Dragon Boat Racing in Mombasa

February 23rd, 2012 @ admin // No Comments

Dragon Boat Racing is the ultimate team sport where 20 paddlers, paced by a drummer at the bow and guided by a steersperson at the stern, must work together and paddle in complete unison.

The physical experience of being in the dragon boat and feeling the synchronicity of group movement is an excellent springboard for clear, creative thinking and innovation. Creativity and new fresh approaches are seldom found sitting at a boardroom table. Bursts of insight, inspiration, and brilliance come from experiences that are ‘outside the norm’.

The corporate world shares many similarities with dragon boat racing. In both settings, the secret to success involves collaboration, communication, commitment and co-ordination. Without a doubt, the same characteristics that affect your company’s bottom line will also drive you to the finish line.

Dragon boating is a fun team-building activity and a unique way to host clients. Participating in a dragon boat event can benefit your employees, co-workers and clients in numerous ways. Here are some examples:

• Dragon boating creates an inclusive environment – people of all ages and fitness levels can participate
• The nature of the sport emphasizes unity and working together, the need for intrinsic synchronization, just as you would need in your Business.
• Driving toward the finish line renews energy, enthusiasm and motivation
• Paddlers communicate by cheering each other on though unique chanting.
• The sport encourages leaders to move to the fore-front
• Completing a race or training session develops a sense of pride and accomplishment among participants
• Twenty paddlers in one boat = increased camaraderie

Dragon Boats (Photo credit: rbglasson)

Relationship Building & Organizational Strength

“Our crew has become very cohesive and team oriented. This is not a result of dragon boating,

but as a consequence of being on a dragon boat team.”- Dragon Boat Team Captain

One of the reasons why dragon boat racing has grown so quickly is the growing number of corporate dragon boat teams. Trying to meet the demands of these teams, dozens of racing events develop each year bringing more opportunities for people to enjoy this exciting sport. These dragon boat teams provide an opportunity for a diverse staff of hundreds to get to know each other through an accessible and spirited team oriented activity. Providing an equal platform for a CEO and a mail room clerk to work together, side by side, dragon boat racing is unique in its ability to bridge communication gaps by building strong, supportive relationships.

Dragon Boats (Photo credit: rbglasson)

For An Unforgettable Teambuilding Experience – Just Add Water

Sometimes it is important for a group or team to just have fun and socialize. Dragon boat racing is the perfect activity to take your corporate social events to a new level by introducing a high energy activity that everyone can do – all ages, all fitness levels. It provides employees, conference attendees, meeting guests or incentive participants with the chance to learn about themselves, each other, and have fun doing it!

Our qualified staff will provide all the dragon boat coaching, training and equipment your group needs for an exciting team experience. A typical program starts with an orientation and some dry land coaching, then into the boats for an on water session. Testing skills with a 250m time trial or racing against other teams from your organization are both exhilarating activities that gives people a taste of why Dragon Boat Racing is the fastest growing water sport in the World.

If you are an event planner looking for a novel and refreshing experience to offer your corporate clients, a dragon boat corporate experience is your answer.

If you are a group looking for a fun activity to add flavor to your meeting or event, try adding in an exciting dragon boat session. Guaranteed to be a unique, fun experience they will remember forever.

If you are a manager looking for a new activity to foster communication and teamwork within your group, dragon boat racing is for you.

Contact us today to find out how dragon boat racing can go to work for you!

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Teamwork and Innovation

Teamwork is everything in Dragon Boat Racing. Synchronicity is more important than strength. A perfectly synchronized team will almost always beat a stronger, but less coordinated team. This ability is vital in today’s changing marketplace, especially when working with teams made up of highly diversified talent. As an experience, dragon boat racing is rich in learning opportunities for any group. Bringing together diverse players all of different abilities and strengths to achieve a common goal, offers corporate teams and groups a unique opportunity to explore group dynamics, and increase productivity and effectiveness.

