group excursion

Meaning

A 'group excursion' is an organized short trip or outing taken by a collection of people, often for leisure, education, or sightseeing. These trips are typically planned by a tour operator, cruise line, or hotel.

Examples

• The resort offers a daily group excursion to the nearby ancient ruins.

  The resort offers a daily group excursion to the nearby ancient ruins.

• We decided to sign up for the guided group excursion to explore the national park.

  We decided to sign up for the guided group excursion to explore the national park.

• A group excursion is a great way to meet fellow travelers while sightseeing.

  A group excursion is a great way to meet fellow travelers while sightseeing.

• The price of the cruise includes at least one offshore group excursion.

  The price of the cruise includes at least one offshore group excursion.

• Our tour guide coordinated the entire group excursion, including transport and lunch.

  Our tour guide coordinated the entire group excursion, including transport and lunch.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We went on a group excursion trip last Saturday.

  ✓ We went on a group excursion last Saturday.

  'Excursion' already means a short trip, so adding the word 'trip' after it is redundant.

• ✗ I booked a group excursion for visiting the museum.

  ✓ I booked a group excursion to visit the museum.

  Use the infinitive 'to visit' to express the purpose of the excursion, rather than 'for visiting'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The hotel organized a ___ to the local vineyards for all the guests.

  💡 A planned outing for multiple people.

  Show answer

  group excursion

• If you prefer traveling alone, you might not enjoy a structured ___.

  💡 An organized trip with a group.

  Show answer

  group excursion