Gobustan rock art

Where it is & how to get there

• From Baku: About 1 hour south by car.
• Museum: Start at the modern museum, then walk the trails among the rocks.
• Mud volcanoes: Reached by 4x4 or local taxi from Gobustan village.

The story of Gobustan

Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape holds more than 6,000 petroglyphs carved over thousands of years, showing hunters, boats, dancers and animals. It was listed by UNESCO in 2007.

Nearby are some of Azerbaijan's mud volcanoes; the country has around a third or more of all the mud volcanoes on Earth, and their cold grey mud gurgles and bubbles from small cones.

Best time to visit

Tips before you go

• Start at the museum.
• Visit the museum first to understand the carvings.
• Wear old shoes for the mud volcanoes.

What's around Gobustan

• Mud volcanoesBubbling mud cones nearby.
• Gaval DashMusical "tambourine" stone.
• Bibi-Heybat MosqueOn the way back to Baku.
• Caspian coastAlong the road.

Questions travellers ask