• Dytiatky checkpoint – the entrance to the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, at 30 km distance from the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant;
• the Leliv checkpoint – the entrance to the core of the Zone at 10km distance from the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant;
• the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant

– our visit starts at the Administrative building # 1 of the ChNPP. There you will pass the document check, get a pass card, disposable clothing and shoes; 
– you will go through the 800-meters corridor named ‘golden’ because of the color of its walls;
– the Central Control Room is the only original location of the power plant that is operational nowadays. It is switchgear management and plant’s shift supervisor workplace;
– the funs of old electronic will be impressed by ‘SKALA’ – the unique Soviet analog computer invented in 1973. At the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant ‘SKALA’ was the central information system;
– Unit 3 Control room – is the center, from which all technological processes at Unit 3 were controlled during the reactor’s operation. It is the best location for you to take unforgettable pictures, as this room is an absolute clone of the Unit 4 Control room, where the accident happened;
– you will also see Unit 3 Main Circulating Pumps that provided water to the core of the reactor;
– Valerii Khodemchuk Memorial, dedicated to the first victim of the disaster, who died that night and whose body has never been found, will be your last location at the Power plant.

Several times during the tour you will go through radiation control to make sure that we are completely clean and are not contaminated by radiation (don’t have any radioactive particles on our clothes or shoes).

• the Red Forest is the closest wood to the Nuclear Power Plant. It was dramatically affected by the huge amount of radioactive fallout. You will cross the so-called Western radioactive trace on board of the bus and make a short stop for measuring radiation at the roadside of Red Forest and for taking photos of the welcoming sign of Prypiat;
• the ghost-town of Prypiat – an abandoned atomic town built for the power plant’s workers, located just 3 kilometers away from the plant. Prypiat was a role model town intended to demonstrate to the world how the built communism looks like. 44,5 thousand people from that soviet Paradise were evacuated on the 27th of April 1986. Now the town is totally abandoned.  

We will visit the most iconic sights, including the Amusement Park with the Ferris Wheel that has never been launched, the Polissia Hotel, the Palace of Culture “Energetic”, the main stadium and other legendary locations. 

Attention! Entering buildings in Prypiat is officially prohibited because of their poor condition.

• the robots exhibition – the open-air demonstration of transport vehicles, including armored military trucks, loader crane ‘Foresteri’ from Finland and a robot “STR-1”, made on the chassis of a Soviet moon-walker. They are not mock-ups but the real robots that were used in 1986-87 to clean up the most contaminated locations, such as the roof of unit # 3. Thanks to those robots, which could be operated remotely, dozens of people's lives were saved;
• the memorial ‘To Those who Saved the World’ – the monument erected 10 years after the disaster in memory of first responders to the nuclear accident – doctors, dosimetrists, firefighters, and people with acute radiation sickness. This memorial is unique, as it was made by the local firefighters, despite they were not professional sculptors; 
• the town of Chornobyl – the local administrative center, partially abandoned, partially inhabited by so-called self-settlers – people who came back to the Zone after the disaster and stayed there to live. There are a lot of facilities in Chornobyl town, such as a hospital, a fire station, a museum “Wormwood Star”, shops, laboratories, dormitories, canteens and even hotels where our tourists stay overnight in multi-day tours.  Chornobyl is the oldest local settlement, which gave its name to the Power Plant. After the disaster, it was evacuated. Now about 1300 people work here on a rotation basis. 

You can find all these locations on the map of the Chornobyl Zone.

Please keep in mind that there can be some changes in the route due to weather conditions and/or restrictions from the Governmental institutions.

To spend more time on the chosen locations or to visit more of the interesting places of the Zone please book a multi-day tour or a private tour. 

7:30-7:50 a.m. – meeting in Kyiv

Please, be in time for registration and don’t forget your PASSPORT.

Your guide will be waiting for you near the bus with a radiation sign under the windshield. In case there are several groups – each bus will have a list of participants on the door. Please, find your name in the list to identify your bus.

*meeting place on the map*

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! Simplify your way to the meeting point and order our transfer – pick-up/drop-off service.

8:00 a.m. SHARP – departure from Kyiv 

! Please, be in time. In case of no-show the trip prepayment (25%) is not refundable.

