Can Americans travel to Syria now? We are pleased to announce that after improved diplomatic relations, they now can, with us already having taken guests. To read if Americans can go to North Korea click here. Previous policy on American travel to Syria Prior to the pandemic we had in the past applied for many […]

Is it safe to travel to Syria? The vast majority of Syria, specifically the government controlled parts, such as Damascus and Aleppo are safe to travel to. The parts that are either rebel controlled, or still at war are not.  There are of course many caveats to this with this  being our particular opinion. It […]

The single most common reaction we get when we tell people that we’re travelling to Syria is something along the lines of “is that really appropriate?”, so is it ethical to travel to Syria? They’re just emerging from seven years of war, and while millions of Syrians are trying to escape the destruction, devastation and […]

Within the travel community, there is a lot of debate about the hardest countries to travel to, which is largely based on the mobility awarded to Western passport holders compared to the world’s weakest passport. But what about the easiest countries to travel to? Where can the people with the weakest passports travel to? The […]

YPT Tours To Turkish-Kurdistan YPT are now pleased to offer Turkish-Kurdistan Tours. Turkish-Kurdistan is a region nestled in Southeastern Turkey that shares influence from ancient and more recent empires – Assyrians, Byzantine, Ottoman – and cultural crossovers – Kurdish, Armenian, Chechyn, Turkic and more – making the region a fascinating melting pot of culture!  Turkish-Kurdistan […]

This year for the first time ever YPT added the Cook Islands to our yearly Least Visited Countries Tour, which raised a few questions, such as why, is it even a country and could you just do it yourself? As always a very opinionated YPT are here with our version of the truth. Why did […]

The country of Lebanon is one of the most diverse and ancient countries in the Middle East and the world.  In Lebanon, the true spectrum of human history can be seen. From ancient Phoenician ports, to religious diversity, and to remnants of its brutal civil war, Lebanon has so many fascinating sides to its story.  GROUP […]

As of 13th December 2023, the Islamic Republic of Iran announced in order to further expand and grow the tourism sector of the country the following 33 nationalities have been granted visa free access to enter Iran as a tourist. The countries included on the new list include: Bahrain, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, […]

Travelling brings with it a rich tapestry of people many of whom ate wonderful. Many are friends that we make for a short time, others are ones that last for a lifetime. Some though are just plain assholes. This is a guest piece for YPT, that is supposed to be very tongue in cheek. In […]

Whenever there is an incident within the places that we travel large enough to draw media scrutiny it can and does not only change the travel dynamic, but also raise concerns among travellers. With this in mind we are now offering the following travel advice for our tours to the Middle-East. Protests in the Middle-East […]