Teambuilding and Incentive Activities Your Group Will Love

From adventure to art, wine to winding down, the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges have something for every group.

Planners truly have a huge variety of options for group activities in the Yarra Valley Dandenong region. All groups are different, but no matter the type of team or your group's demographic, there’s something to suit them here.

Whether your team seeks adventure, relaxation, or creativity, the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges offer something for everyone. Here are some fantastic team-building ideas to inspire connection, collaboration, and a sense of adventure.

If your group enjoys:

Adventure

Groups can experience kayaking and cycling to get the adrenaline and creative juices going along the Yarra River in Warburton.

If your team thrives on adrenaline and outdoor challenges, the Warburton Adventure Company delivers. From guided mountain biking and canoeing to outdoor leadership activities, there’s no shortage of options for fostering teamwork. These adventures help build trust and problem-solving skills while immersing your team in the natural beauty of Warburton.

Our region is also home to Puffing Billy. This historic steam train is popular with family groups but also makes for a unique venue for functions. Their Lakeside Visitors Centre offers gorgeous and practical function space and private carriages are available for events with a first-class dining experience.

Alternatively, motivate and inspire your group with Global Ballooning by taking them on a once-in-a-lifetime experience of hot air ballooning over the Yarra Valley vineyards. It’s a popular incentive and group experience they won’t soon forget.

Photo: Warburton Adventure Company

Food and Wine

The Yarra Valley region is known for its award-winning vineyards, cellar doors and wineries and the region is packed with incredible ones to choose from. In fact, there are so many, that you’d never get through all of them in a week! Add in an abundance of fresh, local produce and gourmet small goods, award-winning restaurants, and farm gate tours and planners are spoilt for choice.

Looking to get more hands-on? Groups can have a go at blending their own varietals at Punt Road Wines paired with an afternoon lunch and tasting, it's a great way to enjoy the day.

Photo: Punt Road Wines

Four Pillars Distillery in Healesville is renowned for its award-winning gin and warm hospitality. Teams can bond over a gin-tasting experience or participate in a hands-on cocktail-making workshop. This relaxed and creative environment encourages conversation and collaboration — plus, your team will leave with newfound mixology skills!

Photo: Four Pillars Distillery

The Outdoors

Got a group that adores the outdoors? You’ll find the perfect space here for corporate or charity golf days all the way to guided bushwalking and hikes among giant mountain ash in the Yarra State Forest.

Peppers Marysville offers accommodation for groups, event spaces for getting down to business as well as group activities from epicurean adventures, team building with a socially conscious twist and more. It’s the perfect way for your group to clear their mind after a full day of conferencing.

Alternatively, Healesville Sanctuary offers a variety of Australian native wildlife encounters where groups can wander through the sanctuary meeting over 200 species of Australian animals, including koalas, kangaroos, platypus, dingoes, wombats and emus in their natural surroundings. They’ll learn about the incredible work the sanctuary is doing saving endangered Australian species at the Australian Wildlife Center, treating more than 2000 sick and injured native animals annually.

Groups can go behind the scenes with an up-close experience, chat with the keepers and even get up close to a koala, echidna and kangaroo or enjoy their new teambuilding experience Race Around the Zoo.

Photo: Healesville Sanctuary

Culture and Art

Got a stressed-out team needing a recharge? TarraWarra Museum of Art offers groups access to adventurous and innovative art exhibitions featuring international and Australian artists. The Museum actively engages with art, place and ideas, presenting unexpected links between contemporary art and modernism within global, national and Indigenous contexts.

They can coordinate guided tours, talks, virtual tours, workshops and more for school groups, community groups and corporate groups alike.

Photo: TarraWarra Museum of Art

Sustainability

For teams looking to connect through sustainable practices and creativity, the Edible Forest at Yarra Valley Estate offers an immersive experience. Explore the lush garden, learn about eco-friendly farming, and participate in interactive workshops on planting and harvesting. A group activity such as creating a shared garden bed fosters collaboration and leaves a lasting impression.

Photo: Yarra Valley Estate

Need a conference venue, group accommodation or meeting space? Visit Yarra Valley Business Events for more.