Meaning & use
walking tour
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Meaning
nouncountable
A visit to a place on foot, usually with a guide, to see its interesting buildings or history.
Grammar: Countable: say 'a walking tour' or 'two walking tours'; the place comes after 'of'.
Patterns
- a walking tour of something
- go on a walking tour
- take a walking tour
We took a walking tour of the old town and learned about its medieval walls.
The museum offers a two-hour walking tour every morning at ten.
A walking tour is a good way to see a city when the weather is nice.
Word forms
| plural | walking tours |
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Common combinations
- guided walking tour
- The guided walking tour includes a visit to the cathedral.
- go on a walking tour
- They went on a walking tour of the historic district.
- free walking tour
- Many European cities have free walking tours that rely on tips.
- walking tour of the city
- Our walking tour of the city started at the main square.
Synonyms and how they differ
- guided walk
- Similar, but often shorter and may focus on nature rather than a city; 'walking tour' suggests a planned route with information.
Commonly confused: walking tour or walking holiday?
walking tour vs walking holiday
A walking holiday is a vacation spent mostly walking from place to place, often in the countryside; a walking tour is usually a short guided walk in one place.
Practice
We went on a walking tour ___ the old city center.
Choose one answer.
'A tour of a place' is the standard pattern, so 'of' is correct. 'In' would describe location, not the area covered by the tour.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “walking tour”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.