Escursions to Chernobyl

Been more than twenty years since a grand accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, possibly changed the course of history, and people are still continue to be interested in this place. According to the magazine «Forbes» Trips to Chernobyl as well as tours to Chernobyl - one of the most exotic options pastime. Now you can take a day tour in the heart of the disaster, located less than a hundred kilometers from Kiev.

In addition to «stalkerskogo» tourism, this trip to Chernobyl - it is also a trip to the bosom of Nature. Despite the tons of radioactive waste buried in the «sarcophagus» and the infected area for many miles, nature here is booming. The Exclusion Zone is gradually turned into a nature reserve inhabited by foxes, wolves and wild boars. Here you can find lots of plants and animals, including very rare.

The tour includes an introductory lecture on the accident: the general story of the disaster, recovery and life today Chernobyl. This is followed by a trip to the observation deck, which is well seen «sarcophagus», burying the radioactive masses and debris reactor left after the explosion. The most fascinating part of tours to Chernobyl - a trip to Pripyat, a ghost town. Nearly 50 thousand population of the city were forced to flee after the accident, leaving behind everything. There you will walk through the deserted city, visiting once inhabited, but now abandoned homes, schools, kindergarten, as well as the hotel «Polesie» - the highest building in the city. Completes the tour of a study tour of the city of Chernobyl, and dinner.

It is worth mentioning that the trip to Chernobyl is absolutely safe. Radiation levels in areas frequented by less than the one you can get away with conventional radiography.

important points:

- on the territory of the Zone are banned entry to persons under 18 years old

- from April 2011 to all tourists must purchase a special insurance

- may be accessed only with a passport

- clothing and shoes should be as closed