Tours and Tickets to Experience Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape (Gobustan National Park)

Discover Gobustan’s ancient petroglyphs, bubbling mud volcanoes, and the stunning Bibi Heybat Mosque. Trace Azerbaijan’s oil history at the world’s first oil well during this memorable half-day guided tour from Baku. The trip combines history, nature, and culture, all with the convenience of comfortable transport, including optional hotel pickup, and an expert guide by your side. Please note, entry to Gobustan National Park is not included and costs USD 6.

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.

Discover diverse attractions across the Absheron peninsula on this full-day tour from Baku, with round-trip transfer from your hotel ensuring easy access to several off-road sites. Get up close to mud volcanoes in the Gobustan National Park, explore the Bibi Heybat Mosque and Ateshgah Temple, and see the Yanar Dag flames first-hand. The small-group tour size ensures an intimate experience, with admission fees and lunch included for a hassle-free trip.

Discover Azerbaijan's rich history and natural wonders on this small-group tour. Visit the open-air museum of Gobustan to see ancient rock art then see the unique mud volcano eruptions. Learn about local religion when you visit Bibi-Heybat Mosque and discover the “World's First Oil Well.” Visit Ateshgah Fire Temple and Yanardag, where natural flames have burned for millennia, and conclude with a stop at the avant-garde Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center.

Explore with our professional guides unique rock carvings up to 20,000 years old, mineral-rich mud volcanoes originating from beneath the Earth's surface, a Zoroastrian temple built in the 17th and 18th centuries, and an eternal fire that has been burning for over a millennium.

Discover Azerbaijan’s wild side on an off-road safari to Gobustan and the Mud Volcanoes. Ride across dramatic, Mars-like landscapes in a 4x4, explore ancient rock carvings, witness bubbling mud volcanoes found nowhere else on Earth, and relax with a delicious local lunch. A perfect mix of adventure, nature, and culture in one unforgettable day.

Known for its rock carvings and mud volcanoes, Gobustan National Park is a must-see, but getting there isn’t easy, with public transport stopping short of the petroglyphs and the mud volcanoes situated off-road. Take the stress out of travel with a private excursion that includes museum entry, a tour of the petroglyphs and the mud volcanoes, and brief stop-offs at Bibi-Heybat Mosque and the Heydar Aliyev Center.

Embark on an unforgettable journey through Azerbaijan with our top-rated Gobustan Absheron tour. Perfect for history enthusiasts, nature lovers, and adventure seekers alike, this comprehensive tour offers a unique blend of ancient heritage, natural wonders, and cultural landmarks. Rated as one of the best experiences on Tripadvisor, this tour promises to leave you with lasting memories of Azerbaijan’s rich history and stunning landscapes.

Explore the Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape and the Absheron Peninsula on this full-day tour that begins with pickup from your hotel in Baku. Head to Gobustan to see 40,000-year-old rock carvings from the Stone Age and mud volcanoes. Then, head to Absheron to learn why Azerbaijan is called the “Land of Fire,” and see where Zoroastrianism began.

Step back in time and discover Azerbaijan’s rich history when you take this small-group tour to Gobustan and Absheron. See hundreds of erupting mud volcanoes and the traditional rock art of Gobustan. Then, head to the Absheron region where you explore the Ateshgah Fire Temple, to learn about Zoroastrianism, and the Yanardag burning mountain.

Discover all that Baku and its surroundings have to offer on this full-day tour. See the prehistoric petroglyphs at Gobustan National Park, learn about the mud volcanoes and their healing properties, visit the Zoroastrian fire temple of Ateshgah, explore the fire mountain of Yanardag, and admire the architecture of Baku's modern city center. A tour guide and transportation to all of the sights from your hotel are included.

The tour brings together all the most famous sights of Azerbaijan. This is a kind of city tour and a journey through time from the primitive caves of the stone period to the perfection of modern architecture - the Heydar Aliyev Center, which was recognized as the most beautiful building in the world in 2014.

Personalized Exploration: Immerse yourself in the magic of small-group travel, ensuring a tailored and engaging experience at every captivating site. Comfortable Travel: Cruise in comfort with our cozy vehicles, offering a seamless journey from one enchanting destination to another. Informative and Fun: Our tours go beyond facts, infusing each stop with fascinating stories and anecdotes, creating an engaging and enjoyable exploration. Diverse Wonders: From the unearthly landscapes of mud volcanoes to the ancient tales etched in rock art, our tour presents a rich tapestry of Azerbaijan's natural and cultural treasures. Entrance Tickets Included: Relax and enjoy—entrance tickets are on us, ensuring a hassle-free and enjoyable adventure from start to finish. Choose our Gobustan Absheron Group Tour for a day filled with discovery, comfort, and memorable moments that linger long after the journey ends!

