Chernobyl: What it's like to visit the nuclear disaster zone
The IndependentSign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Serhii Uzlov takes a millisievert reading of clothing worn by the first responders to the Chernobyl disaster The next day we drive north to the exclusion zone’s 30km checkpoint. Although the form visitors have to sign is alarming: “I understand and fully realise staying in the area with high levels of ionizing radiation can cause potential harm to my life and health in the future.” A wide avenue of tapered silver birch trees guide us towards the inner 10km checkpoint, where military men outfitted in camouflage and carrying automatic rifles come out to inspect us. open image in gallery The entrance to Pripyat town near Chernobyl Around 160 villages fall within the exclusion zone, but Pripyat, just over a mile from the nuclear plant, is the best known. Travel essentials Getting there Explore has a four-night discover Chernobyl trip with three nights in Kiev and one inside the exclusion zone, from £829pp including flights, some meals, a tour leader and an official guide.
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