Greetings from all of us at YPT! A big thank-you to everyone who entered our competition to, amongst other things, win a free trip to the DPRK! A great many people shared the competition on Facebook, Google Plus and Twitter, and so we decided to make a spectacle of the prize draw by both drawing […]

Let’s buy an island? Why not? Private islands have traditionally been the domain of super-rich oil magnates and dilettantes – or so it has always been though. Over a decade ago, a group of like-minded people sat down and asked the question: what if average Joes could pool their resources and buy an island? More […]

UPDATE (September 27 2019) – It happened, Saudi Arabia finally released a tourist e-visa available for over 50 countries. For a long time, Saudi Arabia has been off-limit for many travellers, with prohibitive visa prices, extensive red-tape and difficult bureaucracy, it was hard to get any opportunity to get there. Now, citizens of 34 countries, […]

Over the past month construction workers had been seen on the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge that connects the Chinese city of Dandong to the North Korean city of Sinuiju by a single road and rail line. The bridge – built with German steel –was first opened in 1943 by the Japanese, who had annexed the area […]

Owing to the overwhelming success of this year’s “Glorious Fatherland” Mass Games, the powers that be in the DPRK have just announced a further extension to the spectacular performance! Formerly titled “Arirang”– named for a story long interpreted as an allegory for the forcible separation of the Korean Peninsula — the “Glorious Fatherland” Mass Games […]

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 […]