Join us for an adventurous Budget South Asia tour of Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal! A land of rivers, Bangladesh has been completely off the radar when it comes to tourism, especially when compared to its neighbour, India. Bangladesh offers frantic action and the same kind of noise, colours and fragrance overload as India, only without […]

Join Young Pioneer Tours for one of our most adventurous back-to-back trips, taking you from the volcanic spine of Java all the way to the untouched shores of East Timor. This is the real Southeast Asia at its best – train journeys, local food, and stories of colonialism, independence, and survival. We begin in Jakarta, […]

Journey with Young Pioneer Tours across Java, one of Indonesia’s most intense and misunderstood islands. After experiencing Jakarta’s snarling traffic and colonial streets, you’ll get to experience Bandung’s old hill station charm, Yogyakarta’s temples and markets, and the frontier landscapes of Banyuwangi. You’ll ride the train through the volcanic highlands of the island, enjoying multiple […]

YPT takes you on their inaugural trip to the Sepik River Crocodile & Arts Festival, held around the remote village of Ambunti. Occurring just before our well-known Mount Hagen Festival Tour, it allows you to immerse and connect with the locals on a deeper level.  Your tour begins in the capital, Port Moresby, where you’ll […]

Join Young Pioneer Tours as we visit one of the least visited, misunderstood and underrated parts of Indonesia and South East Asia – Banda Aceh and Sabang Island. This starkly independent region was at war for independence with the central government until the disastrous 2004 Tsunami that wreaked havoc and took the lives of up […]

With Papua New Guinea now a firm favourite on our annual itineraries, we simply couldn’t resist pushing further into remote Southeast Asia with our very first trip to the Baliem Valley Festival in West Papua. Saying you’ll be off the beaten track on this journey is a serious understatement. You’ll be trekking through the stunning […]

Join YPT for our Papua New Guinea Essentials tour, where you’ll experience village life firsthand, take part in cultural events, and witness traditional performances by some of the country’s most famous tribes. Your journey with us begins in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, where we’ll explore the city’s major landmarks before venturing […]

Interested in political intrigues, beautiful landscapes and sacred temples? Then our Nepal Tour is for you. In four days, it will take you from the streets of Kathmandu to the heights of Nagarkot, where the Himalayas stretch as far as the eye can see. Your Nepal tour will start in the grand halls of Narayanhity […]

Escape with YPT to the enchanting beauty of Myanmar, right in time for the popular Thadingyut Festival, also known as the Lighting Festival. For three days, Buddhists celebrate to welcome the Buddha and his disciples by enlightening and festooning the streets, houses and public buildings with coloured electric bulbs or candles. Group Start Date End […]

Escape with YPT to the enchanting beauty of Myanmar, right in time for the most important celebration of the year: the Water Festival. Locally known as “Thingyan”, it lasts for four days and marks the beginning of the Burmese new year. Be ready to get wet! During Thingyan, the streets are filled with people of […]