Gobustan and Absheron trip (Group or Private)
Gobustan and Absheron tour is starting from pick up guest from accommodation. This 8 hour tour to Gobustan is especially designed for guests who are interested in Stone Age period of humanity, UNESCO’s World Heritage and history, also visitors will have chance to see a group of Mud Volcanoes and Witness eruptions of mud volcanoes. Tour will continue to Absheron Peninsula including Burning Mountain, Fire Temple State historical and cultural Natural Reservation to see the symbol of Azerbaijan (Land of Fire). And on the way you can see one of the oldest mosques of Baku – Bibi Heybet Mosque.
Options
Group (without lunch&tickets)
Pickup included
What's included in Gobustan and Absheron trip (Group or Private)
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Gosha Gala Tower
You'll get picked up.
Mud Volcanoes
Depends on the weather. Azerbaijan is known in the first place for mud volcanoes in the world. These volcanoes spread through Azerbaijan and local people call them “Yanardagh” (burning mountain), “gaynacha” (boiling water) and “bozdag” (grey mountain) alongside its geographical name - mud volcanoes. 350 out of the 800 mud volcanoes known in the World are located in Azerbaijan. Most of them are situated in the Gobustan region. Some of the volcanoes are considered natural monuments and natural national resources of Azerbaijan.We are going there with special taxi because of road conditions which fee is included to the tour. During this trip, you will get a great chance to see these amazing active volcanoes from a very close distance.We will provide the extra another car to Soviet SUV Lada to go to volcanoes.
Gobustan Rock Art
During the tour you will have a chance to visit the Gobustan local indoor and open-air museum and see the unique exhibits that have reached us through the millennium of history. Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape covers an outstanding collection of more than 6,000 rock engravings bearing testimony to 40,000 years of rock art. The site also features the remains of inhabited caves, settlements and burials, all reflecting an intensive human use by the inhabitants of the area during the wet period that followed the last Ice Age, from the Upper Paleolithic to the Middle Ages. Gobustan has outstanding universal value for the quality and density of its rock art engravings, for the substantial evidence the collection of rock art images presents for hunting, fauna, flora and lifestyles in pre-historic times and for the cultural continuity between prehistoric and mediaeval times that the site reflects.
Inclusions
- Professional Tour guide service – English, Russian
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Any other expenses
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Lunch
- All Fees and Taxes
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 60 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
The tour starts at 8:30 am in front of the Double Gates of Old City Baku (Gosha Gala Gapisi). We are also picking up the guests from the Hotel or accommodation in Baku. We'll send You the pickup (meeting) time one day before the tour date via WhatsApp or email. Usually, the pickup from your accommodation is around 30 minutes before the departure.
