Chernobyl Helicopter Tour is unique experience to look at best sights of Chernobyl zone bird's-eye view during helicopter tour starting in Kiev by helicopter Robinson R44, Mi-2, Eurocopter EC120, EC145 and Bell 407.

Optimal time for Chernobyl helicopter tour is early in the morning from 08:00 to 11:00 when the sun shines from the east and illuminate beautifully Kiev and all sights on the way and in Chernobyl Zone like Duga-1, Prypyat, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and Cooling Pond.

Special Offer! Combination Tour!
Full Chernobyl Zone Experience during just One Day!
Chernobyl Helicopter Tour (08:15 - 09:30) with landing at Dytyatky Checkpoint and next Private Chernobyl Tour by car / van (09:30 - 17:00) with returning to Kyiv by car or by helicopter!

Booking of Chernobyl Helicopter Tour with tour guide Pavel Korsun:
+38 050 936 9680 (WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram) or contact@ukraine-kiev-tour.com

Chernobyl Helicopter Tour Itinerary

- Transfer Kiev city center - Kiev heliport

- Helicopter flight Kiev heliport - Chernobil Zone and on the route aerial views of Mezhyhirya Residence of Former President Viktor Yanukovych and Zoo XII Months (around 30 minutes)

- Helicopter tour over Chernobyl Zone without landing (around 45 minutes):

- Chernobyl City

- Chernobyl Port with abandoned barges

- Cooling Pond of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

- Unfinished 5 and 6 Power Units of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

- Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant with flying around, view from 5-8 km, flight altitude is around 300 meters

- Prypyat Ghost Town with view of Ferris Wheel of Pripyat amusement park, Palace of Culture "Energetik" and Hotel "Polissya"

- Duga-1 Chernobyl-2 "Russian Woodpecker"

- Helicopter flight Chernobyl Zone - Kiev heliport with crossing of Kiev Sea (around 30 minutes)

- Transfer from Kiev Helipad and drop off in Kiev city center

The new experience let tourists to get to Chernobyl Zone from Kyiv Helipad just in 30 minutes by the helicopter (by car is usually about 2 hours), look and find out about Chernobyl Zone main attractions from the bird's eye view with Chernobyl helicopter tour guide (30 minutes helicopter tour).

Then after landing close to Dytyatky Checkpoint continue Chernobyl Zone Tour by private car (2-7 passengers) during 4-5 hours to look at main sights much closer, visit places that are not visited during Chernobyl group tours and get the detailed information from experienced local guide.

After the private Chernobyl Zone Tour the helicopter transfer tourists back to Kyiv Helipad just in 30 minutes.

Chernobyl Tour by private car during around 5 hours includes all main attraction of Chernobyl Zone and going by the route:

Dytyatki Checkpoint - Villages Cherevach and Zalissya - Chernobyl City - Leliv Checkpoint - Kopachi Village - Third stage of ChNPP (uncompleted reactors 5, 6 and unfinished cooling tower) - New sarcophagus of Reactor 4 (from 270 meter distance) - Pripyat City - Over the Horizon Radar Duga-1 Russian Woodpecker - Leliv Checkpoint - Dytyatki Checkpoint.

This combination of Chernobyl helicopter tour and and Chernobyl Tour by private car gives maximus possibile experience of Chernobyl Zone during one day and good for tourists who want to save their time and get the complex experience.

At the start of Chernobyl helicopter tour the helicopter tour guide turn on Geiger Counter so you could find out levels of radiation during helicopter flight to/from and over Chernobyl Zone and at the end of the tour you know total dose of radiation that was received.

Key points for Radiation Levels measurement* during Chernobyl Helicopter Tour:

Normal levels of radiation is till 0.3 mSv/h.

- Kyiv Helipad - 0.06 mSv/h
- Mezhyhirya Residence - 0.07 mSv/h
- Zoo XII Months - 0.08 mSv/h
- Dytyatky Checkpoint - 0.07 mSv/h
- Duga-1 Chernobyl-2 "Russian Woodpecker" - 0.09 mSv/h
- Chernobyl NPP Cooling Pond - 0.16 - 0.18 mSv/h
- Yanov Backwater and Pripyat River Intersection - 1.2 mSv/h
- Prypyat City - 0.3 - 0.37 mSv/h
- Chernobyl city - 0.13 - 0.14 mSv/h

During Chernobyl Helicopter Tour tourists received doze of raditaion up to 1 mSv (after the helicopter tour Dosimeter-Radiometer MKS-05 Terra-P shows accumulated radiation dose - 0.000 mSv).

Chernobyl Helicopter Tour route and map of Radiation Levels measurement, please, look below.

* all radiation levels measurements were done by Dosimeter-Radiometer MKS-05 Terra-P produced by ECOTEST that is not a tool of official (professional) measurements. So the measurements are approximate and could be use as base information for understanding of radiation environment in Chernobyl Zone.

