After visiting the petroglyphs in Gobustan National Park, you can contract a local 4WD, whose driver takes you in a mad 20-minute-dash to the mud volcanoes. It looks like you've arrived on the surface of Mars, with black mud bubbling constantly up to the surface. The gas that escapes with it is flammable ! There's nothing else to see and the driver gets impatient to take you back after a short 10 minutes, but it is a unique experience and I highly recommend you spend the money !

Mud volcanos are a must, while in Azerbaijan. Take the trip out to Qobustan, find a vehicle to take you out to see the mud. My favorite was the Lada. Fishtailing through the muddy "dunes" of this bleak wasteland, traditional technopop blasting from Soviet era speakers, while our driver alternated hands on the wheel between snapping in time to the music and gesturing rudely to the other cars trying to pass, turned out to be the highlight of our trip. Highly recommended, do not miss if you find yourself in Azerbaijan!

Take a few hours out from your time to see and experience the mud volcanoes that is due to the radioactive elements and sulfur dioxide working under compactional stress. Try the mud bath as well since it has a lot of health benefits. My travelogues on Instagram have quite many details about what to see and do in Azerbaijan. Check out riathefudie. Message me if you want to know the best places to visit and where to eat the authentic local food.

There is a lovely new road that takes you all the way to what will be the visitors centre (still being built in Dec 2023). Behind the visitors centre there are some mud volcanoes with boardwalks. If you want to see some taller ones, that just ooze mud follow the road up the hill, until it turns into a track and continue for about another 10 minutes on foot, or drive your rental car if you are brave and it hasn't been raining!

Mud Volcanoes, Gobuston State Historical and Cultural Reserve, Gobustan, Azerbaijan: About 300 of the 700 of the earth’s mud volcanoes are in Gobustan and the Caspian Sea. These bubbling marvels are such a sight to behold. Before you smear it all over your face for the ultimate facial, there’s methane in there that’s potentially cancerous. We had a nutter in our group who dipped his hand in one of the bubbling mud volcanoes and left promptly after lunch. #eatstylishtravelstylish

During our tour outside Baku, we were brought here by our tour guide which is about 60 km from town.. The bus stopped some distance before volcano. Then we were shifted to small old Russian cars. This 15 rough car ride was like driving on moon or mars. The entire road or no road was very bouncy. It was impossible for any normal cars to travel on this surface. The mud volcano was spread over a big area. Some of us put on lighter on some big holes and fire started immediately. It all happens due to some geological process. We were told that there are pressurized gases and liquids under this surface. On the whole a great experience...