Look, you want to know about the United Liberation Front of Asom ULFA. Forget the boring tourist guides. The truth is always found in the conflict and the| Young Pioneer Tours
Cambodia is one of the hottest destinations in South East Asia. In general, you will find a laid-back tourist atmosphere mixed though with a relatively| Young Pioneer Tours
Is it Spain, or Italy, or Belgium? Could the border with Switzerland be deceptively long? For anyone who is even vaguely acquainted with YPT you will know| Young Pioneer Tours
What and who are the Stan countries? What does Stan mean? We introduce you to the 7 Stan countries as well as other non-sovereign Stans.| Young Pioneer Tours
As of the 11th of May, 2021 we have received confirmation from our local partners in Lhasa that Tibet has reopened to tourism for travellers of all| Young Pioneer Tours
In 2017 the DPRK joined the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership which protects migratory habitats along the routes of many species of birds. Mundok| Young Pioneer Tours
The qualifying groups threw up the match we all wanted, North Korea vs South Korea, as well as matches against Turkmenistan, Lebanon and Sri Lanka.| Young Pioneer Tours
What languages do they speak in Nauru? In short the two official languages of Nauru are English and Nauruan, there is also a sizable Chinese minority who| Young Pioneer Tours
Geographically speaking, it would be entirely unpredicted that the northern part of the Korean peninsula in East Asia and an island in the Caribbean just| Young Pioneer Tours
Another borderlands city, as well as a busy border and gateway to North Korea, Yanji is a must visit place for most DPRK watchers. Here's the YPT guide to the| Young Pioneer Tours
It’s no secret that the USSR wasn’t exactly a bastion of human rights. Show trials and executions, the mass deportation of political prisoners and the| Young Pioneer Tours
East Timor/Timor-Leste is one of the world’s newest countries, having only become an independent state as of the 20th May 2002. In all the time leading up to| Young Pioneer Tours
From the ancient city of Kashgar, through small Uyghur towns on the southern Silk Road, you'll cross through the Taklamakan Desert to remote city of Turpan on our China's Far West: Xinjiang Tour with YPT| Young Pioneer Tours
The Pamir Highway, known as M41 during the Soviet times, was the very route that was a vital part of the ancient Silk Road. The very same path that Marco Polo| Young Pioneer Tours
Tajikistan tours and travel - join us in 2025 as we visit Tajikistan - an underrated natural wonder! Join us on group, private or bespoke tours| Young Pioneer Tours
“Not to worry, let’s climb that hill,” I said, where we could get a great look over the other side, right into Namyang in North Korea. “It might be a bit| Young Pioneer Tours
Young Pioneer Tours are proud to announce our Kyrgyzstan tours for 2025 and 2026, perfect for those wishing to travel off-the-beaten path.| Young Pioneer Tours
Kazakhstan tours and travel - join us in Kazakhstan, for an incredible Silk Road experience! We can provide group, independent and bespoke tours!| Young Pioneer Tours
Yang, our driver, is inching the car forward. We’re filming from the back seat. It’s late in the evening and in this part of town there are no| Young Pioneer Tours
As of the 2nd September 2025, the People's Republic of China has continued to expand on their visa free travel scheme to China. This scheme is announced in| Young Pioneer Tours
Sadly for us travel geeks the Hanoi to Nanning train is now no longer running. That though does not mean that it is impossible to still do this overland. In| Young Pioneer Tours
Quite simply the cheapest way to visit Pyongyang. Our Ultra Budget tour option packs in all the must-see sights of Pyongyang.| Young Pioneer Tours
Nestled in the far northeast of North Korea, at the crossroads of Russia and China, Rason is the DPRK's Special Economic Zone and one of its most unique| Young Pioneer Tours
Join us on our North Korea Mountain and Sea tour as we take you further out to North Korea's gorgeous east coast and visit the lesser seen cities. This tour| Young Pioneer Tours
Our North Korea Classic tours has always been one of our most popular itinerary for visiting North Korea giving you the choice to enter the DPRK from Beijing| Young Pioneer Tours
