Welcome to the Young Pioneer Tours blog about everything North Korea, and all of our other special off the beaten the track destinations.
Since starting in 2008 we have seen blogging about North Korea and our other great destinations as a great way to engage with our customers and to show the world a slice of life in the great destinations we visit.
Due to the mass amount of great content we create, as well as receive from our Pioneers we have since started our travel lifestyle magazine “The Young Pioneer”.
We’re always looking for contributors to our sites, so feel free to browse through our blogs, and , get in touch if you’d like to write for us.
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9 October 2011 / by Gareth Johnson
We are very pleased to announce that we can offer places on the next cruise from Rason to Mt Kumgang and back again on a 4 night, 5 day tour. Dates are October 17th-21st but we need visa information by the 12th October. Tour price is all inclusive at R …
22 February 2011 / by Gareth Johnson
We have just returned from our first tour of the year to the DPRK, taking 7 of only 21 tourists in the whole country!!!! We will be posting pictures as soon as possible. We currently have around 10 each signed up for both our April and May tours, with …
5 December 2010 / by Gareth Johnson
We are currently waiting for final confirmation from Korea about prices, events etc for next year, not to mention seeing how much the Chinese side raise prices too, but we have put together a tentative itinerary for tours that will definitely be taking …
16 August 2009 / by Webmaster YPT
Since the pandemic arrived in early 2020, normal life has been put on hold for many, at least for various periods. For anyone interested in travel it has been particularly hard. Millions of people normally flock to exotic locations such as Thailand eac …