Corporate Retreats & Team Building Lisbon
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Lisbon has over recent years become one of Europe’s most popular destinations for team events and incentive travel, as it offers world-class events and co-working facilities, a friendly culture, stunning architecture and a wide variety of fun team building activities. The city itself is great for walking or cycling tours, it’s popular Tuk Tuk tours and sailing on the Tagus river. But Lisbon is also blessed with a stunning coastline and nature parks that are just made for awesome team activities like surfing and paddleboarding, just a short train ride or drive away.
Not far from Lisbon city, you’ll find the picturesque and beach-chic towns of Cascais & Estoril, which are great places to stay if you want to be walkable distance to clean urban beaches. A direct scenic train line connects the coastal town to Lisbon, which makes it very easy to combine both locations on your corporate retreat. A little further down south, on a 50 minutes drive, is the incredible Arrábida Nature Park and the authentic fishing town of Sesimbra. Here you will find Caribbean style sandy beaches with clear blue seas perfect for outdoor activities including coasteering, rock-climbing and 4×4 tours exploring the park, culture and famous local wine tasting.
On our multi-night retreats we combine group-friendly accommodation such as villas & hotels with a range of beginner-friendly outdoor activities & experiences, wellness and the essentials like local transfers, food & drink and your important meetings & events if you need that included. With our expert knowledge and local partnerships, we will deliver the perfect team building getaway in Lisbon for your company. Whether you’re seeking a 5-day co-working retreat with activities, or a weekend incentive trip, Big Blue Adventures offers tailor-made packages to suit all types of corporate groups. When you’re ready, contact us via the quote button, the website chat or call us today.
"If happiness is the goal, and it should be, then adventure should be a top priority!" Richard Branson
Coasteering
Ziplines & Abseils
Range of Fun Jumps
Stunning Arrabida Coastline
One of our most popular outdoor team building activities in the Lisbon area is coasteering. Discover the “Caribbean of Portugal” in the Arrabida Natural Park whilst swimming, jumping, ziplining and abseiling your way across the coastline. Our coasteering here is supported by a fun rib-boat ride and the activity is great for all confidence levels as we promote an “adventure for all” supportive environment, perfect for pushing some boundaries while doing something really fun and a bit different.
Breakdown:
- Experienced instructors & all needed equipment (bring a pair of old trainers & boardshorts)
- Our coasteering adventures last between 3-4 hours incl. kitting up
- Includes a transfer to the natural park (1 hour drive from Cascais & slightly less from Lisbon)
- Add a two / three course lunch or dinner with drinks, or a BBQ party in Sesimbra by the beach to finish off your day!
Sailing / Boat Tours
Team Regatta Races
Popular Sunset + BBQ Tour
Dolphin Watching
What better way to take in the Lisbon sights than sailing across the scenic coast on your own private boat tour? We have a range of yachts perfect for a variety of tours and for the competitive teams out there we can also run a fun regatta race. A quality sailing experience perfect for enjoying this iconic coastline.
Breakdown:
- Yachts and catamarans for a variety of group sizes, plenty of boats to cater for larger teams
- Regatta races
- Sail from Lisbon, Belem or Cascais
- Food and drinks available onboard for tours
- Enjoy our sunset tour with a BBQ and drinks, the perfect ending to a day in Lisbon
- You can also opt for an up close encounter with dolphins whilst exploring the Arrabida coastline by rib-boat
- For an extra touch of adventure and luxury, our overnight sailing tours to the beautiful Arrabida coastline with a private chef and captain provide an unforgettable Lisbon experience. Add on our watersports, outdoor activities and sightseeing options in the area
Tuk Tuk Tours
Lisbon City + Belem
Tailor-made Tours
Food & Drink Stops
If you’re after an activity that gets you exploring, but doesn’t involve you jumping in the water or being too active, then our Tuk Tuk Tours are a great option for some easy team building fun. Our tours are tailor-made, so if you fancy a food & drinks tour we can do that with really nice stops across the city, or we can even include Benfica football stadium tours to name a few. The Tuk Tuks are a fun way to explore Lisbon’s highlights in a short time.
Breakdown:
- Tuk Tuks fit up to 6 people, we can add as many as you need for your group size even up to 100+ people!
