Out of the building, out of role
The change of context relaxes the office code on its own. It is the part of the effect achieved simply by choosing the right place.
Outdoor Team Building
Outdoor team building
Changing building does half the work
We organise outdoor team building: urban treasure hunts, orienteering races, beach or mountain circuits and outdoor olympics, with facilitators, equipment, permits and a weather alternative.
Leaving the building has an effect no indoor activity achieves: people stop behaving as they do at the office. Dress codes relax, conversations change subject, and hierarchies blur simply because the context no longer sustains them. So when the goal is for a team to get to know each other differently, the first thing we recommend is changing location.
Urban and natural settings give different results. A treasure hunt through the city centre works very well with medium groups, needs no long transfer and allows recognisable landmarks that make the activity memorable. A beach or mountain circuit demands more logistics but produces a much more complete disconnection, and usually justifies the journey when a full day is available.
The downside of outdoors is weather, and it deserves serious treatment from the start. Every outdoor proposal we make carries an alternative defined in the quote: an indoor version, a marquee or a change of activity. Plus a clear decision criterion and a moment to take it, normally the afternoon before, so nobody improvises at eight in the morning with fifty people on a coach.
We also handle permits where the activity uses public space. Urban treasure hunts require authorisation in some municipalities, and protected natural areas have their own rules. It is administration that takes time and that we resolve if you give us enough notice.
- 10-500participants
- 3-6 hof activity
- 24 hquote turnaround
- 100%with a defined plan B
Plan B from the quote stage
Every outdoor proposal carries a defined alternative and an agreed moment to decide, normally the afternoon before. Nothing is improvised first thing.
Permits included
Where the activity uses public or natural space, we process the relevant authorisation, which is usually the slowest part to organise.
How we set it up
We choose the setting
Urban, beach, mountain or estate, based on available time and how far you want to travel.
We design the route
Challenges, distances, timings and checkpoints, sized to the group's physical profile.
We manage permits and logistics
Authorisations, insurance, transport if needed and refreshment points along the route.
We deliver with a plan B
Facilitators at every point, group tracking and the alternative activated if weather demands it.
Formats and ideas that work
- Urban treasure hunt through the centre with tasks and photos
- Orienteering race through natural surroundings
- Beach olympics with water and sand challenges
- Adventure circuit on an estate with several stations
- Bike or scooter route with tasks along the way
- Treasure hunt across a large park
- Combined kayak and games activity on the coast
- Full day at a country house with distributed activities
The time lost travelling
There is a calculation worth doing before choosing a distant setting: how much of the day goes on getting there. A three-hour activity ninety minutes from the city turns a six-hour day into a seven-hour one, and much of that time is spent on a coach, which is not where teams are built.
So we always propose the nearby alternative before the spectacular one. Often a large park twenty minutes away, an estate half an hour out or the coast itself gives a practically identical result with half the logistics. If you have a full day, going far is worth it; if you have four hours, it almost never is.
Frequently asked questions
What happens if it rains?
The alternative already defined in the quote is activated: an indoor version, a marquee or a change of activity. The decision is taken the afternoon before with you, on agreed criteria, not on the fly.
Is good fitness required?
It depends on the format. Urban treasure hunts and scavenger hunts demand nothing special. Mountain circuits do need a minimum, and we state it clearly beforehand so you can brief the group.
Do you organise transport?
We can coordinate it. Usually the company books the coach directly and we fit the activity timings around arrival and departure, which is what prevents losing half the activity waiting.
Do we need permits?
For public space in many municipalities yes, and for protected natural areas too. We tell you what is needed and process it if you ask us to, but it should start weeks ahead.
What about food?
We can include refreshment points along the route with carts or water and fruit stations. Full meals are usually better handled by a local restaurant or caterer, and we adjust the activity timings around it.