Coronavirus travel update. Welcome to the YPT COVID-19 / Coronavirus travel updates page. With this page we aim to give up to date travel advice on which countries are open to tourism during the current pandemic. As you might imagine one of the most frequent questions we are getting asked right now is which countries […]

YPT Tours to Dagestan Our Dagestan tours take you to one of the most fascinating and least understood republics of the Russian Federation. Often overshadowed by its neighbours and misunderstood by outsiders, Dagestan was once a celebrated destination in the Soviet era thanks to its dramatic mountain landscapes, ancient villages, and the deep-rooted traditions of […]

There is currently a limited outbreak of Nipah virus in India. Nipah is a serious disease with a high fatality rate in confirmed cases, but it is also a virus that spreads poorly and historically remains confined to small, localised clusters. The current situation does not warrant avoiding travel to India as a whole, but […]

YPT Tours to Tonga Our Tonga tours take you deep into one of the last remaining monarchies in the Pacific and the birthplace of one of Polynesia’s most powerful ancient civilisations: the Tu‘i Tonga Empire. Once stretching across large parts of the Pacific, the Tu‘i Tonga dynasty shaped regional culture, navigation, language, and social systems […]

YPT Tours to the Solomon Islands Our Solomon Islands Tours takes you to the Solomon Islands in Melanesia, a country often overlooked by mainstream tourism. The Solomon Islands remain one of the Pacific’s best-kept secrets, a tropical archipelago rich in history, culture, and natural wonder. Nestled in the southwestern Pacific, this remote paradise offers a […]

Famously one of the most welcoming regions on earth, who are the friendliest countries in the Pacific Islands? Well, after much travel to all countries within the region, and after a lot of deliberation, I have decided to drop my flag in the sand. As always, this list is based on actual visits and real […]

YPT tours to Samoa Our Samoa tours take you to the Independent State of Samoa, one of the most culturally rich and scenically stunning nations in the South Pacific. Often confused with American Samoa, the Independent State of Samoa is an entirely separate nation with its own government, unique cultural identity, and centuries old traditions […]

Despite our role within the travel industry, and adventure travel in particular, we have not yet attended a World Travel Market or anything similar. Why? Principally because we were too busy, but also in part because we always assumed these events were a little vanilla for us. Well, that all changed this week. We bounced […]

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