Ric Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Hi Guys, So, after my visit to the zone last year I thought I would put forward details of trips happening this year, Konrad (maybe) and myself will be going again this year To give enough time for planning, decisions etc. I've opted for a visit in the same time as last year (October) the reasons for this are: October Visit - Not too cold, around 13degrees, no mozzys, most of the leaves have fell so you can see buildings around them, cheap flights to the area. Summer visits - Too much tree growth to see everything, the bush is just too thick, also the mozzys & heat due to been fully clothed can be a pain (you have to be fully clothed in the zone, no shorts or t-shirts). Winter Visits - Drain covers and holes have been removed all around the city and are more common than you would think, these cannot be seen under the snow and frost and become very dangerous. However, I can put a list of the dates this group are going to the Zone if people would prefer other dates. About the Trip: The trip is organised by StrefaZero.org which is run by a group of polish scientists which are able to bring in these groups for a 3-4 day trip into the Zone Legitimately all visa's and passes are arranged and included in the price, all travel, accommodation and food is also included within the price. This trip is not organised by the back street travel people in Kiev which are much more costly for a few hours in zone and mostly work on bribes hence why some people pay up to 500$+ just to get into the zone for one day (around 3-4hrs explore time) Costs: The cost for the trip is 1150 PLN (Poland Zolchs) which at today's exchange rate is £247 Included in this price is: Travel to Ukraine and Slavutych (where we stay during the evenings) this is from Warsaw (where the group is picked up) All Accomodation + Hotel in Kiev Full day in Kiev after Zone All Food Zone Access (Legitimately) All Visas and passes arranged (Legitimately) All Transfers on staff trains etc. and bus around the zone Extras to pay: Return flights to Warsaw (£120 I paid last year) Beer etc. (a pint of beer costs about 20-30p in Slavutych) Shooting in Kiev, around 30$ per clip (15shots) AK47 and Dragnov shooting (last year the Dragnov was in service so we got a Israeli assault scope rifle (see pics) USD is the prefered currency to convert into the Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH) 400 UAH - 60$ will be enough for the week, take more if you like (You will need more if you want to do shooting and stuff in Kiev) How it works: You Fly into Warsaw and meet in the centre near the museum of Cinema We are collected via Coach and drive to Slavutych (24hours drive) however this year I'm going to "try" arrange a collection from Kiev which means you would fly into Kiev and save sitting on the coach Arrange Accomodation in Slavutych After the trip, we return via coach from Slavutych to Warsaw, then you fly back home from Warsaw Accommodation: Please do not expect 5 star accommodation, it will be something what does the job and that's about it, last year we were staying in peoples homes which have moved out for the week just to let us stay (the amount which Strefazero pay the people is quite high so a lot of people do it due to the low wages etc. in the area) Full Trip Plan (based on last years visit): Day 122.00 Departure from Warsaw (meeting next to Congress Hall/Cinema Museum) Day 217.00 - 19.00 Arrive to Slavutych (nuclear plant workers town) Allocation in private flats,1-2-3 or 5 people rooms Possibility of sleeping in Europe Hotel Free time at evening. Day 38.00 - 8.30 Breakfast in "Old Tallin" restaurant 9.20 Departure by train from Slavutych to Zone on workers train 10.10 Arrival to nuclear plant in Tchernobyl 10.30 - 11.00 Visiting area around Reactor No. 4 11.00 Departure to Tchernobyl town (way going through Lelew and Kopatchi villages) 11.30 Visiting Tchernobyl town, monument of firefighters who died during evacuation, monument of chopper pilots who died during rescue mission, church Ilii est. 1789, barge scrapyard, Moscow eye going back to power plant 13.30 Dinner in power plant building, visiting Prometeus monument, feeding fish. 14.00 Free roam around Pripyat 17.20 Departure from Zone to Slavutych 18.10 Arrival to Slavutych 19.00 Supper in "Old Tallin", free evening time. Day 46.30 Breakfast in "Old Tallin" restaurant 7.30 Departure by train from Slavutych to Zone 8.20 Arrival to nuclear plant in Tchernobyl, departure to Pripyat (visiting Yanov train station and Pripyat 1970 monument on the way) 8.30-17:20 Free roaming around Pripyat 17.20 Departure from Zone to Slavutych 18.10 Arrival to Slavutych, free time 19.30 Supper at "Gut Hut" (old traditional ukrainian Inn), free evening time. Day 59.00 Breakfast in "Old Tallin" restaurant 10.00 Visiting "Tchernobyl distater victims" monument in Slavutych. 11.00 Departure to Kiev 13.00-14.00 Arrival to Kiev, Possibility of shooting range sorting out rooms in Bratislava hotel, free time Day 67.00 - 08.00 Breakfast at hotel, leaving hotel rooms, 08.00- 16:00 free time to visit Kiev around 16.00 Departure to Warsaw Day 76.00 - 7.00 Arrival to Warsaw Places and how you go: As I'm listing this early we will have up to 40 places available (obviously this is open to other people too and there will be a lot of polish going too) If you 100% want to go, then you can put in your monies, only a deposit is required to begin with so Strefazero can process your details for the passes and Ukrainian visa's. All money will be sent to Strafazero (or my polish contact there) directly, I will not be involved in that part of the process, my role is just to let you know of the offer available if anybody wants to go on a decent trip to the zone and pass on your details to Strefazero. Notes: The October trip is yet to be confirmed, you can put money in now, and if the trip is changed, cancelled (mostly due to low numbers) can you receive a refund The Plan