GUIDED TOURS TO DJIBOUTI – REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI Young Pioneer Tours are now offering fully guided Djibouti tours for 2024 and 2025. Tours to Djibouti has been a particular interest for YPT, with its natural beauty which is always overlooked by its strategic importance. Located in the Horn of Africa, it’s the gateway for maritime […]

What is war tourism, do we partake in it and is it a justified form of travel? At Ypt we get  are often interviewed by people, or spoken of by people who have specific views on what we stand one. One key thing we get accused of is Dark Tourism, but while we do not […]

Young Pioneer Tours just returned from our yearly yang to the Republic of Sudan, a place currently going through a lot of turmoil, protests and in parts war, so the question is, is it safe to travel to Sudan? To read about if it is safe to travel to South Sudan click here. What do […]

For those not following he news there has been a coup in Sudan. In short the military have taken power in the country, which was slowly transitioning to democracy after the previous coup of 2019. To read about the 2019 coup click here. Coup in Sudan – What’s the situation? Following the coup many citizens […]

Introduction Burkina Faso is a lesser-known landlocked country in western Africa. Made up of a Savanna that is grassy in the north and slowly gives way to sparse forests that define the country’s southern areas, this country is a former colony of France that did not gain independence until 1960 under the name of the […]

Introduction to Egypt Egypt is one of the most recognisable travel destinations in the world. From the bustling streets of the ancient capital of Cairo to the mighty Nile River and the awe-inspiring towering pyramids and monuments that loom over the desert, it is easy to see why so many have fallen in love with […]

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 […]

South Sudan is still the youngest country in the world, having gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after a protracted struggle. Having been controlled by Egypt and then the British, the Southern Sudanese fought two civil wars gaining greater autonomy and at last independence. It was then riven by civil war, but in February 2020, […]

Join us in celebrating Independence Day in one of the newest and least visited countries in the world! Even better, we are doing it in true YPT adventure overland style! For a few years now YPT has been guiding tours to East Timor, a small and young country that truly captivates us. However, we are […]

The Mundari Tribe of South Sudan is a fascinating people living in symbiosis with their cattle. Come and see them with Young Pioneer Tours.