Mud Volcanoes, Gobustan

Very beautiful and unique experience. Active mud volcanoes. Methane gas pushes out the mud from underneath the earth. There are small ones and then there is a big one (extra taxi charge) nearby, a must see. In the big mud volcano, people take a dive in summer and it is supposed to be good for the skin because of the natural minerals. Also a large water pond that has methane gas bubbles is at a walking distance from the big mud volcano. After a visit to the Gobustan museum, we went south on the highway to a nearby roundabout and our tour guide hired a taxi for 15 manat, then paid 10 manat extra for the big volcano. The old Russian taxi took us off the road thru bumpy dirt road ride for about 20 minutes. Enjoy the beautiful landscape of the mountains and the roller coaster ride. A very unique experience. Loved it.

Must visit place. Take four wheel vehicle to visit larger volcanoes. Adventure trip

So this is a bit off the beaten track. You can easily drive here though. Most cars should be able to make it if you go slow. Trucks will have zero issues. Otherwise park at the closest roundabout and hire a Soviet era taxi. Once here prepare to get a bit dirty. You are going to want to touch the mud and your kids are definitely going to touch the mud. If you are like us and you get up close you will end up with a mud shower from an eruption if you aren't careful. It's very windy so good audio on video is hard to shoot. Pictures are plentiful and the landscape looks lunar in nature. Enjoy the visit!

It is hard to find because there are no signs, but if you look at Google satellite view, you can see the dirt road of off the Western side of Alat. It is inaccessible when it is rainy, and it's quite a hike up a mountain if a car won't take you. However, you are rewarded with a very unique place!

Yeeey! Muuuud! There is no better sightseeing than mud volcanos :) In real there is nothing to see, but you can make a couple of cool pictures