Outaouais, Region of Montreal, Region of Ottawa, Region of Quebec (City)
Activity
Activity Description
The Virtual Amazing Race is the ultimate team-building challenge for remote teams! Inspired by the hit show *The Amazing Race*, this engaging online experience lets participants travel the world without leaving their desks. Using an exclusive gaming platform along with tools like Google Maps, 360° videos, and web navigation, teams explore exotic destinations, solve riddles, answer cultural trivia, and earn points as they race against the clock. Speed, strategy, and seamless collaboration will determine the winners!
What does it impact?
- Strengthening communication and sense of belonging: Teams must communicate constantly, share discoveries quickly, and make fast decisions under pressure.
- Stimulating innovation and creativity: The mix of problem-solving and exploration encourages lateral thinking and dynamic teamwork.
What should the organizer prepare?
- Book the activity with the chosen provider
- Create balanced teams ahead of time
- Share connection links and technical tips (headphones recommended)
- Ensure every participant has access to a modern web browser
- Schedule time afterward for a fun team debrief
How to reach our objectives on the big day?
- Assign team roles (navigator, researcher, timekeeper, spokesperson)
- Rotate roles at each checkpoint to highlight all strengths
- Include a mid-race break to tweak strategy and share laughs
- Use a shared communication space to post rankings and encouragements
- Add bonus points for originality, creativity, or fun answers
- Host a virtual awards ceremony with custom categories like “Speediest Globetrotter” or “Best Team Spirit”
When should we do this activity?
- To energize a fully remote or hybrid team
- When your team needs a joyful moment of connection
- To celebrate a project milestone or work anniversary
- At the start of a new cycle or to onboard new teammates
Other benefits
- A global, cultural journey accessible to all
- Boosts logic, agility, and strategic coordination
- Delivers a fun, colorful experience—even through a screen
See what others have done 👋
- At Globex, one player thought he’d visited a race location—only to realize he was navigating his own neighborhood on Google Maps!
- TechieLoop set up a three-screen command center with a projector… and still finished third.
- At VivaCom, a manager nailed a geography question about Iceland—with the help of her 12-year-old son sitting nearby.
- One ÉnergieCollective teammate typed so fast she earned the nickname “The Typist of the Moroccan Desert.”
- NeoBank spent 15 minutes thinking Mt. Fuji was a Japanese dish—geography laughs guaranteed!
- Designify earned bonus points by singing a national anthem—with a surprise group dance.
- HydroNet had one player stuck in New Zealand for 10 minutes, convinced the answer was buried in a YouTube video he never found.
- At SavoirActif, one manager proposed an alliance between teams to share clues—sparking a hilarious “virtual cold war.”
Location : Office activities, Virtual
Location : Outaouais, Region of Montreal, Region of Ottawa, Region of Quebec (City)
Activity setting : Indoors
Group size : Up to 10 people, Up to 20 people
Inspire me! : Popular activities
Activity languages : English, French
Price : Moderately priced
Duration : 1-3 hrs
Difficulty level : Easy to pick up
Group size :
- Up to 10 people
- Up to 20 people
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