- Most tours are between 2-4 hours incl. food stops but we can do longer if requested
- English speaking local drivers / guides
- Available as a fun way to transfer guests from accommodation to a conference, or tie in with an activity
- Available to add on with entry to tourist attractions, just let us know what interests your team may have; art, sports, culture, food etc etc.
- Feeling competitive? Why not add this in as part of a peddy paper / team building orienteering challenge?
Rock Climbing
Beginner Climbing
Scenic Coastal Location
Push The Limits
If you’re after an adrenaline hit in the great outdoors and want to stay on land, then our rock-climbing sessions in the Arrabida Natural Park are a great option for your retreat! Within an easy hour’s drive from Lisbon and complete with amazing views of the beautiful coast, whilst getting to grips with climbing and abseiling, you are set for a great team building activity!
Breakdown:
- Experienced instructors & all needed equipment (helmets, ropes, climbing harness)
- Great for small-medium sized groups
- Our rock-climbing adventures usually last between 3-4 hours
- Add a two course lunch incl. drinks at a local beach restaurant in Sesimbra afterwards
- Works great with a 4×4 tour + wine tasting, coasteering, SUP or sea-kayaking in the area
(Beach) Yoga
Indoor Or Outdoor Yoga
SUP Yoga Available
Beginner Friendly
Yoga is far more than stretching and attempting to touch your toes in style. Yoga is in fact a balanced mind-body practice with energising breathing exercises, combined with flowing physical poses that work perfectly as a great way to combat stress. We have variations of yoga we can adapt to your team building retreat, whether we are going for office relaxation or if we are using the yoga to warm up for a day of adventure. The perfect ingredient for any corporate retreat, whether you want to add this as a side activity to your adventure break or if your main focus is wellness & health.
Breakdown:
- Beginner to advanced sessions
- From beach yoga in Cascais or Sesimbra to indoor yoga at private venues or at your accommodation if feasible
- Typically up to 45 min – 1 hour per session
- We can add playful elements to get people working together on certain yoga sessions
- SUP Yoga is also available and a really fun way to do a flow yoga session whilst trying to stay stable on a paddleboard
- Yoga is easy to combine with other activities such as paddleboarding and makes a great warm up session!
- Office targeted yoga with the aim you can take these practices back home with you
- Ask us about adding on an online yoga follow up session post retreat, so our instructor can take the yoga to your office via Zoom!
Surfing
Beginner to Advanced
Experienced Surf Coaches
Reliable Surf Spots
Portugal is regarded world-wide as a top surf destination and the Lisbon Region provides an absolutely awesome location for a team surf lesson, or surf camp retreat! Hitting the surf here is super easy with our surf spots just a short drive, train ride, cycle or even walk from your Lisbon city or coastal accommodation. A fun team building activity that also ticks the wellness box with the power of feeling healthy in the sea.
Breakdown:
- 1/2 day lessons, double surf session days, or go for a multi-day surf camp retreat
- Lessons last for typically 2-3 hours with around 1.5 hours water time
- Experienced, professional licensed instructors with a fun vibe – we want you to catch waves!
- Surfboards and wetsuits included
- Video analyses available for intermediate to advanced surf sessions
- Goes well with a yoga session before or after the surf lesson
- Add-on a boat tour with BBQ, mountain biking or a Tuk Tuk tour for the complete day out
- Looking for some team competition? Why not make a surf competition or add in some beach games?
City & Coast Cycling Tours
Lisbon, Coast & Sintra
Culture, Food & Drinks
E-bikes or Normal Cycling
Our Lisbon cycling tours are always a crowd favourite, providing teams with an active and fun way to explore the local area. The tours are largely tailor-made to fit the itinerary and provide a fantastic way to get up close to this amazing city and wider region. For those interested in saving some energy in the legs, our e-bikes are a quality way to cover the distances.
Breakdown:
- Explore Lisbon’s highlights and across the coast to Belem where the famous Pasteis de Belem can be tasted
- Enjoy the Lisbon coastline around Cascais and Guincho
- Sintra ‘Fairy Tale’ village in the mountains and cycling the coast on a combined tour
- We can add in food and drinks, such as lunch or dinner stops, plus extra add-on stops such as a wine tasting experience
- Available for all group sizes up to 50+
Quad Biking
1, 2 Or 3 Hour Sessions
Explore the Cascais’ Coastline
Good easy fun
A really fun way to let loose on your team building trip in the Portuguese countryside is on one of our quad-biking adventures. Our quad-biking locations are at roughly half an hour drive from Lisbon. Choose a standard 1 hour quad-biking session or go on a bit of an exploration on a 3 hour journey soaking up the coast and countryside scenery!
