The 10 Best Historical & Heritage Tours in Chernobyl, Kiev Oblast

October 11, 2021 Merry Kessler

Chernobyl or Chornobyl (/tʃɜːrˈnoʊbəl/; Ukrainian: Чорно́биль, translit. Chornobyl′, Ukrainian pronunciation: [tʃɔrˈnɔbɪlʲ]; Russian: Черно́быль, tr. Chernobyl′, IPA: [t͡ɕɪrˈnobɨlʲ]; Belarusian: Чарно́быль, translit. Charnobyl′, Belarusian pronunciation: [ʈʂarˈnɔbɨlʲ]) is a city in the restricted Chernobyl Exclusion Zone situated in the Ivankiv Raion of northern Kiev Oblast, near Ukraine's border with Belarus. Chernobyl is about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northeast of Kiev, and approximately 140 kilometres (87 mi) southwest of the Belarusian city of Gomel and 16 km from Ukraines border with Belarus. The city was the administrative center of Chernobyl Raion (district) from 1923 until it was disestablished in 1988. Before its evacuation, the city had about 14,000 residents. As of 2017, the city has a population of 690.

1. Private tour in Chernobyl

GO2CHERNOBYL.COM
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List of the locations that you can visit additionally in the one private tour : - Military camp of the 25th group. - Bypass road that was built during the first month after the accident. - The third queue of CNPP, the 5th and the 6th power units and cooling towers. After the 5th and the 6th power units it was planned to build 3 more power units on the other side of the river Pripyat, if that happened Chernobyl NPP would have become the biggest in the world. - Abandoned experimental base of animals radiobiology. - Village Prishev, village Opachichi, village Kupatove (meeting with the self settlers) - Former camp «Kaskowiy» - Holy Illichivsk Church, Chernobyl Visit the Station (PAID SEPARATELY) • Tour inside the CNPP – you will visit power unit №3 • Viewing point of ”Arch” confinement. • Model Warehouse in the administrative building and service centre (ASC -1) of CNPP. • "Golden corridor" is crosses the building of CNPP. • Turbine island. and other

Inclusions: All taxes, fees and handling charges, Lunch, Driver/guide, Local guide, Hotel pickup, Hotel drop-off, Transport by private vehicle

Exclusions: Personal expenses

Reviewed By M9442CXkarinam

Words me fall to describe this place. Everyone must visit it. I am very thankful for the organization of this tour to company Go2Chernobyl.com. These guys are the professionals ones. We had a guide Victoria and we like her very much! She told us a lot of details and we could take amazing photos. Thank you all! We definitely recommend this company!! Спасибо компании Go2Chernobyl за организацию тура. Все было четко и по плану - это не могло не радовать. Отдельная благодарность нашему гиду Виктории. Очень много деталей и информации. Ответила на все наши вопросы. Так что если хотите посетить это место - выбирайте только эту компанию!

2. Private Tour to Chernobyl

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List of the locations that you can visit additionally in the one private tour - Military camp of the 25th group. - Bypass road that was built during the first month after the accident. - The third queue of CNPP, the 5th and the 6th power units and cooling towers. After the 5th and the 6th power units it was planned to build 3 more power units on the other side of the river Pripyat, if that happened Chernobyl NPP would have become the biggest in the world. - Abandoned experimental base of animals radiobiology. - Village Prishev, village Opachichi, village Kupatove (meeting with the self settlers) - Former camp «Kaskowiy» - Holy Illichivsk Church, Chernobyl Visit the Station (PAID SEPARATELY) The tour program includes: • Tour inside the CNPP – you will visit power unit №3 • Viewing point of ”Arch” confinement. • Model Warehouse in the administrative building and service centre (ASC -1) of CNPP. • "Golden corridor" is crosses the building of CNPP. • Turbine island. • Reactor hall.

Inclusions: Local taxes, Lunch, All activities, Professional guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Live entertainment, Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Insurance, Permits for photo and video shooting, Breakfast, Dinner

Exclusions: All inclusive

Reviewed By Артур К

I decided to invite the girl on a date. Everyone goes to the cinema, walks in the park, and I decided to be original. And did not lose! We really enjoyed! And I'm just sure that this date, and me .. She will remember for all life)

3. Private one day tour to Chernobyl Zone of Exclusion with Lunch

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Benefit from pick-up at your hotel in Kiev, and then journey to the site of one of the world's worst nuclear accidents to explore Chernobyl and the abandoned town of Pripyat in complete safety. Create your own itinerary of the poignant attraction and see only what you want on a fully personalized experience. Get access to the Exclusion Zone of the decommissioned Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, built by the USSR military soon after the disaster in 1986. See the remains of the nuclear reactors and the abandoned buildings of the ghost town of Pripyat. Discover the site of the secret Duga radar system, and visit the New Safe Confinement structure, built to contain the remains of reactor No. 4. Talk to some of the people that now live in the exclusion zone and get more information than you could ever get on the internet!

