So December, and thus the end of the year, seems to have appeared from nowhere; meaning our thoughts move onto all the exciting things happening next year in North Korea. If you have not seen it already, the Young Pioneer Tours 2016 DPRK tour schedule is up, ready, and probably our most adventurous ever. [metaslider […]

Back by popular demand! Enjoy the tantalizing tones of YPT’s YouTube exclusive live stream of the Korean Central Broadcasting Station via medium wave broadcast from 873 kHz, Sinuiju. Available only in the DPRK or the border regions of China and South Korea, KCBS is North Korea’s primary domestic radio network, and now you can enjoy the novelty […]

Written by Rowan Beard We’re very proud to announce we’ve been given early access to a Russian Mil Mi-17 helicopter to be one of the first groups to ever take it for a whirl around Pyongyang city for a unique aerial tour of the capital. We’ll board this old soviet beauty at Pyongyang Sunan Airport located north of Pyongyang […]

In 2015, a whisper of something extraordinary happening in the DPRK began circulating around those of us who watch the country with interest. A foreign band was to play in Pyongyang, but we weren’t sure who, or when. Things like this aren’t entirely unheard of. In 1999, Bill Clinton’s brother visited the DPRK and gave […]

I’ve had a fascination with the DPRK for over a decade now. Something about it has always drawn me in. From the seemingly endless media gossip to books and news reports sourced from inside the country, I’ve soaked everything and anything up that is even remotely related to the country since I was a teenager. […]

The vast majority had previously taken part in marathon events – but undoubtedly there was something special about taking part in the Pyongyang marathon.  After a feast of breakfast in the hotel banquet room that included everything from apples to Chinese soup to fried pork, the runners departed the Sosan Hotel and made their way […]

In the spirit of all things World Cup, Young Pioneer Tours took a group of eight people in 2015 to Pyongyang to play a friendly game of football against local Koreans. We played the match on Friday morning and although Messi was replaced by Kim, and Pak took the place of Neymar, enough skill and […]

On Wednesday April 22nd  2015, seven travelers hailing from the the US, Canada, Australia, and Ireland, became part of the very small handful of people to have walked across the bridge from Tumen, China into Namyang, DPRK.  As if entering a new country in itself isn’t exciting enough, there is something more special when you cross […]

Unfortunately due to the poor performance of the euro, and the rising costs we’ve faced because of this, we have had to increase some of our prices and there may be more to come soon. We will be increasing the costs of Victory Day Group A, Liberation Day 70th Anniversary Group A and the DPRK […]

Unfortunately due to the poor performance of the euro and the rising costs we’ve faced because of this we have had to increase some of our prices and there may be more to come soon. We will be increasing the costs of Victory Day Group A, Liberation Day 70th Anniversary Group A and the DPRK […]