Majestic Waterfowl Sanctuary, 17 Barker Road, Lebanon, CT, 06249

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Scheduling a Majestic Visit

Our schedules are unbelievably packed, but when we have openings, we do welcome guests to tour our sanctuary. For your safety, we do not allow visitors onto the site during the winter season or when ground conditions are wet or slippery. We offer tours for educational purposes and to raise much-needed funds for our sanctuary.

Visits to the sanctuary are scheduled by appointment ONLY and are arranged via email. Visitors showing up without an appointment will be turned away. Appointments are commonly scheduled on Saturdays between 11 a.m. & 4:00 p.m. depending on our availability.

Visitors under 18 must be accompanied by a parent. For the protection of our sanctuary, all of our visitors are required to sign a Liability Waiver upon their arrival. Parents must sign for any minors under 18 years of age.

Please pardon us, rescue work is unpredictable and emergencies can arise suddenly and without warning. This may result in cancellations or rescheduling. We commonly notify visitors at least 24 hours in advance of any changes to our schedule. Weather may also lead to postponements or cancellations.

Because a visitor "no-show" can seriously impact our schedule, and subsequently our animals, we ask all visitors to confirm their appointments via email a day prior to their visit (Friday), or their Saturday appointment will be cancelled and the time-slot will be reappointed.

Please keep in mind, our schedules are very tight. We ask all of our visitors to plan ahead, leave early and arrive on time. Failure to arrive on time will likely result in the cancellation of your appointment--as we move on to other vital sanctuary tasks.

Tours commonly last about an hour. Because this is an infringement of our sanctuary time, we ask our non-member visitors to make a donation of at least $20.00 per adult, $10.00 per teen and $5.00 per child at the start of the tour. Remember, these funds go directly to the sanctuary and the animals here. It's one of the reasons we offer visits--to benefit the waterfowl.

Although we love children, our sanctuary is not conducive to visits by children under 5 years of age. Older children are welcome provided they understand that they will need to use their quiet voices, that emotional outbreaks are not allowed and that running on the premises is not permitted. The ducks and geese here enjoy their serene conditions and appreciate children with good listening ears. Please use your good judgment in helping us maintain these tranquil conditions.

Majestic reserves the right to ask any visitors to leave the premises immediately and without refund.

Depending on our waterfowl residents and sanctuary activity, we do not always grant access inside of our pens during visitis.

FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR ANIMALS:

Quarantine procedures:

All visitors must wear clean, waterproof boots (preferably with good tread).

Any visitors actually entering / leaving our pens or barn will be required to step in a sanitizing foot bath consisting of Virkon S and water. 

Jewelry is not permitted:

Do not wear watches, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings*, etc.  Please leave them at home!

*Wedding/engagement rings that can't come off are fine.   

Empty your pockets:

Please empty your pant, shirt and coat pockets before leaving your home.

We will ask you to  turn out your pockets to confirm no foreign objects gain access anywhere near or into our pens.

Cameras:

Cameras without straps or loose lenses are allowed into the pens after first being inspected for safety.

Still photography only is permitted.  No flash photography please.

Thank you for your understanding & we look forward to meeting you!

 
 

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