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Worth seeing
Discover Gobustan Ancient Rock Art
From prehistoric rock art to musical stones, ancient people’s prehistoric past comes dramatically to life in the Gobustan State Reserve, home to an astonishing collection of over 6,000 ancient petroglyphs. Depicting scenes of people, warriors, animals, boats, dances, hunting, camel caravans and more, they chart ways of life dating back between 5,000 and 20,000 years. Besides all the breathtaking rock art, visitors can also explore the remains of caves, settlements and burial grounds used by humans between the Upper Paleolithic and the Middle Ages.
Book your tour: MUD VOLCANOS & ANCIENT DANCERS OF GOBUSTAN
Mud Volcanoes from Mars
Not far from Gobustan there is another miracle that will amaze you no less than the prehistoric drawings on the rocks – these are Mud Volcanoes. NASA geologists have concluded that they are similar in structure to the hills on the planet Mars. Azerbaijan ranks first in terms of the number of mud volcanoes: 350 out of 800 mud volcanoes in the world are located here, one of which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest in the world.
Book your tour: MUD VOLCANOS & ANCIENT DANCERS OF GOBUSTAN
Baku’s Old City
A city within a city, the Old City is Baku’s historic core and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It offers a wealth of exploration, from the Maiden’s Tower and Shirvanshahs’ Palace to art galleries, theatres. Within the atmospheric walls, you’ll find a maze of narrow alleys home to a few thousand residents as well as museums, monuments, all sorts of eateries and much more.
The place is like a living open-air museum!
Book your tour: MYSTERIOUS TALES OF OLD CITY
Discover the legacy of ancient fire worshippers
Baku & Absheron peninsular contain extraordinary landscapes, rich in oil and gases, which have intrigued travellers since time immemorial. For centuries, Ateshgah Temple has been attracting crowds of thrill seekers. This sacred Zoroastrian temple was transformed into a place of worship. Notes about magical temple can be found in Alexander Dumas’ 1858 book ‘Journey to the Caucasus.’ We recommend to visit nearby Yanardag (‘burning mountain’) – the astonishing natural flames, which sometimes reach a height of 10 metres.
Book your tour: LEGENDS OF THE LAND OF FIRE: GALA – ATESHGAH – YANARDAQ
