How can I visit Chernobyl?

If you want to visit Chernobyl, you will have to travel to Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine and go from there. From Kyiv, it is only a 2 hours drive to Chernobyl.

1. Can you visit Chernobyl without a guide?
2. How do I get permission to go to Chernobyl?
3. Is it dangerous to visit Chernobyl?
4. Is there an age limit to visit Chernobyl?
5. Is Chernobyl still burning?
6. Why you shouldn't visit Chernobyl?
7. How many people died from Chernobyl?
8. Can you legally go to Pripyat?
9. Does anyone live near Chernobyl now?
10. Are there mutated animals in Chernobyl?
11. Can you visit Chernobyl elephant's foot?
12. How did they stop Chernobyl?

Can you visit Chernobyl without a guide?

Can you visit Chernobyl without a guide? Tourist entry into the exclusion zone is only permitted with a licenced guide. There are many areas inside the exclusion zone that are still considered very dangerous, and a guide will have the expertise to keep you safe at all times.

How do I get permission to go to Chernobyl?

To get your permit, you need to book a tour. You pay the price for the tour, submit your details and you now have permission to enter the CEZ, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

Is it dangerous to visit Chernobyl?

Yes. The site has been open to the public since 2011, when authorities deemed it safe to visit. While there are Covid-related restrictions in Ukraine, the Chernobyl site is open as a “cultural venue”, subject to extra safety measures.

Is there an age limit to visit Chernobyl?

In accordance with Ukrainian law, it is allowed to visit the Chernobyl exclusion zone starting from 18 years. Notarized parental consent or even their personal presence in the trip does not change this strict condition. However, our unique Chornobyl AIR TOURS have no age restriction.

Is Chernobyl still burning?

Nuclear clean-up is scheduled for completion in 2065. Chernobyl still burns due to wildfires, According to Greenpeace organization wildfire started on April 3rd, due to abnormally hot, dry and windy weather. They are now the biggest fires ever recorded in the Chernobyl exclusion zone.

Why you shouldn't visit Chernobyl?

A lethal dose of radiation is in the vicinity of three to five sieverts in an hour. During a Chernobyl tour the levels of exposure can range from 130 to 2,610 microsieverts per hour – that's 0.00261 of one whole sievert (i.e. at least 1000 times less than the potentially lethal level).

How many people died from Chernobyl?

According to the official, internationally recognised death toll, just 31 people died as an immediate result of Chernobyl while the UN estimates that only 50 deaths can be directly attributed to the disaster. In 2005, it predicted a further 4,000 might eventually die as a result of the radiation exposure.

Can you legally go to Pripyat?

The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and the Pripyat town are closed secured areas, enclosed by several rows of barbed wire, with patrols and checkpoints. Access to the areas is allowed only to the Zone's employees with passes, or to visitors of the Zone with a prearranged program and enclosed passes.

Does anyone live near Chernobyl now?

The areas surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, including the nearby city of Pripyat, have since deteriorated into abandoned ghost towns. But some residents have returned to their villages following the explosion and evacuation, despite dangerous levels of radiation, and some remain there today.

Are there mutated animals in Chernobyl?

Despite looking normal, Chernobyl's animals and plants are mutants. ... According to a 2001 study in Biological Conservation, Chernobyl-caused genetic mutations in plants and animals increased by a factor of 20.

Can you visit Chernobyl elephant's foot?

In this incident, the Corium resembles the shape of an elephant's foot, hence the name. Today, it still radiates heat and death, and is therefore still very dangerous. Fortunately, it is sealed under the New Safe Confinement, so visiting the Chernobyl Power Plant and working near the new sarcophagus is safe.

How did they stop Chernobyl?

From the second to tenth day after the accident, some 5000 tonnes of boron, dolomite, sand, clay, and lead were dropped on to the burning core by helicopter in an effort to extinguish the blaze and limit the release of radioactive particles.