Overview
This tour offers you an unforgettable Off-Road Trip to Mud Volcanoes and Gobustan Nature Reserve, located approx. 70 km from Baku.
Duration of the tour: 5-6 hours.
Excursion schedule: Every day
Itinerary: Baku – Mud Volcanoes – Kichik Dash – Gobustan Outdoor Museum - Baku
Meeting point: Your hotel or any mentioned address
Excursion type: Private
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What is included/excluded
Private tour
Specially equipped 4x4 SUV
Professional driver
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Visit to Boyuk Dash museum
Visit to rock paintings on the open terrace of Boyuk-dash Climbong to the top of Boyuk-dash
Visit to the Kichik dash reserve (climbing to the mountain itself, observing habitat of the ancient man - Firuz & rock carvings)
Visit to Mud Volcanoes
Fuel
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Entry/Admission - Gobustan Rock Art
Entry/Admission - Mud Volcanoes
Excluded
Food and drinks
Insurance
Personal Expenses
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Departure & Return
Your hotel or any mentioned address
10:00 AM
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What to Expect
You will see:
Mud Volcanoes Jeep Tour – is a fascinating journey and a unique opportunity for nature lovers and those who prefer active rest. Jeep tour is an off-road driving on the four-wheel drive vehicles. According to the number of mud volcanoes Azerbaijan takes first place in the world. Approximately 350 of 800 existing mud volcanoes are found in Azerbaijan. Most of them are concentrated in Gobustan Region.
Gobustan or by other name Museum of Petroglyphsis (outdoor museum) located approximately 70 km from Baku. Prehistoric rock drawings - petroglyphs - are an art "archive" of the human evolution on Earth. The "articles" of such archives are the first transmissions from the human "I" to the outer world. There are a few of such outdoor "archives" in Azerbaijan. One of them, the largest, is located in Gobustan, at the Baku State Reserve of History, Ethnography and Arts, near Baku. It is a rocky massif on the bottom of the southeast part of the Great Caucasus Range, near the Caspian Sea and a modern highway built on the ancient Shirvan road. In mountains of Gobustan Beyukdash, Kichikdash, Djingirdag and Shighgaya there were concentrated witnesses of the past of azerbaijanian nation of the epoch of Stone Age and ongoing periods – rocky paintings, camp of man, tombstones and etc. The most significant of them are rocky pictures – petroglyphs, carved by primitive men on walls of caves, rocks and stony lumps. The aforesaid primitive monuments of art reflect culture, economy, world outlook, customs and traditions of ancient azerbaijanian peoples.
Active Mud Volcanoes of Dashgil Group
There is a group of active volcanoes Dashgil situated to the east of the Gobustan museum. You will be able to see it very close, climb to the crater of mud volcanoes and observe the gurgling liquid clay.
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Hotel Pickup
Hotel pick-up is offered for this tour. Note: if you are booking within 24 hours of the tour/activity departure time, we cannot guarantee hotel pick-up. Once your purchase is complete, we will send you complete contact information (phone number, email address, etc.) for our local operator to organize pick-up arrangements.
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
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Additional info
Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate