grand tour
Aristocratic European pilgrimage
A grand tour is an extended journey through multiple places, especially one undertaken for education or cultural enrichment.
The term originally described the travels of young European aristocrats through the continent's cultural capitals, and now applies to any comprehensive tour of a region or subject: We did a grand tour of the wine country.
In auto racing, grand touring (GT) refers to high-performance cars designed for long-distance road racing. (Capitalized Grand Tour refers to the historical tradition.)
Planned sequence of destinations
- voyageJourney by sea
- journeyTravel from place to place
- routePath from A to B
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
sightseeing · destinations · guidebook · crossing · lodgings · passport · luggage · excursion
Performance car for touring
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- Le MansFrench endurance race locale
- sports carHigh-performance driving machine
- racingSpeed competition sport
Covering a large scope
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- completeLacking nothing, fully done
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
- all-encompassingIncluding everything without exception
survey · overview · sampling · highlights · whirlwind
itinerary
Planned sequence of destinations
expedition · sightseeing · destinations · guidebook · crossing · lodgings · passport · luggage · excursion · circuit
GT
Performance car for touring
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- Le MansFrench endurance race locale
- sports carHigh-performance driving machine
racing · performance · long-distance · road racing · coupe
extensive
Covering a large scope
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- completeLacking nothing, fully done
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
all-encompassing · survey · overview · sampling · highlights · whirlwind
- explorationexploration, explore, expedition, expeditions, voyage
- traveltrip, trips, journey, journeys, travel
- cyclingbikes, bicycles, cycling, cyclist, cyclists
- Victorianaseances, Dickens, spiritualism, Sherlock Holmes, phrenology
- "Grand" phrases
- historic travelcarriage, pilgrimages, wagon, Silk Road, covered wagon
grand tourweekend getaway
Short recreational trip
day trip · quick trip · short break · flying visit · quick visit
grand tourbeach vacation
package holiday · resort stay · all-inclusive · cruise · staycation
grand tourbudget travel
Low-cost trip planning
backpacking · hostel hopping · hitchhiking · camping trip · road trip
tour, grand, tourist, detour, touring, tourism, tourists, toured, detours