Name: Half-Day Tour to Gobustan National Park & Mud Volcanoes with All Tickets & Fees
Brand: Headout
Price: 29 USD
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Your experience

Explore Gobustan National Park and the mud volcanoes on a half-day guided tour, with all entry tickets, national park fees, and 4x4 transport included.

Getting started

Begin with hotel pickup in Baku, where your professional guide meets you at the scheduled time. After a short introduction to the 4 to 5-hour route, you’ll leave the city and head toward the Absheron and Gobustan regions.

World’s first industrial oil well & Bibi-Heybat Mosque

What to expect

Your first stops introduce Azerbaijan’s industrial and cultural heritage, with brief visits before continuing toward Gobustan.

Features

• Stop at the world’s first industrial oil well, a landmark tied to Azerbaijan’s role in the early global oil industry.

• Visit Bibi-Heybat Mosque, a historic coastal mosque known for its distinctive architecture and religious significance.

Gobustan National Park

What to expect

This UNESCO-listed reserve is known for its prehistoric rock carvings, archaeological sites, and stark semi-desert landscapes.

Features

• Explore the outdoor rock art site, where ancient petroglyphs reveal scenes of hunting, rituals, and daily life from thousands of years ago.

• Your guide explains the history of Gobustan and how its preserved landscapes connect to the region’s earliest settlements.

• All national park entry fees and museum tickets are included, so you can enter without arranging anything on the day.

Gobustan Museum

What to expect

Continue to the indoor museum, where interactive exhibits provide context for the rock art and archaeological discoveries in the park.

Features

• Browse exhibits with maps, models, and displays that explain Gobustan’s geology, wildlife, and ancient human history.

• Your guide remains with you to point out key exhibits and answer questions throughout the visit.

Mud volcanoes

What to expect

The tour continues to Azerbaijan’s famous mud volcanoes, reached via off-road transport across rugged terrain.

Features

• Ride in a Soviet-era 4x4 vehicle to reach the remote mud volcanoes, with all off-road fees included in your ticket.

• See bubbling mud pools and cone-shaped formations up close, with time to walk around and take photos of the unique landscape.

Explore Gobustan National Park and the mud volcanoes on a half-day tour with hotel transfers, guide, and all entry and transport fees included.
Visit the world’s first industrial oil well and Bibi-Heybat Mosque before heading to UNESCO-listed Gobustan National Park and its ancient rock art sites.
Ride in a Soviet-era 4x4 to reach the remote mud volcanoes, where you’ll see one of Azerbaijan’s most unusual natural wonders up close.
All national park tickets, mud volcano access fees, and 4x4 transport costs are included, with private tour options for a more personalized experience.

Included

Half-day tour to the first industrial oil well, Bibi-Heybat Mosque, Gobustan, and mud volcanoes
Entry tickets to all attractions & all fees
Transportation in a Soviet-era 4x4 vehicle to the mud volcanoes
Professional guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private or group tour (as per option selected)

Not included

Meals

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Meeting and pickup

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• Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.

• Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.

• Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.

Good to know

Tour duration: Expect the tour to last between 4 and 5 hours.
Start time: The tour starts at 9am.
Hotel pick-up: Hotel pickup time may vary depending on your location.
Age suitability: This experience is suitable for all ages.
Tour type: You can choose between a private or group tour, as per the option selected.
Mud volcano transport: A 4x4 vehicle for the mud volcanoes is included. Note that the mud volcanoes visit may be skipped in rainy weather for safety and access reasons.

Free cancellation up to 1 day before start