Day Tour to Gobustan Reserve, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple and Mardakan Castle
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20 EUR
Discover the best sights of Azerbaijan on this fun-filled day trip. See ancient rock carvings at Gobustan Reserve, witness the phenomenon of the Mud Volcanoes, visit Mardakan Castle and hear the stories behind the sights from your local guide.
Duration: 10 hours
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Available in
- English
Tour by Nijat
Local Guru
I love Baku - its windy weather, magnificent architecture, mystical history and welcoming people. This city inspires me. I was born in Baku and have studied tourism and hospitality management.
Read moreHighlights
- Get to know the history of Baku’s Maiden Tower
- Visit the Gobustan Museum and historical site
- Admire the incredible landscape of the mud volcanoes
- Dive deep into the history of Zoroastrianism
- See the Ateshgah Fire Temple
- Step back into the Middle Ages at the Mardakan Castle
Description
The tour starts at the Maiden Tower, the symbol of Baku, with an overview of how the building was used throughout the centuries.
From the UNESCO-listed heart of the city, we’ll move to another UNESCO site - Gobustan Reserve, which is home to more than 6,000 rock engravings dating back 40,000 years. You'll be able to see settlements of ancient people and evidence of the culture of the Stone Age.
The next destination is one of the world’s natural wonders, the Gobustan Mud Volcanoes. We will need to take separate transport to this location (not included).
Azerbaijan has the most mud volcanoes of any country in the world and locals use the clay to treat a range of diseases from skin rashes to rheumatism. You'll be amazed by this sight!
We will then stop for a short lunch break.
During the tour, we’ll also visit a holy place for Zoroastrians - the Ateshgah Fire Temple where fire worshippers have gathered for several centuries.
Our final stop will be the Mardakan Castle, which has withstood several attacks. Here, you’ll feel as if you’ve stepped into the Middle Ages.
Read moreWhat’s included & not included
- Private English-speaking guide
- Private transportation (except from Gobustan to the mud volcanoes)
- Admission to the Gobustan Museum and historical site (petroglyphs)
- Admission to the Ateshgah Fire Temple
- Admission to the Mardakan Castle
- Lunch
- Transport from Gobustan to Mud Volcanoes
Meeting point
Maiden tower, hotel where the guest stays at, etc.
Reviews from travellers (14)
Great tour with a pleasant guide
for
Nijat’s tour (Day Tour to Gobustan Reserve, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple and Mardakan Castle)
I booked this tour to get to know a bit of Azerbaijan outside of Baku. Nijat picked me up at my hotel and we were safely and comfortably driven to the various sites. We spoke in advance about the extent of the tour and Nijat has responded flexible to my special requests. He has an extensive knowledge of the sights and their history and he knows how to impart this knowledge entertaining. In between, there was always enough time for photos. As a special experience, the trip to the mud volcanoes took place on gravel roads in a Lada taxi. At lunchtime there was a lunch with national typical dishes from the buffet, so that you could try many different dishes. Thank you Nijat for this interesting and eventful day.
Reviewed by
Martin
• May 26, 2019
One of the best day tours we've done!
for
Nijat’s tour (Day Tour to Gobustan Reserve, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple and Mardakan Castle)
My partner and I have travelled a lot and done a lot of tours but this was one of the best day tours we've been on.
Our guide Nijat was friendly, funny and knowledgeable. There were only two of us on the tour but we felt at ease straight away. The car picked us up where we were staying and we headed to Qobustan which included petroglyphs, fantastic Azeri landscape and the mud volcanoes! The drive to the mud volcanoes was fantastic. We travelled in a local soviet era taxi and it was off road. Very bumpy fun. I was smiling the whole time. The mud volcanoes themselves were unreal. Felt like we were on a different planet.
After that we headed to the Fire Temple. Very interesting history!
Our final stop was a small 'castle' which was more like a tower but it was so cool. It's looked after by a local man who was very friendly (we also got to see the super cute kittens in his garden).
Overall it was a great day out. We couldn't recommend this tour enough. Baku is well worth visiting and we would go on this tour again!
