Is it possible to come to Pripyat. Study tour schedule. Days of Remembrance - free entry

Since childhood, I love all sorts of mysterious and Mystic stories associated with ghost towns, deserted places, and so on. It seems to me that there is some special atmosphere which can really change your life and make you rethink many things. One of the well-known ghost towns is Pripyat. And, as it turned out, you can actually get there.

How to get to Pripyat legally

The tragedy that occurred in this city in 1986 is known to the whole world. Before the incident, Pripyat was an ordinary average Ukrainian city. However, it showed great promise: newfangled cinemas were being built in the city, shopping centers, the number of residential buildings constantly increased. People went to Pripyat for a dream, because in this city it was possible to make good money: the nuclear power plant constantly needed labor. Before the tragedy about 2,500 people worked at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

So if you want see Pripyat and younot afraid of radiation and many other horrors that tell about this place, then you may well visit this city. For this there is only one legal way - excursion(travel agencies "Pripyat-tour" and "Limonia" will help you with this). Approximate price travel is1200 hryvnia. The agency undertakes the entire organization (passes, medical insurance and so on). Exemplary travel plan is:

1. A trip from Kyiv to Pripyat.
2. Checking documents at the checkpoint.
3. Excursion to the "exclusion zone".
4. Lunch at the former Chernobyl canteen(the food there is quite edible and does not exceed the permissible radiation levels).
5. Overview of the sights of Pripyat.
6. Way back to Kyiv(again with checking documents at the checkpoint).

By the way, all excursions to Pripyat depart onlyfrom Kyiv, so if you live in another region, you will have to get to the point of departure yourself.

How to get to Pripyat illegally

Of course, there are ways that can allow you to get into Pripyat illegally, but, to be honest, I would not dare to do this, because it threatens with serious consequences. If you are caught in Pripyat without the necessary permits, you can be taken to the nearest court, or deported to your homeland with subsequent proceedings.

So, illegally you can get to Pripyat using a certain path: first you go by bus to Peski village, after which you go walk to Karpilovka village(after it immediately begins the Chernobyl zone), then you will pass 600 meters towards Pripyat(it would be nice to have a compass with you). After that, you should keep on your way to Korogod village, and after passing this village you will see railroad, it will need to go around 1–2 kilometers, after which you finally you will be in Pripyat.

I would never do this independent travel, but I heard that there are still such daredevils who do not care. But I still advise you to choose a legal way to travel to Pripyat.

To visit Chernobyl… just buy a tour. As in Prague, Rome, as in a tour to Turkey ...

You can do this at one of several offices that organize trips from Russia with a stay in "".

This includes switching on your own, most often to Kyiv, since the most active agencies operate on the "Chernobyl tour".

The summer season is the hottest. The capital of Ukraine is located less than 110 km from the zone.

Increasingly popular are two-day trips to the area, most of which are used by photographers.

Usually accommodation is organized in Slavutych, where a significant part of the inhabitants of Pripyat and Chernobyl were resettled after the disaster, but after it opened, it became much easier.

Tours usually last from 1 to 3 days. In addition to one-day, two-day and three-day excursions, there is also an individual one. According to an individual program, you can visit any place in Pripyat after discussing the conditions with the travel agency.

Some companies also offer the opportunity to attend a culinary event in Lviv.

Impressions are definitely amazing! It is reported that such events, which are part of the trend of military tourism, have become a new hit among foreign tourists visiting Ukraine.

Tour programs

• Individual tour 1-30 days to Chernobyl and
• One day group tour
• Two day group tour
• 3-7 day group tour
• Excursion to the radar station Duga-2
• And other places

The day trip usually starts in Chernobyl, about 18 km from the damaged power plant reactor.

In the city itself, you can see drawings by contemporary artists made in the style of graffiti. Graffiti drawings have become one of the business cards cities. Drawings of a different nature, some depict grief and fear, others of the inhabitants themselves. Watching such drawings on the deserted streets of the city, a person is filled with conflicting emotions.

The central part of the city reserved for administrative resources is occupied by several buildings. Palace of Culture "Energetik", hotel "Polesie" and the enfilade connecting them. Both buildings perfectly reflect the broken life of a young city.

