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 2022 and 2023 international tour itineraries and contact us to book a tour.

- €3670
Whole Iraq Spring Combo
Get the full Iraqi experience, from Baghdad to Sulaymaniyah
- Start Date : May 20th 2022
End Date : June 1st 2022 - Duration: 12 nights, 13 days

- €2685
Southern Iraq Spring Tour
Explore Baghdad, Babylon and beyond!
- Start Date : May 20th 2022
End Date : May 26th 2022 - Duration: 6 nights, 7 days

- €1085
Iraqi Kurdistan Spring Tour
Hang out with the Peshmerga and see the last influences of Saddam’s rule in Kurdistan
- Start Date : May 26th 2022
End Date : June 1st 2022 - Duration: 6 nights, 7 days

- $395 / $1690
Belize Overland & Islandia Tour
Be one of the very first people to be stamped on arrival in The Principality of Islandia.
- Start Date : May 28th 2022
End Date : May 31st / June 6th 2022 - Duration: 3 days / 8 days

- €995
The Ultimate Yugoslavia Tour
Visit the former People's Republic of Yugoslavia through 6 unique countries
- Start Date : May 29th 2022
End Date : June 9th 2022 - Duration: 11 nights, 12 days

- €1695
Mauritania Iron Ore Train Tour
Ride the impressive Ion Ore train and explore Mauritania!
- Start Date : June 18th 2022
End Date : June 24th 2022 - Duration: 6 nights, 7 days

- €3595
Svalbard: Soviet Frontier Arctic Cruise
Visit some of the northernmost settlements in the world in ex-Soviet Svalbard!
- Start Date : June 19th 2022
End Date : June 27th 2022 - Duration: 8 nights, 9 days

- €695 / €1495
Bangladesh Unbound Tour
From paddleboat to shipbreaking yards through markets and mosques, fully experience Bangladesh
- Start Date : June 20th 2022
End Date : June 27th / 30th 2022 - Duration: 4 days / 11 days

- €995
Mongolia Naadam Festival & Wilderness Tour
Spectate at Mongolia's most important festival on this perfect summer getaway!
- Start Date : July 10th 2022
End Date : July 17th, 2022 - Duration: 8 nights, 9 days

- €1095
Communist Albania Tour
Abandoned naval bases, riding a communist locomotive and a deeper insight to Albania
- Start Date : July 15th 2022
End Date : July 20th 2022 - Duration: 5 nights, 6 days

- €395 / €790
Transnistria & Chernobyl Summer Tour
Visit our favourite Unrecognised Country and explore the post-nuclear disaster of Pripyat.
- Start Date : July 15th 2022
End Date : July 23rd / 24th 2022 - Duration: 2 days / 10 days

- €795
Cambodia Dark Tourism Tour
Explore the dark tourism of one of South East Asia's most fascinating countries
- Start Date : August 5th 2022
End Date : August 11th 2022 - Duration: 6 nights, 7 days

- €795
Vietnam Summer Tour
Traverse by train and explore the ancient and modern history of Vietnam
- Start Date : August 11th 2022
End Date : August 18th 2022 - Duration: 7 nights, 8 days

- €395
Belarus Exclusion Zone Summer Tour
Visit the recently opened and untouched sector of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
- Start Date : August 13th 2022
End Date : August 16th 2022 - Duration: 3 nights, 4 days


- $2895 / $4390
Papua New Guinea Mount Hagen Festival & Bougainville Tour
Watch the tribal festival of a lifetime in this fascinating country
- Start Date : August 16th 2022
End Date : August 24th / 29th 2022 - Duration: 9 days / 12 days


- $1745
Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan Summer Tour
The Aral Sea, Gates of Hell and solar furnaces; get a deeper look at these two intriguing countries.
- Start Date : August 20th 2022
End Date : August 30th 2022 - Duration: 9 nights, 10 days


- $2995
Central Asia Summer Combo Tour: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan
Taking in three of the must see Stans!
- Start Date : August 20th 2022
End Date : September 6th 2022 - Duration: 17 nights, 18 days


- €745
Divided Cyprus Summer Tour
Explore Turkish-controlled Northern Cyprus with war-torn ghost towns and an abandoned airport
- Start Date : August 21st 2022
End Date : August 26th 2022 - Duration: 5 nights, 6 days


- $1495
Papua New Guinea Bougainville Tour
Explore the province of Bougainville, a place of recent history and untouched beauty!
- Start Date : August 23rd 2022
End Date : August 29th 2022 - Duration: 6 nights, 7 days


