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Young Pioneer Tours are extremely pleased to announce that we have heard some great news from our partners at the Korean International Travel Company – from August 15th – September 9th, the first ever Pyongyang Taedonggang Beer Festival will be held on the Taedonggang Cruise boat on the River Taedong every night for the duration […]

A perk to working in North Korean tourism is access to the fascinating literature of the DPRK. Rarely read by foreigners or made available online, we’d like to share some. Here is an unedited excerpt, taken from the book “Anecdotes of Kim Jong Ils Life, Part 1” (2012 Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, DPRK).  “Profound Knowledge of […]

One of the perks to working in North Korean tourism is easy access to the many publications of the DPRK, rarely read by foreigners or made available online.  We’d like to begin to regularly share our favourites with you; so for you to enjoy, here is an unedited excerpt, taken from the book “Anecdotes of Kim Jong Il, Part 1”.  […]

As well as our tours around this big small planet of ours, we also have a great little bar in Yangshuo, Southern China. The DMZ bar opened in June 2013 as the worlds only North Korea travel themed bar, and also a regional booking office for our travel agency. Over time, we have also used it as a way of bringing people into the YPT fold. We offer both […]

Air Koryo has advantages. Quick flight, the socialist airline experience. But taking a train is our favourite way to enter Pyongyang – with the bonus that it’s the cheapest way to get there. You get to know your fellow travellers before the tour proper gets underway. There really is nothing like an overnight train journey to bring people […]

Young Pioneer Tours are fully aware of the recent sentencing of Otto Warmbier that was announced by KCNA on Wednesday the 16th March 2016. This should be viewed in similar context of previous cases of Americans being sentenced in the DPRK. We are continuing to work closely with relevant authorities to ensure a speedy and […]

Aram Pam of DPRK360 visited the Masikryong Ski Resort in North Korea. Here’s what he saw.

2015 was an eventful year in the DPRK. From the lows of the early year border closure to the highs of the Liberation and Party Foundation anniversaries, it’s been a roller-coaster.  YPT’s Shane shares with us 5 of his favorite shots/moments in the DPRK from 2015 . It’s extremely difficult to choose just 5 shots from […]

On January 2nd one of our customers, Otto Warmbier, was detained at Pyongyang Airport. He was detained as the last person to go through customs. Our guide was informed by an airport official that he had been taken to hospital. Our guide attempted to go back to see him, but was unable to as she had been […]