Discover diverse attractions across the Absheron peninsula on this full-day tour from Baku, with round-trip transfer from your hotel ensuring easy access to several off-road sites. Get up close to mud volcanoes in the Gobustan National Park, explore the Bibi Heybat Mosque and Ateshgah Temple, and see the Yanar Dag flames first-hand. The small-group tour size ensures an intimate experience, with admission fees and lunch included for a hassle-free trip.

Spend the day exploring the ancient history and geology of Azerbaijan. Travel with your personal guide in a 4x4 vehicle to see the gurgling clay rise and bubble up from the mud volcanoes. Next, witness Stone Age history when you visit the ancient petroglyphs etched on the rock walls of the mountains at the Gobustan Outdoor Museum and Kichik Dash before returning to Baku.  

Full-Day Gobustan and Absheron tour is a one day trip and covers the major museums and historical places of the city. This 8 hours tour to Gobustan is specially 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. Over a thousand mud volcanoes are known to exist in the world and some 400 of those are in coastal are in Azerbaijan. After having lunch at Traditional Restaurant tour will continue to Absheron Peninsula including Burning Mountain, Fire Temple. Below the places you will visit during the tour: - Gobustan national museum & Gobustan Art Rock - Mud volcanoes - Fire temple - Burning mountain - Bibiheybat mosque - Heydar Aliyev cultural center

This tour of Bogustan and Absheron has the flexibility for you to choose if you’d like a private group, or to share this experience with a group. No matter which option, you’ll have transport provided for you from your hotel, lunch, your guide, and all your admission fees taken care of, so you won’t need to organize any of that. Just decide if you want a private or shared experience.

An opportunity to see up to 20.000 years old unique rock carvings, mud volcanos full of minerals from depths of earth, Zoroastrian temple that built 17-18 centuries and eternal fire never extinguish flaming over 10.000 years,also will have a chance take picture and have information about Haydar Aliyev center which one of the main modern design bulding in the World.

This half-day Gobustan tour reveals Azerbaijan’s ancient legacy through rock art, archaeological sites and stunning geological formations. Travelers visit a renowned museum featuring thousands of Stone Age engravings. The journey includes access to UNESCO-listed rock shelters that preserve prehistoric human activity. A visit to the world-famous Mud Volcanoes delivers a rare look at active natural formations. The program continues with Bibi-Heybat Mosque, a landmark of spiritual heritage. A final stop at a historic oil well highlights the region’s influential role in early petroleum history.

Get an up-close peek at Azerbaijan’s iconic mud volcanoes—plus other natural and historic attractions—on this full-day excursion. Other highlights include ancient rock art at the open-air Gobustan museum, a visit to a Zoroastrian fire temple and burning mountain.

Discover the best of Baku and its surroundings on this 3-day sightseeing tour that includes airport transfers. Join a small group and explore the main highlights of the Azerbaijani capital on day 1. The next day, head out of the city limits to visit several key locations including the Gobustan petroglyphs, the mud volcanoes, Yanardag burning mountain, and much more.

Escape the hustle and bustle of Baku for a few hours as you embark on a half-day tour of two of Azerbaijan’s most popular attractions. Your first stop is the Gobustan Rock Art Museum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which features petroglyphs that date back to 40,000 years ago. Then, climb aboard to see dozens of bubbling mud volcanoes before heading back to Baku.

The Gobustan-Absheron tour is one of the most popular sightseeing routes in Baku. Entirely historical, it nevertheless introduces the guests of the country to our culture, the peculiarities of the nature in the Absheron peninsula, as well as the adjacent Gobustan desert. The roads of the Gobustan and Absheron tour will lead you to the active craters of mud volcanoes, salt lakes of the semi-desert, the most extreme mountain of the Greater Caucasus, from the depths of which flames escape to the meditativeness of a truly unearthly landscape of rocky hills and the expanses of oil rig fields. The staff of Azerbaijan Travel International, with its inherent professionalism, provides tourists with generous information in stories about various historical epochs of Azerbaijan. From the Stone Age to modern history and the realities of the present, from Roman legionnaires to Hindu ascetics - events and personalities will become an unforgettable part of your new knowledge about Azerbaijan.