may change at short notice, for example last year the Moscow eye was not included, the organisers sorted this for us while were in the zone Last year the Barge graveyard was out of bounds due to a private contractor doing work on the land, this maybe open this year, it might not be. Travel to Kiev and pick up by the coach (to avoid the 24 hour coach drive) might be possible but I need to confirm that Shooting will happen if enough people want to do it, let me know of this before hand The trip cost might change, if the group of 40 cannot be filled, or due to inflation or whatnot from last years cost, these will be confirmed in time Please let me know via PM, or email [email protected] if you are interested. Hopefully this is enough info for people, if not simply ask Thanks Pics: http://www.carbonangel.co.uk/imagedump/trip/cher.jpg http://www.carbonangel.co.uk/imagedump/trip/cher2.jpg If mods could sticky this thread that would be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 Post reserved for updates and notices Interested People: ( this is not a confirmed list, only money will confirm your position nearer the time ) Carbonangel +2 The-plethora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Most interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Oh, if only.. Maybe this can be my 40th birthday present for this year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I'd be MORE interested if we flew direct to Kiev, or at least had the option... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 I'd be MORE interested if we flew direct to Kiev, or at least had the option... This is something I'm looking to do, although I need to confirm with Strefazero, ill update when i know, but the coach journey was quite fun last time, sleep and vodka, usually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Plethora Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Awww yeah, Ric I will drop you a PM, annoyed that I missed this last year so will be very interested in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 You guys are going to turn into mutants if you keep going Sounds very interesting and I'd love to go at some point, just probably not this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Im interested matey. What kinda flight costs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 Im interested matey. What kinda flight costs? Mine were 120 last year, or there about, if we get some dates confirmed well in advanced they can be cheaper, like 70quid, last year was pretty last minute though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I would also opt in for a direct flight to Kiev, altough coach trip allows people to know each other Done it twice by now and hell I want to get back there. Waiting for strefazero to respond about dates and prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamaSupra Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Hmmm might be up for this, always wanted to go there to see it for my own eyes (Even more so since playing Call Of Duty) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Hmmm might be up for this, always wanted to go there to see it for my own eyes (Even more so since playing Call Of Duty) You need to see it to appreciate it. Game does not have even 10% of a climate - especially silence .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I'd love to do this, but October is impossible For anyone interested in going, make sure you so before the place is turned into a tourist trap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Due to popularity on another forum I go on, there are just 16 places left on this so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garetheves Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Im deffinately interested, need to check the old diary and monies later though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 My season doesn't finish until the end of October otherwise i would have been very interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 Ok chaps, due to interest on another forum, there are just 10 places left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 5 places left, anybody from here interested in going needs to confirm asap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Plethora Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Still interested, how do I sort payment with StrefaZero.org? it's all in Polish or am I reading the trip details incorrectly? How do we ensure we all go together as a group at the same time are we just mentioning the october trip to them? Sorry if its a daft question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Are you just interested? or want to go? as places are filling quick. We will all be going together, meeting in Warsaw thus far (maybe kiev) and getting the coach for the trip. Ill be sorting payments etc when the trip dates and schedule is confirmed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Plethora Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Yep I deffinately want to go, if I can stick it on credit card its a bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 ok ill stick your name on the list (Names are from 28dl) 40 Places it total, 4 remaining: Carbonangel +2 Oldskool Host Happyshopper Fazy_UK +1 HiddenShadow Andy_x_net Shadow_play Rookinella Missnovice +1 ojay Methylparaben Nij DHL +1 BULLYMEISTER Gh0sT (+ 1 maybe) sammydoublewhammy +1 Suffolkbha jST ZerO81 (+2 and maybe another) ASOM 3bogsbeale The Engineer Dubbednavigator analepsis AndrewB The-Plethora (Mkivsupra.net forum) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Bloody hell, you got this one organised fast Ric Let me get answer from Dr. Rabinski and I might even go with you lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 Ok the trip is now full, taking reserve names if you are interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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