The "Jupiter" plant, which was built in the immediate vicinity of residential buildings, is about three hundred meters from the nearest house. He worked until the last and closed seven years ago. What this one was doing is still classified information.

Lovers of nature and wildlife will be interested in seeing the Red Forest, the most unique place in the "exclusion zone", where to this day you can visually observe the effect of radiation on vegetation.

Active recreation in these places is exotic fishing near the Pripyat River. Many fishermen who had the opportunity to catch fish in this river share their impressions and photographs. The most prominent representatives of life in the Pripyat river are catfish. These fish live for centuries and often reach large sizes, but the catfish of the Pripyat River are simply gigantic in size.

Generally animal world The Red Forest is diverse; wolves, wild boars, foxes and many others live in it. Radiation within the animal kingdom has affected the frequency of albinism, so there is a great opportunity to see an albino wolf.

Concerning political situation, then we can safely say - forget about it. Citizens Russian Federation passed without problems at the border. There are many rumors on the Internet that citizens of the Russian Federation are being turned around at the border and sent back. There are rumors, but there are no facts (or isolated ones). A trip from the Russian Federation to Chernobyl is the same as flying to another country on vacation (for example, Turkey or Thailand), but even easier. If you are still afraid of this situation, but visiting Chernobyl and Pripyat is your dream, then fly by plane Moscow - Minsk - Kiev, in this case, with a probability of 99.9%, you will definitely realize your dream, because otherwise Ukrainian side bears all the financial costs of deportation. The season itself starts from spring to autumn, especially the hot season May holidays so book your tour in advance. You can read all the information on the website of our partner go2chernobyl.com and ask your questions.

Tours from Moscow

Excursion to Pripyat from Moscow: prices for day trips to Pripyat from Moscow to Chernobyl start from $72 per person. Behind additional fee you can buy souvenirs with Chernobyl symbols, rent a dosimeter and even have lunch in the Chernobyl canteen (do not be afraid, all products are “clean” and they are brought from Kyiv).

The current travel schedule with suggested prices for a given day can be found on the websites of Ukrainian tour operators. Together with our partners go2chernobyl.com we are ready to give you a 10% discount. To do this, it is enough to indicate the promotional code when booking: chernobylzone2018.

Usually, from 2 to 30 tourists participate in a tour to Chernobyl.

How to get from Moscow to Kyiv cheaper and faster?

The cost of the cheapest flight ticket from Moscow to Kyiv starts from 3 711 rubles

Prices “walk”, it all depends on the time of purchase and the day of departure. The most expensive air ticket is Friday evening "there" and Sunday evening "back", and if you buy them less than 14 days before departure.

Cheapest to buy in a month, with mid-week morning departure . Please note that prices are subject to change.

Bus ticket from Moscow to Kyiv stands from 20$ and will take from 16 hours.

Travel from Moscow to Kyiv on service BlaBlaCar will cost an average of 20$, while the travel time will be 11 hours 30 minutes.

Train ticket Moscow - Kyiv cost from 3 333 rubles.

10% discount with promo code chernobylzone2018 from our partner go2chernobyl.com.

Tours from St. Petersburg

Excursion to Pripyat from St. Petersburg is divided into individual and planned. Payment varies by type of trip.

The distance from St. Petersburg to Chernobyl is 1,155.3 km and takes 14 and a half hours.

Tours from Yekaterinburg

Who is interested in excursions to Pripyat, the price from Yekaterinburg is:

The distance is 2,703 km, in time it will take 36 hours. You can read the tour program above.

How to get from Yekaterinburg to Kyiv cheaper and faster?

The cost of the cheapest flight ticket from Yekaterinburg to Kyiv starts from 20 300 rub Please be aware of the possibility of an additional fee.

Flights Yekaterinburg → Kyiv with transfers:

You can also get to Kyiv by train, but with a change in Moscow: prices.

Train timetable Yekaterinburg - Moscow - Kyiv:

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BUSFOR.

Is there a risk of radiation?

The first issue of traveling to the exclusion zone is, of course, the issue of safety.

