Baku: Half-Day Gobustan & Mud Volcanoes Tour (No Shopping) – Azerbaijan
NO SHOPPING STOP TOUR. Discover Azerbaijan’s culture and heritage on a shared or private tour from Bak. See mud volcanoes and Stone Age art in Gobustan National Park, & Bibiheybat mosque.
PRICE: $7
per person
Gobustan & Mud Volcanoes tour is a half-day tour designed for tourists and visitors who are interested in the Stone Age period of humanity, Unesco’s World Heritage and history, also tourists will have a chance to see a group of mud volcanoes, Bibiheybat mosque, and the world’s 1st industrially drilled oil well. The tour lasts 4-5 hours and is run on the 1st part of the day.
On the way to Bibiheybat guests will have a chance to see the world’s first industrial oil well. The First Stop of the tour will be Bibiheybat mosque which includes the tomb of Ukeyma Khanum (a descendant of The Islamic Prophet Muhammad), and today is the spiritual centre for the Muslims of the region and one of the major monuments of Islamic architecture in Azerbaijan.
The journey continues to the Gobustan Museum of Petroglyphs, an indoor and outdoor museum located approximately 70 kilometres from Baku.
Whenever we reach to Gobustan area, will lead to the Mud Volcanoes. Home to the world’s greatest concentration of mud volcanoes, the landscape around Baku might be described as messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive. The country is thought to have nearly 400 mud volcanoes and while they never grow to the size of a normal volcano, topping out at around 10 kilometres in diameter and 700 metres in height (among the largest mud volcanoes in the world are Boyuk Kanizadag and Toraghai, both in Azerbaijan), they do occasionally get the chance to show off.
Tour Highlights:
Discover world’s greatest concentration of mud volcanoes
Marvel at the ancient rock drawings and petroglyphs in Gobustan
Visit one of spiritual centre for the Muslims
Avoid shopping stops and enjoy the best Highlight of the history
Includes:
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Entry tickets to Gobustan National Park & Mud Volcanoes ( if tickets included option selected)
English Speaking Tour Guide
Comfortable Transportation
Local Taxes & Fees
Gratuities
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