On Wednesday, May 22nd, the Ecuadorean president, Daniel Noboa, declared a new state of emergency for seven of the country´s provinces. This measure follows the increasing violent incidents associated with criminal gangs and drug trafficking through the country. What does this mean for visitors though? We provide you with an Ecuador travel update here. What […]

On Friday 17th May 2024, we were informed of an incident that occurred in Afghanistan in which a number of western guests and their Afghan guides were attacked. The incident occurred in the popular tourist region of Bamian and resulted in the deaths of three foreign nationals, as well as one Afghani. There were also […]

It was first reported on the 6th of May 2024 the immigration authorities at Somalia Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport introduced a new policy to the visa on arrival for all incoming tourists. This policy will most likely not affect a majority of tourists but all those must be aware to avoid being denied entry […]

Friday May 3 2024 – According to our travel partners based along the North Korea border in Dandong, China – the North Korea border city of Sinuiju may be the first area of the DPRK to open to tourists. YPT managers recently met with representatives of the China International Travel Service in Dandong, who confirmed […]

21st April 2024 – Young Pioneer Tour managers recently visited China to meet with our North Korean travel partners to discuss when North Korea will reopen in 2024. The good news is that it seems that it will most likely reopen this year but no further specifics have been confirmed. Yet like all things DPRK, […]

As of the 24th March 2024 Libya launched a groundbreaking new Libya tourist e-visa scheme which makes visiting Libya a lot more accessible for tourists wanting to explore the country. Previously the State of Libya was one of the most complicated countries to visit as a tourist. Tales of extreme bureaucracy and complicated manoeuvres were […]

Former Premier League football star Dave Kitson has been named as the new Nauru manager, with the announcement coming via the Nauru Soccer Federation and their Director of International Development YPT’s Gareth Johnson. The news was announced today via press release on the NSF website. It marks the latest in a deluge of new announcements […]

The Young Pioneer Podcast Season 2 continues with another from-the-field episode recorded during YPT’s recent Horn of Africa tour in Eritrea! This two-segment episode of the Young Pioneer Podcast opens with an interview with YPT founder and CEO Gareth Johnson. Podcast host Justin Martell and Gareth discuss some exciting tours which YPT has announced for […]

After the brief news of North Korea opening to Russian guests hit the news, we were as always inundated by enquiries for people wishing to visit the DPRK. You can read that story here. Sadly though, this did and does not mean that the country was opening to the western world. Although this did not, […]

We here at YPT are very excited to announce the dates for the 2024 World Nomad Games, which will be held in Kazakhstan from September 8th to September 15th 2024; more excitingly, YPT will give you the opportunity to be there to be a part of the action – click here to read more. This […]