Steppes Travel Group is a privately-owned leading independent specialist tour operator with more than 20 year's experience of creating exceptional worldwide tailor-made and escorted tours. Our tours are designed to inspire, stimulate and nurture keen minds, providing a high level of active participation, with both students and teachers gaining a unique insight into the country visited and a deeper understanding of the communities who live there. Put simply, our trips are designed to offer some of the finest educational travel experiences possible.
Experiential learning
We understand that, in order to engage our clients and provide something different, we need to combine exciting academic activities with high levels of engaging participation. Such local interaction is a priority. We also want clients to experience the best a country has to offer, which often means taking a path less travelled. Each itinerary is uniquely designed to provide a detailed understanding and thrilling exploration of the areas visited.
Diverse destinations
Our tours operate worldwide. From exploring ancient Roman cities with traditional Syrian communities in Damascus to engaging in lively debates with Moscow students on Russia’s history and art, or from playing a game of football against local students on the beaches of Brazil. We are able to offer incredibly diverse destinations in countries such as Iceland, Namibia, India and the Galapagos Islands.
Flexibility through multi subject exploration
We can also design a flexible, bespoke itinerary with your specific requirements and budget in mind. Let us know the areas and topics you want to cover and we can plan a tour to take in all of these aspects without losing any of the focus. We can discuss a multi-subject itinerary or combine cross-departmental ventures, for example geography, geology, science and photography in Iceland, or economics, religious studies, art and trekking in India. By contrast, we can also provide single-subject focused tours.
Planning a trip
For many people, finding the time to plan these tours is difficult. With this in mind, we would be delighted to come and discuss your own specific requirements with you. If you are planning a meeting of teachers, students and/or parents, we can provide a full briefing and presentation on the trip in question. We can meet your team and we can answer any questions you may have. This personal touch can make all the difference.
Peace of mind
Your safety is our top priority. Each tour runs to a strict code of conduct and practice and all our tours are constantly monitored and updated with detailed risk assessments. We can also provide a comprehensive insurance policy, tailored specifically to your own particular tour to ensure that you can travel in confidence at all times. We hold a full ATOL licence (number 6945) which means that, when you book with us and should you have to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances, your money is 100% safe.
Our expertise at home and abroad
With more than 35 specialist staff who have travelled, lived and worked in their chosen area of expertise, our team is the key to the success of your tour. This is really what sets us apart. We will work with you to turn the best possible journey idea into a fantastic learning experience. For many of our tours, we can discuss the opportunity of an expert from our office accompanying you on the trip. We have a wide network of local and regional experts in the host country whose beliefs and ethos reflect our own professional approach. Our strong working relationship, developed over many years, allows you to book with confidence and in the knowledge that you have the necessary support.
Inspection visits & CPD
In order for you to personally run these tours with confidence, we are able to arrange pre-trip inspection visits and tours based around Continuing Professional Development. This first-hand experience is invaluable and allows you to plan and implement a tour with confidence and enthusiasm.
Learn more and be inspired
Given the nature of designing tailor-made school tours, the diversity of destinations we offer and the uniqueness of each school trip, we can only show a selection of suggested itineraries on this site. We therefore suggest that you contact one of our experienced team members to discuss how Steppes Schools can help you plan your next educational adventure.