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Welcome to the Young Pioneer Tours Blog, the place where we we keep you informed about everything YPT, from current tours, to future tours and a whole lot of eclectic stuff in between.
YPT first started blogging in 2008 and are considered the best North Korean Travel blog that there is.
But, as Young Pioneer Tours have expanded our locations, so have we expanded our blog. Now we have one of the best travel blogs in the world!
And while most of our content is about the numerous destinations we go, including travel guides and what to pack, we also delve into more serious subjects such as the safety of certain destinations, as well as how LGTBQ+ friendly the places we visit are.
While the vast majority of our content is produced in-house, we are always on the look-out for guest bloggers and writers. Want to write for us? Then simply get in touch.
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Whats it like taking the train in Egypt – Luxor to Cairo
5 June 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
What is it like taking the train in Egypt? And more specifically the Luxor to Cairo train? Overall extremely comfortable, as well as being a great alternative to simply flying. I recently took this trip after doing a Nile Cruise research trip for my re …
Whats it like taking a free cruise in Egypt?
5 June 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
What is it like taking a free cruise in Egypt? We’ll after almost a week at sea I can confirm pretty bloody good, but how does one go about getting a free cruise and what does it entail? In the interests of my river cruise I was obviously representing …
How Charter Aircraft Cost Impacts Your Exotic Travel Plans
5 June 2024 / by Webmaster YPT
When planning an exotic getaway, transportation is one of the most crucial aspects to consider. While commercial flights are an option, chartering a private jet offers unparalleled flexibility, comfort, and luxury. However, understanding the charter ai …
Money in Lebanon – how does it work? – 2025 Guide
5 June 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
You know how you go to most countries and either change money, or use your card, or an ATM to get money, well Lebanon is not like that, like at all. So without being to use credit cards or ATM’s got the most part how does money in Lebanon work? To read …
Is it safe to visit Egypt in 2025?
2 June 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
Is it safe to visit Egypt in 2025? The short answer to this is that visiting Egypt in 2025 is extremely safe, in spite of the current crisis within the region. There are so sone caveats to this. One of the most popular global destinations within the wo …
Visiting Aswan in 2025
2 June 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
While Cairo and Luxor are the big guns when it comes to travel to Egypt, visiting Aswan either by cruise or as a standalone is truly a hidden gem. We personally found this out as we took our first River Nile Cruise, which conveniently started in Aswan. …
What is a Nile Cruise like?
2 June 2024 / by Gareth Johnson
YPT are always trying to strict the envelope when it comes to what we offer, and it was this that led us to a River Nile Cruise. The trip was indeed comped, but was also something we had been looking into. This was due to the fact that many customers h …
Visiting Hatra in 2025
30 May 2024 / by Caitlin Graham
Visiting Hatra is perhaps one of the most challenging archeological sites to visit in Mesopotamia. Hatra was one of the most important cities to the Parthian Empire and was seen as a buffer city to the Roman Empire. Hatra during its peak was a religiou …
Navigating travel to Lebanon in the Second Half of 2025 – Where you should travel to
30 May 2024 / by Caitlin Graham
Travel to Lebanon in 2025 can be intimidating – mixing a fragile economy with sparse airstrikes and fighting in pockets of the country can make planning overwhelming. However, travel to Lebanon largely remains as it was before the war erupting from its …
