day trip

Meaning

A journey or excursion where you visit a place and return home or to your base hotel on the same day. It implies that no overnight stay is involved and is a very common, casual travel term.

Examples

• Since we were staying in Florence, we decided to take a day trip to Pisa.

  Since we were staying in Florence, we decided to take a day trip to Pisa.

• A day trip to the beach is the perfect way to spend a hot summer Saturday.

  A day trip to the beach is the perfect way to spend a hot summer Saturday.

• We didn't pack much luggage because it was just a quick day trip.

  We didn't pack much luggage because it was just a quick day trip.

• The island is close enough for a day trip, with ferries running every hour.

  The island is close enough for a day trip, with ferries running every hour.

• I highly recommend taking a day trip to the countryside to escape the noisy city.

  I highly recommend taking a day trip to the countryside to escape the noisy city.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We made a day travel to the mountains.

  ✓ We took a day trip to the mountains.

  'Travel' is generally an uncountable noun or a verb. For a single short journey, use the noun 'trip' combined with the verb 'take' or 'go on'.

• ✗ I am going to a day trip tomorrow.

  ✓ I am going on a day trip tomorrow.

  The correct preposition to use with 'trip' in this context is 'on'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Instead of booking another hotel, we just planned a ___ to the nearby historic town.

  💡 A short journey where you return on the same day.

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  day trip

• Are you staying overnight in London, or is it just a ___?

  💡 A visit that doesn't involve sleeping over.

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  day trip