One-day Tour to Chernobyl Zone from Kyiv
The Chernobyl exclusion zone is a closed object of national importance.
You can get to know this mysterious place as part of a one-day tour.
Thousands of tourists from all over the world come to see with their own eyes the monument to the catastrophe that almost ruined the world
Just imagine that you can go back in time and walk among the ruins of a dead, an abandoned city in which people once lived and worked.
A tour of Chernobyl and Pripyat is the best way to immerse yourself in history.
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Dytyatky, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, 07220
Dytyatky 30-km Zone Checkpoint
- passport control
- safety rules briefing
- entering the Zone, driving to Chernobyl. Along the way we will be driving through the abandoned villages of Cherevach and Zalissy, and passing by the Uzh river
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Chernobyl, Chernobyl, Kiev Oblast
Your will see that Chernobyl is virtually a usual Ukrainian small town, where the employees of the power plant and other Exclusion Zone state companies are based. Indeed, being here for the first time it’s hard to imagine that this town has something to do with the catastrophe of 1986.
- photo-stop at the Chernobyl sign
- a bus tour
- visiting the exposition of the robots and equipment which were in use to mitigate the catastrophe consequences
- The central square of Chernobyl. The memorial complex "Star Wormwood".
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Kopachi, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Kopachi village
Visiting the kindergarten which is the only remaining building in the whole village. The rest of the facilities were buried in the ground. Kopachi village is located 4 km from the power plant. (depending on weather conditions, the location may not be included in the program, in wet weather it is better not to stop there, as there is a risk of putting a hot particle on the bus)
Stop At: Pripyat, Pripyat, Kiev Oblast
The abandoned town of Pripyat
- the Red Forest
- the Pripyat sign on entering the town
- the Death Bridge
- stop on the central square of the town, a walking tour
- Energetic Palace of Culture, Polissya Hotel (observation point)
- department store
- amusement park
- the Ferris Wheel (its inauguration day was planned for May 1st, 1986, but …)
- town hall which became the first headquarters of the governmental commission mitigating the consequences of the accident
- Prometheus Cinema
- river port, sinking pier
- kindergarten and school
- Pripyat swimming pool (officially it is forbidden to enter buildings!)
You will take tons of photos, get absolutely unforgettable impressions and feel really exceptional emotions!
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Duga Radar Russian Woodpecker, Chernobyl Ukraine
Chernobyl-2 Secret Object. DUGA-1 over-the-horizon radar station
DUGA-1 object is one of the most well-known objects of the former USSR. Its exact name is in fact «5H32». The radar was supposed to detect air targets, like launched intercontinental ballistic missiles. The signal emitted by the radar reminded of a woodpecker hammering. For this reason, the object has been nicknamed “the Russian Woodpecker”.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Reactor No 4, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Chernobyl Ukraine
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant industrial site
- photo-stop at the cooling pond
on the right one can see the unfinished reactors 5 and 6
as well as the huge cooling towers
on the left there are nuclear units 1, 2 and 3
and the New Safe Confinement, the so called “Arch”
- visiting the memorial next to the administrative building of the CHNPP
- feeding fish (depending on weather conditions, relevant from April to September)
- SHELTER-2 “Arch” from the observation point
You will see the New Safe Confinement at the distance of some 300 meters!
Duration: 1 hour
Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"A visit to the zone requires a certain dress code. You need closed-type clothing and footwear, comfortable for hiking conditions. It should cover the arms from the shoulder to the wrist, as well as the legs, including the ankle."
"Not recommended for pregnant travelers"
"Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level"
"The program of the excursion can be changed depending on the length of the daytime, weather conditions, and directions of Chernobyl administration."
"Be sure to take your passport with you, the details of which you will send to us for registration of permits for visiting the Chernobyl zone. This must be the document with which you cross the border of Ukraine."
"Access to the Zone is prohibited for persons under 18 years of age"
"A current valid passport is required on the day of travel"
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
Duration: 11 Hours
Start location: Symona Petlyury St, 28, Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000
Cancellations and refunds:
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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