Young Pioneer Tours

International Tours

Welcome to the international tours page from Young Pioneer Tours. Despite COVID-19, we have managed to run tours almost uninterrupted throughout the whole period. Now as things open up we are adding new international tours on an almost daily basis.

Our group international 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 1 adventure travel and dark tourism company on the planet! Browse our 2023 and 2024 international tour itineraries and contact us to book a tour.

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Below are all group tours of 2023
march
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  • $3845

Whole Iraq Ultimate Tour

Get the full Iraqi experience with Kurdistan Newroz celebrations included!

  • Start Date : March 10th 2023
    End Date : March 22nd 2023
  • Duration: 12 nights, 13 days
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  • $2795

Southern Iraq Ultimate Tour

Be one of the first to visit Iraq after years of war and see history in the making!

  • Start Date : March 10th 2023
    End Date : March 16th 2023
  • Duration: 6 nights, 7 days
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Kurdistan E-Visa
  • $1145

Iraqi Kurdistan Newroz Festival Tour

Join the astonishing celebrations of Newroz and see the last influences of Saddam’s rule in Kurdistan

  • Start Date : March 16th 2023
    End Date : March 22nd 2023
  • Duration: 6 nights, 7 days
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A full mundari cattle camp
  • $1495

South Sudan Budget Tour

The most affordable tour to the newest country in the world

  • Start Date : March 23rd 2023
    End Date : March 26th 2023
  • Duration: 3 nights, 4 days
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april
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  • $1195

Extreme Philippines Tour

Crucifixions, hanging coffins and beaches

  • Start Date : April 6th 2023
    End Date : April 13th 2023
  • Duration: 7 nights, 8 days
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Cutud Lenten Rites Festival
  • $95 / $150

Cutud Lenten Rites Day Trip

Spectate a live crucifixion in the Philippines on our one day tour

  • Start Date : April 7th 2023
    End Date : April 8th 2023
  • Duration: 1 day / 2 days
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  • €995

Divided Cyprus Easter Tour

Explore Turkish controlled Northern Cyprus with war-torn ghost towns

  • Start Date : April 9th 2023
    End Date : April 14th 2023
  • Duration: 5 nights, 6 days
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  • $1995

Venezuela Angel Falls And Bolivarian Revolution Tour

Explore the incredibly diverse and fascinating country of Venezuela!

  • Start Date : April 19th 2023
    End Date : April 24th 2023
  • Duration: 5 nights, 6 days
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  • $895 / $1195

Cuba May Day Revolutionary Tour

Part Soviet era parade, part Latin American carnival; there’s really only one place to be on May Day

  • Start Date : April 25th 2023
    End Date : May 2nd / 4th 2023
  • Duration: 8 days / 10 days
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  • $2495

Cuba May Day & Colombia Combo Tour

Explore Che Guevara's Cuba before going in depth in to the Marxist and drug lord history of Colombia

  • Start Date : April 25th 2023
    End Date : May 13th 2023
  • Duration: 18 nights, 19 days
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Ultimate Lebanon
  • $895

Lebanon Revolutionary Tour

Experience Lebanese Revolutionary zeal as well as the Hezbollah Disneyland!

  • Start Date : April 30th 2023
    End Date : May 4th 2023
  • Duration: 4 nights, 5 days
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  • $1595

Syria Revolutionary Tour

Explore Syria during the cooler weather before the summer heat kicks in!

  • Start Date : May 4th 2023
    End Date : May 11th 2023
  • Duration: 7 nights, 8 days
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  • $1295

Colombia Civil War & Narcos Tour

From drug lords to Marxist rebels, explore Colombia's history up close!

  • Start Date : May 5th 2023
    End Date : May 13th 2023
  • Duration: 8 nights, 9 days
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Transnistria parade
  • €995

Ultimate Transnistria Victory Day Tour

Celebrate Transnistrian Victory Day and witness a Soviet style military parade.

  • Start Date : May 5th 2023
    End Date : May 13th 2023
  • Duration: 8 nights, 9 days
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  • $2795

Southern Iraq Spring Tour

Explore Baghdad, Babylon and beyond!

  • Start Date : May 12th 2023
    End Date : May 18th 2023
  • Duration: 6 nights, 7 days
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  • $3845

Whole Iraq Spring Combo

Get the full Iraqi experience, from Baghdad to Sulaymaniyah

  • Start Date : May 12th 2023
    End Date : May 24th 2023
  • Duration: 12 nights, 13 days
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  • $1795 / $2545 / $3095

Djibouti, Somaliland, Eritrea & Somalia: Horn of Africa Independence Combo Tour

Tick off the tricky Horn of Africa countries with YPT!

