Visit Gobustan National Park
Visit Gobustan National Park.
Gobustan desert.
In December 2024 I was delighted to collaborate with Bag Baku, one of Azerbaijan’s leading tour companies. During several fabulous days, Sladja and I experienced some of the country’s greatest cultural treasures by way of private tour.
Visit Gobustan National Park: driving through the desert with our guide Rajab (right) and driver.
It all began with an unforgettable day trip to Gobustan National Park. Led by our guide Rajab and driver Hijran, we explored Azerbaijan’s absorbing desert region 64km southwest of Baku, the capital.
Visit Gobustan National Park.
It was certainly a day that’ll live long in the memory. First we paid a visit to the Mud Volcanoes Tourism Complex. A brand new facility opened in 2024, the centre provides a fascinating overview of Azerbaijan’s desert heritage.
Visit Gobustan National Park: The Mud Volcanoes Tourism Complex.
Moreover, the site allows visitors safe access to a clutch of the country’s famed mud volcanoes.
Visit Gobustan National Park.
Keen to add a more fly-by the seat-of-your-pants adventure, we also hired an additional driver to take us to some remote mountaintop mud volcanoes! Definitely worth the extra time and money, despite the hair-raising drive in a rickety Russian Lada.
Just us, in the desert, with some mud volcanoes.
Finally, reunited with Rajab and Hijran, we headed on to the Gobustan State Historical and Cultural Reserve. This is where we tracked down a bunch of 40.0000 year old rock carvings and petroglyphs. They were just stunning, a breathtaking window into Azerbaijan’s prehistoric past.
Gobustan Rock Art lies within.
To get the full story on our day visiting Gobustan National Park, dive into my travel articles:
A Desert Excursion to the Mud Volcanoes Tourism Complex.
A Wild Mud Volcano Adventure!
The Ancient Petroglyphs of Gobustan
