Ancient Gobustan and Mud Volcanoes

An exciting excursion to the State Historical and Artistic Reserve Gobustan, included in the UNESCO Heritage List. Tourists visit the interactive museum, then explore the cave paintings of ancient man and the Roman inscription of the first century (during the reign of Emperor Domitian). In the area of Gobustan, a Roman detachment visited, the traces of which were lost on the ancient land of the Absheron Peninsula. Gobustan village, to which the reserve belongs, is located 68 km. from Baku. Then tourists go to the valley of mud volcanoes (12 km from Gobustan). Here is a compact group of volcanoes. It should be noted that there are about 800 mud volcanoes in the world, and almost half of them are in Azerbaijan. On the way to Gobustan, tourists pass the beach area, inspect the Bibi-Heybat Mosque tomb, where the ashes of the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad rest, stop at the fishing village and port. If desired, tourists can stay for lunch in a fish restaurant by the sea. In this case, the transport does not wait for tourists and they independently get to the central part of the city (4 km).

• Guide services, vehicles, additional transport to mud volcanoes