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 […]

Travel costs money, believe it, or not! Which means whether you are hopping on a flight to Pyongyang (one day), chasing Soviet ruins in Central Asia (with us), or just trying to escape the chaos of the western world by riding a battered minibus in West Africa, your bank account will scream. Flights, visas, guesthouses, […]

Nestled in the eastern Himalayas, the Kingdom of Sikkim was a small but culturally rich Buddhist monarchy that maintained its independence for centuries. Bordered by Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, and India, Sikkim’s unique geography and spiritual heritage made it a distinctive Himalayan kingdom. Today, it is an Indian state, but its history as an independent kingdom […]

On 4th June 2025, a new “Trump Travel Ban” was announced, under which President Donald Trump has effectively banned nationals from 13 countries and imposed severe restrictions on travellers from six others. As is often the case with developments like this, there’s currently a lot of fear and, indeed, misinformation about what it actually means […]

Following the immense success of the last editions of this trip, YPT presents the tenth – and first ever – Least Visited Countries Spring Combo Tour essential adventure for all country collectors. Here, we visit 11 countries and territories in just under a month, including six of the world’s least-visited countries (excluding micronations, of course!). […]

If Indonesia’s eastern edge is where the map gets vague for most people, then Timor-Leste is where the modern traveller either doubles down or turns back. Nestled between two worlds and shaped by a bloody past, Timor-Leste is not Southeast Asia with a tropical twist, nor is it quite Melanesia in the true sense. What […]

If Indonesia’s eastern frontier is a mystery to most travellers, West Papua is the enigma at its heart. A vast, rugged, and stunningly beautiful land, it’s a place where towering mountains meet pristine beaches, where dense jungles hide ancient tribes, and where the struggles of history are never far from the surface. This West Papua […]

Islands capture the imagination like few other geographic features. From the chilly, remote archipelagos of the north to sun-drenched tropical gems, islands shape the character of many nations. But which countries have the most islands? Using the latest data, here is the definitive list of the top 30 countries by number of islands, counting down […]

There are always these crazy lists of the 25 best places to visit in whatever year from whatever publication that are usually a little bit rubbish. And I mean rubbish in the sense that they more often than not suggest places that are not just very much on the tourist track, but mostly not all […]

If you’re considering whether it’s safe to travel to South Sudan, you’re likely wondering about the risks and rewards of visiting one of the world’s youngest and most complex nations. At Young Pioneer Tours, our mission is to take you safely to places that your mother might rather you avoided! We believe that through travel, […]