We can provide exciting new angles for your North Korea travel adventure. We believe that one of the best ways to get involved and to learn more about a country is to specifically focus on one unique aspect of the country's culture and tradition – whether it’s something very rarely seen, done or performed in the DPRK, or not! We have the tools to make your adventure happen.| Young Pioneer Tours
Our classic tours will have you visiting the must-see sites of Pyongyang as well as visiting all other available major touristic sites.| Young Pioneer Tours
Samjiyon County is one of the most important places for tourists and locals alike in the DPRK. Here is the YPT Samjiyon County Guide.| Young Pioneer Tours
The Quanhe - Wonjong border is the crossing point connecting Hunchun City in China with the Rason SEZ in North Korea. As of now that makes it very important!| Young Pioneer Tours
Where is Mount Paektu, why is it so important and how do you visit here? Here is our ultimate guide to the most holy of Korean mountains.| Young Pioneer Tours
Who are the Korean International Travel Company and will you use them when you visit North Korea? Most probably....| Young Pioneer Tours
YPT are pleased to announce our 2025 and 2026 Japan Tours and Travel packages, although with a more extreme tint than your average Japanese travel agent.| Young Pioneer Tours
Young Pioneer Tours are pleased to announce our expanded Indonesia Tours and Travel packages for 2025 and 2026.| Young Pioneer Tours
Riding a train in Indonesia is nothing like hopping on a European intercity line. It is sweaty, crowded, occasionally terrifying, and always memorable. If you| Young Pioneer Tours
Japan is full of the expected – neon cities, temples, snow mountains. But it also has a hidden layer of oddities, freak shows, and places you’ll tell everyone| Young Pioneer Tours
Join us as we follow the footsteps of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army and cross the Yalu River into North Korea. Our DPRK: Political Interest tour is| Young Pioneer Tours
Tashilunpo Monastery, which we consider one of the most worthwhile monasteries to visit in Tibet, is located in Shigatse and has served as the residence of| Young Pioneer Tours
Perched at the foot of Tatipu Hill on Lhasa's northern outskirts, Sera Monastery - meaning "Wild Rose" - traces back to the once-vast carpets of wild roses| Young Pioneer Tours
At the foot of Mount Everest in Tibet lies Rongbuk Monastery, the highest-altitude monastery in the world. Although not large, this monastery, where monks and| Young Pioneer Tours
However, Gyantse is not only known for its history of conflict but also for the Palcho Monastery, which is renowned for its blend of different religious sects.| Young Pioneer Tours
As North Korean media released more information about these North Korean troops in Kursk who fought alongside Russia, the once mysterious force has gradually become better known.| Young Pioneer Tours
Jokhang Temple is the most important temple in Tibet and the spiritual heart of Lhasa. There is a Tibetan saying that goes, 'Jokhang Temple came first, then| Young Pioneer Tours
Drepung Monastery is a huge and magnificent monastery complex nestled against the lush green slopes of Mount Gephel on the western outskirts of Lhasa. Known| Young Pioneer Tours
The Chilgol Revolutionary Site commemorates Kang Pan Sok, mother of Kim Il Sung. It is one of the lesser-visited landmarks in Pyongyang. This blog will guide| Young Pioneer Tours
However, in North Korean state media reports in 2025, a name suddenly appeared - the Chilgol Revolutionary School. Is this a newly built institution? This blog will take you through everything that is currently known about the Chilgol Revolutionary School.| Young Pioneer Tours
Dandong is the Chinese border town city to North Korea, which gives this unique city a great opportunity to have the best of both worlds regarding Chinese and| Young Pioneer Tours
Whilst we appreciate that nothing can quite compare to a trip to North Korea, we do have a decent contingency in place for such situations: our famous| Young Pioneer Tours
What is the official name of North Korea? Believe it or not, North Korea is actually called the DPRK! But what does that mean?| Young Pioneer Tours
Harbin Beer the 7th best in the world? Probably not, but is certainly the 7th most-sold beer in the world.| Young Pioneer Tours
What is the average height of Koreans? And in particular the average height North Koreans? We are happy to answer these questions.| Young Pioneer Tours
