Team building comes to rescue those who realize the importance of a healthy and friendly work environment. Tightening the bonds in a healthy way while measuring the impact of each activity and process within your company can save you the harms of toxic “familial culture”. And, getting to know your team outside the confines of the workplace or the meet windows can be as insightful as impactful for you as a leader.
However, when planning a corporate trip or an outdoor team building activity, you might encounter many inconveniences. A plan that doesn’t fit your schedule. An overcrowded week of activities that leaves you tired and not inspired. A 600 km away trip you have no clue how to organize well. Just like anything in this world; a high-impact team-building needs knowledge and expertise.
WildyNess is here to solve some of your problems and help you think of interesting activities for your next team building in Tunisia.
Weekend Team Building
1- Ain Drahem Otherwise: Pottery in Ain Drahem, Lunch with Locals, Hike, Overnight in a Guesthouse with Group-Cooking with the owner and Social Games
For whom: Small Businesses and Corporate companies
Group Size: from 3 to 14 people
Duration: 1 Weekend (2 days)
Link to the experience : Ain Drahem Otherwise: Pottery in Ain Drahem, Lunch with Locals, Hike, Overnight in a Guesthouse with Group-Cooking with the owner and Social Games
Ain Drahem can host one of those most memorable experiences in one’s life. You can enjoy vibrant activities while enjoying the breathtaking landscape of Ain Drahem. Overnight team building has many perks, mainly doing every activity slowly without overwhelming the team. Ranging from pottery classes to hiking and cooking classes, you can choose what to do to enhance collaboration and team spirit. Research revealed the positive impacts of these types of activities on team skills, communications and morale.
2- Tataouine Hidden Gems & Food Tour (Camping in an abandoned Ksar + 1 Night in Douiret)
For whom: for cool and young companies like startups
Group Size: between 6 & 18
Duration: 2 Days (or more)
Link to the experience : Tataouine Hidden Gems & Food Tour (Camping in an abandoned Ksar + 1 Night in Douiret)
From Bizerte to Tataouine? The farthest point in the map can be a great place to free your team from the shackles of work stress and city life. Discover the Berber ksour of Tataouine and spend the night in Douiret to make this team building memorable for everyone. These regions are usually unknown for people and visiting them would feel amazing. You need to prepare your team for amazing days full of physical activities and new discoveries. Activities include biking, hiking and food tours. Ever heard of Aich Bel Herigua? Or Masfouf? You will have the opportunity to share these delicious dishes with your team.
3- Weekend in Sakiet Sidi Youssef (Hike, Lunch with Locals and Camping)
For whom: for cool and young companies like startups
Group Size: between 6 & 12
Duration: One Weekend
Link to the experience : Weekend in Sakiet Sidi Youssef (Hike, Lunch with Locals and Camping)
Combining history with physical activities is an unusual way to tighten the bonds between your team members. Hiking can be challenging for some. But, it would be a great opportunity to waken up your muscles and remember the sacrifices and struggles our martyrs went through in this very area for us to live in peace and cherish independence. And, we cannot emphasize how this can boost one’s motivation and inspiration. For food lovers, it’s no secret that El Kef has the best dishes in the region.
4- Disconnect at the Lake: Weekend in Mallegue (Hike, BBQ at the lake, Overnight in an Auberge)
For whom: for cool and young companies like startups
Group Size: between 6 to 14
Duration: One Weekend
Link to the experience : Disconnect at the Lake: Weekend in Mallegue (Hike, BBQ at the lake, Overnight in an Auberge)
When you ponder on team building activities in Tunisia, you should try to go out of the box and try to pick hidden gems in the country to go for hiking, trekking and other outdoor activities. Fresh air always does a body, or a team, good. Oued Mellegue offers a great change of scenery.
Nestled in Nebeur village, Oued Mellegue is a real hidden gem for you to discover with your team. During two days and one night, you can enjoy a real moment of disconnection while working on getting to know your team members closely and gather in a place free of stress and laptops. During the night, you have the time to organize some games and activities to make the most out of your team building.
5- Between Savana & Canyons: (Savana, Overnight in sned, Selja Canyons, Local Food)
For whom: for cool and young companies like startups
Group Size: between 6 & 14
Duration: 2 days
Link to the experience : Between Savana & Canyons: (Savana, Overnight in sned, Selja Canyons, Local Food)
Giving a try to new locations can be a part of your company culture without you knowing it. If you encourage social impacting activities and marginalized local communities, Gafsa is a great pick for your next team building. Much less known than other destinations, Selja, Bouhedma and Sened host one of the most amazing canyons in Tunisia and richest fauna and flora in North Africa.
