I. Reading: Types of Tours - Teacher's Copy
Escorted Tour/Tour Package
Escorted tours are a very tour popular product. Escorted tours are normally conducted by a tour director who takes care of all services from beginning to end of the tour. Escorted tours normally include flights, hotels, transportation, transfers to the airport/hotel, most meals and sightseeing in one price.
Independent Vacation/Travel
These vacations usually spend 2 or 3 nights in each location visited and usually only a few locations are visited. A tour guide is normally not included, but there is usually a host available to answer questions and suggest sightseeing. Few meals and some sightseeing are typically included, but a lot of free time to explore is available. These vacations are ideal for independent travellers looking to set their own pace.
River Cruise
A river cruise is basically a tour that is conducted on a small or medium sized cruise-ship and travels via rivers instead of rail or road.
Tour and Cruise
This is a tour or independent vacation that also has an accompanying cruise. The cruise is at least 3 nights or more. Tours with a one-day or overnight cruise are simply considered escorted tours.
Rail Tour
Rail tours offer a unique type of vacation in which much of the transportation is conducted via rail. Trains have been a fascination of many for years and with these select rail journeys you will get to experience the wondrous views amidst the comfort and excitement of a train with the in-depth experience of a hosted or escorted tour.
Guided/Hosted Tour
Guided tours are somewhat similar to escorted tours but passengers are greeted by a local representative rather than a tour director and will not be escorted to all activities and functions. Local guides will be available to answer questions through the duration of the tour. Some meals, accommodations and sightseeing may be included in your tour. This style is ideal for people who want some freedom but still have the comfort of a guide.
Small Ship Cruising
Small ship cruises take travellers where big ships simply cannot, such as to the exotic Galapagos Islands, where colourful birds and reptiles make their home in this remote location. Small ships also visit "mainstream" locales, such as the Caribbean, Alaska, Hawaii and the Mediterranean¦ but because the ships are able to manoeuvre in small coves and channels, they can dock at more intimate ports, making for a fascinating travel experience.
II. Vocabulary & Definitions
1. escort
accompany or escort
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
The handsome tour guide escorted his client back to the hotel.
2. include
have as a part, be made up out of
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
Escorted tours normally include flights, hotels, transportation, transfers to the airport/hotel, most meals and sightseeing in one price.
3.transfer
move from one place to another
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
In Frankfurt, she transferred to a United flight to New York.
4. host
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
A tour guide is normally not included, but there is a usually a host available to answer questions and suggest sightseeing.
5. available
obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
The hotel only has rooms available starting from next Wednesday.
6. suggest
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
The tour guide suggested that we wait to see the sunset at the Taj Mahal.
7. ideal
the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
These vacations are ideal for independent travelers looking to set their own pace.
8. accompanying
following or accompanying as a consequence
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
This is a tour or independent vacation that also has an accompanying cruise.
9. considered
thought of as
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
Tours with a one-day or overnight cruise are simply considered escorted tours.
10. fascination
the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
Trains have been a fascination of many for years and with these select rail journeys you will get to experience the wondrous views amidst the comfort and excitement of a train with the in-depth experience of a hosted or escorted tour.
11. journey
the act of traveling from one place to another
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
He journeyed to Bhutan which had long been known as “The Hermit Kingdom”.
12. comfort
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
This hotel offers all of the comforts of home.
13. representative
serving to represent or typify
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
Guided tours are somewhat similar to escorted tours but passengers are greeted by a local representative rather than a tour director and will not be escorted to all activities and functions.
14. function
a social event
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
We attended an official function which was hosted by the mayor of the city.
15. duration
the period of time during which something continues
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
Local guides will be available to answer questions through the duration of the tour.
16. style
how something is done or how it happens
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
This style is ideal for people who want some freedom but still have the comfort of a guide.
17. exotic
being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
Small ship cruises take travellers where big ships simply cannot, such as to the exotic Galapagos Islands, where colourful birds and reptiles make their home in this remote location.
18. remote
marked by close personal relations
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
Smaller tour groups allow for more intimate travel experiences between guide and client.
20. mainstream
the main trend in opinion, fashion, or the arts
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
Small ships also visit "mainstream" locales, such as the Caribbean, Alaska, Hawaii and the Mediterranean.
III. Exercise: Match the Definitions
Use: considered, exotic, journey, remote & suggest
1. ________________: the act of travelling from one place to another
(journey)
2. ________________: make a proposal, declare a plan for something
(suggest)
3. ________________: located far away spatially
(remote)
4. ________________: thought of as
(considered)
5. ________________: being from or characteristic of another place or part of the
world
(exotic)
IV. Exercise: Fill in the Gaps/Blanks
Use the following words: accompanying, available, comforts,
function, host, include, style & transferred
1. In Frankfurt, she ______________________ to a United flight
to New York.
(transferred)
2. Escorted tours normally _______________________ flights,
hotels, transportation, transfers to the airport/hotel, most meals
and sightseeing in one price.
(include)
3. This _______________ is ideal for people who want some freedom
but still have the comfort of a guide.
(style)
4. A tour guide is normally not included, but there is usually a
__________________ available to answer questions an suggest
sightseeing.
(host)
5. This is a tour or independent vacation that also has an
__________________________ cruise.
(accompanying)
6. This hotel offers all of the __________________ of home.
(comforts)
7. The hotel only has rooms __________________ starting from next
Wednesday.
(available)
8. We attended an official __________________ which was hosted by
the mayor of the city.
(function)
V. Exercise: Match the Picture - What Forms of Transportation are Associated with these Words and Phrases?
Use: 747, Greyhound, paddle wheeler, Trans-Siberian & yacht
______________ __________________________
(Trans-Siberian)
___________________
(747)
___________________ _____________________
(paddle wheeler)
___________________
(yacht)
_______________________________
(Greyhound)
VI. Listening: Types of Tours
Coolest Road Trip in America
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGW3FGhkC5o
2:53
Rand McNally & USA Today’s Best of the Road team “Fresh Traveler” visits Corning, NY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h5yb67mIV8&feature=relmfu
2:17
VII. Just for Fun
Move
1:00
Family Trip to Beaufort, NC (June 1961)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ0146Pluqo&NR=1&feature=endscreen
6:35