Inclusions: Lunch, Dosimeter , Private transportation

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Reviewed By A2887YVromans

I had one day excursion with “Chernobyl Exclusive Tours” our gibe Zhenya ( Evgeniy ) explained everything about what happened in Chernobyl and showed all of the most popular and secret places is Exclusion zone. Personally recommend Zhenya like tour gide ,he is great person and big professional!!! That was on of the most impressive excursion, what I visited for las couple of years... I’ll Definitely come back.

4. 2-days Group Tour To The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

Shuliavska St, 5, Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000 Chernobyl Exclusive Tours
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You have a unique opportunity to visit the territory of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in the format of a 2-day tour (from 3 to 5 days upon request). You will discover all the unexplored parts of this unusual place that are not available on a regular day trip. You can learn more about the area of ​​Chernobyl, visit the Chernobyl NPP, see the object “Chernobyl 2”, get acquainted with the local population and listen to their fascinating stories, walk along Pripyat - the same ghost town that is known to the whole world, see abandoned villages and much more.

Inclusions: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Lunch, Accomodation, Air-conditioned vehicle, Dosimeter, Insurance

Exclusions: Protective Shoes, Protective Suit, Additional Locations

Reviewed By A2887YVromans

I had one day excursion with “Chernobyl Exclusive Tours” our gibe Zhenya ( Evgeniy ) explained everything about what happened in Chernobyl and showed all of the most popular and secret places is Exclusion zone. Personally recommend Zhenya like tour gide ,he is great person and big professional!!! That was on of the most impressive excursion, what I visited for las couple of years... I’ll Definitely come back.

5. One-Day Tour to Chernobyl from Kiev

Symona Petlyury St, 28, Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000 Chernobyltime
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Chernobyl zone within a radius of 30 km is a closed object of high national importance. For you, we are ready to reveal the mysterious world of Exclusion Zone - exclusive to our official tour. Thousands of satisfied customers from around the world have felt the charm of this monument to disaster. THRILL Just imagine: you get to the place, where 30 years ago was a global catastrophe and you will walk on the ruins of the dead, abandoned city. Once there lived and worked in people, and now made its way through the asphalt, grass and a 46.45 sq. M. km (the size of a country like Slovakia) are in disrepair. IMMERSION INTO HISTORY Pripyat is a ghost city, which still has a lot of unspoilt places. You will see houses with dusty furniture, newspapers, personal belongings of residents and you will be immersed in the "canned" little world, in which the clock froze at around 26 April 1986.

Inclusions: Professional guide, Live entertainment, Air-conditioned vehicle, Good mood after the tour, Many interesting facts about the Chernobyl zone, And much more, just book and see

Exclusions: Optional lunch (220UAH per person)

Reviewed By Julia P

Amazing experience. I felt like I was back in the Soviet Union. Everything went smooth and without any complications. Our guide Lena was the best guide I've ever had, I would recommend trip with her. Amazing, 10/10

6. Chernobyl HBO full-day tour − filming locations and real experience

Shuliavska St, 5, Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000 Wonders & Holidays
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Take your unique chance to see all the places shown in the most popular TV series ever, ‘Chernobyl’ (HBO). Hear the stories of the Chernobyl disaster witnesses. . Dive deep into the history of the Earth’s most terrible catastrophe. Take a trip to the other side of the TV screen. . Nevertheless, feel completely safe since Chernobyl’s fourth power unit is reliably protected by a New Safe Confinement, and you get less radiation along the route than during the transatlantic flight. . Daily departures!

Inclusions: Transport by air-conditioned coach, Professional guide, All permits required to visit Chernobyl Zone, Permission for the photo and video shooting, Entrance fees, Medical insurance, Radiation dosimeter rental fee

Exclusions: Lunch (ukrainian cuisine) - optional, Personal expenses

Reviewed By KhrystynaGensirovska

On behalf of METRO team let me thank Wonders & Holidays agency for preparing and organizing bike quest for our company. All our wishes and comments were taken into account and the great team spirit activities were held by agency representatives. This event brought us only positive feelings and presented for each of its participants a really good mood! Thank you!

