Welcome to the Young Pioneer Tours Blog, the place where we we keep you informed about everything YPT, from current tours, to future tours and a whole lot of eclectic stuff in between.
YPT first started blogging in 2008 and are considered the best North Korean Travel blog that there is.
But, as Young Pioneer Tours have expanded our locations, so have we expanded our blog. Now we have one of the best travel blogs in the world!
And while most of our content is about the numerous destinations we go, including travel guides and what to pack, we also delve into more serious subjects such as the safety of certain destinations, as well as how LGTBQ+ friendly the places we visit are.
While the vast majority of our content is produced in-house, we are always on the look-out for guest bloggers and writers. Want to write for us? Then simply get in touch.
You can also check out our sister publication YPT Life.
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5 February 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Fantastic news for travellers looking to add Pakistan to their list — the Pakistani government, in a bid to revive tourism to the country, has announced that the nationals of 50 countries will be granted visas on arrival. The nationals of 175 more cou …
4 February 2019 / by Pier Doyon
You’ll see it in the news once in a while, some bad stuff can be happening in Africa. We know something is happening in Mali, Niger and Chad, that it is related with the biggest terrorism networks in the world but nothing is too clear. As a company tha …
4 February 2019 / by Rowan Beard
Our good friends at TOGETHER-Hamhung, with whom YPT have partnered since 2015 on numerous charity projects involving the Kindergarten & Deaf Centre in Pyongyang and a deaf woodwork shop raising over 6000 euros, would like to announce their next cha …
2 February 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
When I first came up with the idea of travelling to Iran I was told, by one twenty-four-year-old man in my German class with rather limited worldly experience, “Good luck as a woman! You want a good, safe country to visit to get the Middle Eastern expe …
1 February 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
It’s a typical morning in Hanoi. The streets are roaring with a never-ending flow of mopeds and the small alleyways are bustling with life. Western tourists are everywhere and the country is thriving. Yet as they enjoy the vibrancy of this country, the …
31 January 2019 / by Gareth Johnson
Taking a trip abroad for the first time is a tremendously exciting experience, but it can also be a very scary one. This is doubly true if you’re really going off the beaten track, whether to Colombia, Eastern Europe, or even North Korea. With that in …
31 January 2019 / by Pier Doyon
During our most recent Saharan Odyssey tour, we had the chance to meet captivating people with life completely out of the ordinary. Living in Atar, managing her own guesthouse – Hotel Desert et Mer – is a French lady named Selma. How to move to Maurita …
30 January 2019 / by Nicolas Platt
Continuing on from Part 1 of our list of top 20 things to do in North Korea, we bring you the top ten things to do while in North Korea! 10. Visit the Rason Markets One of the lesser-seen and unknown parts of North Korea is Rason, the unique special ec …
29 January 2019 / by Rowan Beard
Introduction of the Longest Train in The World The Mauritanian iron ore train is one of the most unique and incredible train journeys one can take. The train is up to 3km (1.8 miles) in length, travels on a single track of 704 kilometres (437 miles), w …