Sue Flood Photography Tours with Steppes Travel

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Photography Tours with Sue Flood

Travel beyond the ordinary

with Sue Flood

Join photographer, wildlife filmmaker and conservationist Sue Flood in some of the world’s most exciting destinations

Sharpen up your photographic skills with Sue Flood. Sue’s credentials are numerous and include being the former Associate Producer on the award-winning BBC series The Blue Planet and more recently contributor to Planet Earth.

Her photographic highlights include diving with humpback whales in the South Pacific, face-to-face encounters with leopard seals in the Antarctic, filming polar bears in the Arctic and photographing the wildlife of Zambia.

Sue leads photography tours for Steppes Travel worldwide and has most recently returned from our Antarctica Charter in conjunction with Telegraph Tours.

Sue is great fun to be with and while you will hone your photographic skills under her tuition, you are also guaranteed a fun and rewarding time in her company.

Justin Wateridge Managing Director

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Client Testimonials TRAVELLING WITH SUE FLOOD & STEPPES TRAVEL

We got back today from one of the best holidays ever. Thank you so much for all you did to arrange it. It was an honour to spend time in the company of Sue Flood. A very special person. She is so talented and professional but down to earth and friendly at the same time.

- Roy & Andy | Canada

Three things made this trip so superb The scenery and wildlife are in themselves remarkable. Sue was amazing and has enabled me to truly discover photography. She is great fun and hugely interesting and helpful with anything. The crew their knowledge and involvement with the conservation of this region made this tour so much more significant.

Sarah | Canada

We were both impressed with your knowledge and with your speedy replies to all questions.

Sue Flood was excellent, helpful, patient and had a great store of anecdotes.

- Judith | Antarctica

- Hugh | Madagascar

Sue Grimwood’s in-depth knowledge of the region and the vessel was invaluable in our preparation for the trip and was a strong differentiator when we were choosing a travel agent.

Talking with Sue, we quickly got an honest perspective.

Sue is fabulous, both as a photo instructor, but as a naturalist too.

Her stories are very entertaining and she is a wonderful person.

- Ellen | Madagascar

It was tremendously helpful to be able to speak to someone who had been to Antarctica before and travelled on the actual ship we had booked.

We felt at every stage of the booking process that we were in safe hands..

- James | Antarctica

- Fiona | Antarctica

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Galapagos Photography Cruise with Sue Flood A WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHERS WISH-LIST

Our private charter visits nine islands including the more remote Genovesa, so there will be plenty of time for photographic opportunites with Sue’s expert eye to help you take the best footage. May is the perfect month to see the bizarre courtship displays of the blue-footed boobies, sea turtles and marine iguanas hatching and waved albatrosses starting to lay their eggs.

However you don’t have to be a photographer to join this trip, snorkel with playful sealions, and learn from the experienced naturalist guide who will also be accompanying all excursions on land and sea.

Steppes Travel is a Gold Corporate member of the Galapagos Conservation Trust which ensures everyone joining this charter will receive a year’s membership to this charity supporting the ongoing conservation of these islands.

On-Board Natural Paradise Natural Paradise is a spacious and stylish yacht, specifically designed and built to cruise the Galapagos. Accomodating just 16 people across nine cabins. Facilities include a lounge, indoor and outdoor eating and bar areas, a generous sundeck with loungers and a Jacuzzi.

DEPARTURE: 20th May 2018 11 days from £6,195 PP

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Arctic Photography Cruise with Sue Flood & Monty Halls

IN CONJUNCTION WITH TELEGRAPH TOURS

A 12 day high Arctic expedition deep inside the Arctic Circle only 600 miles from The North Pole.

One of the best places in the world to see polar bears in their natural habitat.

Sail on-board the ice-strengthened Akademik Sergey Vavilov to access Svalbard’s most spectacular sites.

Join our Spitsbergen voyage accompanied by Sue who is a specialist in this polar region. Native species include polar bears, beluga whales and Arctic fox. Sue will help you hone your photographic skills to capture precious wildlife encounters as you sail through this astonishing environment. Spend time off the ship exploring on foot and by zodiac for an exhilarating and unforgettable experience.

Explorer and marine biologist Monty Halls will also share tales from his explorations in the Arctic and accompany you on expeditions to discover the geological wonders of this beautifully photogenic area.

DEPARTURE: 7th July 2018 12 days from ÂŁ6,450pp

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Japan Winter Wildlife Photography with Sue Flood CENTRAL HONSHU & NORTHERN HOKKAIDO

Search for a host of wildlife including red-crowned cranes, ezo owls, Steller’s sea eagles, whooper swans and snow monkeys.

Your local leader Mayumi Brazil has a wealth of experience guiding wildlife photographers and naturalists in these areas.

Immerse yourself into Japanese culture with the warm hospitality of traditional guesthouse ryokans.

An exceptional opportunity to join Sue and explore the diverse landscape and wildlife of Japan. Hokkaido is home to growing populations of red foxes, sika deers, whooper swans and a suprising number of brown bears.

