International Tours
Welcome to the international tours page from Young Pioneer Tours. Our international group tours cover every continent on the planet, with our dual ethos of “destinations your mother would rather you stay away from” and “group tours for people who hate group tours” ringing true. Our international tours are led by one of our expert guides and most groups are capped at 10 – 20 people depending on the tour destination.
We are the number one adventure travel and dark tourism company on the planet! Browse our 2024 and 2025 international tour itineraries and contact us to book a tour.
- €595
Undiscovered Transnistria Tour
Travel to an unrecognised Soviet country stuck in a frozen conflict with YPT
- Start Date : October 2nd 2024
End Date : October 7th 2024 - Duration: 5 nights, 6 days
- $1495 / $1545 / $3040
Best of Eritrea & Somalia Tour
Your exclusive insight into the best of Eritrea and Mogadishu, Somalia
- Start Date : October 3rd 2024
End Date : October 7th / 9th 2024 - Duration: 3 days / 5 days / 7 days
- $2845
Saudi Arabia Autumn Tour
Be one of the first tourists to explore the recently opened Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Start Date : October 6th 2024
End Date : October 13th 2024 - Duration: 7 nights, 8 days
- $1995
Explore East Timor
Understand the recent history of Timor and explore markets and beaches rivaling anywhere in Asia
- Start Date : October 7th 2024
End Date : October 14th 2024 - Duration: 7 nights, 8 days
- €2095 / €3695
Venezuela Bolivarian Revolution & Angel Falls Tour
Explore the incredibly diverse and fascinating country of Venezuela with YPT!
- Start Date : October 8th 2024
End Date : October 14th / 19th 2024 - Duration: 7 days / 12 days
- $695
Kuwait City Persian Gulf Tour
Perfect for country collectors for those joining us on our Saudi or Iraq tour
- Start Date : October 13th 2024
End Date : October 16th 2024 - Duration: 3 nights, 4 days
- €1495
Socotra Yemen Island October Tour
Experience the incredibly isolated and unique Yemeni island of Socotra!
- Start Date : October 13th 2024
End Date : October 21st 2024 - Duration: 8 nights, 9 days
- $1495 / $1895
Myanmar Lighting Festival Tour
Be one of the very few tourists to visit Myanmar and celebrate Lighting Festival with the locals!
- Start Date : October 14th 2024
End Date : October 23rd / October 25th 2024 - Duration: 10 days / 12 days
- $3695
Whole Iraq Autumn Combo
Get the full Iraqi experience, from Baghdad to Sulaymaniyah
- Start Date : October 17th 2024
End Date : October 29th 2024 - Duration: 12 nights, 13 days
- $2795
Southern Iraq Autumn Tour
Be one of the first to visit Iraq after years of war and see history in the making!
- Start Date : October 17th 2024
End Date : October 23rd 2024 - Duration: 6 nights, 7 days
- $2495
The Guyanas October Tour
Explore one of South America's most underrated countries!
- Start Date : October 21st 2024
End Date : October 28th 2024 - Duration: 7 nights, 8 days
- $995
Alternative Egypt October Tour
Go where the tourist hordes of Egypt don't!
- Start Date : October 21st 2024
End Date : October 26th 2024 - Duration: 5 nights, 6 days
- $1145
Iraqi Kurdistan Autumn Tour – October 2024
Hang out with the Peshmerga and see the last influences of Saddam’s rule in Kurdistan
- Start Date : October 23rd 2024
End Date : October 29th 2024 - Duration: 6 nights, 7 days
- €3195
Yemen Mainland Hadhramaut Tour
You haven't visited Yemen until you've touched mainland!
- Start Date : October 26th 2024
End Date : October 31st 2024 - Duration: 5 nights, 6 days
- $1295
Hidden Iran Tour
Experience history both modern and ancient in this beautiful country.
