Toronto Team Building: Urban Safari
for Corporate Events

Exploring the Urban Desert

An Urban Safari in Toronto for Team Building or Team Recreation

Toronto Team Building: Urban Safari and Corporate Scavenger Hunt will help you boost team spirit and build more cohesive departmental and cross functional teams. This Toronto team building session is available as a:

• full day, simulation with business related debriefing
• half day, strictly recreational event to help team members relax and get to know each other better

IMPORTANT

Certain Minimums Apply.

Please check minimums and
ensure that there is room on your budget before requesting a quote.

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You will receive your quote in less than 24 hours.

The Context

From time immemorial, lonely travelers have wandered the desert in search of the next oasis to refuel, re-chart their course and find the strength to continue their journey. Now more than ever, the members of your team need a chance to pause, build relationships, reflect, and generate strategies to tackle the demands they face on a day to day basis.

This unique team building experience in Toronto, an urban safari, is a simulation of a trek across a desert. It is a cross between a car rally, scavenger hunt and a treasure hunt. It will the members of your team a chance to get to improve their relationships in a non-threatening environment.

This team building session involves competition with other teams as your team moves from place to place, collecting objects, taking photos and answering trivia in the urban desert of Toronto or rural/urban desert of York region. Some of the areas that you can explore include:

• Chinatown
• Kensington Market
• The Distillery District
• Centre Island
• the Downtown Core
• Toronto's Underground city
• and more...

Taken at J-Town, Toronto's Only Japanese Shopping Centre

"A great team building event! Well developed and well executed!"

David Peneycad, Chief Administrative Officer, Grant Thornton

"Super fun day. Full of Surprises and learning new things about Toronto"

Krista, ABAS Manager, Grant Thornton

"An exciting and fun-filled day! Great way to bond with my colleauges and see interesting sights of the city."

David Au, National HR Consultant, Grant Thornton

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"I thought it was amazing! It really builds team morale and helps colleagues from different departments learn more about each other. It was a lot of fun and a great adventure.

Tamar Assadourian, Senior Graphic Designer, Grant Thornton

"Great Fun!! An excellent day of team buiding and cooperative strategic planning. This would most certainly work for even larger companies.

Joshua Reynolds, National Analyst, Grant Thornton

"Going to new parts of the city - seeing areas I normally wouldn't take the time to explore. What a wonderful way to spend a summer day. Laughs, sunshine and exploring the city. ."

Katie Fines, OD Consultant, Grant Thornton

More Testimonials

Please note, we specialize in moderate and upscale team building, races and safaris.
We have taken some of the elements from our luxury races to create this urban safari,
a more affordable and accessible programme for small teams.

You can see additional testimonials here and here.

Pre-Safari

Prior to your team building session, we can arrange to provide each participant with a 1 day TTC pass or identify 1 team member for every 6 participants who has an SUV that can serve as a makeshift jeep or dune buggy for the day. If you have the budget for it, we can even rent rickshaws, or segways for part of the safari. We will then form your group into teams of 4 - 6. To determine the optimal mix for each team we will take into consideration:

• Cross functional team dynamics
• Team members who don’t know each other very well
• Team members who have difficulty working together
• Team members at different locations who need to improve their ability to communicate

We will give each team a colour (or letter for large groups). Two weeks prior to your team building session, each participant will receive an invitation with the names of their team members. During the two weeks pre-safari, they will have an opportunity to connect and arrange a place to meet so that they can travel to their first stop together if you are using SUVs. Each team will be invited to come up with a name and a theme for their team and, if they desire, some costumes incorporating their team colour to reflect the theme.

At the Edge of the Desert

A member of The Training Oasis, Inc. team will meets your party at your office or another pre-specified location in York Region or Toronto. We'll start off with an icebreaker, a briefing session and a team competition. The winning team will be given a head start. As they head out the door, each team will get their clue sheets, a one day TTC pass, water, a tote bag for collectibles, and a disposable camera.

At The Oasis

The first team to reach the oasis gets bonus points. Then, depending on your budget, you'll be served lunch, dinner or light refreshments. We can even arrange an interactive demo and dine experience. After we score your trivia and view your photos and collected objects, prizes will be awarded.

For recreational sessions, teams will have a chance to relax, compare notes and share the highlights of their day.

Toronto Urban Safari Metltdown Madness Special

This urban safari is intended to make our services more affordable for small teams and organizations during the recession. We offer special rates for this that are lower than what we charge for our other events. In exchange for this,

• our special rate is available only for new clients who book and pay in full within 5 - 7 business days of receiving our quote
• our payment terms are 100% upon booking.
• our special rate is available for sessions that are for recreational purposes only (sessions involving business facilitation are available at our regular rates)

Minimum

Based on Minimum group size of 20

• $3850 plus taxes (excluding lunch) plus $202 per person over 20

• $4250 - $4450 plus taxes (including lunch) plus $222 - $242 per person over 20

Based on Minmum Group Size of 30

• $4900 plus taxes (excluding lunch) plus $165 per person over 30

• $5500 - $5800 plus taxes (including lunch) plus $185 - $205 per person over 30

Based on Minmum Group Size of 50

• $165 per person

• $185 - $205 per person

Based on Minmum Group Size of 75

• $130 per person

• $150 - $165 per person over 30

If this session is not booked and paid in full within 5 - 7 business days of receiving our quote, our regular rates will apply.

For events and sessions booked and paid for less than 1 calendar month in advance, our 10% late booking surcharge will apply due to the compressed timeframe for logistics. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Business Related Team Building Benefits

In today's turbulent business climate, many organizations operate at such a break neck speed that there is little time to forge alliances within teams or across functions. The fast pace at which people operate can lead to misunderstandings and friction. As the environment becomes increasingly demanding, this can lead to apathy, reduced responsiveness, and resistance to change.

You and your team will:

• Fine-tune your marketing and sales strategy
• Identify new sources of business
• Forge stronger links between geographically dispersed teams
• Identify and eliminate communication barriers
• Break free from the silo mentality

For business related team building, a full debriefing will take place at the oasis to link your urban safari to the business challenges that confront your team.

We'll uncover important lessons about:

• improving teamwork in a fast paced organization
• change management and dealing with change
• dealing with uncertainty
• tolerating ambiguity

To help you plan your corporate team building session, please check out:

Our Corporate Team Building Primer

Spice of the Month: Accelerated Learning Ezine

To describe your requirements and find out how we can help you achieve your objectives, please submit the Booking Request Form that you can access through the Book Services tabs or links.

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