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This month we visited "Ticket to Ride" who offer team building days to
companies, to try out their services. We arrived at their offices in Crystamar
centre in Puerto Banus at 10.00 to be met by Sebastian our guide for the first
and most fun part of our day Quad biking. We left the office in their air
conditioned Landrover Defender and started the drive to our first port of call
in Istan. When we arrived we were like kids in a sweet shop trying to decide
which one of the powerful 300cc quads we were going to be driving for the
next hour, we both chose the polaris quads.
Sebastian showed us how to operate the quads which took about 30 seconds
as they were automatic and there was a lever to pull to go and a brake lever
to pull to stop. So we were on our way to the first part of the course. This is
where they find out what level of rider you are with a few laps around a very
short course, then we were on our way following the landrover along some
dirt tracks up to a large open area with breathtaking views, where we could
open up the throttle a bit more and have some fun driving through muddy
puddles and over some rougher terrain. After this we drove on road for a bit
at speeds of up to 70kmh (which doesn't sound that fast, but on a quad it
feels like 100mph) to get to Nagueles forest.When we arrived we were taken
aback by the beauty of the area and it almost seemed a crime to spoil the
silence with our noisy quads. We followed the LandRover along a trail
through the forest for another 30 minutes or so. Then (sadly) it was time to
take the quads back and head on down the lake at Istan to meet Lars the
owner of the company who took over as our guide for the next few hours.
Here we were given the choice of kyaking, Canadian canoeing or water
skipping but after a demonstration of water skipping from Lars we both
bottled it, not trusting that this very clever aero-foil device would keep us on
the surface of the water for very long.So we opted for the kyaking and
canoeing. After a brief tutorial from Lars, (Who incidentally was a world
champion canoeist a few years ago) Simon climbed into the kayak and I must
admit whilst standing there with a camera in my hand I have never wanted
anyone to fall in so much but unfortunately he didn't. After a few laps around
the lake we jumped into the Canadian canoe and rowed out to the middle of
the lake to take some photo's of the amazing scenery surrounding us. Then it
was on to the giant brain teasers which are part of the team building courses
that the company offer the idea is to solve the puzzles using teamwork and
thus building your team but due to time restrictions we gave up after 15
minutes of struggling with the massive blocks of wood (I am sure that given
more time we would have cracked it eventually). Our team building
experience lasted for four hours which definitely wasn't long enough. So if
you own a company and feel that your staff deserve a great day out to boost
moral or if you are a private individual with a few mates who are looking for a
day of action packed adventure, or if you fancy a safari tour in one of the air
conditioned Land rovers, get on the phone to "Ticket to Ride" now to book
your tour, it comes highly recommended by us.
companies, to try out their services. We arrived at their offices in Crystamar
centre in Puerto Banus at 10.00 to be met by Sebastian our guide for the first
and most fun part of our day Quad biking. We left the office in their air
conditioned Landrover Defender and started the drive to our first port of call
in Istan. When we arrived we were like kids in a sweet shop trying to decide
which one of the powerful 300cc quads we were going to be driving for the
next hour, we both chose the polaris quads.
Sebastian showed us how to operate the quads which took about 30 seconds
as they were automatic and there was a lever to pull to go and a brake lever
to pull to stop. So we were on our way to the first part of the course. This is
where they find out what level of rider you are with a few laps around a very
short course, then we were on our way following the landrover along some
dirt tracks up to a large open area with breathtaking views, where we could
open up the throttle a bit more and have some fun driving through muddy
puddles and over some rougher terrain. After this we drove on road for a bit
at speeds of up to 70kmh (which doesn't sound that fast, but on a quad it
feels like 100mph) to get to Nagueles forest.When we arrived we were taken
aback by the beauty of the area and it almost seemed a crime to spoil the
silence with our noisy quads. We followed the LandRover along a trail
through the forest for another 30 minutes or so. Then (sadly) it was time to
take the quads back and head on down the lake at Istan to meet Lars the
owner of the company who took over as our guide for the next few hours.
Here we were given the choice of kyaking, Canadian canoeing or water
skipping but after a demonstration of water skipping from Lars we both
bottled it, not trusting that this very clever aero-foil device would keep us on
the surface of the water for very long.So we opted for the kyaking and
canoeing. After a brief tutorial from Lars, (Who incidentally was a world
champion canoeist a few years ago) Simon climbed into the kayak and I must
admit whilst standing there with a camera in my hand I have never wanted
anyone to fall in so much but unfortunately he didn't. After a few laps around
the lake we jumped into the Canadian canoe and rowed out to the middle of
the lake to take some photo's of the amazing scenery surrounding us. Then it
was on to the giant brain teasers which are part of the team building courses
that the company offer the idea is to solve the puzzles using teamwork and
thus building your team but due to time restrictions we gave up after 15
minutes of struggling with the massive blocks of wood (I am sure that given
more time we would have cracked it eventually). Our team building
experience lasted for four hours which definitely wasn't long enough. So if
you own a company and feel that your staff deserve a great day out to boost
moral or if you are a private individual with a few mates who are looking for a
day of action packed adventure, or if you fancy a safari tour in one of the air
conditioned Land rovers, get on the phone to "Ticket to Ride" now to book
your tour, it comes highly recommended by us.
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