- Start Date : October 30th 2024
End Date : November 6th 2024 - Duration: 7 nights, 8 days
- €1795
Libya Tour: Gaddafi’s Legacy
Libya has been through a lot of changes, but this is your chance to experience it.
- Start Date : November 12th 2024
End Date : November 16th 2024 - Duration: 4 nights, 5 days
- €895
Divided Cyprus TRNC National Day Tour
Take part in the incredible Northern Cyprus National Day Celebrations!
- Start Date : November 14th 2024
End Date : November 19th 2024 - Duration: 5 nights, 6 days
- €1495
Socotra Island Yemen November Tour
Experience the incredibly isolated and unique Yemeni island of Socotra!
- Start Date : November 16th 2024
End Date : November 25th 2024 - Duration: 8 nights, 9 days
- €3995
Cameroon & Central African Republic Adventure
Gorillas, herds of elephants, pygmy villages... This is the true African adventure.
- Start Date : November 19th 2024
End Date : November 28th 2024 - Duration: 9 nights, 10 days
- €795 - €1695
Ultimate Yugoslavia Tour: Tito’s Winter
Visit the former People's Republic of Yugoslavia through 7 unique countries
- Start Date : November 22nd 2024
End Date : November 27th / 30th / December 3rd 2024 - Duration: 5 days / 6 days / 12 days
- €1495
Untamed Gabon Adventure
Visit the planet’s second lung, Gabon, a country totally covered by a lush rainforest!
- Start Date : November 29th 2024
End Date : December 2nd 2024 - Duration: 3 nights, 4 days
- €2345 - €4995
Congo, DRC & Angola Cabinda Tour
Combining the two Congos with one of Africa's most unique exclaves!
- Start Date : December 2nd 2024
End Date : December 12th 2024 - Duration: 5 Days - 11 Days
- $1395
Communist Albania Tour
Abandoned naval bases, huge underground bunkers, and a deeper insight to Hoxha's Albania
- Start Date : December 3rd 2024
End Date : December 9th 2024 - Duration: 6 nights, 7 days
- $2795 - $11995
Least Visited Countries Combo Tour
Nobody gives you this amount of access to the Pacific Islands more than YPT
- Start Date : December 6th 2024
End Date : January 3rd 2025 - Duration: 7 - 28 days
- €1495
Socotra Island Yemen December Tour
Experience the incredibly isolated and unique Yemeni island of Socotra!
- Start Date : December 8th 2024
End Date : December 16th 2024 - Duration: 8 nights, 9 days
- $1495
South Sudan Essential Tour
Visit the world’s newest and one of the least accessible countries
- Start Date : December 13th 2024
End Date : December 16th 2024 - Duration: 3 nights, 4 days
- $995
Christmas in Syria Tour
'Twas the night before Christmas in Syria..
- Start Date : December 23rd 2024
End Date : December 26th 2024 - Duration: 3 nights, 4 days
- $1145
Iraqi Kurdistan New Year Tour
Hang out with the Peshmerga for New Year and see the last influences of Saddam’s rule in Kurdistan
- Start Date : December 26th 2024
End Date : January 1st 2025 - Duration: 6 nights, 7 days
- $895 / $1195
Cuba New Year: Che Guevara and Missile Base Tour
Fun in the Cuban sun with missile bases, revolutionary sites and mojitos!
- Start Date : December 26th 2024
End Date : January 2nd / 4th 2025 - Duration: 8 days / 10 days
- $1095
Turkmenistan New Year Tour
Start your promising New Year by the Gates of Hell in Turkmenistan!
- Start Date : December 28th 2024
End Date : January 2nd 2025 - Duration: 5 nights, 6 days
- €595
Transnistria & Gagauzia New Year Tour
Think the Cold War is over? Come to Transnistria for New Year's and think again!
