Gobustan-Absheron Tour

Recommended by 98% of travelers

Baku, Azerbaijan

9 to 11 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Just outside the city center of Baku is the Gobustan-Absheron region, home to a number of historic and natural monuments. Embark on a small-group tour to discover a few of Azerbaijan’s most important landmarks including the bubbling mud volcanoes, the rock petroglyphs, the Temple of Fire, and the Yanar Dag burning hills. This tour is inclusive of a delicious lunch of the country’s national dishes and all entrance fees.

Take a small-group tour of Gobustan and Absheron from Baku
See mud volcanoes, petroglyphs, the Temple of Fire, and more
Dig into a delectable lunch of traditional Azerbaijani cuisine
This tour is capped at 18 travelers for a personalized experience

What's Included

Transport with air-condition
Professional English or Russian Guide services
Entrance fee - Gobustan National Museum & Open-Air Rock Art Museum – 15 AZN (If option is selected)
Entrance fee - Entrance fee - Mud Volcanoes Transportation (off-road vehicle transfer) – 15 AZN(If option is selected)
Entrance fee - Entrance fee - Ateshgah Fire Temple & Yanar Dag (Burning Mountain) – 25 AZN(If option is selected)

Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

1 Azərbaycan Prospekti, Bakı 1005, Azerbaijan
The meeting place is at Azerbaijan Avenue 1, located about 10 to 15 minutes' walk from the Old City and Nizami Street. It's also known as the KFC parking lot, and it's easy to find on the map. For those living nearby, just head up the stairs next to the KFC located on Nizami Street.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours

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Itinerary

World's First Oil Well

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mud Volcanoes

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Gobustan Rock Art

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Baku

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Ateshgah - Fire Temple

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Yanar Dag

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps

Most travelers can participate
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 18 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Amey_N

Totally worth the price with a delicious meal. Our guide was Nazpəri Həsənzadə (Naz). Naz is very knowledgeable about the places & history & provided useful insights & made the tour worthwhile & enjoyable.

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4.9

based on 168 reviews

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Totally worth the price...

Amey_N, Mar 2025

Easy and informative

Voyager827120, Sep 2019

Since these 4 attractions are the most popular ones in day trips from Baku, what makes an agency stand out from the others are the quality of the guides, the drivers, the organisation and their reliability. In these 4 aspects, Azerbaijan Travel (the agency) and Mishfig aka Michael (the guide), excelled. The most reassuring part was their contactability by WhatsApp, and their call to my hotel to confirm pick up timing. Michael was also helpful to other lost tourists trying to find their van. The group size of 18 was quite ok; and the guide made sure everyone kept together. The sights were marvellous of course and I especially enjoyed rocking around in those prehistoric Ladas in the unique landscapes at the Qobustan mud volcanoes.

Awesome!

mia11449289, Sep 2019

Great experiences often are hand-crafted! Nazef is a terrific guide - very knowledgeable, able to unfold pictures of the historic past and bring in connections across times to current. He was able to customize the content and accommodate the preferences of our group - thank you for the great tour, Nazef!

Terrible, rude guide ruined this.

Cheeseman23, Sep 2019

The attractions on this tour are by no means world class, but had potential to be interesting. However the guide we had was awful. Barking orders, telling us to hurry up all the time then boring the life out of you with his monotone drawl. By the end I felt like a naughty school child who'd upset the teacher, rather than a paying grown adult. Shame.

Nice and informative

Vered_N, Sep 2019

Tour was very well arranged. Guide was nice and provided good information. Locations are not far. Had a nice surprise when old 4wheel cars took us to the mud volcano.

Good experiences

MASATO_K, Aug 2019

I was very satisfied with this one day tour. I could see Mud Volcano, Gobustan Rock art etc. But it was sad for lunch. The service was pretty slow.

Wonderful Experience❤️

Azel_C, Aug 2019

Emir was beyond informative and very helpful... Overall an amazing experience for us especially as a first timer in Baku. A must tour👍

Great Tour at reasonable price

Sumit K, Jul 2019

This was a fun day trip which includes the main tourist spots of Baku. A set menu lunch was also provided in a restaurant in old town. For this price, it was a great deal. We were the first to be picked up from the hotel and had to spend a bit of time in the bus picking up other guests. Some were prompt and some made us wait. In any case the bus had good enough A/C and we had to chance to look around town on the move. Mr.Emir the tour guide was very friendly and spoke good English. He explained the background of each stop on the tour patiently to all. Well organised and efficient, I would recommend this tour for its value for money and the number of attractions is covers compared to other operators. Pro tip: Carry plenty of water with you. There is stop at a grocery store before the mud volcano visit where you can buy also cold water at normal price

A fantastic day in Azerbaijan

Andrew B, May 2019

This was a great day trip! We were picked up exactly on time at our hotel by our guide and driver. The tour was supposed to be up to 14 people but we were the only people so it ended up being a private tour! thank you for still running the tour and that is a credit to the tour operator not to cancel it. Our guide was fantastic and extremely knowledgeable with perfect English. We covered everything on the itinerary at a relaxing pace and now have great memories about the natural wonders and history of this great nation. The lunch was wonderful - the lamb was mouth watering to the extent that we visited the restaurant again! Hotel drop off at the end finished a great day. Thank you for this experience!!

Ottima organizzazione

danilo_g, Sep 2019

Incontro davanti double gate, facilmente raggiungibile e rintracciabile da un turista. Mezzi soddisfacenti. Ottima guida. Puntualità. 100% in linea con quanto indicato nella presentazione in line. Lo raccomando