Please see each event page for specific dates. If you cancel 45 days or more before the event, you will receive a refund minus a $450 cancellation fee. There are no refunds after that period. You may arrange to transfer your ticket to someone else (meaning you find someone else to buy your ticket from you and you arrange that transaction) up to 30 days prior to the retreat for a transfer fee of $250.

Please review the Wild Wonder Foundation COVID Policy.

Yes, we ask that you buy travel insurance to protect you if you have to cancel or leave early. Please review each retreat’s cancellation policy carefully. If you choose not to purchase travel insurance and need to cancel after the cancellation deadline, we will be unable to refund your ticket costs. This is due to the non-refundable expenses that the organization incurs while planning an event of this nature. We require participants to purchase travel insurance to ensure you are financially protected in the event of an unexpected cancellation. Thank you for your understanding.

The travel insurance requirement is in place to protect participants in the event of unexpected last-minute cancellations, which we unfortunately cannot refund. For example, if you were to fall ill or test positive for COVID right before the trip, travel insurance would help cover both the ticket fee and any other expenses, like flights.

Additionally, some participants purchase emergency medical coverage as part of their travel insurance plan, especially if they are traveling from out of state where their health insurance may not be accepted or may not provide full coverage.

We want to ensure you're fully protected should anything unexpected arise, and travel insurance is the best way to safeguard your investment.

We will provide registered participants with a high-level schedule approximately 2 weeks prior to the start of retreat. Note: because outdoor events can be subject to unpredictable weather and changing conditions, we are not able to offer a detailed hour-by-hour itinerary. Instead, we maintain a flexible, high-level schedule that allows us to adjust as needed in order to best accommodate the group and the environment. This flexibility helps us ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience, regardless of unforeseen circumstances.

No, we cannot provide refunds after the cancellation deadline.

Yes! For this type of retreat, it works to join us in this way.

No.

Children over 14 may attend when accompanied by an adult who is fully responsible for the young person’s supervision at all times. The child will require a separate ticket and there is no discount for children. This event includes long periods of being very still and quiet, so children must be able to follow those directions in order to preserve the experience for everyone.

Please see the websites for the Rowe Sanctuary and the Prairie Wind Birding Tours website for details about these venues.

While we can’t guarantee that everyone in your group will get a spot (our tickets often sell out quickly), we recommend having one person purchase all the tickets for your group at once. This gives you the best chance of securing all the spots together.

We encourage you to carefully review our cancellation policy before purchasing your tickets. Please note that Wild Wonder incurs non-refundable transaction fees when tickets are purchased, so we are unable to offer a full refund once a ticket has been purchased.

Fill out the wait list form ASAP if you are interested in attending but the tickets are sold out. If a spot opens up or a ticket transfer is available, we will contact waitlist folks in the order they sign up.

Retreats and other paid events enable Wild Wonder to offer many low-cost and free events each year. Retreat pricing reflects the costs of paying experienced instructors, paying our planning team who spend many hours on each event, and ensuring a quality experience for all participants.