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How did I miss this question?? I've done this! Before it was even considered 'touristy' (we had to apply to the Ukrainian government for permission in 2008).
Now on the safety aspect, I was assured by my science teacher travel buddy and the scientists there that it's perfectly fine to go for a day. As for the radiation, apparently even spending a weekend ...
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This is taken from the Wikipedia entry for Prypiat:
The city of Chernobyl, a few kilometers south from Pripyat, has some accommodation including a hotel, many apartment buildings, and a local lodge, which are maintained as a permanent residence for watch-standing crew and tourists.
Seems like at least there is a local effort to accomodate the few ...
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I actually remember on Netflix watching an episode of a TV show where these adventists actually spent 48 hours in Chernobyl. Turns out the town is so isolated that the people and camera crew actually had to transfer from a passenger train in the Ukrane and finish the rest of the commute in a freight train car for 48 hours from the main transit hub.
From ...
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As usual, the definitive resource for this kind of information is the embassy of the country you want to visit in the country where you are a citizen of, in your case the embassy of Ukraine in Australia. Its visa requirement page, as is common, doesn't have all the information you want.
You do need a visa to enter Ukraine, either a tourist visa or a transit ...
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A Dutch friend of mine just took this ferry in the Georgia→Ukraine direction so I asked him for some details:
Company name: UkrFerry
Ship name: Greifswald
Quoted boarding time in Batumi: 10pm
Actual departure time from Batumi: ~ 8am
Quoted duration of trip: 60 hours
Actual duration of trip: ~ 55 hours
Price: USD $170 for a bed in a 2-bed cabin
There were ...
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I think the question is fine, and very valid. As a New Zealander, when I went in 2008 it was required to get an invite from someone in the Ukraine - easy to get, just google for Ukraine invites.
Once you have that, you need the visa, where you have to present your invite too, as well as an itinerary (that you're not held to).
If you do get in, and can ...
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Yes, you will have no problems flying in and out of these two countries so long as you do not stay over 3 months in either. They won't care where you've been previously. I've been in and out of both Ukraine and Lithuania multiple times, though never directly between the two. I go often between Ukraine and Poland and they never care where I was before. ...
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There is a lot of questions so let's start in order:
You can book a tour online from Tour Kiev for example. They will all originate from Kiev since it's the closest major city.
Yes. One of them is listed above and you can find plenty online. One thing I would suggest is not doing it at your own pace unless you know exactly how to operate within a high ...
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It appears that the requirements to import a cat to the U.S. may not be too onerous. The guidelines I have found for importing cats to the United States seem to indicate that they must simply be healthy; it appears there may be surprisingly little paperwork involved.
I just called the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Animal and Plant Health ...
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Here's an estimate:
A 250km ride in a shared taxi or marshrutka costs the equivalent of 5 - 10 euros per person, with a petrol price of about 1 euro per liter, depending on how popular and difficult the route is.
A marshrutka typically seats about 15 people, so a low estimate for renting a marshrutka for a 100km circular (that is, starting and finishing in ...
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You can do such trip by "UkrFerry" company:
From Kerch to Poti every Tuesday, at next day you are at Poti. Operations service phone: +38 (0482) 34-76-63.
According to official forum, schedule is set at the start of each month, so you should call there before you came in Kerch. Also there is a line Batumi - Ilyichevsk, which is more popular line (ferry ...
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I googled your question and found some websites (listed below), that contain general information regarding visa for the ukraine. You might find your answers there.
On a dutch website, I also found an advice to ask ukraine travel questions on an expat forum specifically for the Ukraine
http://www.travel-2-ukraine.com/visa-support/
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I would say that you don't have to negotiate a price - usually driver just tell the price and you accept it :) However, you may get a "bonus" as a foreigner, but I don't expect it to be more then 20-40%.
Regarding sample price for 100 km. According to my latest experience (and google result), MastaBaba is more-or-less right - ~30 euros for bus for 10-15 ...
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First of all: is it legal?
Well, I have never heard about such problems too. Regarding Chornogora - yep, it is a kind of national park, there are even some official fees at some entrances, but all camping activities are pretty much allowed. The only places you may have legal problems at are country borders (like Marmarosy chain) - usually you have to ...
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As I know, you definitely don't need the Russian visa if you are not going to leave the ship during stay in port. So you need to worry about it.
Russian embassies can help you to obtain Russian visa due your unusual situation, so you can try it all the time - we are all the people, and you always can try to communicate with embassy. Also you should note ...
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About 4 years ago I received a Ukrainian visa from the embassy in the Netherlands (I'm Australian). They even did it super fast as I didn't have much time.
There is a train from Romania to Odessa that passes through Moldova.
For $20 you can get a transit visa for Moldova (at the embassy in Bucharest) within an hour or so.
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