NERD tours
Join a NERD tour.
NERD tours are by appointment. Bookings fill up quickly and we can't take short-notice requests, so please book at least 10 days in advance. Tours are 1 hour long.
Private tour prices
Pick your tour
Private tour
- Up to 10 people: $300 for the first hour
- $50 per additional 30 minutes
- Additional people: $35 each, up to 15 people
* $50 convenience fee for less than one week's notice
Private tour with Kevin McCurley
45-min Q&A · 45 min with the animals · 30-min venomous demonstration · 15% off NERD merch
- $1,000 for up to 10 people, first hour
- $500 for each additional hour
- $35 per additional person, up to 15 people
* $50 convenience fee for less than 2 weeks' scheduling notice
Before COVID, public tours of NERD ran every Saturday and Sunday at 4pm. We can't wait to bring those weekend tours back.
Policies
Discount, payment, cancellation and rescheduling
Applies to all tours, parties and events, educational and in-home.
- Full payment must be made in advance to reserve a time slot for all bookings.
- All cancellations are subject to a 25% fee.
- Rescheduling within 10 days of your booking adds a 25% fee (barring acts of God).
- 15% off NERD merch on the day of your tour or program.
Education
Awareness and education
Public education is one of our goals at NERD. Protecting habitats and species matters to us, and we offer educational lectures in our area to schools, scout groups, churches and universities.
Up-close encounters change how people see the natural world. NERD's lectures and animal encounters let people meet animals they might never see in person. To book NERD for an educational experience, request a booking.
Book a tour
What's included, and how to book
Every tour is private: just your group and a NERD guide. Pick the tour, then send us your dates.
At NERD, 149 Plaistow Road
Private NERD tour
$300 for up to 10 people
What's included
- A private one-hour tour of the NERD facility
- Your group only, up to 10 people at the base price
- 15% off NERD merch on the day of your tour or program
Good to know
- $50 per additional 30 minutes
- Additional people $35 each, up to 15 people
- $50 convenience fee for less than one week's notice
- Book at least 10 days ahead
At NERD, 149 Plaistow Road
Private tour with Kevin McCurley
$1,000 for up to 10 people
What's included
- A private tour led by NERD founder Kevin McCurley
- 45-minute Q&A with Kevin
- 45 minutes of hands-on time with the animals
- Q&A continues while you meet the animals
- 30-minute venomous demonstration (viewing only)
- 15% off NERD merch on the day of your tour
Good to know
- $500 for each additional hour
- $35 per additional person, up to 15 people
- $50 convenience fee for less than 2 weeks' scheduling notice
- Book at least 10 days ahead
Request a date
Send us your dates and group size. We'll call you to confirm the booking and take payment. Your date is reserved once it's paid in full.
Good to know
Include your preferred dates, group size and the ages of your guests, and we'll get back to you.
- · Full payment must be made in advance to reserve a time slot for all bookings.
- · All cancellations are subject to a 25% fee.
- · Rescheduling within 10 days of your booking adds a 25% fee (barring acts of God).
- · 15% off NERD merch on the day of your tour or program.
Tours book up fast. Reach out at least 10 days ahead.