Steppes Travel Reviews 

Forensic knowledge and excellence of contacts. Experience over years and years provides such a superior end product.

Charlotte at Steppes put together a wonderful 10 day trip to India for us. She had thought of everything and provided us with excellent pre-departure advice - took on board that my husband was slightly nervous of picking up a tummy bug and came up with a bespoke adventure. All the hotels were top class, dinners were delicious and all the guides and our driver spoke excellent English and ensured that we had an unforgettable experience. Nothing prepares you for the beauty of the Taj at sunset and sunrise.

This was the second time booking with Steppes Travel and they were once again fantastic. Very professional advising on our trip to Kenya. Highly recommend the team at Steppes Travel

For my first visit with a more experienced friend to the religious and historic epicentre that is Jerusalem we chose Steppes Travel. With a mere four days to explore a place packed full of millennia of religion, churches, historic sites and more we opted to use a them as specialists in the region and couldn’t be happier having taken all their suggestions.

From VIP fast track through immigration, transport from Ben Gurion to Jerusalem to the activities within and outside Jerusalem such as Masada, En-Geti National Park and the Dead Sea it was all that I had hoped for and more. A special shout to our guide, Efrat, who went above and beyond to ensure the trip out of Jerusalem was everything hoped for. More actually, much more.

Whilst talking of going above and beyond Steppes unfortunately had to swing very swiftly into action as my travelling companion managed to take a tumble in the Old City. One of those chance trips that normally would have been shrugged off, but this time led to a real injury which cut short his holiday via a trip to hospital. From insurance, to hospital liaison, specialist transfers and an advance flight home Steppes could not have worked harder to ensure a difficult situation was not made any worse.

Lessons learned, always have good travel insurance and have Steppes on your side.

5 stars on all counts.

I’ve travelled with Steppes on two trips, with a third booked for next year. I can’t recommend them highly enough. The guides they use are excellent, and all aspects of travel are well organised.

Attentive, informed, great ideas and attention to detail.

We had alot of questions and tasks to take care of before our travels. Illona and her team were always there to answer in a most timely manner. We have a wonderful trip. One small problem was completely taken care of with the utmost urgency. Highly recommend Steppes.

Friends recommended Steppes to us and they couldn’t have been more helpful arranging our family holiday to Australia. We were visiting family in Sydney and Clare recommended exploring the south of the country which wasn’t our original plan. We are so pleased she persuaded us. Kangaroo island was incredible and camping out under the stars in the flinders ranges a definite highlight for us all. It was a magical holiday and we will definitely seek the help of Steppes when planning our next adventure.

We like the Steppes attitude and helpfulness and understanding of our particular needs

John and the team at Steppes went out of their way to curate an unforgettable trip to Costa Rica for our family. From the rainforest to seeing the turtles in Tortuguero, every detail was expertly planned. I look forward to travelling again with you soon.

My husband and I were planning our honeymoon and we didn't have a set idea of where we wanted to go. Paul really listened to our wishes and we ended up booking a 2 week trip to Ecuador and The Galapagos. It was the trip of a lifetime! The wildlife there is outstanding. The service we received was first class and the food on the boat was delicious. Thank you!!

Steppes work with you to create an itinerary that addresses your priorities but also includes activities that go beyond the normal tourist experience, or unique accommodation based on their detailed knowledge of the destination. In our most recent trip we stayed at the highest pub in Africa in Lesotho and at a gorgeous wine estate in South Africa with a personal fine dining chef and had a private tour with the owner of a game reserve that had a herd of quagga (recovered from extinction by selective breeding). On previous trips with Steppes we have had a home cooked meal with a family in Uzbekistan; a private dinner with two geishas in Kyoto; tracked Gorillas and Chimpanzees in Uganda/Rwanda; driven a salt road to a stunning remote lodge on Namibia's Skeleton Coast; and had a temple stay in Korea.

Very well organised, knowledgeable guides, everything went smoothly.

We have travelled a number of times with Steppes Travel, Crossing the Antarctic Circle, Circumnavigation of Svalbard, Adventure Weekend in Longyearbyen and the latest a few days in Buenos Aires & Ushuaia before setting sail for The Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula. Without fail we have been expertly guided from start to finish re all aspects of all of these trips. Helping us decide on Where to stay pre and post cruise, Which Icebreaker to sail on and the choice of itineraries available. On our latest adventure in February this year we got stranded in Ushuaia due to engine failure on our internal flight back to Ushuaia which meant we missed our original International flight home from Buenos Aires. Sue Grimwood was on "Emergency Call Duty" when I made the "Help, what do we do?" call. Sue certainly pulled out all the stops and together with John Faithfull, our original Travel Advisor, they went above and beyond to re-book accommodation and help get us back to the UK. John called us a few times to assure us everything was in hand and even ensured we were safely at the airport waiting to board our final flight home. Once back home, he called again to ensure we were both OK. That's what I call SUPERB SERVICE. Will we travel with them again - You Bet we Will!

Great service from start to finish. My first tailor made trip. Every stage was checked and double checked. The trip itself went without a hitch just as planned. Amazing people will use Steppes travel again.

The travel agent helped us identify where to travel at the time we had vacation and arranged in-country accommodations, guides and transfers. The level of service is incredible and made for one of the best vacations we've had

Steppes are brilliant- great attention to detail.

Used Steppes Travel for a number of trips over the last few years. Always had creative itineraries that fitted the brief with great service and value.

Great service from Steppes would recommend them !