- €495
Transnistria National Day & Gagauzia Tour
Think the Cold War is over? Come to Transnistria for National Day and think again!
- Start Date : August 29th 2022
End Date : September 5th 2022 - Duration: 7 nights, 8 days


- $1345
Kyrgyzstan Independence Day Tour
Lakes, mountains, military parades and ‘dead goat polo’.
- Start Date : August 30th 2022
End Date : September 7th 2022 - Duration: 8 nights, 9 days


- $1595
Syria Autumn Tour
Be amongst the first to visit the ancient land of Syria after the war!
- Start Date : September 4th 2022
End Date : September 11th 2022 - Duration: 7 nights, 8 days


- €3495
Karakoram & Pamir Highway Combo Tour
Journey from Pakistan via China and Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan
- Start Date : September 6th 2022
End Date : September 27th 2022 - Duration: 22 nights, 23 days


- €1995
Karakoram Highway Tour: Pakistan to China
Journey on one of the most iconic roads in the world from Pakistan to far west China!
- Start Date : September 6th 2022
End Date : September 19th 2022 - Duration: 11 nights, 12 days


- $3895
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 11th 2022
End Date : September 19th 2022 - Duration: 8 nights, 9 days


- $845
Ultimate Lebanon Tour
Experience what Lebanon has to offer as well as the Hezbollah Disneyland!
- Start Date : September 12th 2022
End Date : September 16th 2022 - Duration: 4 nights, 5 days


- $1595
Syria September Tour
Be amongst the first to visit the ancient land of Syria after the war!
- Start Date : September 16th 2022
End Date : September 23rd 2022 - Duration: 7 nights, 8 days


- €1595
Pamir Highway Tour: Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan
Explore remote Kyrgyzstan & Tajikistan and peek across into Afghanistan
- Start Date : September 18th 2022
End Date : September 27th 2022 - Duration: 9 nights, 10 days


- €395 / €790
Chernobyl & Transnistria September Tour
Explore the former Soviet Union on a journey through Chernobyl and Transnistria
- Start Date : September 23rd 2022
End Date : September 25th / October 2nd 2022 - Duration: 3 days / 10 days


- $995
Turkmenistan Independence Day Budget Tour
Don't miss out on the celebrations and join our budget tour to Turkmenistan!
- Start Date : September 26th 2022
End Date : September 29th 2022 - Duration: 3 nights, 4 days


- $1395
Turkmenistan Independence Day Tour
See the dazzling colossus of Ashgabat, a glamorous beach resort ghost city and the Gates of Hell!
- Start Date : September 26th 2022
End Date : October 3rd 2022 - Duration: 7 nights, 8 days


- €895
Palawan Island Hopping Tour
YPT don't normally do beaches, but when we do...
- Start Date : September 30th 2022
End Date : October 9th 2022 - Duration: 10 days, 11 days


- $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 4th 2022
End Date : October 20th 2022 - Duration: 3 days to 17 days


- $895
Best of Eritrea Budget Tour
All the must-see sights of Eritrea at a great budget price!
- Start Date : October 6th 2022
End Date : October 10th 2022 - Duration: 4 nights, 5 days



- €395
Belarus Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Autumn Tour
Visit the recently opened and untouched sector of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
- Start Date : October 7th 2022
End Date : October 10th 2022 - Duration: 3 nights, 4 days


- $3595
Venezuela Bolivarian Revolution & Angel Falls Tour
Explore the incredibly diverse and fascinating country of Venezuela with YPT!
- Start Date : October 13th 2022
End Date : October 22nd 2022 - Duration: 9 nights, 10 days


- €2680
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 14th 2022
End Date : October 20th 2022 - Duration: 6 nights, 7 days


- €3670
Whole Iraq Autumn Combo
Get the full Iraqi experience, from Baghdad to Sulaymaniyah
- Start Date : October 14th 2022
End Date : October 26th 2022 - Duration: 12 nights, 13 days


- €2695 / €3545
Saudi Arabia Autumn Tour
Be one of the first tourists to explore the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Start Date : October 16th 2022
End Date : October 23rd / 25th 2022 - Duration: 8 days / 10 days


- €1085
Iraqi Kurdistan Autumn Tour
Hang out with the Peshmerga and see the last influences of Saddam’s rule in Kurdistan
- Start Date : October 20th 2022
End Date : October 26th 2022 - Duration: 6 nights, 7 days


