article_snippet.sent: The Exclusion Zone, a nearly 50kilometre (31-mile) radius of contamination, runs around the Chernobyl power plant, although levels have now returned to those which are safe for brief visits to the area.
article_snippet.sent: However, visits to the 50-kilometre Exclusion Zone, a contamination radius guarded by security, are highly regulated .
article_snippet.sent: Several private tour companies offer packages to the Exclusion Zone, which in some cases even include overnight stays .
article_snippet.sent: And exiting is likewise highly regulated, with several body scanners checking for high levels of radiation.
article_snippet.sent: However, day trips - and even overnight stays - are permitted, now that radiation levels have decreased in the years since the disaster, despite still being up to 10 times higher than normal levels.
article_snippet.sent: In fact, there's even an InterInform Agency Hotel in the Exclusion Zone, which caters to travellers interested in spending even more time in the area.
article_snippet.sent: Following the 2011 explosion, Guides have begun escorting buses of people through the area, given that contamination levels are said to be 'low.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Several private tour operators lead excursions into the Exclusion Zone, a nearly 50-kilometre contamination radius .
  