The legendary metal band Rammstein announced today the dates of their 2024 European stadium tour. They will be playing in Belgrade right when our Ultimate Yugoslavia Tour will arrive in the city. A great way to add some fire to the trip! It’s the most unexpected date of their new tour! Rammstein will play in […]

The partnership between Young Pioneer Tours and Angkor City Football Club (ACFC) has been renewed with YPT again featuring on their shirts, as well as being the official travel agency of the club. The enewla of the partnership comes in time for the start of the 2023-24 Cambodian Premier Legate Two season,, and will see […]

There have been a number of erroneous reports that North Korea has now reopened to tourism, but this is not strictly true. In fact, North Korea has partially reopened to foreigners subject to quarantine measures. You can read our September DPRK travel update here. North Korea reopens to foreigners According to sources from within Korea, […]

Once again the subject of North Korea reopening has piqued peoples interest, with there country no longer 100% closed and people for all intents coming and going from the country. What does this mean in real terms though and can we expect the country to reopen soon? What has changed in North Korea? As we […]

Young Pioneer Tours are currently looking for motivated individuals to join our ever growing team. We are ideally looking to fill these positions as quickly as possible, which are as follows; Cambodia based intern leading to full employment We are looking for an an intern to be based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Principal roles will […]

As reported by YPT, as well as various other sources, changes have been made that have indicated North Korea will reopen at some point, but as previously reported this will not, initially at least, be for tourists. To sum up our previous article the Air Koryo fleet is currently being brought up to the standard […]

As we have previously reported back in May 2023, North Korea is still closed to tourism and there is no confirmed date for when the country might open. However, there has been one change that has yet to be reported that may well change that situation. North Korean flights to resume, what is the evidence? […]

Listen to YPT’s Justin talk about Mundari Cow Blowing and Urine Showers in South Sudan on this episode of the Pioneer Podcast.

According to multiple media sources a US solider has crossed the demilitarized zone that separates the Republic of Korea (South Korea) from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea). The incident which echoes the defection of a number of US servicemen who “crossed the line” in the 1960’s has thus captured the world imagination. […]

As of the 1st of May 2023, Young Pioneer Tours turns 15 years old and has the time flown by! It really does feel like yesterday that the company led it’s first tour. Allow us to give you a brief insight as to how we first started as a travel company, to where we are […]