guided tour
Expert-led sightseeing excursion
A guided tour is a visit to a place of interest led by someone who explains what you're seeing along the way.
The guide might be a person walking alongside you through a museum, historic site, or city neighborhood, or it might be a recorded voice accessed through headphones or an app.
We took a guided tour of the cathedral.
The phrase extends figuratively to any detailed walkthrough of something: Let me give you a guided tour of the new software.
Trained museum tour leader
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- narrationVerbal account delivery
- explanationStatement making something clear
- interpretationAssigned meaning
context · history · facts · anecdotes · storytelling · background · details · insight
One who accompanies another
- docentTrained museum tour leader
- leaderOne who guides others
- hostOne receiving guests
- interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
ranger · expert · local · shepherd · usher · facilitator · specialist · naturalist
Planned sequence of destinations
- schedulePlan of timed events
- routePath from A to B
- plannedDecided on beforehand
- organizedSystematically arranged
timetable · agenda · program · sequence · outline · stops · checkpoints · meeting point
Brief recreational trip
- day tripExcursion returning same evening
- outingShort recreational trip
- safariWildlife observation journey
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
trek · pilgrimage · cruise · holiday · vacation · adventure · backpacking
Distinctive, recognizable locations
- attractionsThings that draw interest
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
- museumsInstitutions preserving cultural artifacts
- galleriesSpaces for displaying art
exhibits · architecture · heritage · artifacts · historical · scenery · cityscape · panorama
Those actively involved
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- assemblyConstructing from components
- visitorsPeople who come temporarily
- crowdLarge public gathering
cohort · party · fellowship · interaction · socializing · camaraderie · strangers · companions
docent
Trained museum tour leader
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- narrationVerbal account delivery
- explanationStatement making something clear
interpretation · context · history · facts · anecdotes · storytelling · background · details · insight · exposition
escort
One who accompanies another
interpreter · ranger · expert · local · shepherd · usher · facilitator · specialist · naturalist · historian
itinerary
Planned sequence of destinations
organized · timetable · agenda · program · sequence · outline · stops · checkpoints · meeting point · duration
excursion
Brief recreational trip
- day tripExcursion returning same evening
- outingShort recreational trip
- safariWildlife observation journey
expedition · trek · pilgrimage · cruise · holiday · vacation · adventure · backpacking
landmarks
Distinctive, recognizable locations
- attractionsThings that draw interest
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
- museumsInstitutions preserving cultural artifacts
galleries · exhibits · architecture · heritage · artifacts · historical · scenery · cityscape · panorama · vista
participants
Those actively involved
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- assemblyConstructing from components
- visitorsPeople who come temporarily
crowd · cohort · party · fellowship · interaction · socializing · camaraderie · strangers · companions · fellow travelers
- toursday trips, excursions, sightseeing, heritage trail, jungle treks
- travel industryairlines, airline, hotel, resort, travel agencies
- cultural explorationmuseum visit, heritage site, folk dance, traditional music, local cuisine
- guided tours
- jungle toursjungle trek, canopy walk, nature trail, wildlife spotting, jungle lodge
- tourist activitiesart gallery, historic site, monument, temple visit, heritage site