Ready for a meeting that no one will want to decline? Bring your team together in the heart and soul of the Caribbean, where fun memories are always around the corner! The Island's outdoor beauty, incredible food, and unique traditions make it an easy choice for a corporate retreat—the only difficult choice will be picking out what fun activities you would like to do! If you need a little help, we've got a few ideas to help get you started. Get ready to be inspired about how your group can bond as a team in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rican Culture-Inspired Team Activities
As if the Island's natural beauty isn't enough, Puerto Rico's culture is steeped in rich traditions that go back centuries. There's no better way for your team to come together than with cultural immersion in a place known for its hospitality and sense of community!
Explore Old San Juan’s historic streets through guided group tours.
Viva Puerto Rico Challenge (Innovation DMC)
If you are looking for a group activity that allows your team to bond while highlighting your tropical destination, this is the one for you. Viva Puerto Rico is a highly interactive team building activity that focuses on the history, culture, and lifestyles of Puerto Rico. Learn, explore, and laugh as teams race against time and each other to discover all aspects of la vida puertorriqueña.
Learn to make a Puerto Rican classic: mofongo.
Mofongo Demo Kitchen (RST DMC)
This team bonding event includes an evening walk through the Old City. The excursion offers an introduction to Puerto Rican cuisine, which comes from the roots, cooking traditions, and practices of Europe (Spain), Africa, and the Amerindian Taínos. Puerto Rican cuisine has transcended the Island's boundaries and can be found in several countries outside the archipelago. You will learn to cook traditional mofongo, a fried plantain-based dish, in this exciting activity. Similar dishes, known as fufu de plátano in Cuban cuisine and Mangú in the Dominican Republic, are made by boiling green plantain and then mashing it. Mofongo is generally made from fried green plantains (although fried yuca or breadfruit are possible), mashed together with broth, garlic, olive oil, and pork cracklings or bits of bacon. It is often filled with vegetables, chicken, crab, shrimp, or beef and served with fried meat and chicken broth soup. A local chef will help guests create their mofongo, and a bartender will teach attendees to prepare a refreshing Puerto Rican Sangria.
Activity includes: Old San Juan Evening Tour (2 hours), Mofongo & Sangria class, Three-course menu, and one glass of sangria.
Team Bonding Activities Through Old San Juan
Set foot in the Island's long and storied history within the muraled walls of Old San Juan. This 500-year-old city has incredible stories to tell behind every corner. Let the cobblestone streets guide your team through the beauty, culture, and legacy of its colorful streets!
Old San Juan Immersive Experience (Travel Services DMC)
The history and layout of Old San Juan make it a perfect backdrop for participants to partake in this competitive and fun team activity. Maneuver through the streets, plazas, and monuments of this 500-year-old city. If you are looking for a fun and unusual way to introduce your group participants to Old San Juan, this is it! Learn about the art of coffee, make a piña colada, play a Puerto Rican instrument and other unique activities. Your participants will learn about our culture, traditions, and history of the second-oldest settlement in the New World in an interactive way that will engage their senses. They will also be involved in a great exercise in group dynamics!
Scavenger Hunt in Old San Juan (RST DMC)
Old San Juan has been capturing the imagination of generations of people with its delicate hand-painted tiles, colorful mosaics, charming plazas, and artistic sculptures for many years. The group is separated into teams and armed with a list of riddles that will lead them to strategic clues, mysterious photo clips, and a map. Once they find a clue, they will mark down where they were able to locate it on a map. Guests find themselves in the most amazing places, crossing plazas, admiring colorful doorways, looking down alleys, in boutiques and galleries, or staring out over a stunning vista. A guide will accompany them along the way with enchanting stories of one of the oldest cities in the New World.
Activity includes clues, maps, bandanas, bottled water, game coordination, event staff, and roundtrip transportation from your hotel.
Signature Old San Juan Food Tour (Flavors of San Juan)
This food tour will not only take you around the historic city of Old San Juan, but you will also have the opportunity to sample some of the delicious dishes Puerto Rican cuisine has to offer!
- Duration: 2 1/2 hours
- Dining at three restaurants (with one alcohol pairings included in price)
- Hands-on involvement in making your signature Puerto Rican dish
- Historical walking tour with cultural and architectural information about Old San Juan
- See top landmarks: Fortaleza Street, narrowest apartment, Capilla del Cristo, Plaza de Armas, and more!
Puerto Rico produces around 70% of the rum consumed in the United States.
Rum Runners Craft Rum Cocktail Tour (Flavors of San Juan)
This experience features three rum-based craft cocktails at three unique bars in Old San Juan. It’s a unique team building experience made even better in the Rum Capital of the World!
- Drink at three fun bars in Old San Juan
- Sip rum craft cocktails and learn about Rums of Puerto Rico
- Easy walk and evening booze stroll
- No food — so perfect for a pre or post-dinner experience
- Starting time daily from 5 p.m. onward
- 2 hours in duration
- Max tour size 10; any larger would require another tour guide and split the group up.
Team Building through Nature and Community
Spending a few hours outside the meeting room and in a tropical paradise sounds like the perfect way to bond. And with different community service initiatives, you can make a lasting impact that will help your team grow closer while helping others!
Puerto Rico’s natural surroundings set the scene for corporate retreats.
Casa Alternavida
Located in Río Grande, about a 30 minute drive from the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU), Casa Alternavida helps teams step away from their routines and take a closer look at how they work together. Its facilitated corporate retreat addresses challenges that can affect team performance, from communication breakdowns and conflict to trust and workplace culture. Through guided activities, teams reduced stress, boost their creativity, and gain new perspectives and practical tools they can apply when they return to work.
Beyond its team-building programs, Casa Alternavida offers multiple gathering spaces and overnight accommodations for up to 12 guests across 8 single and double occupancy rooms.
For organizations planning a team-building or leadership retreat in Puerto Rico, Casa Alternavida combines facilitated team development with a natural setting overlooking El Yunque National Forest and the Island's east coast.
Community & Nature Experience (Rutrex)
Volunteer with a small farm, national reserve, or a non-profit focused on cleaning coastlines, followed by an outdoor lunch made by a local church or a family restaurant. Learn about the history of the community we serve, efforts to support the development of sustainable ecosystems in this area, and Puerto Rico in general. Option to include a guided reflection to reconnect with nature, seek harmony within ourselves, and project on how we work in teams and refresh the sense of meaning in our lives.
Why Puerto Rico is the Best Choice for Team Building Events
Whether for business or pleasure, a trip to Puerto Rico is always a great idea. Hosting your company retreat on the Island blends both, using our stunning landscape, incredible food, and unique culture to foster team building like no other! Group travel i
Puerto Rico's warm tropical weather makes it easy to plan outdoor activities year-round. You don't need to make considerable changes to adjust for the season—every day can be a beach day in the heart and soul of the Caribbean.
Experience cultural immersion like no other! Puerto Rican culture touches everything around you, and the warmth your team will feel is unforgettable!
Puerto Rico's unique charms make it an excellent setting for your team to unite!
Plan Your Next Team Building in Puerto Rico
Is your team dreaming of paradise? Then, it's time to bring your team to the heart and soul of the Caribbean! Puerto Rico has no shortage of things to do and experience for any traveler. Memories await around every corner—and we're sure your team will return stronger, more connected, and eager to return!