Category: Incentive

Team Building in Morocco: Tagines, Teamwork, and a Tiny Bit of Haggling

Let’s be honest—your team’s been through a lot. Zoom fatigue. Deadline drama. The ongoing mystery of who keeps stealing snacks from the office kitchen. It’s time to hit pause on spreadsheets and say salaam to something way more flavourful: Morocco, where team building involves sizzling spices, bargaining bravado, and couscous-fueled camaraderie.

So What’s the Plan?

First things first: forget boring breakout rooms and lukewarm coffee. You’re about to get swept up in a Moroccan cooking challenge – yes, a literal feast of fun.

Your group will be welcomed into a traditional riad kitchen, where local chefs will guide you through the ancient culinary magic of Morocco. We’re talking chopping herbs like a pro, learning the subtle art of spice layering, and figuring out whether Ras el Hanout is a spice or a Game of Thrones character. (Spoiler: it’s a spice. A very important one.)

Split into teams, you’ll prepare tagines so tantalizing your group chat will still be talking about them a month later. One team might go rogue and add way too much harissa, while another forgets the couscous entirely—chaos? Absolutely. But it’s the delicious kind. And when everything’s finally plated and steaming, the shared sense of “we did this together” is as warm as the saffron-scented air.

Read more about our DMC in Morocco at:
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But Wait, There’s Souk More…

Before you cook, though—you shop. That’s right: your culinary quest begins in a bustling Moroccan souk.

Armed with a shopping list (and a healthy dose of confidence), your team dives headfirst into a sea of colorful stalls, clinking teapots, piles of spices, and vendors who could sell sand to a camel. It’s the ultimate crash course in negotiation, teamwork, and quick decision-making under pressure. Who knew Steve from Accounting was such a ruthless haggler?

Some teams come back with the perfect preserved lemons. Others return with a rug, a fez, and a story they’ll never live down. Either way, everyone wins.

Why This Works:

• Cooking brings everyone together. Mistakes are edible, laughter is constant, and no one argues when there’s warm bread involved.
• Shopping in a souk tests your communication skills, negotiation tactics, and ability to not get distracted by lanterns.
• Moroccan hospitality is world-famous—you’ll feel less like tourists and more like long-lost friends being welcomed home.

This combo of culinary creation and chaotic commerce builds bonds that last longer than the mint tea buzz. And it’s way more memorable than another game of Two Truths and a Lie.

Why Morocco?

Because it’s mystical, mouthwatering, and made for moments like this. From the maze-like medinas of Marrakech to the fragrant food markets of Fes, Morocco is a sensory playground.

Here, your team gets to unplug from the digital grind and reconnect over bubbling tagines and shared stories. The setting alone—cobalt walls, tiled courtyards, and the distant sound of drums—is enough to make anyone forget about their inbox for a while.

Bonus Highlights:

• Learn to cook dishes your coworkers will pretend to make back home.
• Discover who panics under spice pressure and who turns into Gordon Ramsay.
• Exchange office gossip over dates, olives, and a questionable batch of almond pastries.
• Leave with inside jokes, full bellies, and possibly a camel-shaped teapot.

Remember: teamwork makes the briouat work.

Why Book This?

Because the only thing better than team bonding is team bonding with extra cumin. This isn’t just a team building activity—it’s an unforgettable Moroccan memory. Equal parts chaos, culture, and carbs.

So if your team is ready to trade deadlines for dates (the edible kind), and KPIs for cumin, Morocco’s got you covered—tagine lids and all.

Because nothing says “collaboration” like cooking in clay pots while arguing over who bought the wrong saffron.

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