Daytime Field Trips
Now Booking Field Trips all Year Round!
Bring your students on a journey of discovery and wonder! Chabot’s newly reimagined field trips are open to grades TK–12, available to all schools and organizations, and they’re more flexible, customizable, and engaging than ever before.
New Itineraries – Your Day, Your Way
We’ve restructured our field trip experience to give you more choice and more control. Select from multiple unique itineraries designed to cater to different learning goals and grade levels. Once you book, your itinerary is set for the day, no surprises, just streamlined, meaningful exploration.
What’s Included in Every Field Trip
- Exhibit Exploration: Explore hands-on exhibits including:
- Studio 1: NASA Ames Center
- Studio 2: Going The Distance
- Studio 3: CoLab: Other Worlds
- Observatory Access: Visit historic telescopes and enjoy a hike or lunch in the redwoods. Weather permitting
- And one or both of the following, depending on your package:
- Planetarium Show: Experience our upgraded 70-foot dome for an immersive journey through the universe.
- Live Science Show: Enjoy live science demonstrations led by our expert educators.
Choose Your Day:
Please ensure you are downloading the itinerary you purchased. We will provide printed copies of itineraries for all teachers and chaperones at check-in.
- Daytime Moon Adventure
- Lil’ Lab Explorers – This is a great option for TK-kindergarten, introducing a new workshop to get your little learners engaged in STEAM.
- Space Adventure Visit
- Saturn Visit – Perfect for smaller groups ready to come on in and head to this first show of the day.
- Mars Visit – Have later check-ins, perfect for groups coming from a little further away or with a later school start time. This visit allows for check-ins as late at 10:30AM.
- Neptune Visit – Have early check-ins, perfect for groups coming from the Bay Area with larger groups who need to accommodate pre-show bathroom breaks and a little longer time to get organized on arrival.
- Redwood Nature Visit – A great option for anyone wanting a facilitated hike to explore the beautiful redwoods surrounding Chabot.
- Workshop Visit – a way to get a more personalized visit by choosing one of our new workshops aligning with your class’s NGSS.
- Choose from one of our exciting and educational workshops.
Exciting New Workshops
We’ve added brand-new workshops that align with current science standards and support in-classroom learning. But don’t worry, we’ve kept your favorites, too! All workshops now come with Post-Visit Learning Materials to keep the discovery going at home or in school.
Preview a few of our new workshops:
- Living Worlds (Grades 5–8) Discover life on Earth to imagine life beyond it.
- Lil’ Lab Explorers (Ages 2–5) Sensory science exploration for your youngest learners.
- Guided Nature Hike (Grades K–12) Hands-on outdoor science in the beautiful redwoods.
Field Trip Rates
We’ve updated our group sizes! All packages now include up to 40 people total—students and adults. Please maintain recommended adult-to-student ratios for supervision.
1. Space Adventure Mission Visit – $390
Includes:
- Exhibits
- Planetarium Show
- Space Adventure Mission Log (self-guided activity)
- Max: 40 people (students + adults)
2. Workshop Package Visit– $525
Includes:
- Exhibits
- Planetarium Show
- Live Science Show
- 60-minute Private Workshop led by our Science Associates
- Post-Visit Learning Materials
Max: 40 people (students + adults)
Reservation & Payment Info
- A non-refundable $25 deposit is due at the time of booking.
- Full balance is due 30 days prior to visit. Unpaid reservations will be canceled.
- Visits canceled with more than 30 days notice will receive a refund minus the $25 booking deposit. Visits canceled within 30 days notice will not be eligible for a refund.
- Additional participants must be pre-approved. Extra tickets are $14/person.
- Title 1 Schools receive 20% off all reservations!
Any additional questions? Book a phone call with us!
Reserve Your Field Trip Today!
