Celebrate Easter with YPT in a land that we know and love, the nuclear wasteland of Chernobyl and unrecognized country of Transnistria. Beginning in the vibrant Ukrainian capital of Kiev, we will venture into the nuclear exclusion zone of Chernobyl, featuring the ghost city of Pripyat. Led by our guide who was born inside the […]

The Baltic States – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – and their capitals are popular amongst long weekend holidays makers and partygoers. But Young Pioneer Tours are different, and are here to explore the Baltics Soviet past, hard hitting and informative. We’ll go travel into history and to secret locations unknown to the outside world! Your […]

Join us on our Communist Albania Tour as we explore one of the least-visited countries in Europe, focusing on the reign of Enver Hoxha in the former People’s Socialist Republic of Albania. Renowned for its hospitable culture, delicious cuisine, and picturesque scenery, Albania offers a unique glimpse into its complex past. On this tour, we’ll […]

Join YPT for our New Year tour in a land that we know and love, the nuclear wasteland of Chernobyl and unrecognised country of Transnistria, reminders of what the Soviet Union was and both complemented by the atmospheric Eastern European winter. Beginning in Kiev, the vibrant Ukrainian capital, we will venture into the nuclear exclusion […]

At YPT, we love autonomous republics, breakaway states and bizarre exclaves, and our latest addition to our range of tours to such far flung places is the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic! Whilst Nakhchivan is an exclave of Azerbaijan, this bizarre republic is geographically separated from the rest of Azerbaijan by its mortal enemy, Armenia, with whom […]

Our range of Chernobyl & Transnistria tours have been a YPT favourite for a number of years. In order to make it easier on prospective travellers both economically and logistically, we bring you the Transnistria & Chernobyl Ultra Budget Tour! The tour kicks off in Kiev and finishes in Bucharest with much to see and […]

For those looking to make the most of their trip to the DPRK, we can offer a range of accommodation upgrades and special activities. The sample itinerary below takes in the main sites of Pyongyang whilst staying at the Koryo Hotel – the iconic twin-towered hotel located downtown near Pyongyang Railway Station and over the […]

During the world’s worst nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986, Belarus – 16km from Chernobyl was hit brutally hard by the catastrophic fallout. 66% of the territory of Belarus was contaminated with cesium-137. In response, the Belarussian government set up an exclusion zone around their contaminated territory for decades. Only very […]

Join us this Spring to Belarus – Europe’s most isolated country, making it one of the most unique places in the region. This landlocked country has been ruled by the same president since 1994. Little has changed since the collapse of the Soviet Union including the trains you’ll be taking. On our Belarus tours, we […]

This year come join us as we take part in the massive celebrations happening in Pyongyang for the 75th Anniversary Party Foundation Day celebrations which a military parade has been confirmed for this day. We’ll also be seeing the mass dance, catching the fireworks and being involved in any other surprises that are announced during the […]