Our guide Nijat was friendly, funny and knowledgeable. There were only two of us on the tour but we felt at ease straight away. The car picked us up where we were staying and we headed to Qobustan which included petroglyphs, fantastic Azeri landscape and the mud volcanoes! The drive to the mud volcanoes was fantastic. We travelled in a local soviet era taxi and it was off road. Very bumpy fun. I was smiling the whole time. The mud volcanoes themselves were unreal. Felt like we were on a different planet.
After that we headed to the Fire Temple. Very interesting history!
Our final stop was a small 'castle' which was more like a tower but it was so cool. It's looked after by a local man who was very friendly (we also got to see the super cute kittens in his garden).
Overall it was a great day out. We couldn't recommend this tour enough. Baku is well worth visiting and we would go on this tour again!
Reviewed by
Zak
• April 14, 2019
Unique sites and excellent guide!
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Nijat’s tour (Day Tour to Gobustan Reserve, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple and Mardakan Castle)
This tour had everything I was looking for in my short trip to Baku: access to the petroglyphs, a Lada ride to the mud volcanoes, and a visit to the fire temple.
Nijat is a superb tour guide who will go great lengths to ensure that his guests leave with good memories of their trip to Azerbaijan. I’ve taken a lot of tours in a lot of places, but this one truly stood out because of Nijat - his guide style is really engaging (evidence of his previous training as a teacher!) and he genuinely wants to share his home country with visitors.
Definitely glad I ended up booking with Nijat! Was a great experience and the highlight of my Baku weekend.
Nijat is a superb tour guide who will go great lengths to ensure that his guests leave with good memories of their trip to Azerbaijan. I’ve taken a lot of tours in a lot of places, but this one truly stood out because of Nijat - his guide style is really engaging (evidence of his previous training as a teacher!) and he genuinely wants to share his home country with visitors.
Definitely glad I ended up booking with Nijat! Was a great experience and the highlight of my Baku weekend.
Reviewed by
Megan
• April 02, 2019
Great experience
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Nijat’s tour (Day Tour to Gobustan Reserve, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple and Mardakan Castle)
The tour with Nijat is among our best experiences ever. Nijad is an extremely nice guide, he makes you imerge into the atmosphere of Azerbaijan, relaxed and easy. The tour is solidly planed, it was just enough not to make us overtired, but still full of adventure and exploration.
With plenty of useful tips we were sure to get the best of Baku in the next couple of days.
With plenty of useful tips we were sure to get the best of Baku in the next couple of days.
Reviewed by
Oleksii
• October 31, 2018
Great tour, great guide
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Nijat’s tour (Day Tour to Gobustan Reserve, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple and Mardakan Castle)
Reviewed by
Stanislavs
• October 06, 2018
This operator has 13 reviews for other tours
Passionate guide with great experience
for
Nijat’s tour (Short trip to UNESCO World Heritage Listed Gobustan and Mud Volcanoes)
This trip is well balanced. You have a museum, a hike and a nature sight (including driving an old Soviet car). Nijat is opened for sharing local experience and does not give too much of “waste touristic” information:)
Reviewed by
Aleksandrs
• May 04, 2019
Fantastic walking tour
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Nijat’s tour (2-Hour Walking Tour of Baku's Top Sights)
Nijat is your ultimate guide for Baku. Friendly, easy going, knowledgeable, and amazing sense of humour. The tour of the old city was relaxed and really interesting. Nijat is also great for local recommendations and is more your Baku friend than just your guide.
Reviewed by
Genny
• November 28, 2018
Baku tour with Nijat
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Nijat’s tour (2-Hour Walking Tour of Baku's Top Sights)
I had a wonderful day with Nijat who was my tour guide in Baku. Nijat took me through the old town and major sightseeing destinations in Baku. He shared many useful tips and took me to local wine tasting which was fantastic. Once you plan to visit Baku Nijat is your main point of reference. Get in touch with him and experience local life of Baku.
Reviewed by
Pavel
• May 13, 2018
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