  • Start Date : May 14th 2023
    End Date : May 21st / 25th 2023
  • Duration: 8 days / 9 days / 12 days
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  • $695

Djibouti Land of Mirages Tour

Include this into your Horn of Africa tour and shake Djibouti!

  • Start Date : May 14th 2023
    End Date : 17th May 2023
  • Duration: 3 nights, 4 days
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  • $4195

East Timor & West Papua Tour

Celebrate National Day in East Timor and explore the unexplored in Indonesian West Papua

  • Start Date : May 16th 2023
    End Date : May 30th 2023
  • Duration: 14 nights, 15 days
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East Timor crew
  • $1495 / $1795

Timor Independence Day Overland Tour

A real exploration of South East Asia's least visited country - crossing from Indonesia into East Timor

  • Start Date : May 16th 2023
    End Date : May 24th 2023
  • Duration: 8 nights, 9 days
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  • $1095

Somaliland Independence Day Tour

Celebrate Independence Day with Somalilanders - an unrecognised country!

  • Start Date : May 17th 2023
    End Date : May 21st 2023
  • Duration: 4 nights, 5 days
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  • $1145

Iraqi Kurdistan Spring Tour

Hang out with the Peshmerga and see the last influences of Saddam’s rule in Kurdistan

  • Start Date : May 18th 2023
    End Date : May 24th 2023
  • Duration: 6 nights, 7 days
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  • $1545

Eritrea National Day Tour

Watch the National Day parade and be part of living history in Eritrea

  • Start Date : May 21st 2023
    End Date : May 25th 2023
  • Duration: 4 nights, 5 days
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  • $2500

West Papua Tour

Explore the remote and pristine villages and valleys of West Papua

  • Start Date : May 23rd 2023
    End Date : May 30th 2023
  • Duration: 7 nights, 8 days
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june
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  • $395 / $1895

Belize Overland & Islandia Tour

Be one of the very first people to be stamped on arrival in The Principality of Islandia.

  • Start Date : June 24th 2023
    End Date : June 27th / July 2nd 2023
  • Duration: 3 days / 8 days
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The world's famous Tiger's nest monastery in Bhutan
  • $2195 - $2495

Bangladesh, Bhutan & Nepal: Unexplored South Asia Tour

A tour of extreme constrasts in South Asia! The tuktuks of Bangladesh and the yaks of Bhutan!

  • Start Date : June 26th 2023
    End Date : July 2nd / 5th 2023
  • Duration: 7 days / 10 days
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Doderma buddha statue in Bhutan
  • $1945

Kingdom of Bhutan Tour

The cheapest and most fun way to explore the best of Bhutan

  • Start Date : June 29th 2023
    End Date : July 3rd 2023
  • Duration: 4 nights, 5 days
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july
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Tibet
  • €1195 / €1895

Tibet Roof of the World & Everest Base Camp

Watch debating monks and cross 5000m mountain passes before taking on the roof of the world

  • Start Date : July 9th 2023
    End Date : July 14th / 20th 2023
  • Duration: 8 days / 12 days
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  • $1595

Mongolia Naadam Festival & Wilderness Tour

Spectate at Mongolia's most important festival on this perfect summer getaway!

  • Start Date : July 10th 2023
    End Date : July 17th 2023
  • Duration: 7 nights, 8 days
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  • $1195

Ultimate South East Asia Adventure

The best of South East Asia in 10 days by bus, train and motorbike!

  • Start Date : July 17th 2023
    End Date : August 2nd 2023
  • Duration: 11 nights, 12 days
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  • $1495

Turkmenistan Summer Tour

See the dazzling colossus of Ashgabat, a glamorous beach resort ghost city and the Gates of Hell!

  • Start Date : July 18th 2023
    End Date : July 25th 2023
  • Duration: 8 nights, 9 days
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august
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  • $845

Unseen Lebanon Tour

Experience what Lebanon has to offer as well as the Hezbollah Disneyland!

  • Start Date : August 7th 2023
    End Date : August 11th 2023
  • Duration: 4 nights, 5 days
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  • $1595

Syria Marmarita Carnival Tour

Join us in Syria as we partake in one of the largest celebrations held in the country

  • Start Date : August 12th 2023
    End Date : August 18th 2023
  • Duration: 7 nights, 8 days
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  • $2995 / $5790

Papua New Guinea Mount Hagen Festival & Bougainville Tour

Watch the tribal festival of a lifetime in this fascinating country

  • Start Date : August 15th 2023
    End Date : August 23rd / 28th 2023
  • Duration: 9 days / 14 days
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Group photo with the locals in Bougainville
  • $2995

Papua New Guinea Bougainville Tour

Explore the province of Bougainville, a place of recent history and untouched beauty!

