Welcome to the international tours page from Young Pioneer Tours. Our international group tours cover every continent on the planet, with our dual ethos of “destinations your mother would rather you stay away from” and “group tours for people who hate group tours” ringing true. Our international tours are led by one of our expert […]

YPT Tours to Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) Our DRC Tours are a getaway to aa hidden gem waiting to be discovered. With its lush rainforests, cascading waterfalls, and abundant wildlife, the DRC offers a unique and unforgettable travel experience. YPT has been offering DRC tours since 2023, both as a standalone destination and […]

YPT Tours to Benin Whether you’re seeking adventure or cultural immersion, a Benin tour is what you need. Benin, though small, boasts a fascinating blend of traditional beliefs, colonial history, and vibrant culture. On our Benin tour, you’ll explore Benin’s lush landscapes, traditional villages, and UNESCO heritage sites. You’ll discover the birthplace of Voodoo in […]

Young Pioneer Tours are once again looking for energetic staff to join our growing team for 2025. We are principally looking for tour guides and sales agents with a relevant experience and ideally language skills, as well as interns looking to take their place in the world. In exchange we offer an extremely interesting job, […]

YPT Tours to Rojava In 2024, YPT were the first ever tour company to pioneer tourism to Rojava, leading the way for sustainable tourism to a far off-the-beaten-track location and geopolitically important area of North-Eastern Syria. Rojava (officially AANES) gained de facto autonomy in 2012 during the Syrian Civil War. While it is not recognized […]

YPT offers tours to Kazakhstan Polygon, formally known as the Semipalatinsk Polygon Nuclear Test Site. The Polygon is perhaps one of the most important global sites you’ve never heard of, and until recently, it was entirely closed to tourism. Between 1947 and 1989, hundreds of nuclear devices were detonated in this top secretive area, heavily […]

YPT Tours to Ghana YPT will offer Ghana tours from 2025, starting with the Ghana Gold Coast Tour.  Ghana, formerly known as the “Gold Coast” during British colonial times due to its abundant natural resources, became the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from a European power in 1957. Located in West Africa, Ghana […]

YPT are pleased to announce our 2024 and 2025 Japan Tours and Travel packages, although with a more extreme tint than your average tour operator to Japan. As one of the biggest economies in the world, as well as one of the most stable, safe and dare we say vanilla countries in the world, Japan […]

YPT Tours to Russia Young Pioneer Tours is pleased to announce the resumption of our Russia tours and travel packages, with exciting trips planned for 2024 and 2025.  This was after Russian tours were resoundingly voted by our Pioneers as the destination they would most like to see us again running tours to. And we […]

YPT Tours to Togo YPT will offer our inaugural Togo tour in 2025, as part of our “Voodoo Trails Tour”. Despite being smaller than the Netherlands, this French-speaking country in West Africa is home to over 40 different ethnic groups and occupies a narrow piece of land between Ghana and Benin. It’s one of the […]