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.
Tour Experts
Spitsbergen Paul is a fierce conservationist, award-winning photographer and guide with a huge following eager for his particular brand of leading. What he always gets are results for his clientele.
The Sunday Times described him as ‘preposterously vivacious, a guide of psychotic gusto’ and they also added ‘no-one will drag you up the wildlife photography ladder quicker.’ The Independent remarked ‘think Gordon Ramsay with cameras, not pots and pans’. A trip with Paul is never dull and always fun, busy and fulfilling.
There will be times when Paul may take you outside of your comfort zone but this will inevitably lead to you capturing exceptional photographs to enhance your wildlife collection.
Paul knows the Polar Pioneer well and has previously worked with her captain, expedition leader and crew. They will make a formidable team on our exclusive Spitsbergen photographic charter.
A unique opportunity to join an exclusive photographic cruise around Spitsbergen’s coast photographing polar bears, alongside expert photographer, Paul Goldstein.
From polar bears and glaciers to walruses and icebergs, Svalbard is an otherworldly destination that teems with eye-popping landscapes and unique wildlife. Watch the video to get a sense of life on board a vessel in this enchanting region.
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?