Dragon Boat Racing is for you:

• If you have a corporate training or learning program that a dragon boat experience could enhance.
• If you are learning or training organization looking for an exciting new approach to cultivate creative thinking and team building.
• If you are a corporate team who wants to venture beyond the limits of a volleyball court or golf course and challenge yourself in a vibrant new way.
• If you have Fund raising or charitable cause.
• If you are group of friends, workmates, or social organization looking for non competitive activity of 1-2 hrs as way of keeping fit, enjoying the outdoor life without the fuss of complicated organization .

Apart from being cost-effective, dragon boat racing enhances work dynamics, increases employee motivation, improves communication, boosts self-confidence, and breaks down barriers among team members.

A dragon boat racing session also:

• Fosters team spirit and cooperation among employees.
• Provides employees with a relaxed atmosphere helping to reduce communication barriers.
• Encourages employee mental and physical health through a commitment to fitness and each other.
• Provides a fun recreational opportunity for employees and their families – promoting job appreciation, creativity and high employee retention.
• Long term benefits associated with employees’ involvement in physical activity such as decreased absenteeism and increased productivity.

For more information, please contact us; we have several packages for your various needs while

customized solutions to your specific challenge can also be formulated.

Category : Team Building

Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, the ultimate team building package

July 11th, 2011 @ admin // No Comments

Mt. Kilimanjaro team building trek

Climbing Kilimanjaro is one of the most rewarding experiences you might ever have the chance to do. It’s actually quite a bit different from climbing Everest or any other mountaineering experience. There are typically no mountaineering equipment involved, and most anyone in good physical shape has a great chance or reaching the summit if they plan carefully, even with no real previous climbing experience. It’s basically like a long hike.

Of course, that’s not to make it sound easy. It’s not. Climbing Kilimanjaro is a very challenging thing and a not insignificant number of people are unable to make it all the way to the summit. The most common problem is altitude sickness and no one is immune from that possibility.

The climb almost always takes between 5 and 8 days, and always with a fixed and preset itinerary. The climb up Kilimanjaro is mostly a walk. Some places – particularly summit day – are steep and grueling, but at other times you’ll be walking through flat meadows or even descending for periods along the fixed routes. (Source: mtkilimanjarologue)

Mt. Kilimanjaro trek packages

Fresha Events has put together the ultimate team building package for your team. Take your team and your goals to another height!

The Kilimanjaro Trek

The awesome sight of the Kilimanjaro mountain with its glittering peaks, rising from the high Tanzanian plateau, is breathtaking. This immense, dormant volcano seems to watch over the fauna of East Africa. “Kili” is in fact made up of three different craters; the little Shira in the west, Mawenzi in the east and, in the centre, the enormous cone of Kibo, whose summit, Uhuru Peak (19,000ft), set in a spectacular background of hanging glaciers, is the climber’s goal. The Marangu route is the easiest and most classic climb but unfortunately, it is also the most frequented.

For this reason, we propose Machame route, a more natural and less crowded route of roughly the same level of difficulty as the normal route. This alternative itinerary offers a number of advantages; 6 days actual climbing which means climbers acclimatize better, different routes for climbing and descending giving them a change of scenery and finally, a wilder and more varied scenery.

As there are no huts on this route, the accommodation is under canvas. The advantage is that climbers do not find themselves in overcrowded dormitory style huts. Furthermore, climbers who have done both routes all maintained that they got a more complete feeling of accomplishment when doing the Machame route than the Marangu route.

We welcome you all to come and experience the tallest peak in Africa!!!!!

Category : General / Team Building / Tours & Travel

Incentive Travel in Kenya

June 15th, 2011 @ admin // One Comment

Many people dream of visiting Kenya. If you are looking for the perfect incentive travel option for your employees, affiliates or partners, why not let their dreams come true and offer them a Kenyan safari? Putting together the perfect safari package to suit any individual needs and interests couldn’t be any easier. With our world of safari options, you’ll be spoiled for choice.

