Azerbaijan · UNESCO Heritage Sites

8-Hour Gobustan and Baku Heritage Tour with Mud Volcanoes

8 Hours Round trip from Baku Easy pace

Rock Engravings At Gobustan National Park

One Of The Rooms Of The Caravansary At Ateshgah Fire Temple

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 See 12,000-year-old rock engravings at the Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
02 Drive off-road to witness Gobustan's perplexing mud volcanoes
03 Visit the castle-like Ateshgah Fire Temple in Surakhani
04 Explore Ramana Castle, Qala Museum Complex, and Mardakan Castle

Gift yourself the amazing experience of visiting 12,000-year-old rock engravings at the Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape, located west of the settlement of Gobustan, about 40 miles southwest of the centre of Baku in Azerbaijan. Bathe in the mud volcanoes and visit the ancient temples and castles of Baku during this short tour.

Try bathing in these mud volcanoes, as they have been considered to have medicinal values.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Baku, Gobustan National Park, Qabala

Languages Russian

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Gobustan Rock Art, Mud Volcanoes, and Baku Heritage

Pick up from the hotel and proceed to the Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape to see the ancient Gobustan Museum and petroglyphs.
Drive off-road to see perplexing mud volcanoes.
Try bathing in these mud volcanoes, as they have been considered to have medicinal values.
Continue driving along the long coastal road.
Watch out for the deep water jackets factory, shipyard, dry docks, and onshore oilfields.
Explore the 12th-century Ramana Castle, which was once used as a temporary shelter and for passive defence.
Visit the Ateshgah Fire Temple, a castle-like religious temple in Surakhani town, a suburb of Baku.
Explore the Qala Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Complex and witness the beauty of Mardakan Castle.

Return to the hotel.