From Baku: Gobustan Day Tour

From Baku: Gobustan Day Tour

Admire the ancient petroglyphs dating back to the Mesolithic period

Learn about a thriving prehistoric human civilization

See a number of active mud volcanoes

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Stop At: Gobustan Rock Art, 60 km South of Baku, Baku Azerbaijan

Admire the craggy rock faces that recede into dramatic fissures. Learn how a prehistoric civilization thrived here, producing the thousands of rock paintings the area is known for as well as a number of ancient dwellings and more than 100,000 artifacts. See the difference between the oldest drawings dating back 20,000 years and the newest ones from the first century AD. Earlier imagines depict the hunt for mountain goats and ritual dancing with spears while images from the later period show battle scenes, collective labor, harvesting, and women by the hearth.

Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Mud Volcanoes, Dasgil Hill, Qobustan 3700 Azerbaijan

With approximately 350 of the 800 existing mud volcanoes in the world, Azerbaijan takes first place as the site to see these unique geological formations. See the high concentration of active mud volcanoes in the Dashgil Group situated to the east of the Gobustan museum

Duration: 2 hours