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Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Back to the US: How new rules for British visitors will work after travel ban lifts New attraction lets you climb NYC skyscraper and hang over the edge. Recommended Inside Chernobyl, 32 years on. Visitors to Chernobyl are scanned on entering and leaving the Exclusion Zone to check radiation levels. Occasionally - rarely - a reading will come back higher than recommended and in those cases you may need to leave behind an item of clothing in the zone.
During the two days we spend in the Exclusion Zone you'll receive a dose of radiation comparable to a small dose from an X-ray scan: in numbers, you'll receive micro Sieverts of gamma radiation, which is a non-harmful dose of radiation. Pack closed toe and comfortable walking shoes or boots. You'll be doing a lot of walking, and we recommend using older shoes that can be easily washed or thrown away in unlikely case they have a radiation reading on leaving the zone.
In the Exclusion Zone there is often broken glass on the floor, so it is important to have shoes with sturdy tread. Take long trousers and long sleeved shirts. July and August tend to be the hottest months so lightweight cotton clothing would be advised.
We'd also recommend taking older clothes that can be easily washed or possibly thrown away and avoid clothing with lots of zips or metal poppers. Chernobyl, site of the world's deadliest nuclear accident, is now a surprisingly popular tourist destination. But lethal radiation still permeates the landscape around the site, so why is it safe to visit at all?
Ukrainian officials opened the area to tourists nearly a decade ago, declaring that visits were safe , though tours would be strictly regulated. Since then, thousands of people have flocked to the Chernobyl exclusion zone. It's true that radiation in large doses can cause tissue damage and acute sickness and increase the risk of cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.
However, people everywhere on Earth are bathed every day in radiation that's a natural part of the environment. How long should I stay? We recommend an overnight trip, staying at a hotel in the city of Chernobyl 18km south of the Chernobyl power plant.
There is so much to see here across quite a large area that just one day cannot do it justice. However if you are a little nervous about visiting, and no one could blame you, then there are plenty of Ukraine holidays that visit the capital, Kiev, and several of these will include a day-trip to Chernobyl and Pripyat. More about Chernobyl. Chernobyl travel guide.
Visiting Chernobyl and the rigorously maintained exclusion area around it is to step into a Soviet time capsule, where time stopped on 26th April and mankind stared unwillingly into the nuclear abyss.
Key sights in Chernobyl. Find out what to see in Chernobyl on a guided tour, with our advice on the key sights in Chernobyl that explain events and the subsequent evacuation. Give us a call. More relevant guides. Ukraine guide If you've been searching for a Ukraine travel guide then right here is where your quest comes to fruition.
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