We have been on the forefront of off the beaten path travel since the very beginning. While there are currently 193 UN recognised countries in the world, we have been the first tour company to offer you tours to the world’s unrecognised countries across Eurasia and Africa. Our expert guides pioneer the destinations in depth to bring you to the leading edge of travel in countries that have almost no infrastructure for tourists. These places can be extremely difficult to get to; however, our team can plan your adventure.
Our Unrecognized tours are run in accordance with YPT’s branding and ethos: a competitive price, expert guides, and most importantly an adventure that will stick with you for life. Every tour is accompanied by an experienced western YPT guide and to encourage friendships and good times we cap our tour groups at a maximum of 24 people. Once we hit 25, we divide our tours into 2 different groups with their own vehicle, local guides and western YPT guides. Group sizes are usually around 10 – 12 people. As we like to say, “we do group tours for people who hate group tours”.
Our independent tours to unrecognized countries are suitable for all solo travelers, couples, friends, families, and travel groups. During your private tour, you will be accompanied by local guides (several languages are available), and you will have your own driver and air-conditioned vehicle. YPT provides full visa support. A dedicated, western YPT guide can also be hired for the trip if needed.
- Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
- Unrecognised Africa: Somaliland, Western Sahara
- Unrecognised Caucasus: Abkhazia, Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh). South Ossetia
- Unrecognised Caribbean: Islandia
- Unrecognised Europe: Gagauzia, Northern Cyprus, Transnistria
- €395 / €790
Chernobyl & Transnistria Summer Tour
Visit our favourite Unrecognised Country and explore the post-nuclear disaster of Pripyat.
- Start Date : July 16th 2021
End Date : July 24th / 25th 2021 - Duration: 2 days / 10 days
- €1490 / €2790
Transnistria, South Ossetia, Chechnya & Russia Combo Tour
Visit two post-Soviet breakaway states and explore the length and breadth of Russia from Siberia to the Caucasus!
- Start Date : August 29th 2021
End Date : September 18th / 27th 2021 - Duration: 22 days / 29 days
- €395 / €2995
Eurasian Adventure Tour
7 weeks, 21 post-Soviet countries or Unrecognised Countries. Taking in the whole iron curtain: The true Young Pioneer Tour
- Start Date : October 26th 2021
End Date : December 5th 2021 - Duration: 2 days / 39 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 2021
End Date : January 3rd 2022 - Duration: 6 nights, 7 days
- €1095
Iraqi Kurdistan Newroz Festival Tour
Hang out with the Peshmerga and see the last influences of Saddam’s rule in Kurdistan
- Start Date : March 16th 2022
End Date : March 22nd 2022 - Duration: 6 nights, 7 days
- €795
Azerbaijan Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Tour
Visit the secretive and self reliant autonomous republic of Nakhchivan, isolated from its motherland of Azerbaijan and still technically at war with Armenia.
- Start Date : March 17th 2022
End Date : March 22nd, 2022 - Duration: 5 nights, 6 days
- €1795
Azerbaijan Nakhchivan and Iran Combo Tour
Spend a wonderful spring in two rarely visited countries - Azerbaijan & Iran!
- Start Date : March 17th 2022
End Date : March 29th, 2022 - Duration: 13 nights, 14 days
- €3295
Complete Caucasus Tour: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia & Iran
The ultimate coverage of the Caucasus and its giant neighbour, Iran.
- Start Date : March 17th 2022
End Date : April 11th, 2022 - Duration: 25 nights, 26 days
- €1845 / €2495
Iran & Caucasus Unrecognised Countries Combo Tour
From Iran through Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia and Georgia
- Start Date : March 22nd 2022
End Date : April 11th, 2022 - Duration: 20 nights 21 days
- €795 / €1495
Caucasus Unrecognised Countries Tour
Visit the hardest to get to Unrecognised Countries in the Frozen Conflict Zones of Post-Soviet Europe
- Start Date : March 29th 2022
End Date : April 11th 2022 - Duration: 14 nights, 15 days
- $1895 / $3395
Djibouti, Somaliland & Eritrea: Horn of Africa Independence Combo Tour
Join us for our epic African adventure!
- Start Date : May 14th 2022
End Date : May 31, 2022 - Duration: 9 days / 18 days
- €1095
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 / €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
- €495
Transnistria 30th National Day and 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
- €795
South Ossetia National Day Tour
Participate in the independence day celebrations of the world's youngest unrecognised Country and frozen conflict zone!
- Start Date : September 15th 2022
End Date : September 22nd 2022 - Duration: 7 nights, 8 days
- €795
Chernobyl & Transnistria Nuclear Winter Tour
Experience atmospheric winter in the former Soviet Union on a journey through the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and the unrecognized Soviet time-warp country of Transnistria!
- Start Date : November 4th 2022
End Date : November 12th 2022 - Duration: 8 nights, 9 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
