Team Building in Scotland Highland Games – Exciting Activity by our nr1 DMC in Scotland
Team Building in Scotland: Toss Your Problems (and Cabers) at the Highland Games Challenge
Let’s be honest—if your team needs some motivation, trust falls and motivational quotes on coffee mugs aren’t cutting it anymore. What you really need is the sound of bagpipes in the distance, the smell of fresh-cut grass, and Karen from HR launching a tree trunk across a field.
Welcome to Scotland, land of castles, kilts, and questionable weather. And more importantly, home to your next team-building activity: The Highland Games Challenge—where workplace dynamics meet sheer ridiculousness, all with a scenic loch in the background.
What’s Going Down?
This isn’t just some awkward three-legged race at the company picnic. This is full-throttle Scottish tradition turned into corporate bonding gold.
Split into teams, your group will be kilted-up (yes, real kilts—just go with it) and led through a series of utterly chaotic but weirdly satisfying Highland events. Think caber tossing (a.k.a. chucking a small tree into the air), tug of war, haggis hurling (not a typo), and “who can yell FREEDOM! the loudest while sprinting uphill.” Spoiler: someone will pull a hamstring being dramatic.
There’s also the more refined side of things: whisky nosing, shortbread decorating, and traditional ceilidh dancing for those who’d rather skip the log tossing and go straight to the snacks and spins.
Highlights include:
- The CFO attempting a caber toss and almost achieving accidental flight
- The team chant competition (points deducted for too much use of Braveheart quotes)
- Learning that tartan + teamwork = unbeatable combo
Read more about our DMC in Scotland at:
https://www.dmcprofessionals.com/dmc-scotland
Because teams that toss together? They stick together. Preferably in muddy fields, with sheep watching.
Why Highland Games?
Because nothing unites a group like mildly competitive athletic absurdity. This isn’t just team building—it’s team battling (in a friendly way, obviously). It’s about strength, coordination, communication, and not being afraid to fall on your face while trying to carry a whisky barrel. If your team can survive the haggis relay, they can survive anything.
Also, it’s hands down the most entertaining way to find out who’s secretly a beast at tossing burlap sacks over seven-foot poles.
Why Scotland? Because It’s Like Middle-earth… With Wi-Fi and Better Accents
Let’s not pretend we needed an excuse to go to Scotland. It’s stunning. Rolling green hills, dramatic cliffs, ancient castles, actual lochs (with or without monsters), and towns that look like they were built for cozy fantasy films. There’s something magical in the air, and no, it’s not just the whisky.
Your team can explore Edinburgh’s winding alleyways, sip single malts by a fireplace, or take selfies on the edge of the Highlands while pretending to be in Outlander. It’s history, nature, and hearty food all wrapped in a cozy tartan bow.
Oh, and if you’re lucky, you might even get sunshine for a full five minutes. Magical.
Bonus Points:
- You’ll go home with wild stories, sore muscles, and probably a new appreciation for log-based sports.
- It’s scientifically impossible to frown while dancing a ceilidh with your colleagues.
- You’ll never look at a potato sack the same way again.
So if you’re ready to swap whiteboards for war cries and give your team the most bizarrely epic day of their working lives, Scotland’s Highland Games Challenge is calling. And yes, you can keep the kilt.