The Chornobyl Exclusion Zone is about 120 km away. It takes up to 2 hours of a drive (depending on traffic) on board of a comfortable bus with air conditioning. 

On your way to the Zone you will review the details of the trip and receive all safety instructions. 

You will be asked to sign the document ensuring that you are not going to break safety rules, radiation safety instructions and legal regulations. Without this paper no one is not allowed to enter the Zone.

10 a.m. approximately – arrival at the Chornobyl Zone

Dytiatky checkpoint is the official entrance to the 30km Exclusion Zone. There you will get your e-ticket, your Geiger counter (if you preordered it) and your personal accumulating device. Once all necessary documents are checked by police officer, you will cross the border and begin your trip inside the Exclusion Zone.

10.30 a.m. – crossing Leliv checkpoint

the entrance to the core of the Zone at 10km distance from the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The procedure of entering the 10km Zone is simplified – you will be asked to show your passport and e-ticket to the police officer and after that you are ready to proceed with your trip.

11 a.m.-1.30 p.m. – the tour inside the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant

2.30-3.00 p.m. (approximately) – lunch

You will have your ‘atomic’ lunch at the local canteen #19, that’s serving the ChNPP employees and visitors.  It is a real canteen that worked before and after the Chornobyl disaster and is still operational. You will have the same lunch as employees of the power plant and will be impressed with the size of your portion. That is a traditional Ukrainian meal made of ecologically clean products. If you are a vegetarian, please inform CHORNOBYL TOUR manager about your eating habits when booking the trip.

3.30-6 p.m. approximately –sightseeing drive and walking tour in the Chornobyl Zone

6.30 p.m. approximately – Dytiatky checkpoint 

Exit from the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. While your guide does the final paperwork, take your time to buy memorable souvenirs with ‘radioactive’ symbols at info-centers. Also, you can buy a postcard, which you can sign and give us to be sent to your addressee, who will be inevitably amazed, receiving a card from Chornobyl town!

8-9 p.m. approximately – arrival back in Kyiv

Must have in the Zone:

PASSPORT (not ID) – it should be the one that you specified in the application for the trip! It is impossible to enter the Zone without a passport. 

* CHORNOBYL TOUR shall not be liable for your failure to enter the Exclusion zone because of the wrong passport number / name / date of birth / nationality or wrong passport on the day of the trip.

CLOSED SHOES – boots or sneakers, which fully cover your feet without fancy openings, please. 

CLOSED CLOTHES – trousers (no shorts, no knee-breeches, no skirts) and a jacket or a shirt with long sleeves. Your clothes should fully cover your legs and arms without fancy openings, please. 

! It is PROHIBITED to wear any open type clothing and footwear in the Zone.

To make sure your trip is comfortable and enjoyable, we advise you to:

• have comfortable shoes and clothes as we are going to walk a lot on-site 

• check the weather forecast and be prepared for rain or shine – dress warmly for freezing temperatures, have a hat for hot weather, waterproof shoes and spare socks for rain, snow or dew on the grass

• have a repellent for mosquito season 

• have some wet wipes or paper tissues

• have some sandwiches and bottled water with you to have a bite on the way

To see the invisible – book a DOSIMETER

In order to fully understand and feel the most special matter of the Chornobyl zone – namely, radiation – we highly recommend you to rent the reliable personal Geiger Counter. Just click on the checkbox "Dosimeter" when you are ordering the tour.

To go to the Chornobyl zone without a dosimeter is like going to the usual tour with your eyes blindfolded.

 - Sergii Mirnyi, CHORNOBYL TOUR founder, a radiation reconnaissance officer.

Legal issues

No weapons (even with a legal permit) are allowed within the territory of the Exclusion zone.
Visitors under the influence of alcohol or drugs are not allowed to visit the site.

Age limit

According to Ukrainian law, every visitor of the Exclusion zone should be over the age of 18. No underage visitors will be admitted under any circumstances. Notarized parental consent or even their personal presence in the trip do not change this rule.

Almost there?

Meanwhile, you still can see the Chornobyl zone! Get an unforgettable helicopter tour or plane tour to see the Exclusion zone from the skies!