Half Day Gobustan Rock Art and Mud Volcanoes Tour Gobustan Rock Art and Mud Volcanoes Tour
ID: GYG601601-1010710
Category:
Country: Azerbaijan
Duration:
05:00 hours
Description
This mystical tour enables travelers to see the most unique place in Azerbaijan like Mud volcanoes, petroglyphs, ancient sites, and other facilities which date back thousands of years.
After greeting at the meeting point or defined hotel, our accredited guide and driver will take you to the Gobustan Museum first and give you detailed information about the history of this historical place. The you leave Gobustan Museum towards Gobustan petroglyphs to see them alive.
Guests will head to Gobustan National Artistic and Historical Preserve, to see bubbling cold Mud Volcanoes by Soviet Car(s).
While returning Back to the City center, car will stop in Bibiheybat Mosque (one of the oldest and Historical building in Baku). Here the tourists will get detailed information about the history of the Mosque and the religion by our professional guide.
As a part of the tour, our last stop is the world's first-ever mechanically drilled oil well (World's First Oil Well) in 1846, located in the Bibi-Heybat settlement 10 kilometers west of Baku. The well produced the first gush of oil in 1847 and was just 21 meters deep at that time. Our guide will explain you about the history of the oil in industry in Azerbaijan and show you practical working system of the oil wells.
Tour activity is completed here and guests return back to the meeting point or their hotel.
Highlights
- Explore Gobustan open air rock museum and mud volcanoes
- Experience first inhabitants" wild nature and enjoy the stunning scenery
- Admire number of mud volcanoes those 300 mud volcanoes are to be found here
- See the World's first drilled Oil well and working process
- Learn the religious traditions in Azerbaijan since the ancient time till today
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
We can pick up the guests from the hotel or appoint 2 main meeting points and take the guests from Qosha Qala Qapisi (Double Gates) which is the main entrance for the Old City and Nizami Metro station which is at the center of Baku and near all hotels around. Your guide will be waiting at these points with the sign of Visit Land Azerbaijan.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
