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For field trip inquires, email the following information to youthed@nbgs.org:

• Your name and the name of your organization/school.
• Your organization/school information – address, phone number, email.
• Reservation date and time preferences.
• The name of the program you would like to complete (see programs below).
• The number of students, teachers, and chaperones planning to attend (see pricing below).
• Will you group arrive by bus or personal vehicle?

• Pricing: $15/Student.
• School/Organization staff and teachers are complimentary with a booked guided field trip.
• A minimum of ten (10) students must attend to complete a guided field trip. Groups that do not meet this requirement will be required to complete a self-guided field trip.

• Pricing: $13/Student. This is a reduced group rate from regular Garden admission. 
• School/Organization staff and teachers are complimentary with a booked self-guided field trip.
• A minimum of five (5) students must attend to complete a self-guided field trip. Groups that do not meet this requirement will be required to purchase regular Garden admission to visit NBG.
• Self-guided field trip groups are not permitted in the Perry Conservatory.

• Pricing: $20/Adult Chaperone. This is a reduced rate from regular Garden admission. 
• NBG Members may use their Garden membership to cover their chaperone fees. NBG Memberships cannot cover student fees for field trips.
• Chaperones who drive separately from the students (arrive in a personal vehicle) are required to either pay the chaperone fee or show their NBG Membership upon arrival at the Tollbooth. Additional city taxes and a 3% processing fee will be incurred for all chaperone tickets purchased at the Tollbooth. 
• Chaperones riding on the bus(es) with the students, are required to provide their chaperone fees to the school to be included in the school/student payment. Chaperones with NBG Memberships can show their cards to NBG staff when checking-in for the field trip.
• All field trip groups are limited to five (5) chaperones per class.
• Sibling tag-alongs are not permitted to attend NBG field trips. If siblings attend, the attending chaperone will not be permitted to join the field trip.

Interested in hosting a more “specialized” program with the Garden as your classroom? With topic approval, NBG Youth Educators will design a 1-hour guided tour to cover content outside of the regularly offered field trip topics.

• Pricing: $18/Student.
• School/Organization staff and teachers are complimentary with a booked specialized field trip.
• A minimum of ten (10) students must attend to complete a specialized guided field trip.
• Specialized tour must be booked at least five weeks before their intended completion date.
• Specialized Programs require a non-refundable $50 deposit at the time of booking. 

• Additional $2/Student. Available for guided field trips only.
• A minimum of 50 students is required to book a private tram. Groups with less than 50 students are required to pay a $100 flat rate for a private tram.
• Private school trams pick students up from the WOW Children’s Garden after their guided tour and drop them off at the Picnic Shelter. The tram does not include a full tour of the campus. A tram ride is simply a 10-minute mode of transportation through a section of the Garden.

• Pricing: $150/Boat. Boat capacity limited to 23 total guests.
• Boat rides are seasonally available June-August 2027.
• All guests under 13 years old are required to wear a safety vest. Priority seating is given to students and teachers.
• Groups are required to book all boat rides in advance – boats cannot be added to a reservation the day of the visit.

Summer field trips have the option to book a self-guided or guided field trip and incur the regular field trip pricing for students, teachers and organization staff, and parent/guardian chaperones.

• Self-Guided Field Trip: $13/Student. Summer self-guided field trips consist of information/activity folders for the attending teachers, and scheduled times to visit the Butterfly House and play in the WOW Splash Fountains.
• Guided Field Trip: $15/Student. Summer guided field trips include a 45-minute guided program, and all the self-guided activities. This summer, our feature guided programs are Plant & Pollinator Pals, Garden to Fork, or a tour of one of the Perry Conservatories!
• Teachers/organization staff are complimentary with a booked field trip.
• Parent/guardian chaperones are $20/adult.
• Private tram tours are not available during summer field trips. Groups have first come, first serve access to public tram tours.
• Summer 2027 field trips require a $50 non-refundable deposit at the time of booking. The remaining reservation balance is due the day of the field trip.

TITLE I: With confirmation of Title I status, student pricing is reduced to $8/Student. Additional fees are still incurred for private tram rides, specialized field trips, and private boat rides.

DAY OF NATURE: The Day of Nature scholarship program provides additional financial support to cover field trip fees for eligible students, schools, and organizations.

• Email youthed@nbgs.org for more information on the Day of Nature program and the application packet.
• NOTE: At this time, Day of Nature funding is strictly reserved for guided field trips during the 2026-2027 school year. All other applications will be considered after all funds have been allocated for the guided school-year field trips.