Kyiv Urbex Adventure and History Tour
During exploration of the another side of Kiev with experienced guide you will go throw the tunnel system under streets, visit one of the forgotten cold war nuclear bunkers and climb on the rooftop of abandoned building to see panorama city view.
This tour takes approximately 3 hours of your lifetime in active adventure.
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What's included in Kyiv Urbex Adventure and History Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Urbex Tour
Guide will meet you on metro station "Dnipro" or if you want you will be picked up from your place. For passing underground route you need to wear comfortable shoes and clothes which you will be not upset to make a little bit dirty and wet - you are going to real underground tunnels. Be ready for adventures! Pants must be with belt, or take belt with you separately.The temperature underground is about + 12 °, regardless of the temperature on the surface. Don't take massive backpacks and bags. Better not to take bags at all, or take a smaller one. It is not comfortable to move in tunnels with big bags full of massive camera gear. You will be provided with: • torches • gloves • rubber high boots (from Soviet military protective wear set) • transfer between objects are included PART 1. Depending on a season first part of the combo UrbEx tour is a visit to drain tunnel system or underground river. This part takes 1,5 - 3 hours of walking through underground tunnels. We will give you torches and special gum boots which you will wear over shoes to keep feet clean and soft. With experienced guide you will: • walk 1,5-3 kilometers through the tunnels • know out everything about Kiev's underground world • feel how is it to be in absolute darkness • get totally new experience about cityTransfer between objects are included t tour price. PART 2. Explore one of the abandoned Cold War bunkers forgotten since USSR times. Bunker expedition is chance to turn out behind massive Soviet hermetic blast door in abandoned fallout shelter. The major idea of visiting this object is to feel yourself in a time when all people have been living in a fear of nuclear attack. Guided tour usually takes near one hour. You will: • touch one of the hidden pages of Ukrainian history • see real civil equipment frozen in time • explore how to survive after nuclear war
Inclusions
- You will be provided with:
- transfer between objects are included
- gloves
- rubber high boots (from Soviet military protective wear set)
- torches
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option not selected)
- You need to take belt with you
- take on some comfortable clothes which you won’t be upset to make a little bit dirty or wet
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Minimum age is 18 years
- The tour is NOT RECOMMENDED:
- people suffering from claustrophobia
- people who can not get into the usual manhole
- people suffering from low back pain or back problems
- people have excess weight or heart disease
- take on some comfortable clothes which you won’t be upset to make a little bit dirty or wet. Pants should be with a belt.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Your guide will be in "Urbex Tour" t-shirt
Meeting Points
- Departure Point: Metro station "Dnipro" - your guide will wait for you on the exit, near ticket office. There is only one exit so it's not possible to get lost.
End Points
- The end of the tour is metro station "Druzhby Narodiv" area in the city center.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
For passing underground route you need to wear comfortable shoes and clothes which you will be not upset to make a little bit dirty and wet - you are going to real underground tunnels. Be ready for adventures! Pants must be with belt, or take belt with you separately.The temperature underground is about + 12 °, regardless of the temperature on the surface. Don't take massive backpacks and bags. Better not to take bags at all, or take a smaller one. It is not comfortable to move in tunnels with big bags full of massive camera gear. You will be provided with: • torches • gloves • rubber high boots (from Soviet military protective wear set) • transfer between objects are included • Don't take massive backpacks with you! (part of the route goes through the tunnels, which are narrow or/and have low-ceiling (1,6 m high)) • Put on a cap or something on your head! • Put on comfortable clothes you are not afraid to make a little dirty. No tuxedo and high heels! :) • If you are interested in Photography take with you tripod
