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.
You can also check out our sister publication YPT Life.
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7 August 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Russia to open to tourism by August 9th according to a report by “Traveling Lifestyle”, although as yet there is scant other corroborating news. If the information proves to be correct it will be great news for our Soviet Tours , although with China cl …
3 August 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Chuoni Football Club finish 9th in the Zanzibar Premier Legaue, thus avoiding relegation in what can generally be considered a successful season! Why do we care? Because even during these tough Covid-19 times, YPT proudly sponsor this fine football clu …
3 August 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Saudi Arabia to reopen for tourism as of August 1st according to a report from Reuters. In a statement released by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Tourism they stated; “Vaccinated tourists will be allowed to enter without having to be institutionally qua …
30 July 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Paid vaccinations for Covid-19 have of course existed since a vaccine was first made. There were initially anecdotal stories of people paying thousands in the Middle-East for example. Of course in theory the world was going to be altruistic and everyon …
22 July 2021 / by Dominic Perry
So it’s that time of year… Again. Should have happened last year, but with a certain disease going around royally screwing up everyone’s travel plans, things got delayed. And hell, they’re saying the Olympics could be delayed again! Nightmare. But an …
21 July 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
What are the rules for traveling to green, amber and red list countries? The UK has finally allowed people to travel again, but with no travel passport in place yet and almost algebraic equations now here you can and can’t go things are certainly a lit …
20 July 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Are you looking for a school football tour? Young Pioneer Tours are most famous for taking you to places your mother would rather you stayed away from, but mothers like all humans can be flexible. For many years we have helped arrange various school tr …
20 July 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Will there be a travel passport after all? As travel has slowly started to resume there has been constant talk of a travel passport, something us and indeed others in the industry have been clamoring for, but alas this has not only not happened yet, bu …
20 July 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Global tourism might be on a bit of a hiatus right now, but Jungle Glamping at Veun Sai Siem Pang National Park in Cambodia will soon be possible at a new sophisticated retreat launched to see rare the rare gibbons of the area. To read about which coun …