Helicopter tour cost: On request
Maximum number of tourists per tour: 2 passengers

Helicopter flight time: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Payment terms: 100% pre-payment one day before helicopter tour

Helicopter Robinson R44 is a four-seat light helicopter produced by the Robinson Helicopter Company since 1992. Helicopter Robinson R44 was received FAA certification in December 1992.

Mi-2 | Twin Engine

Helicopter Tour Cost: On request + cost of helicopter supply from its base heliport
Maximum number of tourists per tour: 5 passengers

Helicopter tour time: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Payment terms: 100% prepayment before departure.

Helicopters Mi-2, Mi-6, Mi-8 and Mi-26 participated in the liquidation of the consequences of Chernobyl Disaster:

- 26.04 - 05.05.1986 - Bombing of Reactor №4 of Chernobyl NPP with sand and lead was performed by transport helicopters Mi-6, Mi-8 and Mi-26
- 27.04.1986, night time - Mi-2 helicopter charter to Chernobyl city for members of Governmental Commission
- after 15.05.1986 - two helicopters Mi-2 participated in experiments conducted near Chernobyl heliport - determined the altitude, flight speed and number of passes over the terrain which must be done to ensure the formation on the surfaces of the film of the required thickness
- after 20.05.1986 - two helicopters Mi-2 was used equipped with systems for spraying liquid chemicals for decontamination of the area - irrigating from the air at altitude 20-40 meters and speed of 30-50 km/h with a special viscous liquid of the buildings and the territory of Chernobyl NPP to bind the radioactive dust. Each spraying helicopter charter was around 12-15 minutes.
- after 22.05.2021 - four helicopters Mi-8 was used equipped with sling load tanks of 3 tons for spraying liquid chemicals over Chernobyl NPP and surrounding territory
- after 22.05.2021 - two helicopters Mi-26 was used equipped internal tanks of 15 tons for spraying liquid chemicals over Red Forest

Currently only helicopters Mi-2 and Mi-8 could be used for the historical flight around Chernobyl NPP because helicopters Mi-6 were removed from the service since 1998 and helicopters Mi-26 are belong to Ukraine Air Force.

Eurocopter EC120

Helicopter Tour Cost: On request
Maximum number of tourists per tour: 3 passengers

Helicopter tour time: 1,5 hours
Payment terms: 100% prepayment before departure.

Helicopter Eurocopter EC120 is a turbine-powered helicopter designed by Airbus Helicopter Company.

Bell 407

Helicopter Tour Cost: On request
Maximum number of tourists per tour: 4 passengers

Helicopter tour time: 1,5 hours
Payment terms: 100% prepayment before departure.

Helicopter Bell 407 is a four-blade single-engine helicopter - modern VIP helicopter created on base of classic Bell 206L-4 LongRanger. The advantage of helicopter Bell 407 is more high cruise speed compare to Robinson R44. Bell 407 has five seats.

Eurocopter EC145 | Twin Engine

Helicopter Tour Cost: On request
Maximum number of tourists per tour: 6 passengers

Helicopter tour time: 1,5 hours
Payment terms: 100% prepayment before departure.

Helicopter Eurocopter EC145 is a four-blade twin-engine helicopter - VIP helicopter also known as MBB BK 117 C-2. The advantage of helicopter Eurocopter EC145 is high power reserve of two engines which increases flight safety. Eurocopter EC145 has seven seats.

Chernobyl Helicopter Tour Include

- all transfers by private car
- flight Kiev heliport - Chernobil Zone - Kiev heliport
- English speaking guide service (in case of seat available for the tour guide)
- movie of helicopter flight

For tourists who like to get to the entry checkpoint of Chernobyl Zone flying just 30 minutes one way we organize Kiev - Dytyatky Checkpoint - Kiev helicopter charter.

On landing in Dytyatky Checkpoint tourists take part in regular group or individual Chernobyl tours by private car, minibus or bus (need to be booked at least one day in advance with one of Chernobyl tour operators).

Depends on actual helicopter flight schedule the helicopter is waiting for tourists in Dytyatky Checkpoint or fly to Kiev for other day helicopter tours and back to Dytyatky for the return helicopter charter in the evening.

- Ukrainian National Chernobyl Museum with guided tour of history of Chernobyl disaster (1986), watching the video of Chernobyl helicopter operation and find out accident consequences of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster (2011)

- Guided tour in Kiev State Aviation Museum to look at all helicopters in one place Mi-2, Mi-6, Mi-8 (access inside), Mi-24, Mi-26 (access inside), Ka-26 which type took part in radiation measurements, deploy sand, boron, lead over 4th reactor of Chernobyl NPP and ground support

- Kyiv Tour of Chernobyl HBO Series Filming Locations

Pavel Korsun
Tour Guide
Ukraine tours and Kiev tours

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