In November 2018, by a decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus, the Belarusian part of the exclusion zone was opened to tourists. Earlier, only hunting and fishing were allowed in the 30-kilometer zone around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

What is in the exclusion zone from the side of Belarus?

• former livestock complex

• feed manufacturing enterprise

• about a hundred ghost villages of Khoinitsky, Braginsky, Narovlyansky districts

In some of the resettled villages there are Belarusian sights, for example, the Gerard Palace in the village of Demyanki.

Experts say that in the territory following the tourist groups the level of radiation is within the acceptable limits.

Read also

In Belarus, soon it will be possible to take bathing baths

The floor in the Kolozhskaya church will be transparent

30% of viewers of the Bolshoi Theater are foreigners

Three hotels will soon open in Minsk

Discover how Belarus attracts Estonians