Our People
  • Amy Waters snow biking Our Team

    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.

  • William Dalrymple Our Tour Experts

    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.

  • Liz Bonnin Heroes and Heroines

    The people who lead the way when it comes to those things which matter to us: exploration, the environment, women’s empowerment and education.

View to Mir i Arab madrassa thru the old wooden carved door, Bukhara

William Taylor

My Expertise

  • Uzbekistan flag Uzbekistan

William has been leading very successful Steppes Travel tours for years, and is fluent in Arabic, Turkish and Syriac.

He is very comfortable in an area stretching from the Balkans to Central Asia, has travelled extensively in the countries of the region and has written and broadcast on their context, both from historical perspectives and the present.

His expertise is in the relationship between the Islamic world and Orthodox Churches, holding a Ph D from SOAS in that field.

His publications include Narratives of Identity, Turkey – Looking Behind and Before, and The Creativity Behind the Wall. A new work, Monks and Monasteries of the Silk Road, should appear in 2021.

William is an Anglican priest and Chairman of the Anglican and Eastern Churches Association – in which role he travels backwards and forwards to the region.

Why Choose Steppes?

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?


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