Breakdown:
- Experienced instructors & all needed equipment (bring a set of old clothes)
- Great for small-medium sized team building groups
- We can include a transfer from your accommodation, or just hop on the train to Cascais!
- Works nicely as a second activity with a surf or SUP nearby in the morning, or accompanying sightseeing in Sintra
Team Challenges & Games
Map Reading Challenges
Team v Team Games
Tailor-made Experiences
If your team enjoys a sense of discovery, adventure and friendly competition, then we have some great ideas and options to get you working as a crew, whilst having a great time in the process. The Lisbon region presents so many awesome environments for epic team challenges. Your challenge can be focused around nature, survival & adventure, a fitness or endurance goal or absorbing some culture on an orienteering event – you name it. Whether you want to push the boundaries on a multi-night expedition raising funds for a charity, take on a giant abseil, or keep it as easy and fun with a team treasure hunt on paddleboards in Cascais – the list can be near endless. We have loads of ideas and options to suit your goals, however big or small you want to go!
Breakdown:
- Here to help you safely push the limits for exciting team adventures
- Tailor-made charity challenges based around adventure and pushing boundaries
- From a 1/2 day experience to full days and multi-night challenges
- We can help with branding and printing. For clothing to event banners etc
- Need some ideas? Just ask! We can even make it a surprise survival challenge for the team!
Sea Kayaking
Arrabida Coast
Lagoa de Albufeira
Sit on-top Kayaks
Sea kayaking is a very easy way to get your team out enjoying the water, getting up close to the landscapes and the beautiful waters here south of Lisbon. Most popular is the picturesque coastline on a 1/2 day tour, or we can explore the scenic lake of Lagoa de Albufeira closer to Lisbon.
Breakdown:
- 1/2 day or full day sea kayaking tours
- Stop off at stunning beaches
- Ask us about adding on snorkelling to your kayak activity
- Feel the elements and enjoy being out on the water on buoyant double sit on-top sea kayaks
- Works well to double up with coasteering, a 4 x 4 tour, SUP or rock climbing activities
Paddleboarding (SUP)
SUP Lessons & Tours
SUP Yoga
Games & Races
Enjoy the scenic urban coastline with crystal clear seas of Cascais just 30 minutes from Lisbon, or hit the Sesimbra coast for a really enjoyable paddleboarding experience more into nature. Or, if you want to add some zen we can run a special SUP Yoga activity where you get to enjoy a beginner friendly yoga lesson whilst balancing on a large paddleboard. For the competitive teams out there a SUP race, treasure hunt and some games presents a very fun time out on the water.
Breakdown:
- Accessible and easy to pick up with large SUP boards in sheltered bay water. A gentle, yet fun activity suitable for most team members
- In Cascais we paddleboard around the nice Marina and towards the Santa Marta Lighthouse enjoying the coastal town’s character
- Sesimbra SUP is more into coastal nature, further from Lisbon around 50 minutes by private bus and great to combine with another Arrabida based activity
- Single lesson or tour lasts around 2 – 3 hours includes beach briefing time
- All of our Stand Up Paddleboarding sessions incl. experienced instructor & needed equipment
- Why not add on a beach yoga session to partner your SUP experience?
Mountain Biking
Beginner to More Technical
Sintra & Cascais
Arrabida Natural Park
For those seeking to add some adventure to their cycling tour, why not switch it to a team mountain biking session? Feel the buzz of whizzing through stunning nature while also embracing the local architecture and landscapes. Routes are available for complete beginners and to those seeking more technical advanced downhill rides.
Breakdown:
- Available in the hills of Sintra, coastline of Guincho and Cascais, plus the stunning coastal Arrabida Natural Park
- Great for beginners to more adventurous teams
- 1/2 day to full day, or multi-day tours
- Add-on food stops and sightseeing as part of the experience
- Works well with other activities like coasteering in Sesimbra or paddleboarding in Cascais
Explore Sintra & The Coast
Sightseeing Tours
Bus or Jeeps
Visit Pena Palace + More
Lisbon is an awesome city, but there is so much more to see in this capital region of Portugal! Jump on the bus, or get picked up by a Jeep and enjoy a tailor-made sightseeing tour of the Sintra Natural Park and visit the famous Pena Palace, Moorish Castle and more. We can also stop off at local scenic beaches likes Guincho and visit the most western point in Europe, Cabo da Roca. We’ll include a stop for lunch or dinner at a very local restaurant and we can make some extra stops if you fancy a drink or two with great views and some authentic vibes.
Breakdown:
- Local Portuguese English speaking guides
- We can include your tickets to the palaces/castles and other popular attractions
- Add-on a very local BBQ lunch with organic wine in the Sintra mountains
- Add-on a classy local wine-tasting experience in the hills
- Enjoy the picturesque winding streets and stunning old architecture of Sintra town
- Tailor-made and available in 1/2 day or full day tours
- Why not combine your exploration with a surf or SUP lesson in the area? Or we can add on a good hike around the sightseeing
4 x 4 Wine Tasting & Arrabida Tour
Arrabida Natural Park
Scenic Nature & Coast
History & Culture
Explore the stunning Arrabida Natural Park in style on a 4×4 Jeep tour for an awesome combo of nature, with authentic Portuguese culture and history.
Breakdown:
- Perfect as a stand alone experience, or added with a local activity such as coasteering, SUP or kayaking
- Taste local wine + treats
- Visit a medieval castle
- Soak up the landscape of mountains and coast
- 1/2 day or a full day tour
- Pick up available from Lisbon city
Caving
Beginner to super adventurous
1/2 day or full day
Stunning caving experiences
The Arrábida Natural Park has some stunning, world-class natural caving systems made for some adventurous exploration. With a range of routes we can take suitable from easy to more technical and higher adrenaline.
Breakdown:
- 1/2 day to full day caving experiences
- Kit included: helmets, harness and head lamps
- Expert local guides
- Various caving routes and levels from easier to advanced adventures
Lisbon Hotels
3* – 5* Hotels
All Group Sizes
Pools & Rooftop Bars
If you would like that extra level of comfort you only find in a hotel, then we have some fantastic options for your corporate retreat in Lisbon. Ranging from 3* to 5* hotels to suit a variety of styles and budgets, complete with amazing features such as outdoor pools, wellness centres, conference rooms and some boasting rooftop pools and bars overlooking the Lisbon skyline. All hotels are central either walking distance to the downtown attractions, or a short walk and very short Metro ride to downtown Lisbon; Rossio, Chiado and Rua da Augusta.
Features:
- 3* to 5* hotels
- From triple, twin and double rooms to executive suites
- En-suite rooms with all the modern touches and features you’d expect from a quality hotel
- On-site pools, gyms, fitness and wellness centres, balconies, restaurants & bars (depending on the hotel you choose)
- We can run meetings and party events at the hotels
- All Lisbon hotels in walking distance to some of city’s best highlights
- Breakfast included
- Wi-Fi and the expected essential facilities included
Hotels Cascais Region
3* – 5* Hotels
Beach Locations
All Team Sizes
If you’d rather opt for a beach stay than a city centre stay, then our quality hotel options on the Cascais coastline are the perfect choice. Between Estoril and Cascais you’ll find a long promenade with a huge variety of beach bars and cute little bays. It’s a nice place to explore by foot. A little further up north from Cascais is Guincho and Boca do Inferno, both offering a comfortable stay in nature, whilst still being close to Lisbon. Our selection of hotels in the coastal area of Cascais range from small boutique hotels with tropical gardens to large modern hotels with pools and sea views. It’s easy to combine a day in Lisbon, which is just a short drive or train-ride away, whilst enjoying a beach break on your team building trip.
