Occasionally we are open on Monday holidays, including this Memorial Day. These dates are announced in our monthly newsletters and on our social media pages. So yes, we will be open.

We always suggest the tour times based on weather as well. Whenever the weather is the coolest or mildly rainy the cats tend to be most active. If you take a feeding tour, the food incentive will typically always encourage activity from the animals no matter what time of day it is.

Yes. You are between 2 fences. You put the food in a tube and push it through to the cats.

Yes, it is not too long, and those ages would be fine.

Thank you for your interesting in National Tiger Sanctuary! We have different tours that vary in length. The shortest and most basic tour is our Awareness Tour. It lasts around 45 minutes to an hour. Our Feeding and You Feed Tours last around an hour to an hour and a half. We also have Behind the Scenes which is about 3 hours and the Day with the Director which is our longest tour of 5 hours. We have an expanded gift shop where one could spend some time browsing. So it all just depends on how long you would like to spend with us.

National Tiger Sanctuary is 12 miles north of 65 and the strip!

Bobbie, Yes, we do have a gift shop where you can purchase t-shirts, stuffed animals, and many other souvenirs! Please let us know if you have any further questions. Thank you! Sincerely, Abbie

Thank you for your interest in NTS! We do not have any opportunities for the public to have contact with our animals. The only time it would be legal for the public to touch a big cat would be a cub. Cub handling is known as Pay To Play and many cubs used die as a result of the stress, lack of sleep, and disease they encounter during excessive handling. That's why you never see AZA zoos or sanctuaries participating in Pay To Play. Instead, you see cub handling at roadside zoos and for profit businesses that just use animals to make money - regardless of the cost to their health. Part of our mission to help educate the public about Pay To Play, because we know people want to do the right thing once they know the truth! Anywhere that lets the public hold baby animals is not contributing to conservation or education - they just care about making a buck. In light of that, we do have an opportunity to get up close and personal with big cats like never before! Our cats can be seen from only three feet away, and people tell us all the time that they've never been so close to a big cat in their life! Sincerely, Abbie

Sorry for the late response... No you do not need to make an appointment. For the best tour ensure the weather is good, all cats are outside!

There are several levels of tours. The basic tour is an awareness tour. Adults $25, seniors 55+ $20,kids 3-12 $12. Second step is the feeding tour where you go with the guides as they feed some of the cats. Adults $35, seniors $30, kids $17. Third level is the you feed tour where you get the chance to give the cats a treat. The fee is a straight $60 for all ages. That is as far as my son and I have gone but they also have a behind the scenes tour ( 3 hour walking tour $125 each person. Then there is a day with the director, my one day goal) $250 a 6 hour walking tour. They also have a tigers by twilight by the light of the moon. $40, $35 and $20. No matter what tour you choose the cats are beautiful and the fee helps cover the cost of the Sanctuary. Since they eat about 2K pounds of chicken leg quarters a week any tour is greatly appreciated.