Full-Day Guided Tour of Chernobyl from Kiev
Description
This day trip is designed for those who are new to the Chernobyl Zone. It is perfect for travelers of various ages. You won’t have any substantial physical exercises and will make a lot of stops to take pictures near all the main sights of Chernobyl and Pripyat. Small groups up to 16 people. Only positive reviews from our tourists.
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Itinerary
8:00 – Departure from Kyiv. Our guests will be delivered from their hotels to the starting point -Kontraktova Square. Check-in, boarding the minibus.
10:30 Chernobyl city: Memorial complex, Lenin monument, riverport, monument dedicated to the liquidators of the accident, exhibition of equipment and robots that were used to liquidate the accident.
Chornobyl-2 is secret facility where you can see Duga radar station with the height of more than 150 m.
Kopachi is a buried village with the only remaining building of a kindergarten
A memorial to commemorate the accident; unfinished 5th reactor; sarcophagus; observation deck.
Insulating arched structure above the destroyed by the accident 4th power unit of Chernobyl NPP. The arch has become the largest mobile ground structure, covering the outdated "Shelter", and should work for 70-100 years.
13:00 – 14:00 – lunch in the soviet style canteen (food from imported products). Lunch is not included in the price. Or you may take your own food and have a lunch in the canteen.
14:30 Red Forest. It’s a unique place where you can see how radiation affects nature
Entering the ghost town of Prypiat: statue of Friendship of Peoples, kindergarten, school, city amusement park, Ferris wheel, palace of culture, Polissia hotel, stadium, Prometey cinema, fire department and hospital where the first victims were admitted.
The non-functioning park is located in the center of Pripyat, behind the square with the buildings of the department store, the Energetik Palace of Culture and Polissya Hotel. The most famous object in the park is the Ferris wheel, which became one of the symbols of both Pripyat and the entire Chernobyl exclusion zone as a whole later. The wheel never worked; its launch was planned for May 1, 1986. The park is one of the heavily infected sites in Pripyat.
19:30 – 20:00 Return to Kyiv At the end of the tour our guests will be delivered to the finishing point - Kontraktova Square and than will be delivered to the hotels.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
In any appropriate place for you
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Important Information
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Bring comfortable, maximum coverage clothing and closed comfortable shoes
- Entry into the exclusion zone is prohibited for visitors younger than 18 years
- Persons with medical precautions for contact with ionizing radiation sources are not allowed into the area
- Bring your passport - visitors without a passport won't be allowed on the tour
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/tour or a full refund
Reviews(4)
It was an incredible and interesting tour. Our tour guide Oleg is an awesome encyclopedia about Chernobyl catastrophe. He knows everything, his attitude towards true history and people is sincere and respectful.
Anna, thank you for your feedback) we also invite you with your friends to other interesting tours from our company)