  • Start Date : August 22nd 2023
    End Date : August 28th 2023
  • Duration: 6 nights, 7 days
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  • €1895

Pamir Highway Tour: Tajikistan

Known as M41 to the Soviets, explore rural Tajikistan with views of Afghanistan!

  • Start Date : August 26th 2023
    End Date : September 3rd 2023
  • Duration: 8 nights, 9 days
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Transnistria parade
  • €495

Transnistria National Day & Gagauzia Tour

Think the Cold War is over? Come to Transnistria for National Day and think again!

  • Start Date : August 31st 2023
    End Date : September 4th 2023
  • Duration: 4 nights, 5 days
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Syria
  • $1595

Syria Autumn Tour

Be amongst the first to visit the ancient land of Syria after the war!

  • Start Date : September 3rd 2023
    End Date : September 10th 2023
  • Duration: 7 nights, 8 days
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  • $275

The Icelandic Adventure: Don’t go chasing waterfalls

Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to.

  • Start Date : September 7th 2023
    End Date : September 8th 2023
  • Duration: 1 night, 2 days
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Hondius
  • $4295

Eastern Greenland Arctic Cruise Tour

Take in the Northern Lights and land on wild Greenland on the cruise trip of a lifetime!

  • Start Date : September 8th 2023
    End Date : September 17th 2023
  • Duration: 9 nights, 10 days
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Money in Lebanon
  • $845

Ultimate Lebanon Tour

Experience what Lebanon has to offer as well as the Hezbollah Disneyland!

  • Start Date : September 11th 2023
    End Date : September 15th 2023
  • Duration: 4 nights, 5 days
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Papua New Guinea Independent Tours
  • $2495

Papua New Guinea Goroka Festival

We go off the beaten path to partake in the Goroka Festival in PNG!

  • Start Date : September 12th 2023
    End Date : September 18th 2023
  • Duration: 6 nights, 7 days
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  • $1595

Syria September Tour

Be amongst the first to visit the ancient land of Syria after the war!

  • Start Date : September 15th 2023
    End Date : September 22nd 2023
  • Duration: 7 nights, 8 days
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  • €2095

Karakoram Highway Tour: Pakistan

Journey on one of the most iconic roads in the world from Pakistan to far west China!

  • Start Date : September 17th 2023
    End Date : September 28th 2023
  • Duration: 11 nights, 12 days
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  • $1495

Turkmenistan Independence Day Tour

See the dazzling colossus of Ashgabat, a glamorous beach resort ghost city and the Gates of Hell!

  • Start Date : September 25th 2023
    End Date : October 3rd 2023
  • Duration: 8 nights, 9 days
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  • $995

Turkmenistan Independence Day Budget Tour

Don't miss out on the celebrations and join our budget tour to Turkmenistan!

  • Start Date : September 25th 2023
    End Date : September 29th 2023
  • Duration: 4 nights, 5 days
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Palawan Island Hopping Tour
  • $1095

Palawan Island Hopping Tour

YPT don't normally do beaches, but when we do...

  • Start Date : September 29th 2023
    End Date : October 8th 2023
  • Duration: 10 days, 11 days
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  • $345 / $2395

Five Stans Budget Tour: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan & Kazakhstan

Five Stans: one epic adventure, one incredible deal, don't miss out!

  • Start Date : October 3rd 2023
    End Date : October 19th 2023
  • Duration: 3 days to 17 days
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Our group in front of the ruins of a palace in Massawa, Eritrea
  • $1495 / $1545 / $3040

Best of Eritrea & Somalia Tour

Your exclusive insight into the best of Eritrea and Mogadishu, Somalia

  • Start Date : October 5th 2023
    End Date : October 9th 2023
  • Duration: 3 days / 5 days / 7 days
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  • $2845

Saudi Arabia Autumn Tour

Be one of the first tourists to explore the recently opened Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  • Start Date : October 8th 2023
    End Date : October 15th 2023
  • Duration: 7 nights, 8 days
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  • $1745

Socotra Yemen Island Tour

Experience the incredibly isolated and unique Yemeni island of Socotra!

  • Start Date : October 10th 2023
    End Date : October 17th 2023
  • Duration: 7 nights, 8 days
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  • $695

Kuwait City Persian Gulf Tour

Perfect for country collectors for those joining us on our Saudi or Iraq tour

  • Start Date : October 15th 2023
    End Date : October 18th 2023
  • Duration: 3 nights, 4 days
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  • $3695

Whole Iraq Autumn Combo

Get the full Iraqi experience, from Baghdad to Sulaymaniyah

  • Start Date : October 19th 2023
    End Date : October 31st 2023
  • Duration: 12 nights, 13 days
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  • $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 19th 2023
    End Date : October 25th 2023
  • Duration: 6 nights, 7 days
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Guyanas
  • $2195

The Guyanas Tour

Explore one of South America's most underrated countries!

