Incentive event activities - Jagged Horizons

Activities are a key part of any incentive event. Along with superb hotels, dining and venues, activities can create lasting memories of a corporate incentive event.

Successful events are all about taking clients out of their everyday lives. Corporate events that become company folklore are built on fine dining, exquisite hotels, and magical locations. Then add activities!

Doing something unique can really enhance the event experience, especially in unfamiliar locations and venues. Activities can be the highlight of any incentive event.

Incentive trip activity ideas:

Sailing regattas

A sailing regatta is one of the most popular incentive event group activities. Split into small teams, the groups race against each other for some friendly competition. The setting is usually spectacular, and the hardware is impressive. Sailing regattas commonly end on the quayside with an awards ceremony and drinks. Sailing regattas represent the good life.

SAILING ON AN INCENTIVE TRIP

Blokarting / land sailing

Land sailing is a thrilling event activity in which winds whip across exposed beaches and accelerate the craft to impressive speeds. Courses are laid out, and participants need to navigate around the markers. Easy to master, sand yachting is an action sport that is also sustainable.

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White water rafting

Whitewater rafting is all action. Groups are assigned to small boats and make their way down thundering rivers. The scenery is often spectacular, and the waters pristine. Participants get involved in bursts of paddling to help navigate rapids and often have the chance to jump overboard for a swim in the alpine waters.

WHITEWATER RAFTING

wine tour

Wine tours are a signature moment in any incentive travel event and are hugely popular. They offer wonderful scenery, fascinating insights, and pure indulgence. Wine tours are frequently enjoyed in Spain, France, Italy, and Portugal, but there are other, more unusual locations as well. Like sailing, wine tours are the high life!

WINE TOURS FOR INCENTIVE TRIPS

Cyclists riding along a coastal bike path

bike tour

Bike tours are another inclusive incentive event activity. Group bike tours can show participants much more of a destination and can be planned to include multiple sites along the route. Locations can include city centres, coastal, and historic trails.

Person being shot into the air on a plume of water

Water parks

Far removed from leisure water parks, these adrenalin-filled water parks offer a range of outdoor activities, from via Ferrata to high diving and blobbing. Clients can experience a wide variety of activities on the water with whitewater rafting and canyoning add-ons to the main water park action.

PLAN AN INCENTIVE TRAVEL TRIP

Incentive travel involves more than activities - there are hotels, dining, transfers, atmosphere, and other aspects to consider.

We have listed the leading incentive trip countries and destinations.

Find out more information on planning an incentive travel trip.

PLAN AN INCENTIVE TRAVEL EVENT

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More incentive trip activity ideas:

Sea caving

Sea caving accesses subterranean worlds that are invisible to most. These stunning natural formations are accessed by swimming and scrambling into the sea caves. Sea caves are found in most coastal regions, but the climate of the Mediterranean makes it a great place to experience this stunning, underground world.

People walking along a coastal hiking trail

Adventure trekking

Adventure trekking is an inclusive activity that takes groups through wonderful coastal and mountainous scenery. Trails can be chosen to match the group’s ability. Locations range from interior Spain and the Alps to the coastal wonders south of Naples.

Paragliding

Take a tandem paragliding flight in the skies of Europe's mountains. Strapped to a pilot, the pair run downhill and launch into the air, high above the valleys. A bird' s-eye view was never more appropriate.

Coasteering

Coasteering is an all-action incentive event activity that takes place away from a destination's crowded beaches. Seeking out rugged, inaccessible spots, coasteering involves swimming, climbing, and leaping from rock faces into the waters below. Groups make their way around isolated coves in unison, discovering this unique habitat from a whole new perspective.

COASTEERING INCENTIVE EVENT ACTIVITY

RIB boats

Ride a RIB on the open ocean, leaping over waves and skimming the flat waters. Tackle the whirlpools of the world's strongest tidal flows in Arctic Norway.

People in lederhosen at the Oktoberfest in Munich

Wine or beer festival

Incentive travel doesn't pack much greater reward, than at a wine or beer festival. German or Belgian beer, French or Italian wine - staff and partners will feel the chosen ones.

Culture tour

Cultural tours are another inclusive activity that aids in discovering a destination. They can take place in established museums and galleries or on the streets, where visitors can discover monuments and street art. The culture on show can be modern or historic and often tells a revealing story about the destination's past and present.

canyoning

Canyoning is one of the most thrilling action sports in the mountains. It involves descending alpine riverbeds through a series of abseiling, leaping and sliding into the waters below. Led by a professional guide, small groups make their way down these stunning rock formations. Routes can be selected to match the abilities and wishes of the clients.

CANYONING ON AN INCENTIVE EVENT

Surfing

Surfing is one of the marque summer sports and offers serious kudos for incentive trip attendees. A short training session on the sand is followed by action in the water, with most participants getting to experience the thrill of walking on water. Surfing is like few other sports, and for those who experience it, it will leave powerful memories and great Instagram posts.

SURFING ON AN INCENTIVE EVENT

Snacks and coffee laid out on a paper place setting

food tours

What better way to explore a destination than through its menu? Food tours are inclusive activities that offer great insights into a region and its traditions. Walking between venues, participants get to explore the destination and indulge in its finest offerings.

kayaking

Kayaking can be enjoyed in single or double kayaks and takes place in multiple locations, including the coast, mountains, lakes and city centres. Kayaking is easy to learn and offers the participant a whole new perspective on an area.

KAYAKING