Welcome  
For those visitors not familiar with us, we specialise in the creation of tailor made journeys to the more exotic areas of the world. We do not sell the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand or Japan, we do not ski and we do not cruise (except in the Galapagos and Antarctica).

While we run a limited number of set departures each year which can be seen under the Escorted Tours section, for the most part this web site is designed to show you the areas in which we excel and, through our journey ideas, to stimulate thought and provide an idea of what is possible in each country. They are far from exhaustive.

We believe that personal contact is the essence of a successful holiday and while a web site is useful it can never replace a conversation. You need to trust us and we need to understand your aspirations.

Please either complete one of the on-line forms for further information or call and talk through your requirements with the specialist responsible for your chosen destination. Numbers in the party are irrelevant and we will take as much care over one person as 100.

We look forward to your travelling with us.


Nicholas A G Laing
Chairman

Our History
Steppes Travel (or Steppes East as it was then) was founded in 1989 with the objective of creating a travel company where service and knowledge are of the highest priority. We aim to design itineraries, which, while including the highlights of any country, additionally take travellers off the beaten track to see lesser known, but equally interesting places not frequented by large numbers of tourists.

We offer individuals the ability to travel safely in remote areas in the knowledge that one of us had been there before. Furthermore we run a 24-hour emergency service, which ensures that at any time, a member of staff is on call to help resolve a local difficulty. It is our belief that these little details make the difference between a good travel company and an exceptional travel company.

To achieve this we demand a very high calibre of staff who on the one hand, through a combination of upbringing and education, can objectively analyse and appreciate the finest hotels and resorts in the world and yet who will, at a moments notice, disappear off to some far flung remote corner to visit a particular treasure which, for what ever reason, has grabbed their attention. Additionally they must have the intellect and education to absorb the culture and history of a country so that in turn they can produce interesting and stimulating ideas for you the traveller.

We now have a sales staff of 12 in the office all of whom have a wealth of travel experience under their belts and who revisit their own particular areas of expertise each year to refresh their minds and discover new opportunities. Some have now been with us for more than 10 years and have developed a following of clients who trust their judgement and will travel with no one else. We hope you will join those ranks.