Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. Prypiat, the Chornobyl NPP and the Duga radar in one day from Kyiv

13 hours (07:00–20:00, approx.) · Meet at 07:00
Kyiv, Dorohozhychi metro station
The Ferris wheel in abandoned Prypiat
The Duga radar station above the forest
Prypiat apartment blocks among the autumn forest
The antennas of the Duga radar from below
Prypiat from above
The Ferris wheel in abandoned PrypiatThe Duga radar station above the forestPrypiat apartment blocks among the autumn forestThe antennas of the Duga radar from belowPrypiat from above

A legal trip to the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, the 30-kilometer area around the plant’s stricken fourth reactor. Entry is possible only with a passport and a special permit, as part of an organized group with a licensed guide.

Why go

  • See Prypiat, a city abandoned within 36 hours of the accident and frozen in 1986
  • A view of the Chornobyl NPP from the platform by the Shelter Object and the New Safe Confinement
  • The Duga radar station, the giant antenna of an over-the-horizon radar that was top secret in Soviet times
  • Legal entry with a permit, radiation monitoring and a licensed guide all day
  • A Lenin monument still stands in Chornobyl – the exclusion zone is exempt from the decommunization law

Route

Starting point:
Kyiv, Dorohozhychi metro station
Departure at 07:00
Drive to the Dytiatky checkpoint
~2 hours
Dytiatky checkpoint
Document and permit check for entry into the 30-km zone
Duga radar station
The giant antenna of an over-the-horizon radar
The city of Prypiat
An abandoned city built in 1970 for the plant’s workers
Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant
Observation point by the Shelter Object and the New Safe Confinement
The town of Chornobyl
The memorial and dinner at a Chornobyl canteen
Radiation check on exit
Mandatory radiation check at the Dytiatky checkpoint
Return to Kyiv
~2 hours
Kyiv, Dorohozhychi metro station
Expected return around 20:00

Good to know

What’s included
Round-trip transportation, an exclusion zone permit, a licensed guide, radiation monitoring and mandatory medical insurance for the day of the tour.
Passport required
Entry to the exclusion zone is possible only with a Ukrainian citizen’s passport, or a foreign passport for non-Ukrainians. The permit is issued in advance using your passport details – send them no later than 5 days before the tour.
Dress code and footwear
Clothing that covers your arms and legs, and closed-toe shoes. We recommend bringing a change of shoes or a bag for your shoes before the return trip.
Rules in the zone
Sitting or lying on the ground, touching objects and plants, and taking anything out of the zone are prohibited. Smoking and eating are allowed only in designated areas.
Age restrictions
Visitors must be 18 or older. Exceptions are possible by prior arrangement.
Tour language
The tour is conducted in Ukrainian.

On the way to the zone, the first stop is the Dytiatky checkpoint, where documents and permits for entering the 30-kilometer zone are checked. The route then leads to the abandoned city of Prypiat, built in 1970 for the plant’s workers and left forever after the evacuation on April 27, 1986. The program includes a view of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant from the observation point by the Shelter Object (the sarcophagus) and the New Safe Confinement; the Duga radar station, the giant antenna of a Soviet over-the-horizon radar; and the town of Chornobyl with its memorial and a Lenin monument, which survives here because the decommunization law does not apply to the exclusion zone. Radiation is monitored throughout the tour, and when leaving the zone at the Dytiatky checkpoint, every participant goes through a mandatory radiation check.

Schedule

Sun
Nov 15
07:00
16 seats left

Organized by: FantoTravel · Guide: Kovalenko Iryna Mykolaivna