Argentina have announced new procedures for letting visitors into the country, valid from November 1st, which by default means that Antarctica is now open to tourism.  This is obviously extremely exciting news and will mean our December departure to Antarctica will  now go ahead. What are the requirements to enter Argentina? To enter Argentina and […]

Libya Tours 2021 – 2022. Young Pioneer Tours are now running regular group tours to Libya, as well as offering independent Libya Tours. Read our itinerary and get in touch to travel to Libya.

In this current, rather depressing climate, there are few things we love more than delivering some rare good news. Today, we have just that! In an effort to revive their hard-hit tourist industry, Cyprus has announced they have opened their borders to vaccinated tourists from today! Luckily, we have been planning a Dark Cyprus tour […]

Coronavirus travel update. Welcome to the YPT COVID-19 / Coronavirus travel updates page. With this page we aim to give up to date travel advice on which countries are open to tourism during the current pandemic. As you might imagine one of the most frequent questions we are getting asked right now is which countries […]

On every tour to North Korea you will receive at least some education on the Korean War, obviously from the point of view of North Korea. Now, whilst we do not run specific Korean War Scheduled Group Tours (there’s always independent tours, which can be entirely customised), we do run some that would be of […]

Chuoni Football Club finish 9th in the Zanzibar Premier Legaue, thus avoiding relegation in what can generally be considered a successful season! Why do we care? Because even during these tough Covid-19 times, YPT proudly sponsor this fine football club! Why do YPT Sponsor Chuoni Football Club? All good things have a story! It began […]

Europe’s 2nd largest country of Ukraine is known for its stunning Orthodox churches, Carpathian mountains, and beautiful Black Sea Coastline. However, many people don’t realize that Ukraine is home to some of Europe’s best WW2 sights comparable to those in places like Germany, Northern France, and Belgium. Modern Ukraine has been independent since 1991, but […]

Introduction The Kumsusan Palace of the Sun (금수산태양궁전) formally known as Kumsusan Memorial Palace and Kumsusan Assembly Hall, is a giant mausoleum compound located in Pyongyang, North Korea and serves as the final resting place for the former North Korean leaders – President Kim Il Sung and General Kim Jong Il. The Kumsusan Palace of […]

In 2019 Young Pioneer Tours added the Republic of Palau (amongst other places) to our Least Visited Countries itinerary and it was without doubt the standout new destination of the trip. Here’s a report on our experience travelling to Palau. The Republic of Palau was a former American colony now in a Compact of Free […]

What is Nowruz? If somebody talks about New Year, your mind probably goes to January 1st. However, all around the world many other populations count years differently. For us at Young Pioneer Tours, Chinese New Year – or Spring Festival – is of great importance. For our tours of the ex-Soviet Union, it is also […]