Baratang Mud Volcano

The Baratang Mud Volcano is one of the extremely rare active mud volcano sites in South Asia, located 7 km from Nilambur Jetty in Baratang. Formed by natural subterranean methane gas and mineral water pressure, these mud vents bubble continuously, ejecting grey clay mud onto the surface into small miniature cone-shaped craters. A short 300-meter paved walkway from the parking area leads up a small hillock surrounded by tropical trees to the mud volcano clearing. Visitors can observe natural gas bubbles popping out of the mud craters in real-time.