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Gobustan Group Tour: Journey Back in Time with Soviet Cars and Mud Volcanoes
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13 Ratings
Bakı
Gobustan and Mud Volcanoes tour will take you to the distant past of Azerbaijan. Here you will learn how the history was born and who were the first inhabitants in this region.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Gobustan Rock Art - The Gobustan & Mud Volcanoes tour typically begins at 9:30 AM with guest pick-up from the meeting point (in front of Nizami metro station).
The interactive museum.
Here, you can explore numerous petroglyphs, the natural environment of Gobustan, its population, cultural evolution, and archaeological expeditions in the area. With touch screens and special 3D panoramas, the museum offers a glimpse into life 5,000-20,000 years ago. The museum’s rooms house a diverse array of historical exhibits dating from approximately the 4th to 2nd millennium BC.
The open-air museum.
Next, our guide will lead you to the Gobustan rocks, where you can witness over 6,000 rock drawings and caves firsthand. Petroglyphs from various eras, discovered by scientists in the 1930s, provide insights into ancient people’s worldviews, customs, and traditions.
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Mud Volcanoes - Mud Volcanoes.
Mud volcanoes emerged in the present-day Azerbaijan Republic 25 million years ago. Azerbaijan currently holds the world record for the number of mud volcanoes, with 350 out of the world’s 800 located in the country. The eruptions provide raw materials for the chemical and construction industries, as well as pharmacology. Additionally, volcanic clay and mud are now used to treat nervous system, skin, and rheumatic diseases.
Our guide will take you to active mud volcanoes, where you can climb and closely observe the craters.
At the end of the tour, you will be dropped off at the city center (Fountain Square).
What's Included
- Accredited tour guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Ticket fee (USD 15)
Location
Nizami st.
Cəfər Cabbarlı küçəsi
Right in front of Nizami metro station.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(13 Ratings)
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Lalalalalucie
Aug 22, 2023
Excellent - Valeh was an excellent guide. Very friendly and knowledgeable! We really enjoyed our tour. :-) It was not too long and not too short and very informative.
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Valmaritaly
Jul 5, 2023
Very comprehensive tour - Very friendly and expert guide, we really got a professional and comprehensive tour, with all most important information and beyond. Great experience!
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938leonv
May 11, 2023
Rocks, paintings and mud volcanoes with a nice guide 😉 - Fun tour with nice guide Valeh!
The rocks, the petroglyphs, the mud volcanoes are amazing, just go
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505anastasiad
Dec 7, 2019
Professionalism. Guidance. Support. - Guys, first of all, I'd like to thank you for the great tour. Everything was well-organized, all necessary information was provided. The guide that you work with is a knowledgeable young lady who told us lots of curious things about Gobustan, ancient drawings and mud volcanos.
And I also want to add that I'm eternally grateful for your help. When I lost my keys and popped up your your office, you did everything possible to ease my misery:))
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581matep
Oct 28, 2019
Spectecular site and professional guidance - We paid for a group tour however it turned out to be a privite tour for us as noone else showed up. Mahzar was a perfect guide, kind, educated and seemed to enjoy his job. Everything was very flexibleand according to our needs.
Thanks for the experience!
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Severine
Oct 21, 2019
not to be missed - Very interesting visit; the guide was young but very professional. She was very flexible and nice. The Gobustan park and museum are really great to see. The volcanoes are interesting but not easy to find by yourself (better to do it in a tour) I would suggest the tour offer also a tour in Ramana castle as this is really between Astashgah temple and Yanar dag
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Dickclark5
Sep 25, 2019
Easy & cost effective way to see main sights of interest around Baku - Friendly English speaking staff in office were not fazed when I turned up a day later than I booked & quickly (at no cost) booked my party in for the next day. Jaiel was an informative guide who patiently answered all our questions not only about what we saw on the tour, but on life in Azerbaijan in general. A full & interesting day which exceeded my expectations.
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Jookoskookos
Sep 23, 2019
Great tour to the must see attractions in Baku - I did the half day tour with BagBaku to mud volcanoes and petroglyphs and it was as promised. Pick up was in front of Nizami metro station which is centrally located. Our beautiful and professional guide Jale was already there way before the pick up time and I think we managed to start the tour even before the starting time. We stepped into a clean comfortable MB Vito minivan and during the drive Jale explained the itinerary for the day. After 45min drive we arrived to the petroglyphs which turned out way more interesting than I had thought. Quick stop at a surprisingly interactive museum and then around noon we headed to mid volcanoes. Weird and interesting attractions as well although in smaller scale what I thought. After the volcanoes we drove back to Baku and got dropped off at Maiden Tower which was also convenient drop off location. This tour was what the itinerary promised nothing less nothing more but still I would recommend this to anyone willing to see those attractions.
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Emiliea682
Sep 20, 2019
Gobustan and mud volcanoes - Lady at the office took the time to answer all our questions, plus the Gobustan tour was very nice and interesting, with a very dynamic guide. Recommended!
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Monika123m
Sep 17, 2019
Gobustan / Mud volcanoes tour - we really enjoyed Gobustan / Mud volcanoes tour also thanks to our guide Valeh. He was very friendy, helpful gave us a lot of information and all tour was very well organized.we definitelly recommended it :)
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