Travel / A1

TOOR/tʊə/

A tour is a visit around a place to see the interesting parts, often with a guide: a tour of the castle, a bus tour. A tourist is the person. A trip is any short journey; a tour is specifically going round to look. Go on a tour; take a tour. Countable: a tour.

Meaning

A visit around a place, often with a guide, to see interesting things.

Examples

• “We went on a tour of the castle.”
• “The tour lasts two hours.”
• “We booked a walking tour of the old town.”

Good to know

go on / take a tour of + place. Person: tourist. Contrast: trip (any short journey).

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