Teambuilding at the Zoo

• Jungle Adventure

• ZooQuest: A High-Tech Treasure Hunt

Experience an exciting full-day at a zoo near you with ZooQuest and Jungle Adventure.

Jungle Adventure

You’ve sat in conference rooms, played team games, and maybe even dangled from ropes, and now you’re looking for something different…
something impactful…something memorable.

Your group is greeted by late 19th Century music playing in the background. A visually stunning untamed jungle slideshow is displayed on the screen. Each person puts on a Khaki Jungle Adventure cap and they discover that the year is 1912. They are all a part of an expedition off the coast of Africa. Their mission is to race to save an endangered species of gorilla from poachers.

In order to do so, your team must establish a base camp on the island and set up a series of communication and observatory towers. Throughout this three-hour activity, teams acquire new information that rewards flexibility and inter-team communication. Unexpected events cause teams to improvise, adapt and collaborate with other teams to accomplish the objectives.

Jungle Adventure is a fast-paced team building simulation that requires effective collaboration, leadership, planning, and communication. An unlimited number of teams of five to six individuals must make their way through the uncharted African jungle. Only teamwork will save them now. Teams have just twenty days to accomplish a series of missions on their way to achieving their ultimate objective. Each day lasts between five to ten minutes.

Participants will learn that every person contributes to overall group effectiveness, as they see the parallels between their actions during the exercise and their behaviors on-the-job. Your team will build trust, improve communication, and enhance collaboration as they engage in their Jungle Adventure.

Key success factors include:

• Planning is paramount. Teams must coordinate their efforts with fellow team members to achieve their goals.

• Teamwork is critical. Teams benefit by collaborating between groups.

• Effective communication makes the difference between organization and confusion.

• Participants are rewarded for moderate risk-taking, while excessive aggressiveness, competitiveness, and secrecy with other teams negatively impact results.

• Flexibility is essential. New information throughout the exercise must be integrated into the existing plan.
   

ZooQuest: A High-Tech Treasure Hunt

What is ZooQuest?
ZooQuest is a problem solving activity in which teams solve clues and use state-of-the-art Global Position System (GPS) technology to locate hidden treasures.

The Program
Typical treasure hunts provide clues and set your team loose to find answers…and so does ZooQuest. Typical treasure hunts provide puzzles and require creative thinking…and so does ZooQuest. Typical treasure hunts are just that…typical. But ZooQuest is unlike anything you’ve ever experienced before.

Your group will experience the first team building adventure powered by billions of dollars worth of technology. Your team has the coordinates, but can they work together to find their target? We’ve hidden the treasure. Now it’s up to you to find it.

Teams of four to five people receive handheld GPS units pre-programmed with the locations of hidden treasures. The GPS units guide teams to within 20 feet of their goal. After that, they use their wits and determination to decipher written clues to find the hidden answers. ZooQuest gives participants the opportunity to work together to achieve their goals.

“200 feet. 100 feet. 50 feet. 25 feet. It’s over here! We got it!”
“Where to next? This way. Follow me…”

Points are awarded for those who find each of the hidden answers. The faster you find the items, the more points you receive. ZooQuest gives people the opportunity to work together to achieve their goals. Teams enjoy an engaging day of “Coopetition” through cooperation and friendly competition.

Locations
Here are a few of the zoos we have partnered with throughout the United States to bring Jungle Adventure to clients:

For more information or to reserve this session for your next teambuilding event, contact us at 888-672-1120 or email to inquire@teambuildinginc.com.