Gobustan – Absheron Peninsula

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1 days Gobustan – Absheron Peninsula

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Trip to Mud volcanoes and Museum of rock paintings "Gobustan". The mud volcanoes are unique natural phenomenon on the territory of Azerbaijan. Almost half of the mud volcanoes on our planet are in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is there for considered as a homeland of Mud volcanoes. Some of them are added to the UNESCO list as particularly protected natural monuments. The largest mud volcano in Caucasus and world is Taragay at the height of 410 m located in the south of Gobustan. Gobustan (the territory of Gobu) is famous for its archeological monuments. Travel 30 miles southwest of Baku along the Caspian shore to the volcanic desert, where rocks covered with drawings stand amidst chaos of stones and mountains. There are more than 4,000 rock drawings left by artists of the Neolithic period.

14.00 Continue to Yanardag Mountain, where natural gas has been burning for hundreds of years. Continue to Ateshgah, a temple for fire worshippers located in the village of Surakhany. Zoroastrians from India travel thousands of kilometers to Ateshgah to worship the fire coming out of the earth. Return to Baku

Driving distance: 135 km

Duration of sightseeing tour: 1

Prices

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1

240

2

130

3

100

4

85

5

75

6

65

7

60

8

55

9

50

10

45

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