walking tour

Meaning

A walking tour is a guided sightseeing trip where participants explore a historical area, city, or nature site on foot. These tours are highly popular for learning about local history, architecture, and food culture up close.

Examples

• We joined a free walking tour of the old town and tipped the guide at the end.

  We joined a free walking tour of the old town and tipped the guide at the end.

• Make sure you wear comfortable shoes because the walking tour lasts three hours.

  Make sure you wear comfortable shoes because the walking tour lasts three hours.

• The ghost-themed walking tour starts at sunset outside the cemetery gates.

  The ghost-themed walking tour starts at sunset outside the cemetery gates.

• I highly recommend the street art walking tour if you visit Berlin.

  I highly recommend the street art walking tour if you visit Berlin.

• Our guide on the walking tour was incredibly knowledgeable about the local architecture.

  Our guide on the walking tour was incredibly knowledgeable about the local architecture.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We did a walk tour of Rome.

  ✓ We did a walking tour of Rome.

  The noun modifier must be the gerund form 'walking', not the base verb 'walk'.

• ✗ I booked a foot tour of the historic district.

  ✓ I booked a walking tour of the historic district.

  While you explore on foot, the established English collocation is always 'walking tour'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Since the streets in the old town are too narrow for buses, we had to book a ___.

  💡 A guided sightseeing trip on foot.

  Show answer

  walking tour

• I always sign up for a local ___ on my first day in a new city to get my bearings.

  💡 Exploring a city on foot with a guide.

  Show answer

  walking tour