The topic is very sensitive, complex and long. Research carried out by scientists or ordinary tourists(even with dosimeters) show that radiation in a closed area is not dangerous to humans.

There are many places on Earth where the natural, coming from the soil, rocks and air, is ahead of Chernobyl and its environs.

Chernobyl power plant and its "radioactive" territory.

Recently, the American Forbes magazine recognized the most exotic place in the world where tourists go.

Who cares what is Moscow Pripyat distance - 884 km, which is approximately 11 and a half hours.

There is no doubt that a tour to Chernobyl from Moscow can be a great, tangible lesson. tragic history Not only former USSR, but also others European countries and their inhabitants, who felt the most.

If you like to tickle your nerves and dream of going to Chernobyl,
then I will tell you two ways how you can get into this exclusion zone,
without paying a penny and on absolutely legal grounds.
Reading.

As you probably know, in order to go on an excursion to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone,
you either need to pay $ 130 for the tour (1040 hryvnia, 4000 rubles of the Russian Federation), or having a good friend,
working there, ask them to make you a "Pass".

But there is a third way, how to ride around Chernobyl and Pripyat for free and legally.

Chernobyl and Pripyat are worth visiting at least once.
Most have seen beautiful photo reports of abandoned villages, abandoned Pripyat.

I will also tell you where to go and what to see.

To begin with, I will say that the consequences of radiation radiation have not been fully studied.
And although formally in Chernobyl the radiation is no more than in Kyiv,
The responsibility for health rests solely with each of us.

Option two. One works only twice a year, the second all year round.

The first option (tested by me).
On April 26 and May 9 every year, the management of the "Chernobyl Exclusion Zone" allows entry into the zone on the so-called. "Remembrance".
That is, formally former residents and their descendants can go to the graves of their relatives. They should be passed without problems.
Well, Great! Let's pretend to be descendants.

We take a car and drive, not forgetting to take our passport with us.
From Kyiv to Chernobyl on the road about 150 kilometers.
We drive through Vyshgorod and Dymer to Ivankovo, from there we turn towards Chernobyl (it will be on the sign).

After Ivankovo, the road leads us directly to the "Zone".

We drive up to the first Checkpoint "Dityatki".

There is an important nuance here!
Those who arrive in the morning usually have travel problems.
We arrived at about noon - by this time everyone was already let through.

In the car we had only juveniles - 20-23 years old. This didn't bother the police.
They ask who and where we are going.
We bought 2 cheap plastic flowers in advance (supposedly for a grave).
They made serious faces, "We're going to the Semikhodsk cemetery, to Elena Larina."
They asked for passports - they showed that they were all adults.
They issue a pass - and the path is free!

Agree, not every Ukrainian city can boast of such cleanliness and tidiness as Chernobyl!)))

Nearby is an alley in memory of the villages and cities that have disappeared from the Earth.

To the left of it are abandoned houses, as well as houses in which those who for some reason refused to leave the Zone live.

Time stood still in 1986.

From Chernobyl we go to Pripyat.
Surely you have seen a lot of similar photos, so I won’t burden you too much.

Dosimeter. Just a meter from the road.

Driving on main roads is fine. Going deep is dangerous.

The second way.
I will say right away that I have not tried it, I am writing only theoretical arguments.

From Slavutych, you can come by train to Pripyat, and back on it and leave.
Since being in the "Exclusion Zone" without a pass entails administrative responsibility,
then you can buy round-trip tickets on the same train, so as not to get off it.
Pros: Can take good pictures Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Sarcophagus, 4th power unit, surroundings.
Minus: Actually, you won’t see much more, you can’t go to Pripyat.

At the end of April 1986, a catastrophe occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant - the reactor exploded. As a result of radiation contamination of the territory, residents were evacuated. For many years this place was called the exclusion zone. Forbidden entry here because of the danger of infecting people with radiation sickness. As time passed, tourists actively began to visit the empty city. Many people are interested to know how the tragedy happened, to see with their own eyes the places that remained at the level of development of the late 80s of the last century. But not everyone knows how to enter here.

