The phrase "attempt a visit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing the intention to try to visit someone or a place, often implying that the visit may not be guaranteed.
Example: "I will attempt a visit to the museum this weekend if I have enough time."
Alternatives: "try to visit" or "make an effort to visit".
If a patient exhibits a high-risk of suicide (increased suicide ideations, planning a suicide attempt) during a visit, investigators will contact the psychiatrist in charge of this patient.
The Palestinian prime minister evaded an apparent assassination attempt yesterday during a visit to the Gaza Strip.
He had also been a supporter of Scottish republican groups which had been responsible for anthrax attacks on Whitehall, letter bombs, arson attacks, and an attempt to disrupt a visit to Glasgow by Princess Diana with an explosive device.
This was no mere crossover project, she insisted, but an attempt to visit a "parallel universe" of pop music, as she put it in the album's booklet notes.
In "The Worst Horror of All", when the couple attempted a surprise visit, the Meldrews hid in their house to give the impression they were away on holiday, and then took the phone off the hook for several days afterwards, though these efforts to avoid them were in vain.
Although she was alarmed by this news, she did not suspect that he had been abused, only that "something was being hidden" from her. (The Department of Corrections says that she initially "asked about visitation," but hadn't actually attempted to schedule a visit. When she did make a request, according to department records, she was informed that her son was "not approved for visits at that time").
I was unable to find a phone number for the company, so I attempted to pay a visit to their office, only to find that it doesn't appear to exist.
With Nixon attempting to arrange a visit, Newton decided to accept the invitation and beat Nixon to China.
This is how he transcribes the episode in a contribution to the anthology London, City of Disappearances (2006): "I first stumbled across the Bedford Court Estate during an attempt to visit Perry Oaks, a sludge-disposal works set up by the County Council in the 1930s..
In an attempt to show that a visit by the secretary of state was more than just symbolic, the administration also announced today that it was granting $5.5 million in new aid for civilian projects in Macedonia.
