Many years ago Young Pioneer Tours were the first ever company to bring a tour group to Transnistria, or as the cool kids call it the Prednistrovie Moldovan Republic (PMR). Since then we have fallen in love with the country somewhat, now sending 4-5 tours to Tiraspol every year, as well as numerous independent trips […]

This tour coincides with not only the Transnistrian National Day celebrations, but the only Soviet-style military parade left in Europe! Officially known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), and often referred to as the last state of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is one of the four unrecognised countries and frozen conflict zones that litter the […]

Soviet mosaics served political and ideological interests, often seen by the local authorities as an everlasting poster.

Young Pioneer Tours were the first company to arrange Transnistria Tours back in 2009, as well as being the first to bring a group tour to Transnistria in 2010.  Since then, we have continued to push the envelope, explore what it is out there, as well as expand our repertoire throughout Moldova and Gagauzia. To […]

by Andy Khong Nestled between Moldova and Ukraine, Transnistria is a land shrouded in mystery and intrigue. Often referred to as a “frozen conflict zone”, this self-declared republic is not officially recognized by any United Nation (UN) member state, making it a unique destination for the intrepid traveller. Despite its controversial status, Transnistria boasts a […]

Is Transnistria safe for travel? Having visited Transnistria on many occasions and recently managing and assisting on our tour for the Victory Day celebrations in early May 2023 – I’m frequently asked a series of valid questions about the self-governed state, even more so now since joining the YPT team.  What is Victory Day in Transnistria?   The […]

Transnistria, officially known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, is the unrecognised de facto state located between Moldova and Ukraine. Last of the true Soviet States with its own flag (which bears the hammer and sickle) – Young Pioneer Tours will take you deep into the country that doesn’t exist, to experience a genuine Soviet state […]

Is Transnistria communist? Transnistria gets called a lot of things, from the last of the Soviet Union, the place that didn’t get the Cold War memo, to a whole heap of other stuff, but is it still red as Lenin’s winter nuts? To read about socialist countries click here. A background to Transnistria  We have […]

Join YPT for a tour in a land that we know and love, the nuclear wasteland of Chernobyl and unrecognised country of Transnistria, reminders of what the Soviet Union was and both complemented by the atmospheric Eastern European winter. Beginning in the vibrant Ukrainian capital of Kiev, we will venture into the nuclear exclusion zone […]

Start your new year in an unrecognised country! Officially known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), and often referred to as the last of the Soviet Union – Transnistria is one of the four unrecognised countries and frozen conflict zones that litter the regions of the old Soviet Empire. The tour begins in the Moldovan […]