Chernobyl & Transnistria Tour

What's It All About?

•All Transport (except transport to Bucharest before tour, onward travel from Kiev after group 2)
•All accommodation
•Some local tours (unless otherwise stated)

•Visa Fees
•Food and drinks
•Personal expenses
•Local guide tips

Thursday 7th November - Kiev

  • Arrival in Kiev at own time and check into Kiev Central Station Hostel.
  • City walking tour of Kiev followed by an optional trip to a shooting range where we are able to experience firing some high caliber Soviet-era guns (extra charge).
  • We go for dinner and drinks at Ward No 6 (Palata No 6), which was recently featured in the “10 places to drink in before you die” list. Be sure to try the shot requiring you to wear a straitjacket and be set on fire…
  • Overnight in Kiev.

Friday 8th November - Chernobyl 

  • Very early start for our trip to the Chernobyl exclusion zone. On the way there we stop for breakfast and watch a documentary on the disaster.
  • On arrival, we go through the entry procedure and processing of our permits.
  • Visit an outer village, the main square of the town of Chernobyl, “Fukushima” memorial, Statue to Lenin and the abandoned Synagogue.
  • Lunch at the Workers Cafe.
  • Visit the Dock, local shops, Monument to the Firefighters, hills of the buried village Kopachi, rustic kindergarten, the new sarcophagus, the Stone Road sign of Prypiat, Bridge of Death, Lenin Street, main square of Prypiat, supermarket, Amusement Park, School #3 (with gas masks), and swimming pool.
  • Visit the Panel buildings with Soviet emblems.
  • Visit the ruins of the School
  • Pripyat passenger boats on River Port, “Prometheus” cinema, music school and athletic stadium.
  • We board our bus for the drive back to Kiev.

Saturday 9th November - Odessa

  • Intercontinental Missile Base (ICBM Base) Tour.
  • This was an active missile base right up until the 1990s and had the capability of striking the US!
  • Group 1 take the bus back to Kiev and end tour.
  • Group 1 end tour in Kiev and depart via private arrangement.
  • Group 2 continue to Odessa where we check into our hotel.

Sunday 10th November - Tiraspol

  • Breakfast followed by an optional city tour or free time to explore this historic city.
  • Early evening departure for the 3-4 hour train ride to Tiraspol, Capital of the breakaway republic of Transnistria.
  • On arrival in Tiraspol, we register with immigration at the train station before transferring to the local version of the Soviet Intourist Hotel.
  • We go for dinner locally, followed by drinks in the country’s only night club.
  • Overnight in the Soviet Hotel.

Monday 11th November - Tiraspol

  • Early rise up to grab breakfast near the hotel.
  • City tour of Tiraspol.
  • Pobedi Park and a chance to enjoy the rides at the 50’s style amusement park!
  • Walk down October 25th street (the main drag) which has a large billboard of former President Smirnoff posing with the Presidents of the two other Soviet breakaway Republics of South Ossetia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
  • Visit the Russian Orthodox Church of Tiraspol. Newly renovated with golden domes.
  • Visit the Eternal Flame Independence War Memorial.
  • Visit Parliament which boasts the biggest statue of Lenin outside Russia.
  • Leisurely walk to the river park. There is a walking bridge here for great panoramic photos of the river and downtown Tiraspol. There is also a beach here where we can stop for ice cream.
  • Lunch at Andy’s Pizza.
  • Pobedi Park. There is a famous 24-hour beer and vodka stall here. A great place for people-watching.
  • Pobedi Park Disco.
  • Overnight at Soviet hotel.

Tuesday 12th November - Tiraspol

  • We leave the hotel for Bendery via mini-bus number 20. The journey takes 20 minutes.
  • We arrive in Bendery town center. We enter one of the largest outdoor markets in all of Transnistria. Guests will be able to shop and buy anything they want at very low prices. 
  • We leave the market and continue walking down the main street until we reach the central orthodox church.
  • We continue walking down the main street until we arrive at Lenin Park. We view the main fountain and the bust of Lenin.
  • We continue to walk down the main street until we reach the train station. It seems like a ghost town because few trains stop here and there are almost no passengers.
  • Beside the train station is an old Soviet train from WWII with the hammer and sickle on the front. Inside is a museum of the civil war between Moldova and Transnistria.
  • When finished with the museum tour, we walk back past the park until we arrive at the city hall. The city hall has been left exactly as it was during the civil war and still filled with bullet holes.
  • Lunch in the town.
  • We continue our walk to the river. There are statues and old amusement rides including bumper cars here. A scene right out of the 1950’s, but the rides are still operating!
  • After a stroll down the river, we walk back to the bus stop to catch our mini-bus back to Tiraspol.
  • We check out of our hotel and go to the train station for the short ride to Chisinau.
  • Check into the Chisinau Hotel.
  • Free evening and overnight.

Wednesday 13th November - Chisinau

  • City walking tour of Chisinau.
  • World War II Memorial and Military Museum.
  • Central open-air market, great place for kitsch souvenirs.
  • Government buildings and parliament.
  • History Museum.
  • Traditional Moldovan Dinner at La Plicente.
  • Overnight in Chisinau Hotel.

Thursday 14th November - Chisinau

  • Morning trip to Cricova Winery to see the wine making process and to sample some of Eastern Europe’s best wine! This is one of the most amazing wine cellars you are ever likely to see.
  • Free afternoon in Chisinau.
  • 16.45 train to Bucharest.

Friday 15th November - Bucharest

  • 06.00 arrival in Bucharest.
  • Final breakfast and end of tour!

  • Chernobyl

    One full day in the Chernobyl exclusion zone giving you the best opportunity to explore Pripyat and beyond.

  • Kiev

    Walking tour of Kiev taking in all the must - sees

  • Overnight Trains

    Retro overnight trains from Kiev to Odessa and Chisinau to Bucharest

  • Tiraspol

    Full city tour of the Transnistrian capital stuck in a Soviet time warp.

  • Cricova Winery

    Visit the largest underground wine cellar in the world!

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Chernobyl & Transnistria Tour

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  • November 7th - 15th
  • 3 Options - Chernobyl, Transnistria or both!
  • 9 Days
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