Formerly the tour operating department at the British Museum, The Traveller became an independent entity in 2003, but with the same ethos and retaining strong links with the staff and curators, many of whom continue to lead our tours Our team of permanent staff has extensive experience across the world, and we are passionate about the areas we cover and the history, culture and archaeology of these countries Our long association and friendship with the British Museum and other academic institutions means we have an enviable pool of expertise from which to choose our tour lecturers We pride ourselves on offering the most diverse range of small group tours in the market, from Seville to Samarkand and Easter Island to Ethiopia Steppes Travel now have 35 people in the office, many of whom have been with the company over 10 years, making them what we believe is arguably the most knowledgeable team of specialist travel experts in the UK