Iran is one of our favourite places to visit, partly because of the (mostly) Farsi speaking local people. But, are there other languages of Iran that we should know about? Yes, indeed there are. To read about Korean click here. Official Languages of Iran Persian Farsi is the official language of Iran, the lingua franca […]

Guided Tours to Kuwait – State of Kuwait Young Pioneers Tour are pleased to offer our 2023 and 2024 Kuwait Tours and Travel packages. Kuwait historically was a part of ancient Mesopotamia, with its strategic location at the Persian Gulf making it a major trading port between Persia and India, with silks, spices and many […]

GUIDED TOURS TO THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA (KSA) Young Pioneer Tours has meticulously created the perfect Saudi Arabian tour packages for 2023 and 2024, all following our ethos of adventure at great prices. The birthplace of Islam with the holiest city Mecca, you often forget what other spectacular sites Saudi Arabia offers – beautifully […]

Iran now open to tourism in news we had long hoped for and indeed expected. The opening is for vaccinated tourists and will mean a resumption of tours to the country! To read our Covid-19 update click here.  Iran Now Open To Tourism – what has been announced? People who have received their second dose […]

Can you drink in Iran? In short whilst Muslims are forbidden to drink alcohol, the local Christian Armenian population are allowed to produce consume and sell alcoholic beverages. So, yes you can drink in Iran. There are a lot of misconceptions about the Islamic Republic of Iran and quite how strict it is with things. […]

We here at YPT have been running multiple annual group tours to Iraqi Kurdistan for many years now. We’ve accumulated years of experience and gained hundreds of contacts in the region which has now put us in the position to be able to offer the best tailored made independent tours to Kurdistan for the lowest […]

YPT has been visiting Albania with our Eurasian Adventure, Balkan Badlands, and private tours for a number of years. With Pioneer Media, we also worked on a US horror movie for a number of months in the country. So it’s fair to say, we’re the go to experts when it comes to this underrated country […]

Shortly after disembarking from my Air Koryo flight in Beijing in January 2019, I called my parents to inform them that I had just visited North Korea for four days. My mother’s immediate reaction upon hearing my news was: “You better not go to Iran!” Although I promised her that I had no such plans, […]

GUIDED TOURS TO SYRIA – Syrian Arab Republic Young Pioneer Tours are now offering fully guided Syria tours for 2023 and 2024. YPT were pretty much the first international travel company to begin guided tours to Syria when it reopened after the bloody Civil War in 2017. We are happy to announce they have now […]

While there has been no love lost between the governments of Iran and the USA in recent years, Americans citizens are still allowed to visit Iran and we believe that, in order to bridge gaps, they should do so more than ever! Not only is Iran a wonderful country, but its people are amongst the […]