Gobustan Tour lets you discover one of Azerbaijan’s most fascinating historical and natural sites. Starting from Baku, this private guided trip takes you out of the city to see ancient rock art, prehistoric sites, and the famous mud volcanoes of Gobustan in one well-planned experience, with hotel pickup and drop-off, a private car, your own driver, and an English-speaking guide.
This tour is perfect if you want to see a different side of Azerbaijan through its history, archaeology, and unique scenery. It’s great for first-time visitors, couples, families, or anyone looking for a memorable cultural trip near Baku.
Your Gobustan Tour begins at the Gobustan Petroglyph Museum .Here you will learn about the region’s prehistoric past through exhibits, ancient tools, and displays. This stop gives you a good sense of the area’s importance before you head outside to explore.
A highlight of the tour is seeing the Gobustan Rock Carvings .These ancient petroglyphs show scenes of hunting, rituals, animals, and daily life. The carvings make Gobustan one of Azerbaijan’s most important archaeological sites and a must-see near Baku.
As you continue, you’ll visit caves and ancient settlements linked to early human life. These sites show how people once lived here and add real historical depth to your visit.
You’ll also visit the Gobustan Mud Volcanoes, one of Azerbaijan’s most unusual natural sights. The bubbling mud, open land, and striking scenery make this place feel worlds away from the city and create a memorable stop on your tour.
This tour is perfect for travelers who want to combine history, archaeology, and nature in one comfortable trip. Instead of arranging transport and planning the route yourself, you can enjoy a smooth experience with private service and local guidance.
With a private car, your own driver, an English-speaking guide, and hotel pickup and drop-off, this Gobustan Tour makes it easy and enjoyable to explore one of Azerbaijan’s most unique places.
Gobustan Petroglyph Museum → Gobustan Rock Carvings → Ancient Caves and Early Human Sites → Gobustan Mud Volcanoes
Choose our Gobustan Tour for a comfortable and memorable way to explore one of Azerbaijan’s most remarkable heritage and natural landscapes near Baku.
Before my wife and I made our trip to Azerbaijan, I contacted this company about arranging a couple of private day trips outside of Baku. Fuad was very responsive, and contacted me almost immediately on Whatsapp and by e-mail. He provided several options, including with airport transfers. We decided to do a full-day tour of Gobustan (petroglyphs, mud volcanoes) and Absheron (Fire Temple, Fire Mountain) on one day, which is part of their standard offerings. We also wanted to see something of the Caucasus mountains, and although they usually offer a trip to Gabala, we were interested in Guba and Khinalig, and he said he could arrange something for us there. For the Gobustan and Absheron trip, Fira was our guide and Tair, who also met us at the airport, was our driver...both were really friendly, helpful, and informative, and we enjoyed our day with them. It was good to go with them on a tour for these sites, as it would have been very difficult for us to reach these places without a guide and driver. The trip to the mountains via Guba does not seem to be part of the company's standard tour packages though, and was a bit more improvised. The driver and his friend (both off-duty police officers, it turned out ,who spoke a little English, but could also communicate with us in Russian), were friendly and helpful, but their job was mainly to get us where we were going and back, which they did safely. The high-elevation mountain scenery an hour outside of Guba was spectacular and worth seeing, but be prepared: unless you make reservations for a home-stay, hiking trip, meal or something similar in the small shepherd's village of Khinalig, you will basically arrive, look around a little bit, and then get back in your car and head down the mountain. Having said that, I was glad we could get even this brief glimpse of these mountains, and appreciated that our driver was friendly, good and safe. Overall, we had a good time in Azerbaijan, and were glad that Guide Azerbaijan could help us experience some of the country outside of Baku. Brad B July 30, 2018
Do visit Azerbaijan, relaxing destination with amazing guided experience by Guided Azerbaijan/Fuad. Very well maintained conveyance and comfortable tour. The pick up and drop off was according to our needs. Had a really gr8 time in the country. ANUPAM K September 30, 2018
I am extremely satisfied with this company and I would recommend it at any moment. The tour guide Sadagat was very knowledgeable about every single thing on the trip. Her English is impeccable and therefore a very understandable ! She is very nice, sweet and patient to all my questions ! Me and my boyfriend had a blast ! Thanks for all your help Guided Azerbaijan.π€π€π€ Martha K October 17, 2018
I made contact with Guided Azerbaijan just the day before I wanted a tour and Murad was able to create a great private tour for me...we visited the mud volcanos, Gobustan museum and site, then went for tea Azerbaijan style. Murad was always checking in with me and accommodating. He is informative and I learned far more from his explanations than if I had visited these sites alone-even in the museum...in addition his photography and capturing of videos - to capture my memories - was fantastic! Highly recommended. Roddy23 May 19, 2019
We did a 2 hour walking tour and a half day tour of Gobastan - both with Naira as our guide. The tours were great .. Baku and Gobastan are both amazing. Amazing history combined with stunning nature. Naira was a great guide and we had a lot of fun with her leading us around. She is very knowledgeable and is clearly very passionate about her country. Loved the Lada drive to the mud volcanoes! The tour company was very professional and responsive to all our needs. Great company that I will definitely use again when we're in Baku next. Scott M June 3, 2019