Baku: Gobustan, Mud Volcanoes, and Yanardag Tour With French Speaking Guide
ID: GYG1108270-O-1701931
Category:
Country: Azerbaijan
Duration:
10:00 hours
Description
Discover the wonders of Azerbaijan on a guided tour from Baku. Visit the world's first oil well, explore Gobustan National Reserve, see mud volcanoes, and enjoy a traditional lunch.
Begin your journey at the world's first mechanically drilled oil well, completed in 1846. See the jungle of oil rigs up close, a scene featured in the James Bond movie "The World Is Not Enough."
Next, visit the mud volcanoes, a unique geological feature of Azerbaijan. Walk along a path leading to these active craters, experiencing the mysterious and romantic landscape.
Continue to Gobustan National Reserve, home to one of the world’s most significant historical and cultural treasures. Discover the largest untouched "parking lot" of primitive humans, where the first Cro-Magnons settled. See ancient petroglyphs and learn about the evolution of humankind from your guide.
Return to Baku for a delicious three-course meal of traditional Azerbaijani dishes in a picturesque restaurant. After lunch, visit the Temple of Fire, an ancient Zoroastrian site where flames rise naturally from the ground.
End your tour at Yanardag, the Burning Mountain, where a bright, unquenchable fire burns near the top of the Great Caucasus.
Highlights
- Feel the heat of the flames at the Yanardag Burning Mountain
- Visit the world's first mechanically drilled oil well in Bibi-Heybat
- Explore the Gobustan National Reserve and see ancient petroglyphs
- Discover the Temple of Fire, a sacred site for Zoroastrians
- Enjoy a traditional Azerbaijani lunch in a picturesque setting
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Meeting point for guests staying in the Old City - Azerbaijan Avenue 1 (KFC Parking)
Lunch Menu: 2 types of gutabs (with greenery stuffing & with meat stuffing), assorted kebab (chicken, lamb, lula-kebab), rice (side dish), Choban salad, ayran/xob tea
Vegetarian menu available by prior warning
We meet our travellers in the backside of KFC in Nizami Street, in front of the parking
INCLUDED
- 1.Professional English speaking guide
- 2.Professional Russian speaking guide
- 3.Professional Turkish speaking guide
- 4.Professional Deutsch speaking guide
- 5.Professional French speaking guide
- 6.Professional Portuguese speaking guide
- 7.Professional Norwegian speaking guide
- 8.Professional Hindi speaking guide
- 9.Professional Japanese speaking guide
- 10.Lunch during the tour (if option selected)
- 11.Entry tickets to 4 museums(if option selected)
- 12.Transfer to the mud volcanoes
- 13.Comfortable car with seat belts and air conditioning
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
