As of May 1st, 2020, China and South Korea reached an agreement to allow travellers from South Korea to enter China for business purposes. These requirements of travellers include those from business, logistics, industrial production and technical services. All other nationalities are still currently banned from entering China to help prevent a second wave of […]

Pictured Above: May 1st, 2008 our first group takes a stroll through Moran Hill, Pyongyang Today marks two worldwide monumental events, the 134th International Workers Day, but even more profoundly the 12th birthday of Young Pioneer Tours! Why is this our 12th birthday? Well, if we were going to get all technical, our first May […]

An announcement was made earlier in 2020 regarding the Mass Games performance returning for 2020 North Korean tours. Whilst the title of the show is yet to be announced, and with the ongoing closure of the North Korean borders due to COVID-19, we are expecting the Mass Games to make a return for 2022. What […]

An announcement was made earlier in 2020 regarding the Mass Games performance returning for 2020 North Korean tours. Whilst the title of the show is yet to be announced, and with the ongoing closure of the North Korean borders due to COVID-19, we are expecting the Mass Games to make a return for 2021. What […]

We have received confirmation from the Pyongyang Marathon committee that the Pyongyang Marathon (Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon) held in April is expected to be held on Sunday April 11th 2024. YPT are proud to offer our Marathon tours for 2024 Pyongyang Marathon and Kim Il Sung Birthday Tour – Group A 5 days €995 or […]

As if life isn’t getting annoying enough with the Coronavirus, countries have now started changing their visa rules. Kazakhstan has announced today that the visa-free regime that so many of us enjoyed in the last few years has now been cancelled. This means that everyone, with the exception of a few of their closest friends […]

Book your 2025 tour to North Korea (or beyond) for free, with a €50 deposit, or with an in-built discount! Last Saturday, Young Pioneer Tours initiated our membership program. This was something we had been working on for many years, but as they say crisis speeds up progress, and the current COVID-19 pandemic sped our […]

The Cutud Lenten Rites Festival has been cancelled for 2020, in another blow to tourism everywhere. Well, it only seems like yesterday that we lost the Pyongyang Marathon, and now the Cutud Lenten Rites festival has been withdrawn from the YPT yearly calendar. If you have never heard of the Cutud Lenten Rites Festival, it […]

The largest international trade fair held in Pyongyang was originally scheduled on May 11th to 15th, then later rescheduled to May 25th to 29th with the final decision just coming through today regarding the event be postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19. The Pyongyang Spring Trade Fair hosts more than 350 booths with companies from various […]

We are living through unprecedented times, and the world, along with the travel industry, is a changed place. We understand that planning a trip can be full of caution and uncertainties, even at the best of times. Undoubtedly travel in the era of COVID-19 has made planning trips more difficult with lockdowns, flight cancellations and […]