May 16, 2007.

Steppes Travel implements Carbon Offset program

Steppes Travel has implemented a carbon offset program using Carbon Responsible as its partner to offset the carbon emissions created by your holiday. We are offsetting all the air travel used by our staff in the research and development of your holiday.

On our Carbon Offset page, visitors will find a world map from where they can plot their flight, calculate their emissions and choose to offset these emissions through Carbon Responsible.


May 9, 2007.

Steppes Travel sponsors talk on 'Pole of Inaccessibiliy' expedition.

On 19th January 2007, Team N2i consisting of Rory Sweet, Rupert Longsdon, Henry Cookson and Paul Landry became the first people to reach the Pole of Inaccessibility' (the point in Antarctica most distant from the ocean) on foot. They travelled over 1,700km in 48 days using a combination of skis, sledges and kite surfs to reach this remote point. On their arrival they were greeted by a statue of Vladimir Lenin left there by a Soviet Antarctic Expedition back in 1958.

Justin Wateridge, MD of Steppes Travel, commented, "we are very proud to be sponsoring this talk and to be helping the team to raise funds in aid of the Calvert Trust. What the team achieved was fantastic."

The team will be recounting their unique expedition on Wednesday, 13th June at 7pm, at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. To book tickets, please visit www.justgiving.com/n2i or send cheque payable to The Calvert Trust, to Rupert Longsdon, Hill View, Sapperton, Cirencester, GL7 6LE.


April 10, 2007.

Steppes Travel helps organise 'Footballs for Fun'

Steppes Travel is helping to organise "footballs for fun".

Many of Steppes Travel's clients who have taken footballs with them on their travels have found that they have been wonderfully received. Mr and Mrs Murray-Walker recently visited Kenya with Steppes Travel, where the children were absolutely thrilled to receive footballs.

The Murray-Walkers are raising money for a bore hole in the children's area. If anyone would like to contribute, please send donations to "Steppes Travel" and Steppes will pass them on.

Justin Wateridge, MD of Steppes Travel, commented, "We are always happy to help with fundraising and 'Footballs for Fun' is a great way for us all to bring a smile & some help to these communities."

April 4, 2007.

Steppes Travel organises privileged insight at Hermitage Musueum.

Steppes Travel has organised privileged insight for visitors at the Hermitage Museum.

Margaret and Ron Kinsey booked with Steppes Travel to visit St Petersburg. Before they travelled they learned from a TV programme that a dinner service ordered by Catherine the Great had a casserole dish with a picture of Pontypridd Bridge - Pontypridd being somewhere with which they had a personal connection. They found out that the dinner service was in the Hermitage but sadly for them it was not currently on display. That was until Steppes Travel started pulling some strings.

On arriving at the Hermitage, they were met by Lydia Liackhova, the curator of ceramics, who escorted them to a locked room where they were allowed a private viewing of the dinner service.

"On our way out of the room other members of the public tried to walk into the room, but they were met with a firm 'Niet' by Lydia. We had definitely been very lucky and privileged." The Kinseys

Justin Wateridge, MD of Steppes Travel, commented, "We are so pleased to have been able to help Margaret & Ron. For Steppes Travel, adding these additional touches is all part of the service and care we take with our clients."