Chernobyl Tour from Kiev

Seeing Chernobyl, site of the catastrophic 1986 nuclear accident, is only permitted by guided tour. Moreover, the tours are popular—with around 10,000 people visiting each year. Secure your place in advance for this full-day tour from Kiev and get everything included, so you can focus on the sights. View reactor 4 and tour abandoned Pripyat and Chernobyl. Lunch, transport, commentary, and full safety measures are all included.

Highlights

Tour Chernobyl and Pripyat on a full-day tour from Kiev by Minivan

View the Chernobyl plant and devastated surrounds with a guide for insight

See reactor 4 and abandoned Pripyat, and learn about the terrible events of 1986

All-inclusive: lunch, transport, and full safety checks provided

What to Expect

Depart central Kiev by air-conditioned, Wi-Fi–enabled minivan and make the journey to Chernobyl. Bring your passport, and wear clothes that cover your arms and legs, plus sturdy shoes. En route, watch a documentary on the 1986 accident, learning how the towns of Chernobyl and Pripyat—the latter home to plant workers—were evacuated afterward. After crossing the Dytyatky checkpoint into the 18.6-mile (30-kilometer) exclusion zone, tour Chernobyl town before entering the 6.2-mile (10-kilometer) zone. Then, continue to Kopachi village—buried due to extreme contamination—to see its derelict kindergarten. Next, view reactor 4, the accident site, from a distance, and take in the Red Forest and Pripyat, with its eerie streets, school, and amusement park. After lunch at a Chernobyl canteen (made with outsourced ingredients), check out the mysterious Duga-3, a Soviet-era over-the-horizon radar system dubbed the “Russian Woodpecker.” Your tour then ends in Kiev.

Departure Point

Mykhailivs'ka St, 1/3, Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000

Duration

11h

Return Details

Returns to the original departure point

Inclusions

Lunch

Professional guide

Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Insurance

Permits for Chernobyl Zone

Entry/Admission - Reactor No 4

Exclusions

Gratuities

Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option not selected)

Drinks

Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Minimum age is 18 years (the age limit can be discussed in each case)

Any booking made within 3 days prior to departure is unlikely to be confirmed.

Dress code is important - no sandals, no shorts, no sleeveless T-Shirts.

Bring your passport - visitors without a passport won't be allowed on the tour.

Not wheelchair accessible

Near public transportation

You require to download audio guide app for other than English language. 

We recommend wearing sturdy boots or footwear with tough soles. Please make sure to have socks on so no body flesh is exposed.

Please bring repellent if you visit in spring summer and early fall.

There are quite a few homeless dogs in the zone. If you like dogs you can bring some dog food with you and feed them.

Wheelchair ramp equipped minibus is available upon request

Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level

If you prefer an audio guide you have to download a free app (OIS or Android) - please ask our guide for a pair of earphones if you need ones.

This tour/activity will have a maximum of 150 travelers