18 Best Day Trips from Baku 2022 - Best Baku Day Trips

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An excellent guide in Baku

Azer was a great guide during our day out.

He was very accommodating to our requests, and very friendly.

He made sure that we had a good experience and went (quite literally) the extra mile for it. He was also very knowledgeable as a guide about the history of his country and brought interesting opinions and perspectives on the table.

Finally he was very helpful before and after the trip.

I highly recommend going with him on a tour!

Reviewed by Flow F / TripAdvisor • September 22, 2019

Gobustan, Mud Volcanoes & Absheron Peninsula Tour

Awesome day with an awesome guide

Feeling a sudden urge for marshmallows next to an ancient flame temple. Driving a Lada in the middle of a muddy desert Safari. Climbing an ancient castle in flip-flops. Totally awesome day.

We were so satisfied that we took another tour the next day to check out the old city and the local winery.

Tour in Baku: Day Tour to Gobustan Reserve, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple and Mardakan Castle. Photo by Kirke.

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Reviewed by Kirke • July 10, 2018

Day Tour to Gobustan Reserve, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple and Mardakan Castle

Passionate guide with great experience

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

Short trip to UNESCO World Heritage Listed Gobustan and Mud Volcanoes

Enjoyable day out with Nejat

It was an enjoyable day out of Baku with Nejat, with him being very friendly and accommodating. Learnt a great deal about the sights as well as about Azerbaijan. Definitely recommended!

Reviewed by Shyh Jie • May 28, 2019

Day Tour to Gobustan Reserve, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple and Mardakan Castle

Amazing trip,amazing guide and amazingand driver

Reviewed by Tania • May 22, 2019

Day Tour to Gobustan Reserve, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple and Mardakan Castle

Z

Interesting history and a real adventure

This is a really interesting tour that brings you to two very unusual sites. Nijat is a wonderful guide, warm, fun and full of knowledge about not only the sites but anything and everything you'd ever like to know about Azerbaijan. He made what would have been a very challenging and potentially exhausting and problem-ridden excursion into a fun trip.
The museum at Gobustan is world-class excellent, both for kids (we have an 11- and a 9-year-old) and grown-ups. The little hike to some of the pertroglyphs is also great. There aren't many places in the world where you get to see carvings this old.
The taxi ride to the mud volcanoes is a real adventure and the volcanoes themselves are different from anything you might get to see anywhere else. As we were wandering around, one of them erupted and got us all spattered with mud drops, whish made the kids' day.
If you have half a day to spare in Baku, we can warmly recommend this trip!
We'd spent the morning with Nijat as well, doing the 2-hour tour of the city and visiting Yashil Bazaar where we tried all kinds of delicious foods. It was a wonderful day thanks to Nijat and his knowledge and passion for sharing it. If you want to learn about Azerbaijan from the inside out, you should definitely book a tour with Nijat. He gaves us great tips of where tp go for dinner and what Azerbaijani dishes we shouldn't miss.

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Reviewed by Zita • September 23, 2019

Short trip to UNESCO World Heritage Listed Gobustan and Mud Volcanoes

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One of the best day tours we've done!

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!

Reviewed by Zak • April 14, 2019

Day Tour to Gobustan Reserve, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple and Mardakan Castle

K

Beautiful hike...

.. and a great day with our guide Nurlan. Everything went very smooth. Nurlan was responsive on WhatsApp the moment I contacted him, and helped me to put a plan together for the day.

Pick-up from the hotel was punctual, and we had an approx 3 hours drive into the mountains where we changed into a Lada and then continued to a mountain village. From there, we hiked to another village. The hike itself is about 10 km and not very strenuous as you stay at the the same altitude level (2200m). Views were breathtaking. At the end of the trip we had a lunch in a local farmhouse and then walked back to the car, and drove back into Baku. Nurlan was knowledgeable about the environment and shared many interesting insights.

All in all, a perfect day, and highly recommended!

Reviewed by Katinka W / TripAdvisor • August 21, 2019

Khinalig - the village in the clouds

M

Great tour with a pleasant guide

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

Day Tour to Gobustan Reserve, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple and Mardakan Castle

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Unique sites and excellent guide!

