The one day tour of Chernobyl was the highlight of a recent trip to Ukraine. Igor was my guide. I opted for the private tour which was expensive but it is much faster when you are by yourself and you get to see more. Unless you are someone traveling to Ukraine just to visit Chernobyl or wanting to do some extensive photography, I think the single day tour is sufficient.

I was expecting to see the desolation - I had seen the photos over the year. But there is so much more to the tour. It was incredibly educational, filled with facts you would not have known without a knowledgeable guide. For example, because of the limited access of human beings, the wildlife in the exclusion zone is thriving, with large numbers of Ukraine's native forest dwellers. There are more wolves in the area then any other place in the world (we saw a large one cross the road at one point).

The tour of Pripyat is the highlight as expected, with the famous amusement park and abandoned buildings. If you do get into some of the buildings, they are amazing and the school and civic center (theater and gym) are highlights.

We had time to visit the Soviet "Duga" radar complex and I was so glad we did. The visit to the radar is fascinating and not to be missed.

I done the two day tour, allowing for a night to be spent inside of the exclusion zone!

First of all, the level of support before flying was first class. The team were great in getting back to me, it was the highest level of professionalism. The great level of organisation was continued on the morning of our departure, our mini bus was on time, clean and ready to go!

Chernobyl speaks for itself, what a place to visit! I think everyone should visit at some point of their life, it reminded me of my trip to Hiroshima in many ways. The reactor itself was haunting, the same as the theme park. A must visit for anyone in Ukraine!

On the days we were there, it was really hot. As such, make sure you take lots of water and have plenty of snacks with you. For obvious reasons, there are no opportunities to buy food and drink as you're going around, so make sure you have enough for a long day of walking with you on the bus.

The two day tour was great, although the second day of activities did not come close to the first day. If i was to do the tour again, i would just do the one day version. Having said that, it was worth doing the two day tour, just to spend the night inside the zone.

I highly recommend this trip!

Everything was good with their service. Quick respond from emails, clear payment system (online by bank card), easy to find the meeting point in the morning. Our guide was Misha and he was super super super nice and cool person. The trip and everything with Solo East Travel was perfect except one thing : we found some of the stops not so interesting (like some statues etc) and then we did not have time to explore some more exciting places in Pripyat like hospital and supermarket. We would wanted to explore Pripyat more and skip some other parts. Anyway, we are still satisfied with the trip we had and we have recommended the company for our friends.