When it comes to YPT it would be fair to say we cover a number of niches, many of which we excel at. And it would seem that International Arms Fairs are another that we are very much market leaders in. Now while one might argue that in fact this falls under dark tourism (link), […]

YPT Tours to Angola Our Angola tours are unique and also the gateway to many other interesting countries in Western and Southern Africa. For years Angola was infamous for its very hard-to-get visa. As of October 2023, the visa on arrival scheme in Angola has been extended to a whopping 98 countries in a move […]

Poland Tours with YPT Poland, which literally means “land of fields”, is home to some of Eastern Europe’s most beautiful cities, offers a variety of delicious food, and even preserves the last remaining primeval forest in lowland Europe. With its troubled position between Germany and Russia, which led to its invasion during WWII, the establishment […]

GUIDED TOURS TO LEBANON Young Pioneer Tours are now offering fully guided Lebanon tours for 2024 and 2025. YPT offer many varied tours into the middle-east and this includes Lebanon! A very interesting country that has recovered from Civil wars, Israeli occupation, as well as almost total destruction. Lebanon is a must for history lovers, […]

While often just a pit-stop for our pioneers traveling to Syria, Lebanon has a unique history that not only stretches back thousands of years but also remains hugely relevant in the contemporary world. Lebanon has not been without its troubles in recent decades, suffering from a 15-year-long civil war, occupation by Israel and the controversy […]

Cambodia reopens to tourism by removing quarantine restrictions for tourists traveling to the country. This makes Cambodia the second country in South-East Asia after Thailand to reopen to vaccinated guests. To read about Thailand reopening click here. Cambodia reopens to tourism – What are the rules? Quite simply if you have been vaccinated you now […]

We’re very happy to be back on the road and done our first tour. COVID-19 shook the world earlier this year grounding the majority of international flights and grinding tourism to an absolute standstill. Travel pockets have been created to encourage tourism in regions deemed safe to accept domestic travellers such as Europe for our […]

2020 has proven to be quite the year so far, especially for travel agencies like YPT but also for our Pioneers around the world we know are itching to getaway. Is travel possible now? At present, the current situation regarding COVID-19 is that we still need to take things slowly, but for the first time […]

In Europe, the stunning Mediterranean island of Cyprus has a reputation for being a party island for British and European holidaymakers looking to take advantage of the resorts that dot the coast of Southern Cyprus. However, there is a dark side to Cyprus that few people see. Quite literally, the entire Northern end of the […]

Introduction In 2018, a documentary series presented by David Ferrier – ‘The Dark Tourist’, showcased the city of Kurchatov, where they learn about the nearby Semipalatinsk Test Site, the primary testing site for the Soviet Union’s nuclear weaponry. This remote and extremely dark location, southwest of the semi-abandoned village of Kurchatov, where the bomb itself was built, […]