Have you ever known that one the last African savannas, known under the scientific name Acacia raddiana is in the park of Boudehma? The fauna of the park is one of the richest and most unique in the region. 278 endangered species live there, including the addax antelope (Addax nasomaculatus), Struthio camelus australis and Gazella dama mhorr.
You can imagine by now what kind of visit is awaiting you. With a professional guide, you will embark on the dream of going to a safari. But this time, a safari in a pre-Saharan and arid mediterranean region.
During a whole weekend, your team will be surprised and amazed to discover this hidden area and treat your taste buds with local food.
6- Retreat and Self-Reflection Weekend in Haouaria (Villa Zembra)
For whom: for cool and young companies like startups
Group Size: between 6 & 22
Duration: 2 days
Link to the experience : Reach Out To Us
A retreat is always a good idea. Your team will love this retreat in Haouaria. Spiritual retreats are not that common. But, considering our daily hustles and the ever-escalating stress, your mind needs a break. Self-reflection is highly encouraged to improve the team attitude and break the boundaries between them. Revealing your true self and emerging in self discovery is the best experience you can offer to the people who spend their days with you.
Ranging from meditation and fly yoga to emotional freedom techniques, you’re going to have the most memorable weekend.
Specifically curated for people who are seeking new ways to see themselves more deeply and understand their feelings and motives, this retreat will give you the opportunity to enhance your team's self-reflection and self-comprehension.
Team Building Ideas for 1 day
7- One Day in the Heart of Nature (and 45min Far from the Capital): Table d’Hôtes Jabbes
For whom: for cool and young companies like startups
Group Size: 6 to 22 (depending on logistics)
Duration: one day
Link to the experience : One Day in the Heart of Nature (and 45min Far from the Capital): Table d’Hôtes Jabbes
Sometimes, all it takes is some fresh air and a good laugh.You need a good place and a good company. Your team and Sidi Thabet are the best combination. Sidi Thabet, just a few kilometers away from the capital, offers a panoramic view of olive trees and a calm space where every being is in its natural habitat. You can combine your visit to some outdoor games to spice out your time.
A 3 kilometers hike is an activity we highly recommend to get your team out of their comfort zone after a delicious brunch made up with authentic tunisian food. There are a variety of other activities you can organize with your host: outdoor activities, board games, and more.
As you can simply give your team the freedom to interact with each other, talk freely and share a good laugh around each other’s anecdotes. If you have some big news to announce, this may be the best time to share it with your team.
8- Centre Équestre Découvertes et Loisirs
For whom: for cool and young companies like startups
Group Size: between 5 & 18
Duration: One day
Link to the experience : Centre Équestre Découvertes et Loisirs
Have you ever stumbled on equestrian competition and you were amazed by horses? Do you know that you don’t need to be a king from somewhere to try to lift a horse? A few kilometers away from Tunis, you can experience this mesmerizing horse/human interaction.
Better, you can organize a team building around this activity to give your team this “ah-ha” moment they need to forget about the office and the email box. WAIT! Horses aren’t your thing?
The good news: you can flexibly schedule your outdoor activities without compromising on the thrill you’re looking for. Maybe it’s time to practice archery as a group to overcome challenges together, entice your determination to achieve your goals and promote team support.
If you don’t want to rush your adrenaline, spice out your team-building with safer choices : go for a 45 minute hike or opt for ping-pong rounds.
9- Morneg pottery immersion
For whom: for cool and young companies like startups
Group Size: between 5 & 13
Duration: one day
Link to the experience : Send Us An Email
Going to pottery classes is not that usual. Organizing a team building around pottery is both unusual and enthusing. It’s an ideal option when you want to combine fun with messiness. Getting your hands messy with your coworker is another side you may want to consider. Better than this, creative thinking is enhanced and focus is stimulated.
This will transform your mindset and feed your brain new food: concentration, creativity and collaboration. In Morneg, no room for your unfinished deal, tight deadline or even the unsolved problem you left back in the office. For a full immersion and disconnection, you have a big farm to freshen your mind and fill your lungs with pure air.
If you have a thing for dirty hands, your host will make sure they are always dirty for a good reason. Permaculture tours are offered so you can understand how farms and houses are conceived, designed and maintained. And, after a long day of insights and new skills, your authentic dinner is waiting for you.
10- Treasure hunt medina
For whom: for cool and young companies like startups
Group Size: between 6 & 20
Duration: one day
For Tunisians, La Medina is that place you go to in Ramadan or when you need to shop for specific items. For some, it also rhymes with nostalgia back when we were students strolling in La Medina and sipping green tea in AL Inba. But, when you start your professional journey, this kind of lazy time is gone.
Brining back these memories to your team can be exciting and intriguing. Easily reachable from anywhere in Tunis, La Medina boasts many enticing historical monuments only few know about.
Treasure hunt is a cool activity where people work and think together to solve enigmas and collect clues.
