Pope Francis has indicated that he may be amenable to a DPRK visit — a somewhat surprising move, given the country’s tumultuous relationship with religion.  Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un, in a meeting with his South Korean counterpart last month, indicated his willingness for the Vicar of Christ to visit his country. The move typifies Kim […]

Glorious Fatherland returns! After the triumphant return of the Mass Games, formerly titled “Arirang” and now called “Glorious Fatherland”, the DPRK have announced the games are back for 2019!  The reinvigorated Mass Games have been a massive hit — YPT’s tour groups have had nothing but praise for the world’s largest mass gymnastics event, featuring […]

We tend to get some interesting characters on our tours, but perhaps none more so than Dan ‘Tito’ Davis, a former drug dealer and 14-year fugitive from the US authorities. We’ve already spoken about meeting Tito previously, and our sister website theyoungpioneer.com interviewed him for a series of articles.  Long story short, Mr. Davis’ life […]

For YPT’s 10th Anniversary Year we are giving away 10 prizes to be won! To stand a chance of winning you have to like any of our posts on this competition, write four friend’s names in the comments and share it on at least 2 of our social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, WeChat, Twitter, Google+). […]

As the return of the Mass Games draws nearer, today we received some very exciting news from our partners in Pyongyang that the event has been extended till October 10th. So for those who missed out on our Grand National Day Tours or whose dates did not line up here is the list of tours […]

The Mass Games are the world’s largest coordinated gymnastics events, and they’re returning this September for a second straight year. They are obviously in very high demand, and it’s not always possible to accommodate all requests to attend this magnificent event. There are, however, a number of possibilities for those wishing to attend. How, exactly, […]

The long anticipated Mass Games are back this September 2018.  We have just been informed of the confirmed prices for the 2018 mass games, named Bright Fatherland, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Prices for the event are as follows: VIP €800 1st class €500 2nd class €300 3rd class €100 7 tours lined up to take […]

Young Pioneer Tours are looking to hire full-time staff members to join our team, with openings in Cambodia. So, what are YPT looking for? We are looking either for people looking to intern initially before becoming full time staff, or someone with a proven sales background to join the team straight away. YPT Internships We […]

Following the success of the summit between North Korea’s Leader Marshall Kim Jong Un and South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in at the friendship house on the South side of the DMZ (de-militarized zone), North Korea moved their clocks forward by 30 minutes.  What is the time-zone in North Korea? At 23:30 local time on Friday (4th […]

  We’ve just had some (potentially) very exciting news come in from our partners in Pyongyang, DPRK (North Korea). The Arirang Mass Games might be returning to the tourist calendar on September 9th to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – the official date in some […]