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Gobustan Rock Carvings: Ancient Art and Mud Volcanoes
4.1
12 Ratings
Bakı
Explore ancient rock carvings, mud volcanoes, and eternal flames on this immersive Baku tour. Discover Azerbaijan’s rich history and natural wonders.
Explore ancient rock carvings, mud volcanoes, and eternal flames on this immersive Baku tour. Discover Azerbaijan’s rich history and natural wonders.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Gobustan Rock Art - Begin your journey from your hotel in Baku and travel to Gobustan Settlement. Spend approximately an hour exploring the ancient rock carvings, some dating back over 20,000 years. As you stroll, immerse yourself in the area’s fascinating history.
- Mud Volcanoes - Proceed to the famous Mud Volcanoes of Gobustan. Discover why…
- Gobustan Rock Art - Begin your journey from your hotel in Baku and travel to Gobustan Settlement. Spend approximately an hour exploring the ancient rock carvings, some dating back over 20,000 years. As you stroll, immerse yourself in the area’s fascinating history.
- Mud Volcanoes - Proceed to the famous Mud Volcanoes of Gobustan. Discover why Azerbaijan boasts the highest number of mud volcanoes globally and spend around 45 minutes exploring this extraordinary site.
- Bibi-Heybat Mosque - Visit the Bibi-Heybat Mosque, a spiritual hub for Muslims in the region and a remarkable example of Islamic architecture in Azerbaijan.
- Baku - Enjoy a relaxed lunch for an hour (optional, additional fee).
- Ateshgah - Fire Temple - Explore Ateshgah, the Zoroastrian Fire Temple, spending an hour at this sacred site, admiring the eternal flame, and experiencing tranquility.
- Yanardag State Historical, Cultural and Natural Reserve - Then, visit the Yanardag State Historical, Cultural, and Natural Reserve in the village of Mammadli, spending 45 minutes exploring with your guide.
- Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center - End your tour with a 30-minute stop outside the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center. Discover the area’s rich cultural traditions before returning to your hotel in Baku.
What's Included
- English Speaking Guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- English Speaking Guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Gobustan entry ticket (10 AZN)
- Atesgah Fire Temple and Burning Mountain combo ticket (25 AZN) (If Option not Selected)
- Car to Mud Volcanoes (30 AZN) Mandatory Charge to be paid at the start of the tour
- Lunch
- Gobustan entry ticket (10 AZN)
- Atesgah Fire Temple and Burning Mountain combo ticket (25 AZN) (If Option not Selected)
- Car to Mud Volcanoes (30 AZN) Mandatory Charge to be paid at the start of the tour
Additional Information
Begin your tour with a pickup from your Baku hotel and head to Gobustan Settlement to explore ancient rock carvings, some over 20,000 years old. Next, visit the Mud Volcanoes of Gobustan for 45 minutes to learn why Azerbaijan has the most mud volcanoes in the world. Then, spend 15 minutes at the Bibi-Heybat Mosque, a key Islamic monument. Continue to…
Begin your tour with a pickup from your Baku hotel and head to Gobustan Settlement to explore ancient rock carvings, some over 20,000 years old. Next, visit the Mud Volcanoes of Gobustan for 45 minutes to learn why Azerbaijan has the most mud volcanoes in the world. Then, spend 15 minutes at the Bibi-Heybat Mosque, a key Islamic monument. Continue to the site of the world’s first mechanically drilled oil well from 1846. Stop at Ateshgah Fire Temple for an hour to admire the eternal flame. Proceed to Yanardag Reserve and the village of Mammadli for 45 minutes of guided exploration. Conclude with a 30-minute stop outside the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center before returning to your hotel.
- Travel time is already included to the total tour duration.
- Approx. 6 Hours Drive time is included to the total tour duration.
Location
191 Tolstoy
Tolstoy
Our Guide will wait for you at this location. We will even whatsapp you a day prior incase of any changes. Please leave your whatsapp number or a local number for coordination.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.1
(12 Ratings)
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Anonymous
Dec 17, 2025
Excellent conducted tour ,mostly were solo but at the end it was like a family. - Well managed tour,It was like family tour,sufficient time was give at every spot , Vehicle was confortable,thanks driver for the safe driving.Thanks Razak and Russian translator guide.
