Join YPT in the centenary year of the October Revolution for an epic journey through the former Soviet Union. From Chernobyl, to the recently war-torn Russian republic of Chechnya, to our first-ever tour to one of the world’s newest unrecognised countries – South Ossetia. Plus, we head to the Far East to the Magadan region, known […]

After constant research trips and negotiations, YPT is proud to bring you the ultimate tour to the breakaway state of South Ossetia. Despite being the most difficult to enter out of all four post-Soviet breakaway countries, YPT is able to obtain expedited entry permits for the republic. Only around 500 non-Russian tourists have visited South […]

The history of Magadan and the Kolyma region is inherently dark. As a hub for gulags during the most terrifying years of Soviet Rule, it became home to ‘’the Road of Bones’’, a highway stretching thousands of miles and costing thousands of lives. Prisoners who died simply buried on the spot and became part of […]

Join YPT in Irkutsk as we head to the stunning early winter in Lake Baikal. We’ll be exploring the city of Irkutsk, Siberia’s second city after Vladivostok, and one with an amazing history and culture of St Petersburg exiles and local ethnic groups. We’ll be spending 3 nights in and around Lake Baikal, its various […]

Join YPT in Irkutsk as we head to the stunning Lake Baikal. We’ll be exploring the city of Irkutsk, Siberia’s second city after Vladivostok, and one with an amazing history and culture of St Petersburg exiles and local ethnic groups. We’ll be spending 3 nights in and around Lake Baikal, its various villages and islands, […]

Join YPT as we journey once again on our Iran & Iraqi Kurdistan Combo tour!  Iran is a destination we know and love well; however, the lesser visited Kurdistan is a prospective new nation protected by the Peshmerga and at the forefront of the fight with ISIS.  Despite its significance and proximity to probably the […]

Join YPT for some truly Red tourism and travel to the unexplored hinterlands of the Communist Revolution! This tour takes you from the seat of Communist power Beijing to the ancient capital Xi’an, onwards north to Yan’an, the revolutionary Red Base of Chairman Mao, the CCP and the Red Army, combining the cities of Beijing […]

Embark on a journey with YPT to one of the most famous of the Russian republics, Chechnya. Known today for all the wrong reasons, it used to be one of the most touristic areas of the old Soviet Union due to its stunning natural beauty and the culture of the fiercely nationalistic yet incredibly friendly […]

What better way to follow up a trip to the Magadan Soviet Gulag than to journey with YPT to Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Oblast (JAO) – Birobidzhan – the Soviet Zion? Set in Russia’s far east and bordering China’s northeastern province of Heilongjiang, Birobidzhan was set up as an autonomous Oblast for Jewish people by Stalin […]

Join YPT for full-on urban exploration in the ghost city of Kangbashi! If you’ve ever spent any time in a Chinese city you’ll be well used to the throng, walking the night markets where it seems like every conceivable snack is on offer or pushing your way through people trying to sell you things outside […]