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Welcome to the Young Pioneer Tours Blog, the place where we we keep you informed about everything YPT, from current tours, to future tours and a whole lot of eclectic stuff in between.
YPT first started blogging in 2008 and are considered the best North Korean Travel blog that there is.
But, as Young Pioneer Tours have expanded our locations, so have we expanded our blog. Now we have one of the best travel blogs in the world!
And while most of our content is about the numerous destinations we go, including travel guides and what to pack, we also delve into more serious subjects such as the safety of certain destinations, as well as how LGTBQ+ friendly the places we visit are.
While the vast majority of our content is produced in-house, we are always on the look-out for guest bloggers and writers. Want to write for us? Then simply get in touch.
You can also check out our sister publication YPT Life.
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Grand opening of YPT’s new bar
20 August 2013 / by Gareth Johnson
We have hardly been too quiet about it, but in case you did not know in early July YPT purchased a little bar/bookshop in Yangshuo,, Guangxi in southern China, with the intent of turning what is currently Yangshuo’s smallest hotspot into what must prob …
New DPRK Itinerary Routes
22 May 2013 / by Gareth Johnson
We have just heard from our partners in the DPRK, and are very happy to announce a few new very exciting new routes into and out of the DPRK starting from next month. Entering the country It is now possible to enter the country from Hamyong, Rason, or …
North Korea Cruising
21 May 2013 / by Gareth Johnson
Back in 2011, North Korea was a very different place when it came to tourism, so when the chance to go cruising in North Korea came about, YPT was one of the first to jump at the chance! The Ship! The Man Gyong Bong 92/Mangyongbong was initially a carg …
Tumen- North Hamgyong first ever Group tour!
7 May 2013 / by Gareth Johnson
I was fortunate enough to be back in North Hamgyong leading the first Western tour group to cross the Tumen-Namyang border and see the cities of Hoeryong and Onsong, on April 24th-29th. There were 12 of us pioneering the way and we definitely had our f …
GUEST POST – North Korea, What I saw, What I didn’t See!
29 April 2013 / by Alistair Riddell
Words and photos by C. McGrane. So much media hype and “He said, she said…” surrounds the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, possibly earth’s most secretive nation at the moment. Not a whole lot of reliable or factual information is available about …
Rason Day 4 and the March to Ordos
20 April 2013 / by Gareth Johnson
(original post courtesy of Gareth’s blog) Our last day in Rason started pretty early as it was to encompass our slow stroll back to China, via 3 points pass, the place where China, Russia, and the DPRK traverse. On this particular morning morning we we …
So much communist kitsch, so little time
12 April 2013 / by Gareth Johnson
(original story courtesy of Gareth’s blog) Last year at a DPRK pre-meeting, me and of the customers, Darmon Richter, got to chatting about our things to do in Beijing, which led us onto Mao’s secret underground city (which alas you can’t go to), and ev …
Development of Ryugyong Hotel suspended
11 April 2013 / by Gareth Johnson
LONDON – Luxury hotel operators Kempinski have told NK NEWS that plans to open rooms at the 105 floor Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang have been put on hold because of “market conditions” in North Korea. Kempinski stunned the world last November when Chief …
