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Itinerary
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Stop At: Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kiev Ukraine

Your tour begins by meeting your tour staff at the departure point where they will check your passports and dress code. We meet in front of the Kozatskiy hotel, on the Independence Square. Enjoy a cup of coffe before the tour.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Reactor No 4, Chernobyl Ukraine

Drive to Chernobyl with passing Dytyatky checkpoint (on the border of the 30-km Exclusion Zone). You will see an informative and stunning documentary during the 2-hour ride.

Entry to the 30km Exclusion Zone. Meeting your guide (if a guide doesn't come with you from Kiev).

Arrival to Chernobyl. Introductory briefing on the Exclusion Zone administrative division and regulations, RAW disposal, etc.

Sightseeing Chernobyl town.

Entry to the 10 km Zone by passing Leliv checkpoint.

On the way to the Power Plant you stop at almost fully buried Kopachi village and check its kindergarten which we can enter.

Sightseeing Reactor #4 from a 270m distance and construction site of a new sarcophagus.

Stop near the Red Forest and Pripyat road sign.

Sightseeing Pripyat town: Lenin Street, the main square, the palace of culture, Polissya hotel, supermarket; Ferris wheel, the stadium, school, swimming pool, hospital, etc.

Drive through the tiny part of western radioactive trace.

Passage through Leliv checkpoint. Radiation control before the lunch.

Lunch at the Chernobyl canteen - all ingredients are brought from the outside and ecologically clean. A vegetarian meal is available upon request.

Important -Duga 3 (so called "Russian Woodpecker", military over the horizon radar and it?s base called "Chernobyl 2")

Final check out at Dytyatki checkpoint. Compulsory radiation control.

Return to Kiev around 7:30 pm

Duration: 10 hours

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Included

Lunch
Professional guide
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Insurance
Permits for Chernobyl Zone
Entry/Admission - Reactor No 4

Not included

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option not selected)
Drinks

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
Minimum age is 18 years (the age limit can be discussed in each case)
Any booking made within 3 days prior to departure is unlikely to be confirmed.
Dress code is important - no sandals, no shorts, no sleeveless T-Shirts.
Bring your passport - visitors without a passport won't be allowed on the tour.
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
You require to download audio guide app for other than English language.
We recommend wearing sturdy boots or footwear with tough soles. Please make sure to have socks on so no body flesh is exposed.
Please bring repellent if you visit in spring summer and early fall.
There are quite a few homeless dogs in the zone. If you like dogs you can bring some dog food with you and feed them.
Wheelchair ramp equipped minibus is available upon request
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
If you prefer an audio guide you have to download a free app (OIS or Android) - please ask our guide for a pair of earphones if you need ones.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 150 travelers

Features

Tourism

90%

Cultural

55%

Reviews

5.0

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Barry T

5 | 2019-04-12

We enjoyed our Chernobyl tour. We found the day to be very interesting. Make sure to bring water or to get water at the gas station stop. I would not recommend visiting in the summer as the requirement to wear cloths that cover your legs and arms would make it very uncomfortable

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Jonathan P

5 | 2018-05-03

Very good tour, our guide Anastasia was very helpfull and knowledgeable. If i did it again i might look at the 2 day or 3 day tour as there is so much to see.

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Brian G

5 | 2018-01-16

A fascinating tour. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable, animated, and courteous. He worked extra hard to make our visit enjoyable and worthwhile. I'd give this tour 5 stars.

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Luther L

5 | 2017-11-19

A truly great tour that was well organized and very, very informative. Our driver/guide, Nadir, shared his extensive knowledge of the area in a way that was always interesting. He also shared some history about a few out of the way locations (from a distance of course). Highly recommend this tour.

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David M

5 | 2017-09-20

My phone now charges when I hold it in my hand after this tour and I no longer need a flashlight for camping! :P Just Kidding Nazar was perfect. Meeting up in the morning was very smooth. Bring 10 USD or 500 Hryvnia Ukraine currency for the insurance, they accept both. There is also a McDonalds at the meet up spot for bathroom and breakfast before you depart. Lots of info as we went along but not an annoying amount. Nazar was very kind, helping older people and the ladies jump from ledges or get across floors that have broken down. The attention to your safety is very high. ANY concerns you have they will address. Lots of walking on this tour, so bring a comfortable pair of shoes. Broken glass and debris everywhere in the buildings, mostly from the vandalism unfortunately. Rain jacket as well, you are outside all day. Maybe a flashlight as well, some of the side rooms can get pitch black dark on a cloudy day. The pit stops were sufficient. Get what you need from the gas station WAG that you stop at, for the day. The roads are bad, lots of pot holes or bumps, its just the nature of the trip. All I can say is nature is an amazing thing. Life goes on. Thanks again TripAdvisor and Nazar for the great tour.

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Renwick R

5 | 2017-09-18

Ridiculously interesting tour!

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Colin C

5 | 2017-09-14

Best trip ever. Guides were very knowledgeable with good English. Plenty of comfort breaks. 12hr day but worth the effort.

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