overland journey
Ground-based long trip
An overland journey is travel conducted across land rather than by sea or air, typically covering considerable distance through varied terrain.
The phrase emphasizes the route's terrestrial nature and often implies adventure or difficulty: The pioneers made the overland journey to California, an overland journey through the Sahara.
- trekArduous overland journey
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- long haulProlonged difficult undertaking
- caravanTraveling group with goods
- covered wagonCanvas-roofed pioneer vehicle
trail · dusty · wagon · traverse · migration · pilgrimage · route · open road · wilderness · uncharted territory · the great unknown · footsore · compass · provisions · supply run · terrain · desert · prairie
- Expeditionsexpedition, Antarctic expedition, Arctic expedition, expeditions, Arctic exploration
- exploration literaturetravelogue, Arctic expedition, circumnavigation, scientific expedition, cave exploration
- traveloguestravelogue, travel memoir, travel diary, travel essay, travel blog
medium of travel
overland journeysea voyage
Travel across ocean waters
ocean voyage · voyage · flight · air travel · sailing
over, land, journey, lands, landed, landing, landlord, landlady, landscape