Amazing Race Destinations

The best destinations for an Amazing Race are destinations with lot's of cultural attractions, or typical sightseeing stops. Big cities are ideal or tourist attractions like Phuket or Koh Samui, or cultural sites like Angkor Wat (Siem Reap) are our top Amazing Race destinations.

We can organize the Amazing Race anywhere in South-East Asia, mainly 

in Thailand

• in Bangkok, 

• Khao Yai, 

• Koh Samet, 

• Hua Hin, 

• Phuket,  

• Koh samui.

We also organize Amazing Races in Vietnam, 

• Hanoi, 

• and Ho Chi Minh City.

Cambodia is a popular Amazing Race team building destinations and we run our programs in

• Phnom Penh, and

• Siem Reap (Angkor Wat).

Laos is a less-well known destinations, and off-the beaten track. It can be especially rewarding for your team to organize your next Amazing Race in

• Luang Prabang or

• Vientieane.

 Destinations outside South-East Asia are Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and Dubai.

Absolutely. We love exploring new sights and crafting new riddles in unknown destinations. A destinations we have currently developing for one of our long-time clients is Himeji, about 60 Km South of Osaka (Japan). We also custom developed an Amazing Race in Bogor, about 80 km from Jakarta (Indonesia).

Destinations we never run an amazing race are a bit more expensive, since our team has to travel there well in advance of the event to do research and write riddle and clues.

Amazing Race team-building events are inspired by the popular reality TV show "The Amazing Race." In these events, participants are divided into teams and are required to complete a series of challenges and tasks in a race-like format. The primary goal of these events is to promote teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and collaboration among participants.

Here's how Amazing Race team-building events typically work:

• Team Formation: Participants are divided into teams, usually of 4 to 6 members each. Teams can be pre-selected based on various criteria or formed randomly. It's important to equally balance gender, nationalities and age.

• Clues and Challenges: Teams are provided with a set of clues that lead them to different locations where challenges or tasks are waiting. These challenges can be mental, physical, or creative in nature. They might involve solving puzzles, completing physical activities, navigating, or performing specific tasks.

• Navigation: Teams must follow the clues and navigate their way through the event's designated course. This might involve reading maps, deciphering instructions, or using GPS devices. For specific client's request, we organize a tour guide accompanying each group in order to provide safety and guidance. If teams have a guide by their side, they can focus more on the tasks and don't need to think where to go.

• Checkpoints: At each challenge location, teams must complete the task before they can move on to the next checkpoint. Tasks can range from solving riddles, building structures, performing stunts, or answering trivia questions.

• Time Constraints: Teams usually have a time limit to complete each challenge. The race aspect of the event adds excitement and a sense of urgency. Bonus points can be given to teams who for instance reach a specific checkpoint first, or complete the overall race first. 

• Communication and Strategy: Effective communication and strategy are crucial for success. Teams must work together to plan their approach, delegate tasks, and make decisions quickly.

• Teamwork: Challenges are designed to require collaboration among team members. Each member's strengths can be utilized to overcome different types of challenges.

• Problem Solving: Challenges often require creative problem-solving and thinking outside the box to find solutions under pressure.

• Competition: While the event is competitive in nature, the focus is on fostering teamwork and camaraderie rather than individual victory.

• Bonding: Participants have the opportunity to interact with colleagues in a non-work environment, helping to build stronger relationships and understanding among team members.

• Variety: The challenges can be quite diverse, catering to different skill sets and interests. This ensures that all team members can contribute to their team's success.

• Fun and Engagement: Amazing Race events are designed to be enjoyable and engaging, promoting a positive and energetic atmosphere.

These events can be customized to fit the needs and objectives of the group. They are commonly used for corporate team-building, leadership development, and group bonding activities. Amazing Race team-building events can take place in the hotel property, but more often outdoors, and the challenges can be tailored to the available space and resources.

Depending on the client's request, we may run low-tech treasure hunts, whereby instructions are delivered to the teams in booklet form, but more often, we use mobile phones. Participants use their own mobile phones, create groups to share videos and clues among their team members and by using technology, participants work more effectively with each other.

The ideal group size for an amazing race is between 20 and 100 participants. Should your group consist of be more than 100 people, we will use other technology by a partner firm.

Ten years ago, groups typically consisted of 10 participants per team. However, in recent years the trend is to make smaller teams. Smaller teams are a bit more expensive, but the level of engagement is higher. The smallest teams we ever had were 3 people, but the average size of a team should be five to eight.

Depending on the client's request, we run events whereby the debriefing is a very important event where learning takes place. For example, we give each individual player a task, this could be to observe a specific person closely, to take notes about outstanding behaviour, or to analyze decision making processes.

Participants come well prepared into the debriefing session, which is usually scheduled towards the end of the race. 

The facilitator or coach can then launch an in-debt discussion whereby participants contribute actively, come up with new ideas and insights, and wrap up the sessions with positive notes and learning points to bring back to the work environment. 

We also do debriefing picture and video slide shows, whereby our team collects all videos and photos shot by the teams during the day, and this frequently results in laughter and amazement.