Picture stepping out of your hotel and finding the entire city has become a game board. No guided tour, no sightseeing itinerary — a real, timed, team challenge. That is the essence of Treasure Hunt, TeamBuilding.it’s urban team building format. With over 22 years of experience and 130+ original formats, we design experiences that turn a group of colleagues into a team that truly works together.

How the corporate Treasure Hunt works

Participants are split into teams and each team is given a tablet through which they receive riddles, GPS waypoints and missions to complete in sequence. From that moment on, the city is no longer a backdrop: every alley hides a clue, every square is a checkpoint, every local resident a potential unexpected ally.

What sets Treasure Hunt apart from a standard city-hunt app is the presence of an active remote director — a team of professionals monitoring the game in real time. They assess submitted challenges as they come in, assign scores and, when needed, adapt the route on the fly to match the group’s dynamics. If a team is struggling or racing ahead too fast, the experience recalibrates instantly. No cold automation: genuine human interaction at every step.

Special Tasks: creativity under pressure

Alongside classic riddles, every route includes Special Tasks — creative missions that push teams out of their comfort zone and into real contact with the city. A few examples:

• Photo challenges: recreate a historical or artistic scene using team members as protagonists.
• Local interactions: ask residents for information, collect signatures, or obtain a specific item from a shopkeeper.
• Surprise challenges: physical or creative tasks announced on the spot that test adaptability in real time.

These are not just games. They are carefully designed scenarios built to develop problem solving, effective communication and decision-making under pressure — skills participants carry with them long after the event ends.

Why Treasure Hunt works for companies

Urban team building has a unique advantage over indoor formats: the real-world context amplifies emotions and makes the experience genuinely memorable. Exploring a city together, with a shared goal and time pressure, creates authentic group dynamics that are hard to replicate in a conference room.

Treasure Hunt is particularly effective for:

• International groups meeting for the first time who need to break the ice naturally and effectively.
• Conventions and incentive programmes looking to offer participants an out-of-the-ordinary experience rooted in the destination.
• Diverse teams that need to strengthen cohesion and learn to collaborate under pressure.

With offices in Rome and Milan and the ability to operate in any Italian or international city, TeamBuilding.it tailors every Treasure Hunt route to the chosen destination and the company’s specific objectives.

How to organise a corporate Treasure Hunt

Organising a Treasure Hunt with TeamBuilding.it is a clear, guided process. Our design team works with the client to define the destination, activity duration, number of teams and the engagement or training goals. The route is built from scratch, tested on location and managed on the day by dedicated professionals.

No prior knowledge of the city is required — we handle everything, from logistics and route design to riddle creation and Special Task management. The client arrives, participants receive their tablets, and the game begins.

Frequently asked questions

How many participants can a corporate Treasure Hunt accommodate? The format is fully scalable and adapts to groups of very different sizes. Contact us to receive a tailored proposal based on your headcount.

Does Treasure Hunt work for international groups who do not speak Italian? Absolutely. Tablet instructions and missions can be delivered in multiple languages. It is one of our most requested formats precisely because of its suitability for multicultural teams.

Do participants need to know the city beforehand? Not at all — in fact, not knowing the city is often an advantage. It makes discovery more authentic and puts every team on an equal footing from the very start, regardless of where they are from.

In which cities is Treasure Hunt available? Treasure Hunt can be organised in any city in Italy or abroad. TeamBuilding.it designs a bespoke route for every destination requested.

Ready to turn your next destination into a live game board? Get in touch and tell us about your project: we will build an experience your team will never forget.

To protect participants’ privacy, the images were recreated with AI based on real events.