If you find yourself in Fukushima and are curious about disasters or the consequences of human error, the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in Futaba is the place you have to see. This is not a tidy little museum with fake displays and soft lighting. The Great East Japan Earthquake and […]| Young Pioneer Tours
That the Khmer Rouge were only banished in 1998 means that there are still are not just a huge amount of Khmer Rouge historical sites to be seen, but that| Young Pioneer Tours
Day 1: Arrive in Dushanbe. Transfer to the hotel. Free time to explore the city at your leisure.| Young Pioneer Tours
Timeshares and estate rentals have become popular choices for travelers who want more than just a hotel stay. Understanding these options can help you decide| Young Pioneer Tours
There is an old joke in the former Soviet Union that in the late 1970's Pepsi opened its first bottling plant in the Crimea, then part of the USSR. A| Young Pioneer Tours
To be fair Fukushima has never really been much of a tourist hub less so now since the tsunami and nuclear disaster. This means there are barely any hotel| Young Pioneer Tours
Visiting Papua New Guinea for the Mount Hagen Festival? Here are a few tips and what to do and what to expect.| Young Pioneer Tours
Tucked all the way in the far north east of China, Harbin the capital city of Heilongjiang province hosts the world’s largest and most awe-inspiring ice & snow sculpture festival every year from the end of December to the end of February.| Young Pioneer Tours
As a budget tour operator, YPT gives you the Ultra Budget Tour – the cheapest option to visit North Korea. Starting and finishing in Dandong, China, we take| Young Pioneer Tours
The island of Hwanggumpyong Island has garnered a lot of interest over the years as it was supposed to be turned into a tourist SEZ in the Yalu between| Young Pioneer Tours
With the U.S. currently banning all U.S. passport holders from traveling to North Korea, despite a distinct change of tone from both parties and countless| Young Pioneer Tours
A question we often get at YPT is how to get a Chinese double-entry visa. For people taking the train in and out to North Korea, having at least a| Young Pioneer Tours
Every year YPT do a poll on where we should go in the next year, as in new destinations and such, and every year when we get the results we act upon them.| Young Pioneer Tours
From November 11th 2024, Vietnam is simplifying its immigration rules and introducing a new, user-friendly e-Visa scheme. This scheme has been designed to| Young Pioneer Tours
After a short hiatus due to the fall of the Assad regime and the new transitional government taking over, YPT has announced we are recommencing our Syria| Young Pioneer Tours
Syria Travel Update November/December 2025 Regarding the Syrian Opposition Forces Advancement in Idlib, Aleppo, Hama and other cities| Young Pioneer Tours
North Korea has reopened tourism in Rason, it's Special Economic Zone in the northeast of the country, according to our local DPRK partners. The official| Young Pioneer Tours
In Rojava there is a village named ‘Jinwar’ and it is a women's only village - men are not permitted to move there. Learn more about Jinwar here!| Young Pioneer Tours
Why does it matter to consider drone photography guidelines in China? In recent years, drones have revolutionized the way we document and share our travel| Young Pioneer Tours
17th December 2024 - We would like to inform you that YPT has removed our 2024, 2025, and 2026 North Korea tours from our website. This decision is not due to| Young Pioneer Tours
A common misconception among tourists is that alcohol in North Korea is either banned or severely restricted. In fact not only is it very common, its| Young Pioneer Tours
Pakistan, for most people it is a little known country somewhere on the subcontinent. You probably mistake their people and food for Indians and whatever| Young Pioneer Tours
Air Koryo (고려항공) is the national airline of North Korea and only airline of the DPRK. Air Koryo was first established in 1945 and is now a state-owned company| Young Pioneer Tours
Located within the DMZ is Panmunjom and the Joint Security Area (JSA), a small village consisting of blue huts which belong to the UN and silver huts| Young Pioneer Tours
