Baku Day Trip

I am a seasoned traveler so I may have higher expectations than some other people. However, seasoned or not, I took a new traveler with me and both of us thought the tour was a bust/waste of time and money. The first stop was for a bathroom break and refreshments. The place was a total dump. Bathroom was nothing short of nasty. Much nicer and cleaner places were near by. The rock wall with carvings was a non-event. Had to use your imagination to even come close to getting anything from this. The mud volcanoes was not any better. Nothing but a little mud bubbling out of the surface. Don't eat before going as the road was a long bumpy pothole. Getting sick is a real possibility. Lunch was in a "local" type place. The food was cold and did not have much taste. Price was cheap and you got what you paid for. The location was near the Ateshgah Temple which would have been OK if you could understand the tour guide. Yanardag Fire Mountain was another non event. Due to excess gas coming out of the ground, they set the gas on fire so you basically had some flames coming from the soil. Not real exciting. The tour was pretty cheap and lasted most of the day but I felt it was a day wasted. Tour guide was very nice but needs to speak much slower and a tour guide who speaks English better would have helped. Do not recommend this tour.

Everything was perfect, I booked the day before and everything was perfect. They picked me up from the hotel, the bus was clean and modern. The guide was amazing and prepared. The tour was interested, some places were very amazing. I suggest that tour.

I liked Gobustan. They could use boards to make it easier to spot artwork on uneven rocks. The mud volcanos are small in real life, and make a funny bubbly sound. We had lunch quite late, but we stopped at a supermarket on the road before. Lunch was in an all you can eat local food place. Good value for money. The fire temple has descriptions on the religion. And the burning gas looks incredible. Heydar Aliyev Center is a work of Zaha Hadid, really impressive. All in all its a good trip to see attractions out of the city.

Day trip Baku, was wonderful, Mr. Yaqoub was professional, funny and knowledgeable. Recommend the company and operator.

We had a wonderful time learning about the history of azarbaijan. Our tour guide elcam made the tour experience even more lovely. A must

The trip was really nice as we got out of the city and could see the surroundings and the small villages on the way. The natural phenomens with mud volcanoes and fire mountains. Gobustans history is also very interesting. Our guide Huseyn spoke really good English and explained everything in a way so that we still remember most of it. He also explained other things related to the lifestyle, culture, etc...

Tour vehicle air conditioning not working. Flies in the vehicle. Tour guide moved too fast. gave explanation before half the group caught up to him. lunch was horrible . took us to a cafeteria. All food was cold and the bathrooms smelled terrible. The long trip to the mud volcanos was ridiculous. Over unpaved dirt roads with continuous potholes. Vehicle constantly rocking back and forth. Fire mountain was a joke. A few small fires at the base of a hill. Waste of time. Do not take this tour

The itinerary was ambitious and the price was very good. The lunch was a great buffet of traditional offerings. My only regret is the guide spoke a broken English and very quickly, so I missed too much. In town, the driver announced he was finished, it was cold and I didn't know the way to walk to my hotel.

It’s perfect! You see everything in one day. The guide Samir was friendly, funny and informative. However, the van was very uncomfortable. Plus, the entrance fees are not included, we had to queue each time to buy tickets.

This is a trip worth taking if you have limited time in Baku and you want to see as much as possible in one day. Otherwise it would be better to split the trip up over 2 days. We went to the Mud Volcanoes first: what an experience! Then we visited the Gobustan State Reserve to see all the rock-paintings. After a divine buffet lunch at a national restaurant only 5.80 p.p. we visited the Fire Temple and the Burning Mountain and on our way back we stopped at the Heydar Aliyev Center, a symbol of modern Azerbaijan. The bus we were traveling in was okay, but for some of us who need more space, the seats are a bit small. It would be great if the tour group would make immediate contact when a booking is made online, either by email or WhatsApp. We made the booking the Thursday and had to walk to the tour group's office on Saturday night as nobody has contacted us by then to arrange for hotel pickup as we have requested online for the next morning, only to hear that we are expected to walk the few hundred meters from the hotel to the office for departure, so I assume the hotel pick-ups are only when you stay outside Baku Old City. This should preferably be communicated ahead of time. But thanks, although administration was not the best, the trip itself was great.