One-day Chernobyl Tour: A Time-travelling Experience from Kyiv
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233 Ratings
Kyiv
Embark on a time-travelling adventure from Kyiv with a one-day Chernobyl tour. Explore the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, guided by professionals, and capture unique photos along the way.
Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Chernobyl - A fascinating city tour with the best guide, you can see:
    – the famous stela “Chernobyl”
    – the memorial complex “Star Wormwood”
    – An open museum of equipment and robots that were used to eliminate the consequences of the accident.
    – monument “To those who saved the world”
  • Pripyat - – The famous “Red Forest”
    – Stella “Pripyat”
    – “Bridge of Deaths”
    – Walking around the town center
    – Palace of Culture “Energetik”
    – Hotel “Polesie”
    – Soviet department store
    – A park with attractions and the famous Ferris wheel, which the children never visited
    – Administrative Building of the town Executive Committee
    – Cinema “Prometheus”
    – Drowned pier of Pripyat
    – Kindergarten and school
    – Swimming pool “Lazurnij”
  • Duga Radar Russian Woodpecker - One of the most secret objects of the Soviet Union is Duga-1 or 5N32.
    It was created to alert about threats from the air (launched intercontinental ballistic missiles).
    The signal transmitted by the station was reminiscent of a woodpecker knock,
    that why it is also called the Russian Woodpecker.
    Three such antennas were built in the USSR.
  • Chernobyl - – Photo stop near the cooling pond
    On the right, you will see 2 unfinished power units – 5 and 6 power units, with huge cooling towers nearby
    On the left, you will see the 1,2 and 3 reactors of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, as well as the New Safe Confinement
    – Visit the memorial near the administrative building of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant
    – If we are lucky we will feed huge catfish (depends on weather conditions)
    – Visit the observation deck, the code name is sheltered – “ARKA”

You will be 300 meters from the new shelter

What's Included
  • Comfortable transportation
  • All permits for the Zone and Pripyat prepared
  • Souvenir jar of Chernobyl air
  • Full-day exploration of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
  • Authorization for photo and video content creation
  • Access to the ‘Duga’ radar station
  • Comprehensive insurance included
Additional Information

Chernobyl day tour from Kyiv
Synopsis
Escape the well-kept streets of Kyiv and step back in time with a full-day communal visit of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Explore the venue of the most severe nuclear catastrophe in the world, witness everything firsthand and discover the detailed narrative from your knowledgeable guide. You’ll ride in a comfortable, air-conditioned minivan, with a fair amount of walking incorporated to enrich your experience and offer ample unique photographic moments. Lunch will be arranged for you in the early afternoon in the very dining room where the Chernobyl power plant workers eat daily. Rest assured about your safety as you’ll adhere to a specifically designated route, giving you an excellent opportunity to delve into the Zone in the most secure manner.