Features:
- 3* to 5* hotels
- From triple, twin and double rooms to executive suites
- En-suite rooms with all the modern touches and features you’d expect from a quality hotel
- On-site pools, gyms, fitness and wellness centres, balconies, restaurants & bars, depending on the hotel you choose
- We can run meetings and party events at the hotels
- All Cascais region hotels are in a short distance to the local beaches and the historic centre of Cascais’
- Some boutique hotels can be hired exclusively
- Some hotels offer bike hire
- Close by to our beach yoga and paddleboarding activities
- Breakfast included
- Wi-fi and the expected essential facilities included
Sesimbra & Arrabida Hotels
4* Hotels
Wellness villa resort (small teams)
Beaches & Nature
A little 50 minutes drive down south from Lisbon city you’ll find the Arrábida Natural Park, a protected area offering spectacular beaches, history and beautiful hills overlooking the rugged coastline.
We’ve partnered up with a few quality hotels here plus a beautiful eco resort great for teams up to 16 seeking healthy eating, detoxing and wellness. Our accommodation options are set in both quieter nature spots and in the beachy traditional town of Sesimbra.
The Arrábida is a bit of an alternative off the travel radar destination perfect for corporate teams looking to get away from it all and enjoy good times in scenic nature with nice weather, whilst still being within less than an hour’s drive from Lisbon.
Features:
- Meetings and events facilities
- Indoor and outdoor pools, spa and gym
- Sun terraces
- Stunning beaches – known as the Caribbean of Portugal
- Bar & restaurants
- Range of double / twin en-suite bedrooms
- Suites
- Amazing range of team building activities walking distance from the hotels, such as coasteering, SUP, kayaking, boat tours, hiking, jeep tours and rock-climbing
- Wi-Fi and all needed essentials
- Eco villa resort with vegetarian healthy eating, wellness practices & yoga, outdoor pool and sun terrace
Lisbon Villas & Apartments
Small To Medium Groups
Exclusive Hire
Balconies & Terraces
For the teams who want that feeling of togetherness, with more privacy and enhanced social vibes – an exclusive villa or apartment hire is a great option. We have a variety of self-catering options with great facilities and different styles, from contemporary to authentic Lisbon apartments. The villas & apartments are located at different parts of the city centre, walking distance to restaurants, bars and cultural highlights.
Features:
- Self-catering, or catered for food & drink service available
- Shared and private rooms, variety of sizes from twin en-suites to larger bunk-bed rooms
- Nice social spaces to hang out together
- We can bring team meetings, workshops and small events to you at the accommodation
- Wi-fi and the expected essential facilities included
Villas Cascais Region
Exclusive Hire
Coastal Locations
Small – Medium Teams
Big Blue offers a variety of private villas on the Cascais coastline and further down towards Carcavelos. Our villas differ in price range and group size, we will include a villa in your tailor-made package that suits your team and your requirements the most. All villas are near the local beach and not far from Cascais’ historic centre. There are many quality restaurants in the surrounding areas and it’s just a short train or taxi ride into Lisbon’s city centre. Our modern villas come with an outdoor space, which in some cases offer a pool, a mix of twin rooms and bunk style rooms and a living room/communal area. A villa in Cascais is a great option for a team wanting to spend time together and socialise!
Features:
- Self-catering, or catered for food & drink service available
- Sea side locations, within walkable distance from local restaurants
- If you have a large team we can also hire hostels exclusively
- Some villas will have a staff member on-site
- Great location for surfing, paddleboarding and beach yoga activities
- Shared and private rooms, variety of sizes from twin en-suites to larger bunk-bed rooms
- Nice social spaces to hang out together
- We can bring team meetings, workshops and small events to you at the accommodation
- Wi-fi and the expected essential facilities included
Lisbon Hostels
All Team Sizes
Exclusive Hire Available
Dorm Rooms & En-Suite Options
In Lisbon city centre we offer really fresh and modern hostels, with touches of hotel quality. The hostels are in a sought after central Lisbon location with some of the city’s top attractions and neighbourhoods really close by. The quality hostels come with some awesome facilities such as a rooftop terrace, on-site bar and large modern communal areas. A Lisbon hostel stay is recommended for teams who want great quality accommodation at cost effective prices and for teams who enjoy the community feel and easy-going atmosphere.
