Even though recent instability in eastern Ukraine has pushed the country off most travelers’ radars (budget carrier WizzAir recently announced the closure of its Ukraine subsidiary, severing some links), Chernobyl still looms large in the global consciousness.
Fears regularly circulating about the fallout zone, most recently over contamination via forest fires, seem to stoke just as much fascination, drawing a steady stream of tourists.
There are even hotels inside the Exclusion Zone.
Visits are governed by security checks and by strictly guided tours.
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