Location
Arkhitektora Horodetskoho St, 1
Arkhitektora Horodetskoho Street
Meeting - from 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. - Address - Kiev city (center), st. Architect Gorodetsky 1, metro station "Khreschatyk" or "Independence Square"
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Demario_g
Nov 13, 2021
Amazing Tour and a MUST DO! - This was an amazing tour and our tour guide was amazing! She was very knowledgeable, and very nice and I felt like this was the best tour guide for this trip. She got us inside the exclusion zone very fast and I felt like i was back in history as she have this tour. I really recommend this tour and seeing this up close gives anyone a first hand experience of this tragedy up close!! Thank you so much for this experience.
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Akmalsaslam
Oct 18, 2021
Simply Amazing - I was really worried that I would miss my visit to Chernobyl as I was looking for it at the last minute and all the tours were fully booked and closed. Thankfully I randomly found Yulia's WhatsApp on their website "TRIPS TO CHERNOBYL".She helped to book me in just 12 hours before the tour started. The website says you can pay extra for lunch and they will make arrangements according to your preferences but also you can grab food and snacks from the store near the gas station where they stop before starting the tour. It was a group tour of 16 people in a mini bus. It's 2 hrs drive from the city. Tour covered with all the places as promised *Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (New Safe Confinement) *Pripyat - Amusement Park (Ferris Wheel, Bumper Car) - Palace of Culture, City Hall - Kafe Olympia and etc *Red Forest *Duga Radar And alot more.. Thanks for the amazing guide Angy who was very well aware and explanative about the places. And her English and communication skill was amazing, she had a bit of humour in every other word, which kept us entertained during the whole tour. She had to explain both in Russian and English, but she did great. She's good at taking pictures as well and I was really impressed and satisfied. Hotel pickup is not available in this tour, however on our return I was lucky they dropped me off at the hotel as it was on the way. And it was supposed to rain as per weather forecast but for my luck it didn't. So the trip was great!
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Davidhillman
Jul 7, 2021
Interesting walk in the radiation zone - Saw all the iconic places connected with the Chernobyl disaster. The guide gave all the relevant information both in Russian and English.
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Vieltraveller
Jul 21, 2021
OK tour but not as promised - The tour was ok, we had a good group and an ok guide. Unfortunately we didn't do all that was promised before the booking. I chose this tour because it was supposed to have 3 hours in Pripyat instead of 2 hours as the others. But we didn't do everyhting there, either. Maybe we lost too much time becuase the tour in the end was English and Russian so all information was always given twice. And no masks had to be worn at any time.
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Sapelhita
Sep 28, 2021
Sadly it lacks organization - Wi-Fi was not working, nor had we any documentary to watch during the trip, as promissed. Plus, our guide was completely on a rush, we first arrived there at 11am, because she stopped in the middle of the highway to wait for someone... then, she made us run the whole tour, DID NOT took us to see the monument “To those who saved the world”, nor the Cinema and theater "Prometey", nothing from Kopachi, the Bridge of Deaths and just drove fast by the Swimming Pool. The rest was seen just very quickly, as she and the driver seemed to just want to be back home as soon as possible... and I actually liked the guide as a person, she was really kind to the dogs and cats there. But about the tour, all in all, it's sad to say it was really not the experience I expected. I booked it directly on the website after reading everything that was offered, so it has to be disapointing not receiving the promissed after checking out carefully what you're paying for. All tours have the same prices, so I'd defitinetly choose another company for a next time.
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F2215kbdavidb
Feb 14, 2024
NO SHOW TOUR GUIDE.DO NOT USE!!! - TOUR OPERATOR WAS A NO SHOW. Phone contact did not work. I got it through TripAdvisor as I thought it would be legit. Apparently not.
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Rick
Nov 14, 2023
Very disappointed - Appointment was at 07.30. Waited 1 hour in the cold but nobody came I called different numbers but both didnt work I am very disappointed
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Alot853
Sep 21, 2023
The service is not provided - We bought this package on Tripadvisor website, but it didn't actually happen. No information was given about the interruption and the money has not been returned.
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Fatimahabusrair
Nov 7, 2021
discusting - They didn't show up or reply to the phone numbers they provided. After an hour I received threats ! This is a gang of thieves no more.
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649rennand
Sep 28, 2021
Sad Experience!!! - Many points must be taken into consideration on this tour. About transport: it wasn't comfortable, they promised us wi-fi and cell phone charger (there isn't). At no time were asked to wear masks from tourists, so we were 20 people confined inside the van. About the experience: The guide was totally disheartened with the tour, she even made it clear that she would answer all the questions, in my first question she simply said she didn't know the answer and no other explanation. Before arriving, he was informed about several points such as not drinking water on the streets, not having food to buy, but in the end it was all a lie, giving an impression of deception. The equipment rented to measure radiation is a joke, we placed 3 side by side at the same point, some marked 10, another 30 and another 100, there was no calibration. I can tell you other things, but I think it's better not to spoil the trip for those who read this report. In the end, everything told on the road seemed like a lie. Other groups in the place seemed a lot more interested, maybe we just had a bad day for the guide. Before booking the tour they promise to refund your money in case you don't like it, another prank, you need to say this during the tour, I'm imagining telling this to the guide who will still take me back to the house.
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