{"id":17231,"date":"2020-03-09T13:56:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T13:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/?p=17231"},"modified":"2020-03-12T14:04:31","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T14:04:31","slug":"chernobyl-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/chernobyl-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Chernobyl: Everything you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Everything you&#8217;ve known about tourist hotspots takes a dark turn with Chernobyl. By now, it&#8217;s almost too sure that you know what went down here. Still, if you do need a recap &#8211; Chernobyl, a quaint town in Ukraine fell to one of the world&#8217;s worst nuclear meltdown in April of 1986, which exposed its vicinity and the citizens to radiation that was 400 times more powerful than the bomb of Hiroshima.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">To this day, some spots of Chernobyl are still considered to be not safe to visit, but most of the place is flourishing in its own way. Becoming a magnet for curious travellers to embrace the disaster-struck surrounding.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Why visit Chernobyl?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Better question, why shouldn&#8217;t you visit Chernobyl? After all the happy-go-lucky attractions you&#8217;ve dealt with, an abandoned town rising from the decay of a massive nuclear outburst seems like a new path to explore. From an amusement park that was stripped of the joys, it usually drowns in, to a vacant high school still draped in schoolwork, the remnants of Chernobyl have been the widespread embrace of visitors from all around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>How expensive is it?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Next Question.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Just kidding, tours can range from different prices depending on many factors. For instance, if the company you&#8217;re booking with is just a money-draining machine in disguise, then god have mercy on your soul. However, this isn&#8217;t always the case, and there&#8217;s always the life-saving discounts and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/promotions\/special-flight-offers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"promotional offers (opens in a new tab)\"><strong><span style=\"color:#0693e3\" class=\"tadv-color\">promotional offers<\/span><\/strong><\/a> to help you out. So the expense factor isn&#8217;t all that big.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Do you need a tour guide when visiting Chernobyl?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Technically, you&#8217;re not allowed into the exclusion zone without a tour guide. This is mainly because authorities and just most people in general, tend to feel more safe with experts who know what they&#8217;re doing since some of the areas are still dangerous for visitors to be wandering about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#d1dade\" class=\"has-background has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong><span style=\"color:#ff6900\" class=\"tadv-color\">Suggested Reads<\/span><\/strong> <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Destination of the month: Dubai! (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/destination-of-the-month-dubai\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">Destination of the month: Dubai!<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Where to stay?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">It might surprise you, but Kyiv actually caters to a wide range of hotels and AirBNBs that are not just well maintained but also affordable &#8211; which is a far cry from some of the hotels you&#8217;d encounter back home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>So, how safe is it?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">If that&#8217;s your way of asking whether you&#8217;ll be seeing three-headed\nwolves then no &#8211; that&#8217;s not the case in Chernobyl. After decades, nature has\nretaken the grounds of the town, just don&#8217;t freak out when you see the\nradiation level spike on your Geiger-counter. There&#8217;s nothing to worry about\nbecause:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">You  won&#8217;t be able to get in<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">Your tour of the town isn&#8217;t gonna be anywhere close to the high-radiation level parts.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Here&#8217;s a list of what not to do in Chernobyl<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">It&#8217;s probably best if you don&#8217;t pack souvenirs. Sure, it would be a unique reminder of the time you had, but the chances of that reminder being radioactive are really high, so let&#8217;s not risk it by bringing it back home.<br><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">Look. But don&#8217;t touch. That&#8217;s how you travel responsibly in Chernobyl. This rule is continuously reminded if you&#8217;re taking a tour, but we&#8217;re going to do that part regardless.<br><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">Don&#8217;t think about getting everything in Chernobyl; if your visiting<strong>&nbsp;in Autumn, be sure to bring:<\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">Comfortable shoes<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">A rain jacket<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">Sunscreen and a hat<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">A camera, since pictures tend to be mind-blowing on cameras than smartphones<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">A Geiger-counter to measure radiation levels<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>For winter tours:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">A winter jacket<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">Waterproof shoes to walk through the snow<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">Scarves and gloves to stay extra warm<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Finally, here comes the promo!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re in fact, looking for a tour to Chernobyl, then you&#8217;re in luck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"> Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Because:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">We&#8217;re not a money-draining machine in disguise<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">we have exclusive discounts and promotional deals<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">Great variety<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">Plus, our customer service is award-winning<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m just going to let that stay up there. 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