We will fly over the famous sites of the Zone:

the village of Zalissia with abandoned households, shops and other buildings, one of about hundred Ukrainian settlements that were fully evacuated after the accident;

the town of Chornobyl – the local administrative center and the rotational settlement for the employees of the Exclusion Zone with operating facilities, laboratories, dormitories, canteens, shops and even several hotels. This is the place where we stay overnight with our tourists in multi-day tours;

the radar Duga-1, well-known as “Russian Woodpecker” and “Hidden Eye of Moscow” – the over-the-horizon radiolocation station that was spying on the USA from Chornobyl woods before the accident;

the village of Kopachi only 4 km away from the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The whole settlement was turned into a burial site because of contamination. Only a few buildings survived;

the Red Forest – a place of the first and worst radioactive fallout;

the ghost town of Prypiat – abandoned Soviet Paradise town, built especially for the ChNPP workers and fully evacuated after the accident;

the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant – sightseeing the decommissioned power plant and the damaged reactor 4, that is now double covered by the Old Sarcophagus (Object Shelter) and the Arch (New Safe Confinement) from all possible angles;

Feel free to 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 get better acquaintance with the interesting locations please book a multi-day tour or a private tour. 

Duration of the tour: 4-6 hours (including the transfer to the airfield).

Flight duration: approximately 1,5 hours.The duration of the air tour can be increased upon your request.

Departure time: during daylight hours. The perfect time for the Chornobyl helicopter tour is early in the morning from 8 to 11 a.m. when the sun shines from the east, beautifully illuminating Kyiv and all sights on the way.

Departure place: the airfield near Kyiv. You may additionally book a transfer from Kyiv to the airfield and back.

Transportation: to the airfield – by comfortable car or minivan; in the air we use Robinson helicopter.

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Attention! Please note, in case of sudden changes in the weather conditions or due to request of aeronautical service, the departure may be delayed for up to 2 hours or canceled. In case of tour cancelation on the day of departure the cost of the tour will be refunded to the client except for the 25% tour prepayment, which will be compensated in the next air tour. 

If you cancel the tour during the flight due to poor health or any other personal reasons the tour cost is non-refundable.

The tour is available for booking at least 1 day before the departure date.

Unlike the land-based Chornobyl tours, clothing guidelines are not required as you do not come in direct contact with the ground of the Zone. Nevertheless, we advise you to wear comfortable clothes and shoes.

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.

The Geiger Counter will make “visible” the radiation level during the whole day, constantly informing you about the radiation background. At the end of the day it will show your exact irradiation dose for the whole trip.

Before the tour

Depending on weather conditions there may be “bumpy flights” on a lightweight aircraft used for the air tour. People with a sensitive vestibular apparatus are not recommended to eat or drink 2 hours before the flight to avoid feeling sickness. Also provide yourself with travel sickness pills if needed.

No special requirements for the outwear.

Great news! Air tours have no age limit and allow tourists even under 18 years see the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone.

Taking photos and videos is allowed during the flight.

Please keep to a weight limit: 130 kg per 1 person, 170 kg per 2 people, 210 kg per 3 people.

People are not allowed on board:

• under drug or alcohol intoxication, having a hangover;
• carrying any types of weapon;
• unable to carry out the pilot’s request.

In all mentioned cases the tour ends immediately.

Need a closer look?

To visit the most iconic places of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone book your place in a 1-day trip.

For the extended exploration of the Zone please book a multi-day tour, a private tour or a river tour.