• Clothing should cover the body, even in summer it is necessary to dress in trousers, sneakers or boots. In shorts, skirts, slippers, sandals - the entrance is closed.
• It is allowed to walk, ride only on a pre-planned path. You will be accompanied by a representative of the Administration throughout the journey.
• You can not pick berries, fruits, mushrooms, and even more so eat them. You shouldn't fish either. Lifting any unknown objects is prohibited.
• Stay on track, stick together, listen to the guide.

On this moment The radiation background in Chernobyl exceeds the permissible dose by four times. However, if you follow all the rules and stay in the danger zone for no more than two days, there will be no harm to health. The most dangerous background so far is near the sarcophagus. They don’t take you on excursions there, since it’s forbidden to approach it closer than ten kilometers.

October 10th, 2012 05:56 am

As you probably know, in order to go on an excursion to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, you either need to pay $ 130 for the tour (1040 hryvnia, 4000 rubles of the Russian Federation), or if you have a good friend working there, ask them to make you a "Pass".

But there is a third way, how to drive around Chernobyl and the Zone for free and legally.

Chernobyl and Pripyat are worth visiting at least once. Most have seen beautiful photo reports of abandoned villages, abandoned Pripyat.

I will also tell you where to go and what to see.

To begin with, I will say that the consequences of radiation radiation have not been fully studied. And although formally the radiation in Chernobyl is no more than in Kyiv, the entire responsibility for health lies only with each of us.

Option two. One works only twice a year, the second all year round.

First option(tested by me).
On April 26 and May 9 every year, the management of the "Chernobyl Exclusion Zone" allows entry into the zone on the so-called. "Remembrance".
That is, formally former residents and their descendants can go to the graves of their relatives. They should be passed without problems.
Well, Great! Let's pretend to be descendants.

We take a car and drive, not forgetting to take our passport with us.
From Kyiv to Chernobyl on the road about 150 kilometers. We drive through Vyshgorod and Dymer to Ivankovo, from there we turn towards Chernobyl (it will be on the sign).

After Ivankovo, the road leads us directly to the "Zone".

We drive up to the first Checkpoint "Dityatki".

There is important nuance!
Those who arrive in the morning usually have travel problems.
We arrived at about noon - by this time everyone was already let through.

In the car we had only juveniles - 20-23 years old. This didn't bother the police.
They ask who and where we are going.
We bought 2 cheap plastic flowers in advance (supposedly for a grave).
They made serious faces, "We're going to the Semikhodsk cemetery, to Elena Larina."
They asked for passports - they showed that they were all adults.
They issue a pass - and the path is free!

If you have an Android or iPhone with you, I strongly advise you to download this detailed map in the format google maps with applied "sights". Very comfortably.

By the way, mobile communication catches well, contrary to popular belief from the forums.

The first point of the trip is the city of Chernobyl.
Here is what its center looks like:

Agree, not every Ukrainian city can boast of such cleanliness and tidiness as Chernobyl!)))

Nearby is an alley in memory of the villages and cities that have disappeared from the Earth.

To the left of it are abandoned houses, as well as houses in which those who for some reason refused to leave the Zone live.

Leaving the private sector back to the city

Time stood still in 1986.

If you get hungry, there is a canteen nearby for workers. Back to USSR.

That's how they cook. It seems that everything is frozen in the Soviet past.
Quiet, calm. Soviet road signs remained on the street.

From Chernobyl we go to Pripyat.

Surely you have seen a lot of similar photos, so I won’t burden you too much.

Dosimeter. Just a meter from the road.

Typical photos of Pripyat.

Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

It took two or three hours for everything, plus the road.

The second way.
I will say right away that I have not tried it, I am writing only theoretical arguments.

From Slavutych, you can come by train to Pripyat, and back on it and leave.
Since being in the "Exclusion Zone" without a pass entails administrative responsibility, you can buy round-trip tickets on the same train so as not to get off it.
Plus: You can take a good picture of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the Sarcophagus, the 4th power unit, the surroundings.
Minus: Actually, you won’t see much more, you can’t go to Pripyat.

The train goes through the territory of Belarus, but there is no border control.

Train timetable.