Holiday and Vacation Vocabulary Words List

Holiday and vacation are favourite part of everyone’s life isn’t it? So it should be fun learning vocabulary related to it, let’s start.

All the students or job going people wait for this so they can relax and enjoy for some time. After a hiatus people come back fresh and work becomes more productive. Some people work for extra hours before taking an off so they can afford their dream holiday.

People get in touch with travel agent to have a proper guided tour so they can enjoy each moment of the trip carefree. Different people have different destinations for holidays, some prefer going to beach for sun bath to get sunburnt and enjoy water sports such as rafting, waterskiing, scuba diving, wind surfing, sailing, kayaking etc.

Holiday and Vacation Vocabulary Words

Following is a list of vocabulary words related to holidays and vacations for first time explorers: 

Word Meaning
all-in package all-in package/package holiday: a holiday where you purchase the travel and accommodation together
backpacking to travel or hike carrying one’s belongings in a backpack.
breathtaking view breathtaking view: an extremely beautiful view
camping the activity of spending a holiday (vacation) living in a tent or campervan.
charter-flight charter-flight: a cheaper form of flying than a scheduled flight
check in desk check-in desk: the place at the airport where you register for your flight and deposit your luggage
departure lounge departure lounge: where you wait for your flight to be called
far-off destination far-off destination: somewhere a long way away
guided tour guided tour: an organised group shown around a place of interest by an expert
holiday brochure a glossy publication with details of holiday packages
holiday destination where you go for a holiday
holiday of a lifetime a special holiday that you are unlikely to repeat
holiday resort a place where lots of people go for a holiday
hordes of tourists crowds of tourists
local crafts objects produced locally
long weekend an extended weekend holiday including Friday or Monday
out of season outside of the main holiday period
passport control the place where your passport is checked
picturesque village very pretty village
places of interests sites of interest to tourists
self catering a holiday where you supply your own food
short break a short holiday
stunning landscape extremely beautiful countryside
to get away from it all to get away from it all: to take a holiday to escape a busy or stressful lifestyle
to go sight seeing to look around the tourist sites
tourist map somewhere where too many tourists go
travel agent a shop that specializes in booking holidays
vacation the American term for ‘holiday’.
wildlife safari a holiday, often in Africa, to observe wild animals
youth hostel a cheap form of accommodation

After covering the words in the above table you can have a look at following words to learn more detailed holiday vocabulary related tour and travel words.

Dream holiday Holiday season Tourists Sightseeing Holiday resorts
Guided tour Lodging   Recreation Departure   Currency
Sunburnt Sunbath Binoculars   Luggage Itinerary
Kayaking Halloween Easter New year eve’s Valentine’s day
Hiatus Gateway Sun tan Suitcase Expedition
Excursion Airfare Foreigner Beach Souvenir
Camping Motel Embark Hike Cruise Ship
Knapsack Wind surfing Island Downtime   Waterskiing
Ferry Scuba Diving Inn Sailing Keepsake

Some prefer going for camping while many enjoy to travel out of country. In other country they are called tourists or foreigner. On return people bring souvenir for their families and friends.

Every country has a separate currency so before going first we have to change our currency to their currency for example Indian rupees (INR) to united state dollars (USD). When lodging to other countries the motels, resorts or inn have to be booked in advance to avoid any problem.

The days on which holidays common worldwide are valentine’s day, Christmas, Halloween, summer vacation, new year eve’s, mother’s day, father’s day, Easter and many more.

Write about your previous holiday experience using the words we have learned in this post. Where are you going on your next holiday vacations?.

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