During the world’s worst nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986, Belarus, lying 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 now, […]

In this combo, retrace the history of the 20th century in region of Europe that would definetely gain to be more known: the Baltics, Europe’s Russian Exclave and the lesser seen side of the Chernobyl Catastrophe! YPT heads to a place infamously known as the ‘most militarized zone in Europe’ and home to the formidable […]

Infamously known as the ‘most militarized zone in Europe’ and home to the formidable Russian Baltic Sea Fleet, the exclave of Kaliningrad is shrouded in secrecy. Being a closed Soviet military region for decades and still laced with nuclear missiles, warships and tanks tends to have that effect. Your journey begins in Gdańsk, arguably one […]

Grab your football boots and head to Pyongyang! On this tour we’ll be playing a five-a-side game against Pyongyang locals, visiting the Pyongyang International Football School to chat with students who are hopeful of a career in football, and top it all off by taking in the AFC match between the DPRK’s April 25 th […]

Join YPT on an incredible tour in the northern reaches of the world on a cruise around Svalbard. This extraordinary adventure promises incredible landscapes and unforgettable wildlife encounters. We will start in Longyearbyen, the world’s northernmost settlement which despite its location – less than 1,000km from the North Pole – is easily accessible by plane […]

Join YPT this summer in a land that we know and love, the nuclear wasteland of Chernobyl and unrecognized country of Transnistria. The tour begins in Bucharest where you’ll see the most important places in the story of Nicolae Ceaușescu, the former Communist dictator of Romania whose trial and execution were shown on TV around […]

Join Young Pioneer Tours for the next part of the Summer Soviet Adventure, when we embark on a trip to one of the most remote regions on earth, and a place embedded in Soviet folklore: Magadan! Your Soviet Adventure begins in Moscow where we board the night flight to Magadan. There we are taken to the city […]

Take advantage of the opportunity to explore Pyongyang and the DMZ as winter slowly fades away into spring. Come join us as we show you an insight on the lives of Pyongyangites as the weather warms, but more importantly this tour takes place just before the “high-season” and gives you the chance to have a […]

Join our Iranian Classics Tour and head onwards to frozen conflict zones and unrecognised breakaway republics. In Iran, this tour takes us to all of the major sites in Tehran as well as the ancient capitals of Shiraz and Esfahan. On top of the rich history of the region, this tour also offers lots of opportunities to […]

Beginning with the Buzkashi Horse Games (or “dead goat polo”) in the National Hippodrome in Bishkek, this tour kicks off with Kyrgyzstan’s unique Independence Day events. After experiencing some amazing national music, dance and food during the celebrations, we’ll leave Bishkek, and make our way into the phenomenal countryside of Kyrgyzstan, experiencing mountains and lakes […]