We are combining our tours of Vietnam, China, North Korea, and Russia to include the mausoleums of all the former socialist leaders – Ho Chi Minh, Mao Zedong, Kim Il Sung & Kim Jong Il, and Vladimir Ilyich Lenin! In three weeks of action-packed communist history, local rural adventure, train rides and stunning scenery, this […]

Kosovo and Albania are independent nations linked with a strong ethnic identity. Despite having a wealth of natural beauty, hospitable locals and an abundance of history from ancient to modern, these two countries are less travelled and very underrated. The modern history of the countries has been far from pleasant. Albania was locked in the […]

For a long time, such an exciting trip was logistically impossible. Now, with the new e-visa scheme of Saudi Arabia, doing a thorough tour of the Arabian world becomes possible! This combo allows you to visit most of the Arabic countries in one go, study their contrasts and explore their variations in culture. The tour […]

Eritrea is a fascinating country which falls well below most travellers’ radars thus making it one of our favourite countries to visit! Eritrea boasts a pristine coastline and untouched Red Sea islands as well as some of the best-kept colonial architecture in Africa. Group Start Date End Date Days Price Group A: Eritrea October 3rd October […]

Join our Socotra Yemen Island Tour as we will be taking the Yemenia Airways flight from Cairo, to Hadibu, Socotra via Aden in mainland Yemen. Suffering civil war, coups, revolutions and bombings in recent years, the Republic of Yemen is generally off the radar for tourists. Unless, that is, you know about the island of […]

We’ve worked on this tour for a while, but now we bring you back to the heart of Soviet Europe. This tour coincides with the Transnistrian and South Ossetian National Day celebrations, two of the last surviving Soviet-style military parades left in Europe! The tour will begin with a journey into the secretive state of […]

As an extension or a standalone tour, this is a tour through some of the modern Russia’s most significant cities: Chechnya and Stalingrad! Our first stop will be the Capital of the Chechen Republic, Grozny, once labelled as the most destroyed city on the planet after the vicious civil war which engulfed the republic for […]

Russia has been a YPT favourite for many years, from expeditions to remote gulags in Siberia to navigating Chechnya and the unstable North Caucasus region. Now, we bring you our ultimate Soviet Russia tour at a price even Lenin would be proud of! Beginning in the heart of the revolution, Saint Petersburg, we’ll trace the […]

Join YPT as we embark on an exploration of the Caucuses, encompassing Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia. It has historically been the natural barrier between Eastern Europe and Western Asia – a passage for the Silk Road where trade, culture, political ideas and religion flourished at the crossroads. Group Start Date End Date Duration Price Group […]

Join YPT as you circle the Himalayas from Bhutan through Nepal to Tibet. This region is a land of rough and sturdy people used to their harsh environment but also profoundly marked by spirituality and mystery only waiting to be discovered! In Bhutan, we will visit the capital city of Thimphu and take in all […]