A few years ago, YPT decided to see more of Papua New Guinea and arranged our first Bougainville tour, a province until recently stuck in the civil war. We instantly fell in love with the place, its pristine nature, raw adventure feel and its locals. Here you will meet people rebuilding their part of the […]

Join YPT as we cross the whole of Vietnam in search of traces of the latest history of the country. The Vietnam War marked the world’s imagination. Known as America’s Longest War, it profoundly marked the world when the first TV images of the bloodbath it caused were made available. The archetype of proxy wars […]

Have you ever wanted to come face to face with fierce tribal warriors, head-hunters or a witch doctor? If so, or if you simply want to explore and experience one of the most remote parts of Earth, come and experience the truly remarkable Mt Hagen Festival in Papua New Guinea! On this tour, YPT will […]

Join Young Pioneer Tours for an immersive week exploring one of Asia’s newest and least-visited nations, East Timor – Timor-Leste. From its colonial past to its fight for independence, East Timor offers a fascinating glimpse into resilience, identity, and untouched natural beauty. Formerly a Portuguese colony, East Timor declared independence in 1975 before undergoing a […]

Join us for our 6th annual trip to Palawan, which has been voted the best island of the year for the last two years as we explore the amazing Bacuit Archipelago on our private party outrigger, and for only the second time join us as we go on via Bali to Explore East Timor! The […]

The Passion of the Christ and its re-enactments are one of the most well known phenomena of The Philippines, but the Cutud Lenten Rites Festival takes things to a whole new level with the penitents not only flagellating themselves, but finishing off with crucifixion. This is the most sought after and popular event in the […]

Join YPT for our second ever Christmas tour to Myanmar, and jump into the DPRK to celebrate and welcome in the New Year in Pyongyang style! Myanmar, also known as Burma, was long considered a pariah state, isolated from the rest of the world. Tourism there is still a growing market, with Myanmar receiving fewer […]

Come with us on this epic combo tour as we head on a dark tourism exploration of Cambodia and enter North Korea to join the massive celebrations for Liberation day! On this combo tour we first spend 7 days travelling from Siem Reap to the capital city of Phnom Penh taking in the must-see sights […]

Join YPT for our second ever Christmas tour to Myanmar, and jump into the DPRK to celebrate and welcome in the New Year in Pyongyang style! Myanmar, also known as Burma, was long considered a pariah state, isolated from the rest of the world. Tourism there is still a growing market, with Myanmar receiving fewer […]

YPT is known to like a bit of specialist communist ideology, and it doesn’t get more specialist than this! From 1996 to 2006 the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) fought a ten-year People’s War against the King and, for the most part, the parliamentary parties. They created communist base areas and fought on the basis […]