Steppes Travel is made by the people who work here. Incredible holidays are made possible because of their vast travel experience and the great enthusiasm they bring to their work.
We carefully select our experts based on their knowledge, companionship and influence, ensuring that you can travel with the most knowledgeable leaders in the field.
The people who lead the way when it comes to those things which matter to us: exploration, the environment, women’s empowerment and education.
In May 2019, Vanessa Humphrey won the LATA award for ‘Self Published Feature of the Year’ for her article on Chile: A Passage from the Land of Salt and Stars to the “End of the World” in our Steppes Traveller Magazine.
With the company growing and establishing destination teams a move to Cirencester was on the cards.
In 2018 we won the Driving Innovation award from Vamoos.
In January 2017, our first Steppes Travel Antarctic private charter departed from Ushuaia on an epic 27-day voyage around South Georgia, the Falklands and the Antarctic peninsular.
Steppes Travel acquired the Traveller which was originally the travel arm of the British Museum. We continued to specialise in archaeological tours using British Museum curators to lead them and it formed the foundation of our cultural, expert-led group tours that we have today.
By this point, we had three arms of the business – Steppes East, Steppes Africa and Steppes Latin America.
In November 2000, Justin Wateridge applies for a job at Steppes Travel. Hired!
Established by Julian Matthews, the concept behind Discovery was that around the world there were small wildlife research centres each with accommodation, vehicles and scientists. This then became the cornerstone of our wildlife group tours today.
After purchasing the Art of Travel, an African safari company based in Battersea, London, we begin to expand our destination portfolio for our clients.
Nick makes his first trip to Russia, specifically to the Altai mountains in 1988. Upon returning to the UK he set about to create Steppes Travel, a travel company that can offer discerning travellers the opportunity to fulfil their curiosity of the world.
Our knowledge and expertise set us apart. So too our curiosity. It is this that drives us to create a journey that is really bespoke to you, all the while ensuring we travel and operate sustainably.
Are you ready to discover extraordinary once again?