- Start Date : December 30th 2024
End Date : January 2nd 2025 - Duration: 3 nights, 4 days
The vastest region YPT operates in! We have all the experience to bring you to Eritrea, the ‘North Korea of Africa’, or the unrecognised country of Somaliland, for their national day celebrations to experience all the sights and sounds of the Horn of Africa. In the North, we’ll have you exploring the Casbah of Algeria or riding the Iron Ore Train of Mauritania From the Eastern coast, we take you to Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin and Angola!
Fertile ground of revolutions right in the backyard of the United States, our offer in Latin America is constantly expanding. Cuba is one of our favourite destinations, If you’ve seen a military parade or mass dance in North Korea, or national day parades in Eritrea or Turkmenistan, there’s still nothing quite like May Day celebrations in Cuba. In Colombia, we retrace the history of the FARC and the Narcos. In Ecuador, we take you into the Amazon. See the amazing wildlife of Galapagos and wonder in front of the voodoo rituals of Haiti!
Central Asia offers a stunning range of options in terms of culture and scenery. One of the most closed countries in the world, with even fewer tourists every year than North Korea, Turkmenistan is a notoriously difficult country to visit, and therefore one of the most important for YPT! From our office in Almaty, we also organize tours through the archaeological treasures of Uzbekistan and the mountains and lakes of Kyrgyzstan, and hey, why not try to see a rocket launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. One also not very well kept secret is that there are certain other locations we travel to in Central Asia, but you’ll need to send us an email to find out!
Chernobyl was one of the first destinations that YPT made regular trips to and it has since become a mainstay of our international itineraries. What’s more YPT has pioneered travel to the various unrecognised countries of the post-Soviet world, especially Transnistria in Moldova. We also offer week-long tours of Belarus and Georgia and on our now infamous annual Eurasian Adventure tour you can even travel through every single country of the former communist Eastern Bloc and Yugoslavia!
The Middle East is one of the most rewarding regions to explore and we offer tours to the whole peninsula! Let us take you to both Southern Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan, the cradle of civilisation. Iran has been one of our regular fixtures, with its dazzling shrines and friendliest locals. Visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, just recently opened to tourist! Last but not least, follow us to the other-worldish island of Socotra!
South East Asia is certainly seeing its fair share of tourists, but that doesn’t mean it has no wild and unexplored corners left! It turns out we specialise in them! Follow us on a boat to the marshes of Bangladesh. Climb up the secret kingdom of Bhutan. Spectate live crucifixions in the Philippines and discover the secretive nation of East Timor before taking in amazing tribal festivals in Papua New Guinea!
Being based in China for so long, YPT have developed an ever-greater knowledge of the country and a passion for the vast array of destinations here. Whether you want to travel to Xinjiang or Tibet, do a road trip through the China-North Korea borderlands, see the Communist history in Yan’an, go urban exploring in Ordos-Kangbashi ghost city or just a short tour in Xi’an or Beijing, our Red China tours offer you a perfect combination with a DPRK tour or as an adventure all of itself.
When it comes to Soviet Europe Tours, YPT are the industry standard! After initially starting with North Korea, we quickly expanded to Soviet Tours and now offer everything from Group Tours to Chernobyl, unrecognised countries, such as Transnistria, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, to our signature Soviet Group Trip, the Eurasian Adventure Tour.
When you choose a holiday destination, it’s always cool to choose an obscure country to see your mates’ reactions when you tell them. But even better, is going adventuring in a place that doesn’t officially even exist! We were the first-ever international tour company to give you the opportunity to travel to some of the world’s unrecognised countries, including South Ossetia, Transnistria, Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh and Somaliland. These places are on the forefront of international travel and will give you an opportunity to become a true pioneer.
YPT continually expands our list of worldwide destinations, taking you to the least travelled and wildest places there are. Each year we strive to add more adventurous destinations around the globe, running research trips to find out the best way to offer you the chance to visit the mysterious corners of the world still untouched by regular tourism. Nowhere is too far for us, taking you from the Least Visited Countries in the World, in the Pacific as well as on expeditions to the Arctic, Antarctica and soviet ruins of Svalbard.