You don’t travel with, or indeed work for YPT if your favourite places to visit are on the well-established tourist path. Having lived abroad for a few years| Young Pioneer Tours
The Yazidi religion and Yazidi people came on the world’s spotlight during the ISIS invasion of Iraq on the 3rd of August 2014 as they were forced to flee| Young Pioneer Tours
Following the fall of ISIS in 2017, YPT conducted its first research trip to Baghdad in April of 2018. The trip proved to be not only safe but incredibly| Young Pioneer Tours
The Kurdish people have been going through a saddening series of strife and atrocious struggles for decades now. During the rule of Saddam Hussein up until| Young Pioneer Tours
At long last, Cambodia reopens to tourism! If you're hoping to take advantage of Cambodia reopening to tourism, check inside for details!| Young Pioneer Tours
Firstly, yes Tibet is part of China. However, it is the one part of China that requires all foreign nationals to have a permit. This has been the case since| Young Pioneer Tours
The most common question we are asked is how to get an Iranian visa. The process for the majority of nationalities is straightforward and simple - however if| Young Pioneer Tours
The Mass Games, the world’s largest performance with over 100,000 performers is expected to make a return this year! Now is your chance to watch this| Young Pioneer Tours
If you want to get into the very geeky territory of the best North Korean footballer ever, you’d be hard pressed to argue against Mr Pak Doo-Ick, who famously| Young Pioneer Tours
It is impossible to talk about football in North Korea without first dispelling a few myths about the country regarding football. North Korea did not claim| Young Pioneer Tours
Is the Techo International Airport the best thing to ever happen to Cambodian tourism, or a big fat white elephant? Well like most things the answer is not| Young Pioneer Tours
When one travels as much to North Korea as much as we do, the very concept of reunification is ingrained in our minds. Officially, both Koreas talk – and| Young Pioneer Tours
With the Soviet Europe team at Young Pioneer Tours being known for pioneering travel into the unrecognized and republics of the former USSR as well as| Young Pioneer Tours
Despite being the least visited country in Europe, Moldova tours have a lot to offer. Young Pioneer Tours brought their first group tour to Moldova back in| Young Pioneer Tours
This is one of our most exciting trips of the year as we’re spicing up our annual North Korean Grand National Day tour! We’ll not only be heading into| Young Pioneer Tours
Explore one of the most rarely seen parts of the DPRK, including a brand new city and county, opened for the first time to western tourists by Young Pioneer| Young Pioneer Tours
With Marshal Kim Jong Un leaving his country for the first time after the US-DPRK summit in Vietnam, you might be interested in knowing how such a trip is| Young Pioneer Tours
As the most prominent city bordering North Korea's northern neighbour of China, Sinuiju is a city many tourists pass through whilst travelling between Dandong| Young Pioneer Tours
It used to be that traveling and using a bank card meant a ton of extra fees. Thankfully that is no longer the case, with a number of travel bank cards that not only do not punish you but often reward you for your travels. And while the whole world has yet to fully catch […]| Young Pioneer Tours
From Vietnam to China and all the way to London, YPT make no bones about the fact we are train nerds. What though do we think of taking the train in Japan? Well the spoiler alert is that we freaking love it and to such a degree that we run one tour to Japan each […]| Young Pioneer Tours
Few places show the horror of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake like Ukedo Elementary School, where 92 students and staff managed to survive, despite 152 people perishing and over 400 homes being destroyed in the area. Yet while it is now painted as the benchmark for dealing with tsunamis, the truth is that the […]| Young Pioneer Tours
You might have recently noticed foreign people visiting the DPRK specifically for the 10 10 Party Foundation Day celebrations. Big foreign delegations, photos with banners, flags, and that trademark enthusiastic flag waving make it impossible to miss if you follow the news. You might also have wondered why on earth we had not gone to […]| Young Pioneer Tours
