With its balmy days and feeling of ease, summer is a perfect time to get groups outside and exploring nature. These teambuilding activities from around the world will inspire you to break outside of the boardroom—and the same-old activities—and try something adventurous and exotic this summer. Whether it's milking cows in Vermont or spotting toucans in Panama City, here are five outings that will give your group memories to last a lifetime.
The JW Marriott El Convento Cusco is a five-star hotel on the site of a 16th-century convent. On site, the property offers 153 guest rooms, and about 9,400 square feet of event space. Hotel reps arrange off-site activities for small or large meeting or incentive groups. One such outing is a full-day excursion lot the peak of Machu Picchu (pictured).
For a slightly less exotic—but still far-from-typical—outing, consider a meeting or incentive trip at Stowe Mountain Lodge, a Destination Hotel. The property has 56,000 square feet of meeting space.
In Panama City, the Westin Playa Bonita has 20 meeting spaces, the largest of which measures 12,788 square feet. The resort partners with a local tour operator to offer wildlife-theme outings, including an aerial tram of the nearby rainforest. The one-hour tour takes place via aerial tram; each tram can hold six guests, and allows views of the rainforest from 280 feet in the air. Guests may spot monkeys, toucans, sloths, or several other exotic creatures during the ride.
Teambuilding activities at South Carolina's Wild Dunes Resort, a Destination Hotel include oystering and clamming clinics. Accommodating groups of 16 to 20 guests, the outings last for four to five hours and offer a private charter that lets guests participate in oystering or clamming. The outing includes a tour of the intracoastal waterways and culminates with a Lowcountry boil on an island. Guests may also spot bottlenose dolphins, pelicans, and herons. The property has 50,000 square feet of event space.
In Saint Thomas, Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort offers unique teambuilding activities including night kayaking. Groups of 26 head out on the water off the hotel's dock in clear-bottom boats that are lit with LED lights. The activity takes an hour, and each tour accommodates 26 guests. During the outing, it's common to spot animals such as sea turtles and tarpon. The property has 60,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor meeting space and can hold functions for more than 650 guests.