Features:
- 4 bed – 10 bed dorm rooms with shared bathroom facilities – as well as private en-suite options
- Quality bedrooms with secure lockers, plugs by each bed, privacy curtains and reading lights (depending on the hostel you choose)
- Communal areas to hang out together
- Wi-fi and the expected essential facilities included
- Continental breakfast included
- 24 hour staff on-site
Hostels Cascais Region
Exclusive Hire Available
Outdoor Pools / Garden Spaces
All Group Sizes
Cascais and Estoril are nice locations for a hostel stay by the beach. Depending on your group size you can just book a few rooms or even hire the property exclusively for your team! Our recently refurbished hostels come with some great features such as outdoor pools and garden areas, organised barbeque nights, a mix of private en-suite and private dormitory rooms and small on-site bars. From the hostels it’s easy to walk to the promenade and beaches in between Estoril & Cascais, or explore it by bike! A coastal hostel stay is recommended for teams who want great quality accommodation at cost effective prices and for teams who enjoy the community feel and easy-going atmosphere, whilst being in close reach of Lisbon’s famous highlights.
Features:
- 4 bed – 10 bed dorm rooms with shared bathroom facilities – as well as private en-suite options
- Quality bedrooms with secure lockers, plugs by each bed, privacy curtains and reading lights (depending on the hostel you choose)
- Communal areas to hang out together
- Balconies overlooking the pool, garden or sea!
- Wi-fi and the expected essential facilities included
- Continental breakfast included
- 24 hour staff on-site
Events, Parties & Co-working
Full Events Service
Parties, AGMs & More
Co-working Spaces
If you would like to add any type of event or staff party to your corporate retreat in Lisbon, then we are happy to plan and deliver that for you. As well as the travel & adventures side of the business we are also experienced events planners. So, from rooftop parties & nights out in Lisbon, to workshops, AGM’s and conferences – whatever you want to include just let us know, we are here to help!
Breakdown:
- Conferences, meetings and events for teams from 6 people up to 500+ – whatever your need is we can help!
- Create the perfect space to escape the office and get creative, come up with new strategies and products
- Modern meeting and co-working spaces available in both Lisbon and Cascais
- Parties, awards and celebrations
- Branding, printing and other event services
- Guest speakers and event MCs
- Live music from Fado to DJ’s
- Full hospitality & catering
Team Development Workshops
Create High Performing Teams
Develop Trust & Culture
Collaboration in hybrid/remote teams
You’ve built fantastic energy and trust in your outdoor team-building – now you want to keep it! A collaborative team workshop as a speedy follow up to your event will help you harness that energy and feed it into creating a high performing, healthy team. In a world moving at lightning speed teams must be flexible, adaptable, virtual and still need to deliver excellent work and fresh ideas. To lead in this world, collaboration amongst your people is going to be one of your key differentiators.
Check out our interview video discussing corporate retreats and the value of team training with Ffion here!
Breakdown:
- Ready made or bespoke workshops for a range of team challenges
- We can cover: Collaborative behaviours and skills, how to lead a team in hybrid office/remote working, psychological safety and trust, team purpose and much more!
- Our workshops offer active, experiential learning in any environment – indoor or out
- Highly experienced team coaching and development professionals to take care of you and your team
- Our workshops work perfectly with our outdoor exploring and adventures, resulting in a positive setting and refreshed frame of mind for maximise on this opportunity
More on Ffion Jones:
- Qualified Team Coach, Chartered Member CIPD, Strengthscope Accredited Facilitator
- Delivered Leadership, High Performing Teams and Coaching to HS2 Stations projects, Network Rail, Admiral, Fiat Chrysler amongst others
- Passionate about helping teams get better at being teams, Ffion’s career in Learning and Development has seen her work with and support a variety of people and projects. In a world moving at lightning speed, she helps teams become flexible, adaptable, and collaborative to deliver excellent work and fresh ideas.
- Working across industries like financial services and engineering, Ffion established her consultancy, Beautiful Minds to provide workshops, coaching, psychological safety, digital teamwork and collaboration in bid teams to improve innovation and help them rediscover the joy in what they do.
Beach and Nature Cleans
Beach & Country Cleans
As much time as you can commit!
Great for your team CSR
Here at Big Blue Adventures we love our planet and see first hand the horrible effects pollution and littering has on our natural playgrounds. We all have a big part to play in protecting our planet and adding a team beach clean is a great thing to do first of all, but also a fantastic CSR initiative for your team. Do mention this on your quote form if you like the idea of adding this and thank you for thinking about the planet – she needs it!