7. Kyiv Package + Chernobyl + Shot Tour (3 days, 2 nights)

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Our guides take you to the most exclusive and safest places in Chernobyl The first certified agency in Latin America & Spain with guided tours to Ukraine and Chernobyl in Spanish. We have more than 10 years of experience making tourists from all over the world visit Chernobyl to learn about its history and learn the lessons learned from great human mistakes.

Inclusions: Lunch, Breakfast, Breakfast, Kiev tour (3 hours), Private transportation, 02 nights at the hotel in Kiev, Chernobyl One-Day Tour, Entrance to the Holy Sofia Monastery in Kiev, Shooting tour: 5 hours, 40 shots

Exclusions: Personal dosimentro for the tour of Chernobyl, Transportation from the hotel to the meeting point for the Chenobyl tour, Personal expenses

8. LAST MOMENT 2-day Private Chernobyl Tour with Hotel, VR and Babushkas

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You or your group, alone and experiencing your own Chernobyl Diaries. A Private tour to the Chernobyl exclusion zone (including the city of Pripyat) is a special tour designed for individuals or groups who would like to explore the zone at their own pace, with their own preferences, on their own date and with no other people. For this tour you can choose your date, time, pick-up place (from Kiev) and your own preferences of what to see in Chernobyl exclusion zone.

Inclusions: Lunch, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, All activities, Driver/guide, Professional guide, Round-trip private transfer, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Permissions to all 3 safety zones of Chernobyl exclusion zone, Maps and hand-outs, Geiger-Muller counter (dosimeter), Postcards for free and postcard service, Overnight accommodation (Chernobyl hotel-only 2 day tours)

Exclusions: Entrance fees for visiting Chernobyl nuclear power plant (60-120 €/person - depending on the group size), Drinks

Reviewed By any421

You have lots of options for tour companies to chernobyl but this is the best company to go with. From pick up to drop off, they did a great job of making sure we saw chernobyl, the towns, the lunch, Duga radar etc. Company was on time for pick up, showed us everything, did not rush us, provided authentic Soviet lunch, and dropped us off in Kyiv Alina was my tour guide on May 9 2021 and she was very friendly, informative and really connected with us 5 stars.

9. Kiev + Chernobyl + Gastro Tour packages (3 days, 2 nights)

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Our guides take you to the most exclusive and safest places in Chernobyl The first certified agency in Latin America & Spain with guided tours to Ukraine and Chernobyl in Spanish. We have more than 10 years of experience making tourists from all over the world visit Chernobyl to learn about its history and learn the lessons learned from great human mistakes.

Inclusions: Breakfast, Breakfast, Dinner, 2 night stay at the planned hotel or similar, Kiev tour (3 hours), Gastro Tour + food included (3 hours), Chernobyl Day Tour

Exclusions:  Rent of dosimeter (can be standardized on the day of the tour) 10 EUR

10. Safe Visit to Chernobyl | One-day Chernobyl Group Tour |

Peremohy Avenue, Peremohy Ave, Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000 Stag Party in Ukraine
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Pick-up and drop-off transfers with English-speaking guide are included in the price. For sure Chernobyl is not a place for having fun with bunch of friends, but indeed it`s a unique; one and only place in the world where you can see with your own eyes what would happen to the world if mankind suddenly disappears and nature will take it`s place. A full day tour through the post apocaliptical venues of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone will be accompanied with a professional knowledgeble guide in a comfortable bus. You will visit a legendary ghost town Pripyat, the city of Chernobyl, visit the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and the Reactor #4 which exploded back in 1986. Take a unique chance to dive into the worl where the time stopped on a date April 26th, 1986...

Inclusions: During the tour we will stop for a lunch (vegetarian upon request) at the local canteen in Chernobyl town., Air-conditioned vehicle, English speaking guide, Permission to enter an Exclusion Zone

Exclusions: Tips to the guide are not included in the price but remain at your discretion, Geiger counter is not included ($10 additional)

Reviewed By gireyt

I didn't even think that a bachelor party could be so diverse and interesting. The places visited are simply wonderful, the variety of alcohol and entertainment is simply off scale. The guys know their job and do it for 5+

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