Day 3 Unfortunately Shan was ill in the morning- probably she thinks because the floor was so hot it went through the bed giving her a cold (we figured out how to turn the heated floors off after that which did help, sometimes they were too hot). So she missed some of the best scenery […]

Much has happened since YPT Pioneered the North-East of the DPRK. You can find our more about Mount Chilbo & Chongjin and the North-Hamgyong province in general in our blogs. As some of you Young Pioneers out there may have already heard, on the 8th of November I was fortunate enough to have the chance […]

YPT are super pleased to announce a new and very authentic route into the DPRK through the Tumen Chinese border, and into Hyeryong, birthplace of Mother Kim Jong Suk, with Mr Troy Collings (New Zealand) being the first westerner (as we are told) to make this crossing. Miss Yu Shan on the other hand was […]

YPT are super pleased to announce a new and very authentic route into the DPRK through the Tumen Chinese border, and into Hyeryong, birthplace of Mother Kim Jong Suk, with Mr Troy Collings (New Zealand) being the first westerner (as we are told) to make this crossing. Miss Yu Shan on the other hand was […]

It has been widely reported this week that Ri Son Ju, wife of DPRK leader Kim Jong Un, is pregnant. Despite a total lack of any persuasive evidence, the British Telegraph, BBC, and CNN have ran with the story. The whole notion that Ri Son Ju may be pregnant is nothing more than speculation arising […]

Air Koryo, the flag carrying airline of the DPRK officially launched their website in 2013 promising “a convenient reservation … day and night”. We’ve been using Air Koryo for many years now for our popular Kim Il Sung and Arirang Mass Games tours, among many others. This isn’t the first time Air Koryo have had […]

Pyongyang’s dolphinarium remains in my conscious mind far more often than it probably should, partly because I have never been to another dolphinarium but also it seems an appropriate icon for the changing times in the DPRK. North Korea is often in the spotlight for it’s development far more than historically any other Soviet communist country has been. […]

Our partners at Air Koryo have confirmed that from now they will now be running direct flights between Shanghai and Pyongyang. Due to time to get/change visas YPT will be offering this service from the 4th September, under the following schedule and prices. Tuesday 3pm departure from Shanghai 6pm arrival Pyongyang Friday 3pm departure from […]

The tour part of SK was essentially to take in 2 major parts, the war museum, and the flip side of the 38 coin, Panmunjom from the southern side of the fence. So to start with the museum, well it’s my third Korean War Museum after the DPRK and China, and what amazed me most […]

I have south Korean friends, Korean American and even Chinese Korean friends, I have previously briefly visited the south, and Yanji in China, but essentially I know and do North Korea, the DPRK is “my” Korea, so being on a boat surrounded entirely by South Koreans felt a bit like being a strange another planet […]