning Mountain," where natural gas flames perpetually dance on the surface, creating a captivating spectacle. Throughout the tour, you will be accompanied by a professional guide who will share their extensive knowledge and ensure an enriching experience. Travel in comfort and style with our exceptional transportation, featuring air-conditioned vehicles and a skilled driver. Join us on this remarkable journey through Gobustan and Absheron, where history, nature, and culture converge in a truly immersive adventure. Discover the wonders of Azerbaijan, from ancient rock art to fiery natural phenomena, and create lasting memories on our Gobustan and Absheron Private Tour.

• 10 am Start your day as a Time Traveler with period that followed the last Ice Age, from the Upper Paleolithic to the Middle Ages. The site also features the remains of inhabited caves, settlements and burials, all reflecting an intensive human use by the inhabitants. • 11:45 am Discover the animal images and rock art. Welcome all success into your life with playing a music with Gaval Dash, which stands at the entrance to the park, is one of four musical stones found in the reserve. They were probably used as a percussion instrument. When this big, two-meter-long stone is struck with smaller rocks, it makes a hollow, ringing sound, resembling the sound of a tambourine, or "gaval" in Azerbaijani language. • 12: 15 Learn the rock-art as a sample of first kind of communications. It is suggested that at the time of the earliest rock drawings the climate was wetter with verdant vegetation in the area. in the rock drawings include bulls, goats, horses, deer, lions, wolves, birds, turtles, insects and more.  Piles of stones forming what looked like huge labyrinths appeared in some areas among the ‘sea of rocks.` • 12:35 Walk through the huge megaliths and stone platforms. Get a very special feelings with walking through huge megaliths, caves (Anazagha) and stone platforms. • 12:45 Listen to the local folklore. Those mythic elements, being the result of artistic thinking of the primary form of human society, reflect cosmos and chaos, i.e. mixture in world life, disorder, the creation of world life(order) of this irregularity, and the reflection of all this in human society. Cosmos in mythic world-outlook, i.e. rules accepted by most of the people, reflects the process of mutual understanding between the major rule of the society- family, life, man, and nature. • 13:00 Visit Interactive Museum. Travelling Through Time. This museum demonstrates the breadth of these changes. Beginning with the time of the dinosaurs and ending with Gobustan today. This lovely museum good for the children also. • 14:00 Explore The Natural Wonder - Mud volcanoes of Azerbaijan You get very special and unique experience. There are over 400 volcanoes in the country, and this is the largest number of volcanoes found in a single region. Dashgil Mud Volcano is located 2–2.5 km north of Alyaty railway station, which is situated 60 km southwest of Baku. The volcanic cone is a flat uplift elongated in east-west direction. Tectonically, it is confined to latitudinal faults extending along the western periclinal axis of the Dashgil structure. Dashgil is one of the active mud volcanoes in eastern Azerbaijan. It has erupted in 1882, 1902, 1908, 1926, and 1958. The area of volcanic breccia extends over 470 hectares, with an average thickness of 55 m. • 15:30 Return to Baku city. End of the tour.