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Todd_n
Oct 30, 2025
10/10, thanks - Our tour guide was absolutely fantastic, so knowledgeable, friendly, and very funny. The planned itinerary was perfect and we thoroughly enjoyed it
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Irfan
Oct 14, 2025
Baku: Gobustan, Mud Volcano, Fire Temple & Burning Mountain. - Baku: Gobustan, Mud Volcano, Fire Temple & Burning Mountain.
I messed up my phone number and missed my tour, but the management at Tranquil Tours was kind enough to reschedule my tour without any extra charges.
The 8 hours tour was awesome, our tour guide 'Rza' spoke perfect english and explained the history of various locations. The tour was well managed with good vehicles and complimentary water on board.
Highly recommended.
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Khaledap964xe
Mar 16, 2025
Gobustan Med volcano and Naar - Excellent guide good English
Knowledgeable helpful
Excellent sites
Great history
Wonderful natural phenomenon
Enjoyed it
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Lion_j
Dec 21, 2024
Great trip for limited time traveler - I stayed in Baku for two days. This trip offers me opportunity to view all the Baku must see in suburb areas including the fire temple mud volcano fire mountain the Qobuston and even the I love Baku signature.
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Nishant_p
Nov 13, 2024
Amazing service - Very good experience Mr Murad is amazing tour guide tell us everything take this tour must you will enjoy
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Noors196
Oct 5, 2024
Incredible Short Tour nearbby Baku - I recently had an incredible tour of Gobustan, the Mud Volcanoes, the Fire Temple, and Burning Mountain, guided by the knowledgeable Leyla. Her passion for the rich history and culture of each site brought the experience to life, especially at Gobustan and the Fire Temple, where she shared fascinating insights into its Zoroastrian significance. Really Loved the Mud Volcanoes and we even took a bottle filled with it.
Its a must-do for anyone visiting Azerbaijan!
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Travel61587629926
Nov 29, 2024
Burn your money rather than book a trip with this company. - The guide: too talkative about all the unnecessary things in the world and had too little to say about the history and the spots. He was borderline disinterested in the group. We saw so many guides would actually go to each room in the Fire temple whereas our guide just read the first para from the wiki and then left us to explore it at our own. He actually gave me a headache. Plus my parents dont understand English so I translate the content for them in Hindi. I have taken tours in other countries where the guides out of respect give me like 10 seconds to translate but our guide didn't give a damn if my parents felt as the part of the group or not.
Food: we pre-paid for the food which was a biiiiiiiggg mistake. All we got was two pieces of chicken per person and some rice followed by a bitter coffee. It was by far the worst prepaid food experience I have had till now. And as usual the guide will leave you with the staff that doesn't understand English to enjoy their meal earned from the commission only the appear at the end just as formality.
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971filipl
Sep 23, 2025
SCAM Save your self trouble and DON’T BOOK!! - Save your self trouble and don’t book this tour the address is fake there isn’t any form on that address only empty alley waste of money and time it messed up my schedule now i can’t visit the place the whole trip. I asked people from other firms that worked literally 5 meters from where this firm was supposed to be and they’ve never heard of them. Attached photo is supposed to be where the firm is.
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Globetrotter89
May 5, 2025
Viator/Tripadvisor not delivering and not refunding... - Booked a trip in Baku to the mud pools and different attractions. Showed up 30 minutes before departure at 9:00. Could not find the company on my own. Despite I had Whatsapp, the operator never contacted me. After filling a request for a refund, I received a message by email that they would investigate. The operator and I had a conversation over WhatsApp (You can get a transcript if you want to), where he admitted he had not done enough and tried booking me for other trips, but I did not have time for this. Viator never returned with status (Although it was promised within a week in the email). You can not respond to the email. If trying to contact the company on the webpage viator.com
the popup form does not support entering text and without text you can not send the form. Conclusion: You can not contact the company! And after a month still no refund. I suppose non-delivery of the tour and no way to contact the company is a one-star experience, maybe zero stars should also be an option....
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