Sparkling Sandset
Financial services · 2025

Dune-to-dinner team building for a global bank in Liwa

A half-day competitive desert programme for nine cross-market teams, scored live and closed with an awards dinner under the stars.

Client type
International banking group, regional Middle East division
Event type
Half-day competitive team-building programme and awards dinner
Guests
90 participants
Location
Liwa
Lead time
4 weeks from brief to event
Client
International banking group

The challenge

Mixed fitness levels and a strict four-hour activity window, with a hard requirement that every participant complete every station.

What we delivered

  • Five rotating stations: dune relay, archery, sand sculpting, falconry, navigation
  • Low-exertion station variants scored identically to keep every team competitive
  • Live scoreboard managed by a twelve-person facilitator team
  • Awards dinner with a live grill station, oud player and trophy presentation
  • Medical and 4x4 recovery crews on standby throughout the activity window

Challenges solved

  • Nine teams of mixed fitness levels needed a single fair scoring system
  • The entire programme had to fit inside a strict four-hour window before dinner
  • Liwa's remoteness meant medical and recovery support had to be self-sufficient

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Results

  • 100% participation across all nine teams
  • Programme adopted as the group's regional template for 2026
  • Zero incidents with medical and 4x4 recovery on standby
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