East Hokkaido is known for its breeding population of red-crowned cranes and their mesmerising, synchronised courtship dances of pairing adults at this time. Visit Honshu for the famous Japan macaques or snow monkeys Alongside wildlife viewing there will also be time to visit key cultural attractions.and experience the traditions of staying in a traditional Japanese guesthouse or ryokans. Sue will accompany the group with advice and run practical workshops.

DEPARTURE: 9 th February 2018 16 days from ÂŁ9,950 PP

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Canada Grizzly Bear Photography with Sue Flood TIMED FOR THE SALMON RUN

Explore the wilderness of Bella Coola home to prolific wildlife including grizzlies, black bears, wolves and an array of birdlife.

Stay at Tweedsmuir Lodge a member of the Magnificent Seven Luxury Wilderness Lodges of Canada.

Photograph bears feeding on the salmon run from private bear viewing platforms.

Join our exclusive photographic tour staying at Tweedsmuir Lodge, one of British Colombia’s premier bear viewing lodges.

Explore the wilderness and wildlife of Bella Coola, known as the gateway to the Great Bear Rainforest. Photograph grizzlies from the river and from private platforms in the peak of the salmon run when the bears are drawn here in large numbers.

Each day is planned with making the most of photographic opportunites to capture the best light and times when the wildlife is most active. Sue will be on hand to lend her professional eye and one-on-one tuition.

DEPARTURES: 7th & 13th September 2018 9 days from ÂŁ8,995pp

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Madagascar Photographic Journey with Sue Flood DANCING SIFAKAS & BAOBABS AT SUNSET

One of the most diverse places on the planet to see unique flora and fauna

See dancing sifakas, colourful chameleons, leaping lemurs, the strange fossas and other endemic wildllife

Benefit from Sue’s expert eye to maximise all your photo opportunities

Encounter this island’s incredibly diverse flora and fauna and the various habitats that support a myriad of unique species.

September is the perfect time when spring brings baby lemurs and nesting birds and reptiles begin to be more active.

Fly by private charter so that you can maximise your time taking photographs of numerous endemic wildlife including chameleons, dancing sifakas, indris, lemurs and the cat-like fossas.

See the spectacular and iconic Avenue of Baobabs and visit Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Berenty Reserve, the dry forests of Kirindy and coastal Anjajavy .

DEPARTURE: 19 th August 2018 16 days from £9,995pp

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Antarctica Cruise with Sue Flood AN EXPEDITIONARY VOYAGE

Epic landscapes and wildlife populations.

The penguin colony of Salisbury Plain on South Georgia is home to over 200,000 king penguins

Sue has experience of both polar regions and can assist with challenges that this region might give helping you get the best photos possible.

Includes time in the wildlife hotspots of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia as well as the Antarctic Peninsula.

For anybody with a love of wildlife and wild places, an expedition voyage to the Falklands, South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula is the ultimate experience. Nothing quite prepares one for the epic scale of Antarctica or the amazing sense of space. Towering ice cliffs, gigantic glaciers, bergs the size of skyscrapers – little wonder that Roald Amundsen wrote of Antarctica, that “the land looks like a fairy-tale”.

The wildlife is equally as spellbinding. None more so than the penguin colony of Salisbury Plain on South Georgia.

Home to over 200,000 king penguins, the visual spectacle is extraordinary; so too the sounds and smells.

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Russian Arctic with Sue Flood WRANGEL ISLAND

Steppes have been travelling to Russia for over 29 years and expanded into the Russian Arctic to give a truly off piste Arctic experience.

Wrangel Island has one of the highest density of polar bears to be seen anywhere in the world.

The waters of the Arctic ocean are rich in marine life and a great place to see beluga whales, grey whales, orcas and humpbacks.

Wrangel Island is the world’s northernmost UNESCO World Heritage Site and has such high populations of polar bears that travellers often experience multiple sightings on a single excursion.

The remote islands also support a stunning array of birds and wildlife and the Arctic Ocean is rich in marine mammals.

This region is also home to a number of indigenous groups including Chukchi, Inuit, Yupik and Sami.

Visit remote villages to experience their culture first-hand.

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Expert Led Group Tours ONE OF THE UK’S LEADING SPECIALISTS IN WILDLIFE, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SMALL GROUP HOLIDAYS.

Hand picked Tour Experts

We carefully select our experts based on their knowledge, companionship and influence.

Often they can facilitate private access to sites not typically open to the public.

Benefit from our small group sizes

Our average group size is typically 8-10 people, allowing you to have a more personalised and relaxed experience, a factor which many of our clients appreciate.

Private Groups

If you would like us to arrange a small group departure for your own private group of friends or your family do get in touch.

Refer friends and get rewarded Refer a new client to the same group tour and we will give both you and them a £100 discount when they book.

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Steppes Tailor-made travel BEYOND THE ORDINARY

The Steppes Difference No two people are the same, each is unique.

So we understand that no two holidays should be alike either.

We listen to what you want and create a personalised itinerary tailored around you, finessing every detail before, during and after your holiday. Your holiday. Your experience. Your way.

Our objective will always be to show you the highlights of a country, but we also like to take you off the beaten track to see the lesser known, but equally interesting places not frequented by large numbers of tourists.

Get in touch to see why and where we can take you.

We hope that you can join our clients who return to us year after year.

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