Working in tourism in North Korea, YPT regularly answers questions about safety and security issues for when we’re visiting the country. The media paints a certain picture of the country and it is understandable that some people have questions about this. We give out detailed pre-tour information and brief everyone travelling with us at a […]

Getting ready to take off on an adventure to the Cappadocia region of Turkey? Or heading off to see the bustling city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia? You may not be able to just hop over with your passport in your backpack – there’s a good chance you may need to apply for a visa, even […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

We can confirm that the reports that one of our clients is being detained in Pyongyang are true. Their family have been informed and we are in contact with the Swedish Embassy, (who act as the protecting interest for U.S citizens), who are working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to address the case. We are […]

For many publications (not to name any specifically) North Korea acts as an easy target to help out on slow news days. When it comes to the DPRK, it is much easier to exaggerate a half-truth, twist the truth, or best still? Simply make something up. We have compiled a list of our five favourite fake […]

Following news that the British, American, French, and Australian embassies are warning about possible attacks on Westerners in Beijing, YPT would like to give our own advice and take on things, particularly for those of our guests traveling on a tour to North Korea via Beijing with YPT. Now as a company that specializes in taking people to places […]

So December, and thus the end of the year, seems to have appeared from nowhere; meaning our thoughts move onto all the exciting things happening next year in North Korea. If you have not seen it already, the Young Pioneer Tours 2016 DPRK tour schedule is up, ready, and probably our most adventurous ever. [metaslider […]

Unfortunately due to the poor performance of the euro, and the rising costs we’ve faced because of this, we have had to increase some of our prices and there may be more to come soon. We will be increasing the costs of Victory Day Group A, Liberation Day 70th Anniversary Group A and the DPRK […]