Incentive Travel in Kenya

Think about Kenya as the ultimate prize in the big game of business. (Source: Magical Kenya)

With its luxurious lodges set amid some of the most awe-inspiring scenery on Earth, East Africa is fast gaining the reputation as one of the most impressive Incentive and Conference destinations in the world with international-standard facilities. Like the destination, an equally impressive and efficient planner is required to get the ball rolling.

Nowhere in the world can business, travel, and leisure be so perfectly mixed and matched. Africa is full of adventure and opportunities. Coupled with its unlimited and influential commercial opportunities, this continent undoubtedly becomes not only unique but also a superior safari destination. This is the main reason why Africa in general has become so popular with smart corporations seeking either to impress their clients, motivate/reward their employees or simply to conduct business.

Fresha Events Agency understands incentives and their precise requirements and thus we are a 100% committed to working with our clients to create, plan and deliver a successful incentive travel program that will achieve legendary status. In other words, Fresha Events Agency delivers dreams to incentive award winners

Category : General / Team Building / Tours & Travel

Team Building Kenya

May 27th, 2011 @ admin // No Comments

Team Building in Kenya with Fresha Events Agency

Team Building in Kenya. Fresha Events Agency offers a large variety of event solutions and Team Building packages in Kenya.

We specialize in corporate team building across Kenya at the site of your choice – indoors or outdoors. We offer one hour, half-day, full-day and multi-day team building programs. All of our corporate team building activities are interactive, team-intensive, strategy demanding, intellectually charging, and full of adventure and emphasize business applications. We make your event fun, memorable and – most importantly – results oriented.

We will tailor your team building activity in Kenya to meet your unique goals. All of our programs are designed to motivate, to make individuals realize that they have shared objectives, and that by working together they can accomplish more than they ever thought they could.

We help them break down interpersonal barriers and preconceived ideas. They’ll have the time of their lives doing it. Your team members will come back to work with more confidence, more willing to share creative ideas, more able to complete difficult tasks and to anticipate – and cope with – change and unfamiliar situations.

Our mission is to provide you with the greatest value possible for your team building investment in Kenya. We accomplish this by presenting team building games, exercises and adventures that are innovative, fun and effective … for memories and results that last.

Our primary objective is to provide fun and effective team building games, exercises and adventures that meet your objectives. The process for determining which program best meets your needs involves three simple steps:

1. Your Goals
We offer team building programs in Kenya in three categories to help you match your goals to appropriate program options.

Team Spirit Events
To celebrate your team’s success with style! Our trained facilitators can stage a wide array of team building games and role-playing exercises, all of them structured to build teamwork among the participants. But they can also be played as a just-for-fun employee reward. Either way, the emphasis is always on building team spirit.

Strategic Challenges
To build valuable skills for your team’s success! Does your team suffer from interpersonal issues that stifle communication and hinder productivity? We have your solutions. Strategic Challenges are similar to Team Spirit Events, but they utilize extra facilitators and customized itineraries to help break down inter-company barriers.

Adventure Activities
To reward your team with fun and excitement! Adventure Activities teach teamwork in exciting outdoor settings. Our guides will take your team Diving in the Indian Ocean, high speed races with Go-carting, off road mountain biking, Wet ‘n’ Splash water fun sliding and much more. Keep in mind that Adventure Activities may be seasonal and depend on suitable locations.

2. Your Program
Choose from one of our popular standard programs or let us custom design a program just for you. Contact us

3. The Right Location
We are located in Mombasa, Kenya but we can present your team building program virtually anywhere – throughout the Coast, across the country or around the world. Indoors or outdoors – in the conference room, in the park or in the wilderness.

Regardless of the location, we will be happy to work with you to identify sites that best suit your needs. If you have already selected a site and space is limited, we will be happy to recommend programs that will be the most appropriate and effective.

Whether you choose a location in the wilderness, in the park, or in the conference room, we are the innovators in fun and effective teambuilding programs in Kenya that will help your team reach far beyond perceived limitations.

Category : General / Services / Team Building