Experience the haunting history of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone on a 1-day tour. Explore the abandoned city of Pripyat, visit the OTH radar station ‘Duga’, and capture unforgettable photos and videos. Includes transport, permits, and a professional English-speaking guide.
Experience the haunting history of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone on a 1-day tour. Explore the abandoned city of Pripyat, visit the OTH radar station ‘Duga’, and capture unforgettable photos and videos. Includes transport, permits, and a professional English-speaking guide.
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Chernobyl - We meet at 07:30 for a passport check.
07:30 – 09:30 - Drive to the main entrance of the Chernobyl Zone, with a 15-minute stop at a gas station (toilet, coffee, sandwich).
09:30 – 10:00 - Police and passport control.
10:00 - 11:30 - Tour around the Chernobyl power plant, including stops at Reactors 1, 2, 3, and 4, the new Sarcophagus,…
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Chernobyl - We meet at 07:30 for a passport check.
07:30 – 09:30 - Drive to the main entrance of the Chernobyl Zone, with a 15-minute stop at a gas station (toilet, coffee, sandwich).
09:30 – 10:00 - Police and passport control.
10:00 - 11:30 - Tour around the Chernobyl power plant, including stops at Reactors 1, 2, 3, and 4, the new Sarcophagus, the new radioactive fuel storage facility, Reactor 5, and the cooling tower.
11:30 - 13:15 - Explore Pripyat city, walking through the abandoned city to see the amusement park (with its famous Ferris Wheel), hospital, river port, central square, swimming pool, cinema theater, and more.
13:30 - 14:00 - Lunch at a canteen near the power plant.
14:00 - 15:00 - Visit the military base with the famous DUGA radar station, a ballistic missile detection system and the largest Cold War monument in Ukraine.
15:00 - 16:00 - Stop in Chernobyl town to see the 3rd Angel Memorial, the largest memorial in the Chernobyl Zone dedicated to the disaster.
16:00 - 16:20 - Pass radiation control and return to Kiev.
18:00 - 19:00 - Arrive in Kiev. -
Pripyat Amusement Park - We stop at the main city square in Pripyat before taking a roughly 2-hour walk through the deserted streets of this ‘ghost city.’
Along the way, we’ll see the partially collapsed School No. 1, the highly radioactive hospital, the river port, the famous Pripyat Café, the Prometheus Cinema, the football stadium, the unused Ferris wheel, the swimming pool, and Hotel Polissya, which served as a base for Soviet nuclear physicists after the accident. - Chernobyl - Today, Chernobyl Town serves as the administrative center of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, featuring administrative buildings, a police station, fire station, several hotels and restaurants, and grocery stores. We’ll stop to visit the Third Angel monument, a memorial complex that includes a map of the Exclusion Zone and nameplates of all the abandoned villages in the region.
- Duga Radar Russian Woodpecker - The military base known as Chernobyl-2 was a top-secret facility built around the massive Duga-1 Radar Antenna, a transmitter measuring 150 meters high and 1 km in length. Designed to detect incoming ballistic missiles, it was nicknamed the ‘Russian Woodpecker’ due to the tapping noise it transmitted across radio frequencies. Today, it remains one of the most impressive Cold War artifacts in Ukraine.
- On-board WiFi
- Professional guide
- Round-trip shared transfer
- Permission for photo and video shooting
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and taxes included
- On-board WiFi
- Professional guide
- Round-trip shared transfer
- Permission for photo and video shooting
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and taxes included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
The cost encompasses:
— Comprehensive tour of the Chernobyl exclusion zone
— Transportation assistance
— Arranging necessary permits for zone visitation
— Required permits for a visit to the 30km zone
— Required permits for a visit to the 10km zone
— Required permits for exploring the city of Pripyat
— Required permits for touring the (OTH) radar…
The cost encompasses:
— Comprehensive tour of the Chernobyl exclusion zone
— Transportation assistance
— Arranging necessary permits for zone visitation
— Required permits for a visit to the 30km zone
— Required permits for a visit to the 10km zone
— Required permits for exploring the city of Pripyat
— Required permits for touring the (OTH) radar station “Duga”
— Expert guidance in English
— Authorization for photography and videography
- Minimum age is 18 years
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Dress code is formal
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.