- $2095
The Guyanas Tour
Explore one of South America's most underrated countries!
- Start Date : October 23rd 2022
End Date : October 30th 2022 - Duration: 7 nights, 8 days


- €495
Kuwait City Persian Gulf Tour
Perfect for country collectors for those joining us on our Saudi and Iran tour
- Start Date : October 24th 2022
End Date : October 26th 2022 - Duration: 2 nights, 3 days


- $675
Alternative Egypt Summer Tour
The lesser-known side of Egypt - the City of the Dead and hidden pyramids
- Start Date : October 25th 2022
End Date : October 29th 2022 - Duration: 4 nights, 5 days


- €995 / €1595
Hidden Iran Tour
Experience history both modern and ancient in this beautiful country.
- Start Date : October 26th 2022
End Date : November 2nd / 5th 2022 - Duration: 8 days / 11 days


- €995
Jordan: The Business of War Tour
Rub shoulders with royalty and military at the International Arms Fair
- Start Date : October 29th 2022
End Date : November 3rd 2022 - Duration: 5 nights, 6 days


- $1745
Socotra Yemen Island Tour
Experience the incredibly isolated and unique Yemeni island of Socotra!
- Start Date : October 31st 2022
End Date : November 7th 2022 - Duration: 7 nights, 8 days


- $2495 - $6495
Latin America Mega Combo: Cuba, Colombia, Ecuador & the Galapagos
From the Cuban Revolution, to Narcos sights, through the amazon to the islands!
- Start Date : October 31st 2022
End Date : November 19th / 28th / December 1st 2022 - Duration: 19 days - 32 days


- €395 - €2130
Eurasian Adventure Tour
17 countries, 16 languages, 1 Rebel Republic & Frozen Conflict Zone, and 1 Nuclear Exclusion Zone
- Start Date : November 4th 2022
End Date : December 3rd 2022 - Duration: 2 days - 30 days


- €395 / €790
Chernobyl & Transnistria Nuclear Winter Tour
Explore post-nuclear disaster Pripyat and our favourite Unrecognised Country of Transnistria
- Start Date : November 4th 2022
End Date : November 12th 2022 - Duration: 3 days / 8 days


- $675
Alternative Egypt Autumn Tour
Go where the tourist hordes of Egypt don't!
- Start Date : November 9th 2022
End Date : November 13th 2022 - Duration: 4 nights, 5 days


- €1500 / €2500
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 13th 2022
End Date : November 20th / 25th 2022 - Duration: 8 days / 13 days


- €895
Balkan Badlands Tour
The ultimate Balkan adventure
- Start Date : November 15th 2022
End Date : November 26th 2022 - Duration: 11 nights, 12 days


- €445
Kosovo & Albania Winter War Tour
Journey into the lands of blood feuds and bunkers and experience an untouched corner of Europe!
- Start Date : November 16th 2022
End Date : November 19th 2022 - Duration: 3 nights, 4 days


- €1100
Terra Nullius: Bir Tawil Incursion
The world's only unclaimed inhabitable piece of land - we go there!
- Start Date : November 18th 2022
End Date : November 25th, 2022 - Duration: 6 nights, 7 days


- $2495 / $4295
South Sudan Tour
Visit the world’s newest and one of the least accessible countries
- Start Date : November 25th 2022
End Date : December 1st / December 6th 2022 - Duration: 7 days / 12 days


- $6195
Antarctica Frozen Continent Expedition
Explore the world's last frontier, the frozen continent of Antarctica.
- Start Date : December 4th 2022
End Date : December 13th 2022 - Duration: 9 nights, 10 days


- €1395
Syria Winter Tour
Be amongst the first to visit the ancient land of Syria after the war!
- Start Date : December 16th 2022
End Date : December 21st 2022 - Duration: 6 nights, 7 days


- $5290 - $10995
Least Visited Countries Combo Tour
The ultimate adventure exploring all 11 of the Pacific island countries
- Start Date : December 17th 2022
End Date : January 15th 2023 - Duration: 12 days - 29 days


- €1095
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 2022
End Date : January 1st 2023 - Duration: 6 nights, 7 days


- €495
Chernobyl & Transnistria New Year's Ultra Budget Tour
Celebrate your New Year's by exploring Chernobyl and Transnistria with our ultra budget tour
- Start Date : December 28th 2022
End Date : January 3rd 2022 - Duration: 6 nights, 7 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 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!
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.
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 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.