Chernobyl One-Day Tour from Kyiv: Journey Through History in an Abandoned City
4.5
34 Ratings
Kyiv
Embark on a one-day tour from Kyiv to Chernobyl, a hauntingly abandoned city that holds the monument to a catastrophic event. Explore the ruins and immerse yourself in the history of this mysterious place.
Duration:
11 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Dytyatky - 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
What's Included
- Organization of permits required to visit the Zone
- Professional guide
- Permission for photo-video shooting
- Insurance
- Air-conditioned transport
What's Not Included
- Lunch (250 UAH per person)
- Drinks
- Rent of the dosimiter
- Hotel pick up
Additional Information
The Chernobyl restricted area is a sealed location of national significance. This enigmatic location can be explored during a single-day journey. Individuals from every corner of the globe come to see firsthand the memorial to the disaster that nearly destroyed the world. Visualize the ability to journey back in time and stroll among the remnants of a now silent and deserted city once bustling with life and work. Embarking on a tour of Chernobyl and Pripyat offers the perfect opportunity to delve into history.
- 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.
- 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
Location
Symona Petlyury St, 28
Symona Petlyury Street
At the meeting point, you will see branded vehicles. You will be met by our guide and manager
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(34 Ratings)
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Yusuf
Aug 27, 2021
Amazing experience in Chornobyl - First, I want to thank our tour guide Daniel for its effort and kindness. I was worried about tour guide in the beginning. Because i read that some tour guides are not good. Thankfully, i met with Daniel. He has deep knowledge about the history of the area, even numeric details. For example, dates, numbers, how much steel and concrete used to made structures. He has so much information which made our tour more attractive. Otherwise, it would be go there and take picture. He is also so entertaining and friendly. He is good communicator with clear english.
Seeing old soviet town, remains of disaster, lessons learned from disaster was amazing experience for me. Moreover, you will see how nature recovered when there is no human interaction. You should have this experience.
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Patriciakf8301vh
Mar 10, 2020
Chernobyl 1 Day Vist - Excellent tour. Lots of good information. Very moving to be so close to reactor. Guides were very helpful and knowledgeable.
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305phils305
Feb 6, 2020
Chernobyl and pripryat - We had tour on 2nd feb me and a couple of pals, what a fantastic tour, our tour guide was great can’t remember her name (think it was Alicia??) she was very knowledgeable and made sure we got round a lot of Chernobyl whilst avoiding the other people that were there,
First stop we went to was the duga soviet satellite that never worked, what a piece of engineering this thing is!
The power plant it’s self is something else, it has to be seen to be believed, the dinner in the canteen was something else as well, I had been on a session the night before and hadn’t been very well, and it looked like they served that back to me, it was vile!!! If you go take something with you!
Pripyat and the fair ground were unbelievable, the fair ground is chilling and you can’t believe how big the place was,
Lots of friendly dogs knocking about, long day but what a trip, Definitely the best excursion I have been on,
Would 100% recommend go2chernobyl as an operator,
Thanks again
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Hbread1
Dec 8, 2019
Knowledgeable Guide - The tour was excellent, very well organised with a great guide who clearly knew his stuff. He said he’d had an interest in the disaster before becoming a guide. The tour was well paced, very interesting. The town is very eerie and sad, seeing what appeared to have been a beautiful town going to wrack and ruin.
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Glasgow3826
Nov 19, 2019
Great experience! - A visit to chernoybl was the main reason we visited Ukraine and we were not disappointed! Happy we chose go2chernoybl. Firstly be prepared as it is a long day! Pick up point is very Easy to find the van with go2chernoybl is waiting on the side of the road. The drive is OK a bit bumpy with a coffee toilet stop not long outside of Kiev. Once at chernoybl the check point is very quick! Our team guide was fab she gave us lots of information and had time for questions at each stop she was not rushing us at all. Loved the lunch in the canteen was very authentic - "yea the food is just OK but that's not what you visit here for!
Tip - there is a lot of stray dogs about and we took some dog biscuits with us!
So glad we did this tour was definetly one tick from the bucket list
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Jeffdee
Oct 29, 2019
Great well organised tour - This was a very comprehensive tour and thus it was a long day. It was very well organised with no unwanted delays. We visited all the required sites and were able to explore. We had lunch in the exclusion zone which was interesting! Our guide was very knowlegdeable, helpful and enthusiastic. It was a very enjoyable day out and excellent value for money. Highly recommended.
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Nicola
Oct 26, 2019
Brilliant day... - We went on the 1 day tour to Chernobyl...our tour guide Daniel was brilliant, he had great knowledge and was friendly and helpful all day. It was a long tiring day but absolutely worth it...we saw the main sites, reactor #4, Pripyat including the amusement park. Lunch was at the factory canteen, typical Ukrainian fare which was plenty filling. Overall, fascinating day and great guide...would absolutely recommend.
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Loestergaard1979
Dec 3, 2019
Great trip - Great guide who knew so much about Chernobyl. Everything was good except the lunch. It was dreadful. Please bring your own as the one they serve is dreadful. Do not buy the one the tour offers.
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Pedrob63
Mar 30, 2024
Never again with this organization! - Unfortunately, the trip never took place. No one picked me up!
I waited 45 minutes at the agreed meeting point but no one showed up. The phone didn't work either and emails remain unanswered to this day!
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Preston
Feb 16, 2024
SCAM... FRAUD - Nobody showed up. I was there early. I waited. I called. I texted. Nothing. I am currently disputing the charge for the entire trip because it is fraud and a scam
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