Private Tour

Gobustan,Mud Volcanoes & Absheron Peninsula full day tour

Overview

7 hours

Mobile ticket

Gobustan, Mud Volcanoes and Absheron tour is a one day trip and covers the major museums and historical places of the city. Below the places you will visit during the tour:

- Gobustan national museum & Gobustan Art Rock

- Mud volcanoes

- Fire temple

- Burning mountain

- The world's first industrially drilled oil Well

- Bibiheybat mosque

- Heydar Aliyev cultural center

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Tour on a private basis

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Comfortable car with English speaking driver

Food and drinks

Entrance fees to the museums (Mud Volcanoes, Gobustan, Fire Temple, Yanardag)

Other expenses

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Mud Volcanoes

Whenever we reach to Gobustan area, we lead to the Mud Volcanoes. Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan features a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape. Mud volcanoes are closely associated with hydrocarbon and petrochemical stores underground, hence the gas trying to escape to the surface. A few of these gas leaks are constantly on fire, shooting small perpetual flames into the air, and some believe that these perpetual flames are strongly connected to the appearance of the Zoroastrian religion in Azerbaijan some 2,000 years ago. Every 20 years or so, one of these mud/gas volcanoes will ignite deep below the surface and create a massive explosion. While generally not dangerous to people, as they are far outside of most city centers, it is believed that six shepherds and over 2,000 sheep were killed by a mud volcano in Bozdagh, Azerbaijan.

30 minutes • Admission Not Included

Gobustan Rock Art

After coming back from Mud Volcanoes, we go first to the Gobustan museum, and after spending some time there, we go to the Gobustan Rock Art (open-air museum). Gobustan State Reserve, located west of the settlement of Gobustan, about 40 miles southwest of the centre of Baku, was established in 1966 when the region was declared a national historical landmark of Azerbaijan in an attempt to preserve the ancient carvings, mud volcanoes, and gas-stones in the region. Gobustan State Reserve is very rich in archeological monuments, the reserve has more than 6,000 rock carvings, which depict primitive people, animals, battle-pieces, ritual dances, bullfights, boats with armed oarsmen, warriors with lances in their hands, camel caravans, pictures of sun and stars, on the average dating back to 5,000-20,000 years.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Not Included

Options

Full day Absheron-Gobustan tour

Pickup included

Reviews

4.94

31 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Excellent Azar (One of the best guides)
Pwashere,
Aug 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Absolutely brilliant service from the first chat with Gismat, it got even better when we met Azar who knows Baku extremely well and got us the best local food and the most amazing sights all across Baku. Thank you guys for making this an amazing trip for my family and myself.
Great experience and so much fun
Roberto A,
Mar 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was a great experience: everything was so interesting and it’s really something you can’t skip if you go to Azerbaijan. The tour was perfect and the driver was really kind. We had no issue throughout the whole day. I advise everyone to do it.
Overall Fantastic, Comfortable, Smooth, Perfect
M8641TXadriana,
Feb 4, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The tour was fantastic we enjoyed every bit of it! The car was perfect and comfortable and big big shoutout to Azar our guide/driver for the day who was absolutely fantastic. Was very knowledgeble with taking us to all the places and explaining the history. Was very patient with waiting for us and took us to one of the best doner kebab shops which was absolutely our favourite and we could never have found it if not for him. Highly reccommend requesting for Azar if you're doing this tour and choosing this tour operator. Everything was seamless and smooth and got quick replies and even some general advice from Azad as well which we appreciated with the helpful & quick responses. Unfourtunately we coudn't see the mud volcanos due to it being closed on the day but it gives us a reason to come back and choose Best Baku Tours again.
Great service
MahalakshmiS27,
Sep 21, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
excellent services, ease of booking the tour, friendly n courteous driver along with a well maintained car. would definitely take their services if im back...
Awesome
joicej603,
Oct 3, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Amazing, the tour was well organized personalized to your liking. I was on a babymoon on my early third trimester, Azar recommended activities that are suitable for me. Thank you Best baku tours!
Excellent day exploring with fantastic guide
U1749XYlauram,
Feb 9, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our private full day tour with Parvin was absolutely brilliant for me and my parents! Parvin was the best guide, very knowledgeable, a great driver, always willing to help, and good company for a day out exploring. The sites are very interesting. I had been to Ateshgah without a guide before but going with Parvin made it a much better experience - he really bought it to life. Thank you for such a great, unforgettable trip!
Unique historical and nature trip
techpenblot,
Dec 3, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great trip! Our family loved going to Qobustan, seeing and learning the thousand years old Petroglyphs. The drive to the Mud Volcanoes was an amazing experience! It was really cool seeing the Mud Volcanoes almost up close while they were bubbling. We enjoyed our trip with our guide Emin and definitely would recommend him to others visiting Baku.
Worth Paying Tour
malikmakki,
Nov 30, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was bayond expectation.Best tour with full of entertainment.Best Guide we had.Mr.Zikerrya , who knows full history , have good grip on English and very respectful and friendly with kids. If I visit again , I will definitely book this company tour and same guide. Highly recommended …
Amazing tour guide
leaveri ag2020,
Oct 19, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Kamran is an excellent tour guide/driver! He is always on time and exceeds our expectations. He is always willing to help and always find a solution or an alternative to every problem.
In one word - PERFECT!
michaelahN3904AW,
Feb 28, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We spent a perfect day around Baku with Azar who was very well acquainted with history, stories and made the tour very pleasant. To reach the mud volcanos we had to switch cars and had a great Lada experience. There was nothing to reproach during the tour. We honestly recomend it!