  • Start Date : October 23rd 2023
    End Date : October 29th 2023
  • Duration: 6 nights, 7 days
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  • $1145

Iraqi Kurdistan Autumn Tour

Hang out with the Peshmerga and see the last influences of Saddam’s rule in Kurdistan

  • Start Date : October 25th 2023
    End Date : October 31st 2023
  • Duration: 6 nights, 7 days
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  • $1295

Hidden Iran Tour

Experience history both modern and ancient in this beautiful country.

  • Start Date : November 1st 2023
    End Date : November 8th 2023
  • Duration: 7 nights, 8 days
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A bedouin guide by his car in the White Desert of Egypt
  • $995

Alternative Egypt Tour

Go where the tourist hordes of Egypt don't!

  • Start Date : November 7th 2023
    End Date : November 12th 2023
  • Duration: 5 nights, 6 days
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YPT hanging out with local schoolgirls in Sudan
  • $1595 / $2595

Sudan Nubian Legends & Bir Tawil Incursion Tour

Visit one of the world's most ancient and diverse civilizations and explore Bir Tawil!

  • Start Date : November 12th 2023
    End Date : November 19th / 24th 2023
  • Duration: 8 days / 13 days
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  • €895

Divided Cyprus TRNC National Day Tour

Take part in the incredible Northern Cyprus National Day Celebrations!

  • Start Date : November 14th 2023
    End Date : November 19th 2023
  • Duration: 5 nights, 6 days
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Bir Tawil Tour
  • $1195

Terra Nullius: Bir Tawil Tour and Incursion

The Bir Tawil Tour - Visit the world's only unclaimed inhabitable piece of land - YPT go there!

  • Start Date : November 17th 2023
    End Date : November 24th 2023
  • Duration: 6 nights, 7 days
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  • $1745

Socotra Island Yemen November Tour

Experience the incredibly isolated and unique Yemeni island of Socotra!

  • Start Date : November 21st 2023
    End Date : November 28th 2023
  • Duration: 7 nights, 8 days
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  • $1495

South Sudan Essential Tour

Visit the world’s newest and one of the least accessible countries

  • Start Date : November 25th 2023
    End Date : November 28th 2023
  • Duration: 3 nights, 4 days
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  • €4145

Highlights of Democratic Republic of Congo Tour

Don't miss your chance to explore the rarely visited DRC

  • Start Date : November 29th 2023
    End Date : December 8th 2023
  • Duration: 9 nights, 10 days
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Is it safe to travel to Jordan
  • $1595

Unseen Egypt & Egypt Defence Expo Tour

Join us for the Egypt Defence Expo and whole lot more

  • Start Date : November 30th 2023
    End Date : December 6th 2023
  • Duration: 6 nights, 7 days
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  • $1745

Socotra Island Yemen December Tour

Experience the incredibly isolated and unique Yemeni island of Socotra!

  • Start Date : December 5th 2023
    End Date : December 12th 2023
  • Duration: 7 nights, 8 days
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  • €1695

Express Congo Brazzaville Tour

Express 'n easy - the best way to see Brazzaville and the Silverback Gorillas!

  • Start Date : December 8th 2023
    End Date : December 11th 2023
  • Duration: 3 nights, 4 days
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  • $5290 - $10995

Least Visited Countries Combo Tour

The ultimate adventure exploring all 11 of the Pacific island countries

  • Start Date : December 17th 2023
    End Date : January 15th 2024
  • Duration: 12 days - 29 days
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  • $895

Christmas in Syria Tour

'Twas the night before Christmas in Syria..

  • Start Date : December 23rd 2023
    End Date : December 26th 2023
  • Duration: 3 nights, 4 days
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  • $1145

Iraqi Kurdistan New Year's Tour

Hang out with the Peshmerga's for New Year's and see the last influences of Saddam’s rule in Kurdistan

  • Start Date : December 26th 2023
    End Date : January 1st 2024
  • Duration: 6 nights, 7 days
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  • $895 / $1195

Cuba New Year: Che Guevara and Missile Base Tour

Fun in the Cuban sun with missile bases, revolutionary sites and rum!

  • Start Date : December 26th 2023
    End Date : January 4th 2024
  • Duration: 8 days / 10 days
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  • €445

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 2023
    End Date : January 2nd 2024
  • Duration: 3 nights, 4 days
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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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The Middle East is one of the most rewarding region to explore and we offer tours to the whole peninsula! Let us take you to both Southern Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan, the cradle of civilization. Iran has been one of our regular fixture, 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 outer worldish island of Socotra!

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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!

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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.

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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, unrecognized countries, such as Transnistria, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, to our signature Soviet Group Trip, the Eurasian Adventure Tour.

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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.

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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.

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