Strengthening team spirit is not an easy task, but don’t worry, there are many different activities that your employees can enjoy. I have gathered the best team building ideas in Marseille in this article and you will certainly find what you are looking for.
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🧩Investigations and treasure hunts
Treasure hunt with a smartphone
This activity is accessible to all and will allow you to discover all the hidden treasures of the city on your own.
Remember to charge your phone properly before the activity.
Price: starting at €39 per group
Duration: 2 hours
Group size: 2 to 32 people
Information and booking (site in French)
Downtown Urban Rallye
Here is another activity which offers 2 main games to do on your own: Discovery game, to take your time, and Challenge game, for a little more competition.
You just have to download the “Print and Play” kit after your reservation and print the guide of the selected game.
Price: starting at €39 per person
Duration: 2 hours
Group size: 2 to 32 people
Information and booking (site in French)
Treasure Hunt “L’Affaire Barthélémy” (The Barthélémy Case)
In this activity, you’ll have to solve a burglary case on Canebière street in Marseille.
After giving you all the clues, the Exit Game team will have you investigate the streets of Marseille for around 2h30.
Price: starting at €11 per person
Duration: 2h30
Group size: up to 20 people
Information and booking (site in French)
🏅Sports competition
Sports competition with Koh Lanta-type events
The events of this animation alternate between sports and intellectual challenges.
You will need to forge alliances, cooperate and surpass yourselves in order to win.
Bugs, ropes, weights, flour, water and much more: you will face many challenges. Be ready for fun, competitive and friendly events.
Price: starting at €20 per person
Duration: 1h to 2h
Group size: at least 6 people
Information and booking (site in French)
Sports competition with Fort Boyard-type events
This time, you will face tests of speed, strength, balance, skill and more!
If you can get along and work as a team, you’ll be able to win keys and lead your team to victory!
So, will you collect the precious keys, or will you use them to free your teammates and take advantage of the strength of a larger group, at the risk of not having enough at the end of the game?
Price: starting at €20 per person
Duration: 1 to 2 hours
Group size: at least 6 people
Information and booking (site in French)
🎲Escape games
“Back To The Future” Escape Game
Locked in a laboratory and stuck in the space-time continuum, you will have to show your team spirit to come back to the present before the time limit.
Price: starting at €25 per person
Duration: 1 hour
Group size: 3 to 6 people
Information and booking (site in French)
Panic Room Escape Game
Lost in a forest at nightfall, you are looking for a shelter to sleep and will come across an old abandoned house.
This old house will surprise you multiple times and make you shiver more than once.
Price: starting at €25 per person
Duration: 1h25
Group size: 2 to 6 people
Information and booking (site in French)
🎨Creative workshops
Make your own pastis
In a professional distillery, you will learn how to make your own pastis and how to create your own product from beginning to end. You’ll be in a small group, which also contributes to the friendly atmosphere.
Price: starting at €65 per person
Duration: 2 hours
Group size: up to 20 people
Information and booking (site in French)
Brewing and beer tasting workshop
Open to the uninitiated as well as the most avid zythologists, the Drew Lab will teach you how to make your own beer brew.
Under the guidance of an experienced brewmaster, you will participate in each step of the making of a homemade beer.
Price: starting at €95 per person
Duration: 5 hours
Group size: up to 10 people
Information and booking (site in French)
Cocktail Workshop
Come and learn from the experience of a passionate team for a cocktail workshop mostly around – but not limited to – rum in Marseille.
You will take part in all the steps making the cocktails. You will have the opportunity to reproduce the recipes at home and to impress your friends, to their great delight.
Price: starting at €45 per person
Duration: 1h45
Group size: up to 12 people
Information and booking (site in French)
Make you own bumbag
The bumbag is fashionable again.
If you threw yours away at the beginning of the 2000’s, this workshop will teach you how to make your own, unique bag.
Price: starting at €65 per person
Duration: 3h30
Group size: 2 to 5 people
Information and booking (site in French)
Arrange your own kokedama
This workshop is a peaceful and relaxing activity around the floral art of kokedama.
You will set up your own kokedama and bring it home with you.
Price: starting at €50 per person
Duration: 2h
Group size: 1 to 6 people
Information and booking (site in French)
Initiation and wine tasting
The tasting will start with a short lesson to learn more about oenology. You will be taught the process of wine making, the different types of wines and the grape varieties.
Then, you will participate in the aroma game during which you will practice recognizing the scents of different wines.
You will end up tasting 5 emblematic wines. For example, you will be able to taste wines such as a Pernand-Vergelesses Premier Cru, a Collioure, a Touraine, a Saint-Chinian and a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru.
Price: starting at €64,90 per person
Duration: 2 hours
Group size: up to 22 people
Information and booking (site in French)
🚣Watersports activities
Spend an afternoon on a private boat in the Calanques of Marseille
This activity is both historical and touristic.
During an entire afternoon, you will be able to admire Marseille from the sea.
A swimming stop in its most beautiful creeks is planned by the organizers. Moreover, you’ll be able to book the catering option on board.
Price: €715 for 1 to 7 people / €880 for 8 to 12 people
Duration: 4h30
Group size: up to 12 people
Information and booking (site in French)
Spend a day in a sailing boat in the Calanques of Marseille
For 7 hours, you will sail on the Mediterranean sea, and don’t worry, catering is included.
From the Old Port to the Riou archipelago, the crew will teach you about all the cultural aspects of the city.
Don’t forget your bathing suits since a swimming break is planned off the coast of the Calanques.
Price: starting at €130 per person
Duration: 7 hours
Group size: up to 30 people
Information and booking (site in French)
Kayak rental in Marseille: half day guided tour
If you’re feeling more athletic, you can also rent a kayak.
Go on an adventure aboard sea kayaks with a guide who will make you discover all the best areas of the Calanques of Marseille and the wonders of the Blue Coast during a 3-hour excursion (half a day).
Price: starting at €30 per person
Duration: 3 hours
Group size: up to 16 persons
Information and booking (site in French)
Stand-Up Paddle Guided Tour in the Calanques of Cassis
From Cassis to the En-Vau creek, go on an adventure on your paddle board and sail on the Mediterranean Sea in the Calanques National Park.
You will be able to sail at your own pace and take swimming breaks.
You will definitely love the sound of the waves and be able to reach places only accessible by sea.
Price: starting at €55
Duration: 4 hours
Group size: up to 10 people
Information and booking (site in French)
Free-diving escape game
This activity is certainly the most original of all watersports activities.
You’ll have to solve riddles and find treasures and hidden clues (on land and at sea) – only about freediving.
During 3 to 4 hours and with a team, you will practice breath-holding at sea to try to win the escape game: dive into the world of counter-espionage and the history of Marseille.
Price: starting at €65 per person
Duration: 4 hours
Group size: from 4 to 20 people
Information and booking (site in French)
📚Cultural activities
Calanques “Grotte Bleue” Hike (Blue Cave Hike)
Discover the Grotte Bleue during a one-day hike.
A professional guide will be happy to show you the most beautiful places in the region.
You will be able to discover the place and its history through multiple anecdotes.
Price: starting at €35
Duration: 6 hours
Group size: up to 15 people
Information and booking (site in French)
Electric Scooter Tour
Let’s go for a unique and fun ride in the streets of Marseille.
Discover the old city on an electric scooter, with a guide or on your own.
Price: starting at €25 per person
Duration: 2 hours
Group size: up to 6 people
Information and booking (site in French)
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