When I first peered into the secretive land of DPRK, the year was 2011 and I did so in the company of hundreds of like-minded tourists. I had travelled from Seoul to the DMZ with high hopes of seeing some kind of activity across the 38th parallel. After queuing for nearly 20 minutes, I finally […]

Every year, on March 17th, cities all over the world get to frolic in the fun and festivities that is St Patrick’s Day. This year, thanks to Young Pioneer Tours, Pyongyang has been invited to the party! Customers can celebrate their Irishness (real or honorary) on St Patrick’s Day by knocking back some dark beers […]

During the winter season in the DPRK, things tend to slow down from the tourism perspective. This gives us at YPT a fantastic opportunity to visit the newly opened attractions in and around Pyongyang and the country. I was lucky enough to visit the newly opened Munsu Waterpark located across the river from May Day […]

It’s been a while since YPT announced that for the first time ever tourists were allowed into the DPRK to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Pyongyang. What made this news extraordinary was that during the months of December and January the entire country has always been closed to visiting tourists as the country conducts renovations […]

Pyongsong has been open for a while, but only for hotel stays at the Jangsusan Hotel when Pyongyang is booked out. Now it’s open wide up with visits possible to the Kim Il Sung Wartime University, the Paeksongri Foodstuffs factory and the Kim Jong Suk Middle School Number 1 as well as a visit to […]

When it comes to the tourist industry in North Korea, people often concentrate on what cannot be done, but in fact, you can do a lot more things than people realize, such as hiking and camping in North Korea! Back in 2013, YPT announced our first ever camping tour to North Korea with the following […]

The recent news of a third American being detained in North Korea, or as it is correctly termed the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will potentially throw up doubts for some people, particularly Americans thinking of visiting the DPRK. The latest American detained on April 29th, Jeffrey Edward Fowle, allegedly left a bible in the […]

In February, (Yes, I realise this is long overdue, but better late than never!) I was fortunate enough to be invited by our DPRK partner company KITC (Korea International Travel Company) to visit for a research trip. I decided to take Sophie from our office with me as it was her first time to Pyongyang […]

Shan and I finally found the time to go in and check out Sinuiju after what has been a very packed tour schedule and it was definitely worth finding time for! We woke up early and crossed the bridge by bus. Customs had some issue on the Chinese side as they are not used to […]

We are happy to announce that the Mass Games, also known as Arirang, is likely to be extended from its original end date of September 9th, DPRK’s National Day, to the end of September, or potentially even into early October. We will keep you posted as to changing events with this, but this is great […]