Wellness
Meditation & Relaxation
Spa Treatments
Mindfulness
A happy and healthy team must be developed from the core, inside to out, and wellness is essential to developing that. With your Big Blue Adventures retreat you can include various wellness activities such as morning meditation for some mindfulness before your meetings or pre adventure, or simply opt for a relaxing spa day with a range of treatments available including massages.
Breakdown:
- Beginner friendly sessions to advanced on request
- Tailor-made wellness retreats and sessions to suit your team building event
- Yoga at the accommodation or at the beach
- Meditation practices indoor or outdoor
- Various massage and body therapy treatments from sports massage to spa sessions
- Reduce stress levels, produce stringer mindsets and recharge your team with our wellness options
Mind Nourishing Workshop
Nutritional Therapy For Teams
Good Food = Good Mood
Healthy Eating Workshops
With a busy stressful working life affecting most teams and individuals we often neglect the value of healthy eating practices in place of a quick fix to keep us going. Mind Nourishing’s mission is to inspire busy people to make small shifts to their everyday meals and mindset to create large changes to their health and happiness. We can include this very important nutritional aspect of wellness to your Lisbon team building event that answers those common questions that affect many of us, such as “why do I struggle with energy levels?” Or,
Why do I feel irritable and stressed for no real reason? Take back the control of your emotions, improve your energy and get back that ‘oomph’ your team may be missing!
Breakdown:
- Learn about team boosting good food = good mood practices to enhance productivity and team happiness
- Have fun cooking together with healthy eating cookery classes
- Meal planning and nutrition workshops
- Talk to us about a follow up programme, taking new info and practices back home with you after your retreat
- Tailor-made nutritional wellness to fit your retreat event
- Delivered by Laura Bryan a registered Nutritional Therapist (mBANT, CNHC, Msc) “I truly believe that everyone should have the knowledge and opportunity to feel as happy and healthy as possible!”
Fitness Bootcamps
Works great with wellness
On the beach or in a gym
Beginner to advanced fitness
Our fitness bootcamps are run by our friendly and supportive PT’s with bags of experience and a big love for getting people active and feeling healthy. It’s all tailor-made to your fitness levels and goals. The key is to have some fun with the workouts while improving your fitness, but importantly to learn something new that you can adapt into your day-to-day routines. The Lisbon region has fantastic training facilities we can use along with amazing outdoor spaces from parks to stunning sandy beaches, providing the perfect base for a corporate bootcamp!
Breakdown:
- Improve fitness as well as your team’s physical and mental health
- Perfect for all sorts of teams from sports clubs to office based crews
- Length and type of workouts will be tailor-made to the overall retreat plans and time of year
- Looking to run regular corporate fitness and wellness camps? Contact with us to discuss how we can help you with a corporate club including regular team sessions
- Can be included as part of a sports team tour with friendly local matches that we can help set-up as a pre-season or end of season tour
Motivational Speakers
Big Wave Surfer, Andrew Cotton
Adventure Racer, Maria Leijerstam
Plus More Options
A good story can motivate us all with a fresh new perspective. Seeing how other mere mortals tackle extraordinary situations and how they manage stress through strong mindsets and dedication is something we can all be inspired by! We work with a range of awesome speakers, such as Red Bull’s Andrew Cotton or Guinness World Record Holder and Adventure Racer Maria Leijerstam, who both have fantastic stories to tell! Whether you are keen adventurers or completely the opposite, what you learn from the likes of Maria and Andrew will supercharge you with their mindset tips & tricks and inspiration that you can transfer into your day to day work and lives. Our speakers will provide your team with a unique and personal experience that will ignite a motivational spark that works perfectly with our other team-building activities for the complete adventure!
Breakdown:
- Be inspired by Andrew Cotton, a Red Bull sponsored big wave surfer famous for riding monster waves of over 80 feet and overcoming major injury setbacks to achieve his ultimate goal! Experience how this world-class athlete manages his mindset and the demands big wave riding has on him both mentally and physically. Andrew also provides specialist practical workshops developing mindset and breathwork techniques that helps control stressors and fears in pressure situations. Andrew has had great success with both his talks (including Tedx Talks) and practical workshops online and offline, helping sporting brands such as Exeter Chiefs and Arsenal FC. A unique and awesome experience for any industry with transferrable information your team can implement into their day-to-day lives.
