Team building has become a major tool in the motivation of employees, building “gees” (spirit) in sales, production or admin staff. Olifants River Lodge makes use of an energetic, professional team building company, who facilitate our team building activities. Our property has large grounds, mountains and a river to host something suited for your company, even if you would just like to play a few games in a large group. Our team building programmes are designed to compliment any conference, function or excursion. These programmes range from recreational activities to adventure sports and team development:
Recreational
- - Programmes to compliment a conference or function with fun activities
- - Activities are structured to match the theme of the day
- - Tailor made activities
- - Outcome: Create positive team spirit
Adventure
- - Programmes to get team out of their comfort zone
- - Team members get to know one another better on another level
- - Fun challenging activities
- - Outcome: replacing everyday stress with a fun filled, adventurous time away from work
Development
- - Programmes with specific outcomes
- - Providing a safe environment to open communication within the team
- - Making use of experiential learning activities
- - Outcome: Gaining Methods to resolve issues within the working environment
Below you can browse our varied offering of team building activities:
1. Infinite Challenge
Programme Details:
- 10 – 100 pax (half to full day)
- Dividing into teams
- Competing in various activities
- Teams complete a few rotations of different activities – depending on group
- Focus: To get everyone involved and get maximum participation of team members
2. Infinite Expedition
Programme Details:
- 10 – 100 pax (2-4hours)
- Typical treasure hunt using advanced technology
- Cryptic clues to make the findings more challenging
- Getting out, getting active
- Great positive team competition
- Focus: Awareness - Plan - action and review
3. The Amazing Infinite Race
Programme Details:
- Half or full day
- The race start at the clients office
- Clues and instructions
- Pit stops at places of interest
- Navigation to the secretly booked venue
- Great way of finding your conference or function venue
4. Top Chef Cookout
Programme Details:
- 2-3 hours
- Potjiekos competition, braai or breakfast
- Different teams competing in cook out
- Secret ingredients & ancient recipes or using what is on the table
- All boils down to who’s the top chefs
5. Cocktail Creations
Programme Details:
- 30min to 1.5 hours
- a cocktail using your teams expertise
- spirit, mixers, sugar, honey, milk or cream to name a few
- Blend it together
- Let the judging commence
6. Smoothie Creations
Programme Details:
- 30min to 1.5 hours
- Create a smoothie to energize your team
- Made from fresh fruit and special ingredients
- Great program to start or end a conference
7. Win it in a Minute
Programme Details:
- 1-2 hours
- Based on popular TV show (Minute to win it)
- Teams competing against one another
- Using household, office and variety of everyday objects
- Positive team spirit
8. Fun Entertainment
Programme Details:
- 1-2 hours
- Can be presented day or night
- Can be anything from a music montage, 30 sec, or movie festival
9. Movie Making
Programme Details:
- 3-4 hours
- Team working together to write a script
- Produce
- and act
- Lights - camera - action
10. Infinite Canvases
Programme Details:
- 2-3 hours
- All team members work on individual canvas
- Canvases will finally form one big canvas
- Thus, everyone contributes to one shared goal
11. The Infinite Team Sound
Programme Details:
12. Family Days
Programme Details:
- Half or full day
- Adult and kids stations
- Various activities at different stations
- Whole day ‘carnival' fun
- Family participates in activities at their own leisure
13. CSI Cluedo
Programme Details:
- 2-3 hours
- Your task as a team is to solve a crime scene
- Investigate the crime scene
- Find evidence
- Means, motive and opportunity
- Building a solid case
14. Crazy Olympics
Programme Details:
- Half or full day
- Blind balls (fun game played with colour coded balls)
- Water sports fill the leaking pipe, raging river and many more
- Wheel barrow, 3 legged and bag racing
- The crazy race (participant’s race against one another completing tasks and crossing obstacles)
15. Archery
Programme Details:
- 1-2 hours
- Traditional archery (long bows)
- Baic intro in handling, and aiming with a long bow
- Discover who has a natural talent with this age old weapon
16. Raft Building
Programme Details:
- Half day
- Cryptic clues to locate equipment
- Build a steady raft
- Raft race
17. Qolf
Programme Details:
- 1-2 hours
- The object of the game is to hit the ball through the "Qolf" frame
- between Golf and Croquet
- Get your chipping and pitching skills honed
- The game is fun for all age groups