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.

Reviewed by Megan • April 02, 2019

Day Tour to Gobustan Reserve, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple and Mardakan Castle

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Incredible Tour of Azerbaijan's Best Spots

My friends and I had an incredible experience on this tour! We were only in Baku for a couple days, so we signed on for two full-day tours with Azar. Everything went smoothly.

Our guide was wonderful– he picked us up at the train station, helped us get sorted out with finding an ATM and coffee, then we spent the entire day exploring the best of Azerbaijan. The van was comfortable and large, and we stopped plenty of times for refreshments.

He was knowledgeable about the culture and history of Azerbaijan and seemed to really enjoy showing us around. If I'm ever back in the area, I am definitely booking through Azar again!

Reviewed by catcoq / TripAdvisor • October 02, 2019

Gobustan, Mud Volcanoes & Absheron Peninsula Tour

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Excellent tour with amazing guide

The tour was fabulous!!!
Nijat is a very friendly and knowledgeable guide, during the whole tour, I felt very comfortable.
We visit Qobustan which is a fabulous place to visit!!!
We went to the mud volcanoes in a local soviet era taxi and it was a very fun moment and with a lot of adventure!!!! :)
Near the Fire temple, we had a small break and the food at the restaurant was very nice.
One of the best tours I have done!
Definitely recommended!

Reviewed by Paula Cristina • July 02, 2019

Day Tour to Gobustan Reserve, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple and Mardakan Castle

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Great experience

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.

Tour in Baku: Day Tour to Gobustan Reserve, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple and Mardakan Castle. Photo by Oleksii.

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Reviewed by Oleksii • October 31, 2018

Day Tour to Gobustan Reserve, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple and Mardakan Castle

P

Brilliant day trip from Baku

Nijat and driver Sanan are a great double act, personable and informative. Fire temple and Petrographs were impressive but highlight was seeing mid volcanos driven in an old Lada. Nijat learned I was a football fan so detoured to show me the Qarabag stadium and statue of the famous 1966 linesman. I fully recommend this tour to anyone visiting Baku with a free day

Reviewed by Peter • May 30, 2019

Day Tour to Gobustan Reserve, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple and Mardakan Castle

J

A definite must see

We had private tour for two people with our guide Hamran. He was excellent from start to finish. He had a great knowledge of the places we visited but was also happy to chat with us about his country and its history, culture etc. The rock art is really good but the mud volcanoes were awesome.

Reviewed by JaneLD67 / TripAdvisor • October 22, 2019

Gobustan, Mud Volcanoes & Absheron Peninsula Tour

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Great Day Tour

We had a great day out, our guide seemed to enjoy taking us around and was very knowledgeable (we really enjoy the place he took us for lunch).
This is the tour we have enjoyed the most while in Baku and if we come back we will definitely do another tour with them. Thank you

Reviewed by bdieze / TripAdvisor • October 13, 2019

Gobustan, Mud Volcanoes & Absheron Peninsula Tour

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A brilliant day out!

Today we had a full day tour of the ancient and historical sites surrounding Baku. It was amazing! Our guide Cameron was perfect. We had booked a private tour for the 4 of us and it could not have been any better. A great way to see the sites surrounding Baku.

Reviewed by Maria W / TripAdvisor • October 14, 2019

Gobustan, Mud Volcanoes & Absheron Peninsula Tour

R

Everything was 100% perfect

Mr. Nijat is extremely knowledgeable and great company. The tour covers quite a bit without feeling rushed or slow. I definitely recommend it. Thank you.

Reviewed by Robert • November 24, 2019

Day Tour to Gobustan Reserve, Mud Volcanoes, Fire Temple and Mardakan Castle

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The Best trekking

The trekking was so great. We made over 8km. We had great care. Everything was fine. I totally recommend tours with BagBaku

Reviewed by AgataS25 / TripAdvisor • September 10, 2019

Khinalig - the village in the clouds

J

Fantastic