- Guinness world record holder Maria Leijerstam is a multi-adventure racer and has taken on some of the world’s toughest challenges. Her stand out achievements include being the first person to cycle solo to the South Pole, as well as completing the Marathon Des Sables which involves tackling 6 consecutive marathons over several days in 47 degree heat! Maria stills competes and also runs adventure races in the UK as well as providing unique motivational speeches for corporate teams. Her motivational drive and stories from her adventures will provide a truly fascinating addition to your corporate retreat event, whether that’s online or offline.
- We also have a variety of speakers available at different budgets
- Combine with other outdoor adventures take take it from theory into real life situations working on targeted areas for perfect well-rounded experience. Amazing for pushing boundaries, combating fears and developing stronger team mindsets
- Also available as a stand alone event option
Beach Day Events
Ultimate Beach Vibes
Multiple Team Activities
Food, Drinks & Events
If you fancy the ultimate day at the beach for your team, with nice summer vibes, then we can make that happen, however big or small you want to make it. From large events with catering and even small conference facilities, down to some beach games with a picnic!
Breakdown:
- Beach yoga and other wellness and relaxation
- Beachy event set-up perfect for unique meetings with sand between the toes. We can bring key elements like tents for some shade, audio speakers + mics, your branded deckchairs, you name it!
- Catering and drinks for the day, from cocktails to soft drinks
- Activities for the day, from kayaking, SUP, snorkelling beach volleyball to boat tours and a banana boat ride!
Hosted Team Building Adventures
With any of our Big Blue adventures we always aim for a personal customer service (Travel & Hospitality Award winners for ‘excellence in customer service’) and have a friendly face there to welcome you to your corporate retreat in Lisbon & Cascais. We are on hand to host the key parts of your retreat so you can sit back and relax, we’ll do the organising for you and bring some good vibes too!
Local Transfers & Airport Transfers
If you need transport from your accommodation to our activities then we can arrange that for you, in fact it is usually expected on a group trip like a team building event. We have mini-busses and coaches available for groups of all sizes. We’ll usually include airport transfers as part of your package unless requested otherwise. Our mini-busses are also available for evening out returns to Lisbon and various day-trips to surrounding areas.
Meals & Drinks
You can choose between Bed & Breakfast, half board or all-inclusive for your team building trip in Lisbon. We can also add extras like a drinks-reception package, packed-lunch and BBQ nights. Just add it to your ‘get quote’ options and we will get that included in your team building package!
Pictures & Highlights Video
On our hosted team building adventures we take our GoPro cameras and shoot some great pictures & videos. We’ll send these to you afterwards and even edit a personal highlights video for your team, the best way to remember your corporate trip in Lisbon & Cascais!
Team Building Extras
There are lots of extras we can add to your team building trip in Portugal, including local wine tastings and help with restaurant reservations & private event spaces. If you have any ideas, or would like more info on the extras we can provide, feel free to ask us on the get quote page.
Why Adventure With Us…
We work as one big team with our local activity providers, making sure that together we offer a high quality experience for teams. Each activity has been tried & tested, and personally chosen by us.
Hosted group adventure travel, with numbers between 10-200+ people. BBA offers an award winning service; we’ll always go the extra mile to ensure our packages are perfect for your team building needs.
Quality Team Time
Our corporate retreats provide a fun environment to reconnect offline! Nature, adventure and good vibes create the perfect setting to bounce fresh ideas around and to catch up on important team talks.
More Team Building Destinations
Madeira Island
Join Big Blue Adventures for a team building retreat in sub-tropical Madeira, the world’s leading island destination with stunning nature.
Lagos & West Algarve
With over 300 days of sunshine a year and some of the best coastlines in Europe, west Algarve is the perfect company retreat for beach lovers.
Cardiff & Brecon Beacons (Wales)
Enjoy the historic capital city of Cardiff with a range of scenic adventures like canyoning and hiking in the Welsh mountains of Brecon Beacons.
Why We Love This…
“We absolutely love delivering team building in beautiful Lisbon! My perfect day would include a morning coasteering session in Sesimbra, with lunch by the beach, followed by a tuk tuk tour of Lisbon city, finished with a sunset team drink and rooftop views over the city. Perfeito!”
Daniel
Founder & Co-owner