Crazy Day Trip in Absheron, Gobustan & Mud Volcanoes, Yanardag Tour
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Embark on a crazy day trip in Absheron, Gobustan, and Mud Volcanoes with Yanardag Tour. Explore the mesmerizing landscapes, learn about Mesopotamian geography, and enjoy a thrilling safari ride.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Mud Volcanoes - Azerbaijan has the most mud volcanoes of any country, spread broadly across the country. 350 of the 800 volcanoes of the world are in the Azerbaijani Republic. Local people call them “yanardagh” (burning mountain), “pilpila” (terrace), “gaynacha” (boiling water) and “bozdag” (grey mountain) alongside its geographical name – mud volcanoes.

Underground and submarine mud volcanoes are also famed in Azerbaijan. There are more than 140 submarine volcanoes in the Caspian Sea. Eight islands in the Baku Archipelago are mud volcanoes by origination. The other kind of mud volcanoes are wells. Their activity can be observed among strata of various ages. According to the information, mud volcanoes initially began their activity in the territory of Azerbaijan 25 million years ago

About 200 eruptions have occurred in 50 volcanoes in the territory of Azerbaijani Republic since 1810. Eruption of mud volcanoes is accompanied by strong explosions and underground rumbling. Gasses come out from the deepest layers of the earth and immediately ignite. A height of a flame over volcano reaches 1000 meters (Garasu volcano). Toragay volcano erupted 6 times from 1841 to 1950.

Mud volcanoes are associated with oilfields. Rich oil and gas fields are found in the territories of mud volcanoes (Lokbatan, Garadgh, Neft Dashlari, Mishovdagh and others). In addition, lava, mud and liquid erupted by mud volcanoes are used as raw materials in chemical and construction industries and also in pharmacology.

  • Gobustan Rock Art - Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape covers three areas of a plateau of rocky boulders rising out of the semi-desert of central Azerbaijan, with 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. The site, which covers an area of 537 ha, is part of the larger protected Gobustan Reservation.
  • Yanardag State Historical, Cultural and Natural Reserve - Yanardag – (Azerbaijani: Yanar Dağ, meaning “burning mountain”) is a natural gas fire, which blazes continuously on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula on the Caspian Sea near Baku, in Mahammadi village. Sometimes flames in Yanardag jet into the air 10-15 meters. The fire in the area has started since the ancient times of the history. The Yanar Dag fire is never extinguished. Around this open fireplace the atmosphere is filled with the smell of gas. The flames emanate from vents in sandstone formations and rise to a height of 10 metres.
  • Atashgah Zoroastrian Hindu Fire Temple - The Baku Ateshgah, often called the “Fire Temple of Baku” is a castle-like religious temple in Surakhani town, a suburb in Baku, Azerbaijan. Based on Persian inscriptions, the temple was used as a Hindu, Sikh, and Zoroastrian place of worship. “Atash” is the Persian word for fire
  • Heydar Aliyev Centre - Many of those who happened to see the design of the Heydar Aliyev Center for the first time had hard times to believe that such a project might ever come true.In fact,even in theory ,the erection of the building of a such extraordinary design looked far from being anyhow realistic.

Construction of the Center’s facility was launched in 2007 and completed on May 10, 2012, to celebrate the National Leader’s 89th anniversary. Recognized as one of the world’s masterpieces in architecture, the Heydar Aliyev Center has immediately grown into a signature architectural landmark of modern Baku. Zaha Hadid, the author of the building’s design, is a worldwide recognized architect and the winner of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize.

Not a single straight line was used in the Center’s design.

The overall shape of the building resembles a wave-like ascension from the ground towards the sky followed by gradual descent down to the earth. This is not only a tribute to post-modern architecture, but also a portrayal of an eternal cycle.

What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • All fees and taxes included
Additional Information

Tour company provides guests with professional local guide (native English/Russian speaker) who had prestigious education and intensive background at European companies and institutions. Therefor guests will be received much information about not only Azerbaijan additionally general background about Mesopotamian geography including every neighboring states.

Our company vehicles offers (free of charge) ride (by guests) in Mud Volcanoes and Qobustan which is known as ‘’safari’’.

Location
Gala Gapisi
Cavadxan
Bus will be waiting next to Double Gates of Old Town ( Içəri Şəhər )
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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55anisak
Mar 7, 2024
Fire mountains and mud volcanos - Fire mountain gobustan mud volcanos and absheron temple! Amazing trip. Our guide Vusala was very entertaining and informative! Comfortable drive around. Nice to know the ancient history of Azerbaijan. Unusual landscapes. Had fun with like minded fellow travellers!
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Ed_e
Jan 16, 2023
Nice day with a nice guide - The guide was amazing, thanks a lot for the nice day, organised tour company, clean car, punctual timing and very helpful team.
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Alenab498
Mar 10, 2020
Highly recommended😊 - We were very satisfied with this trip. Communication with agency was great. During the trip they offerd us great service, guide Tural gave us lot of useful information. We also had beautiful group of people with us.
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Marfy09
Nov 24, 2019
Great day out and worth the money! - The tour guide spoke very good English and was very down to earth. It is cheap for what you get and the food is great. Every stop had a great bit of history behind it. We particularly enjoyed the crazy taxi driver to the mud volcanoes.
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Rownald79
Nov 21, 2019
Missed it!! - Missed the trip because Of too much partying in the great city of Baku!! ! Sure it was great mind!!!
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Anthuanlatraveller
Oct 3, 2019
Very exciting tour - I personally loved the tour. It was much better than i expected. First we were at the Qobustan (nice rock arts, carving all surrounded around rock). Then Mud Volcanoes. Thats the most interesting part of tour comes. We commuted there by 4x4 SUV which is covered by company itself. Funny guides and drivers. Towards the end of tour they offered us free lunch ( however its not mentioned in tour's itineraries list). We reccomend it other tourists as well. Thank you for an interesting tour.
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510christiann
Oct 2, 2019
Qobustan Tour - Pickup and dropoff at Hotel, spacey car, good and interesting tour for the whole day. Very nice restaurant for lunch. Everything perfect 👌. We would book again!!! Thanks Huseyn
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G9220etandreab
Jan 4, 2020
Pleasant Historical Trip - We went on this trip with our kids (7 and 4 years old). It was very nice and interesting, even for them. The tour guides (Nigar and Samir) were very friendly with good historical information to share, the driver was cautios. The lunch was typical food
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Treevo78
Sep 15, 2021
Disrespectful to guests of Azerbaijan - The company cancelled my tour without telling me… on my last day in Azerbaijan! When I checked my email after waiting at the departure point for 20 minutes, there was a refund request approved sent at 7:45 that morning. I didn’t ask for a refund since I wasn’t notified. What a horrible company to not communicate this to a guest in their country. Had I known, I would have paid extra for a private tour. Now I will leave without seeing staples of Azerbaijani history and culture. Shame on this company and their ethics… I wouldn’t give them business as this could happen to you. There are other companies to give business. Forget this one!
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Mohammedelsokary
Aug 18, 2021
Fraud - The owner contacted me on WHATSAPP a day before telling me that the trip is cancelled and that I will be refunded in full. Its been over a month and I haven’t received anything, nor is the owner replying anymore
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