Amazing Races
What is an Amazing Race?
Amazing Races have become the most popular team-building, birthday and hens party activity around, and for good reason! They’re adventurous, they’re interactive, and there’s something about following clues and making your way around the city that brings out the inner child in all of us.
So, what is an Amazing Race? The concept is based on a popular TV show where teams fly to destinations across the world and have to complete physical, mental, and eating challenges in a giant race to the final checkpoint. Our Amazing Races take all the best bits of this hit TV show without ever having to leave the country! We turn your city into a giant interactive game where the streets and parklands become your playground.
Similar-ish to a scavenger hunt or treasure hunt, the difference is in the interactive checkpoint challenges you do with our hosts along the way, and all the interesting gameplay elements. You might have to decide whether to open your secret challenge envelope or not, attempt a sneaky sabotage mission, choose between two different options in a Detour challenge, or come face-to-face with Lady Luck.
While a traditional scavenger or treasure hunt might have you looking at plaques, an Amazing Race will have you attempting to eat a strange combination of foods while at the same time watching out for saboteur teams and trying to decipher the secret code to reveal your next checkpoint.
An Amazing Race activates your sense of adventure, your desire to get lost in a city with only clues to guide you, and the competitive spirit hiding in us all.
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Why Choose an Amazing Race Activity with Great Race?
With over 15 years of experience and thousands of Amazing races under our belt, we reckon we’ve cracked the code on what makes an Amazing Race, well, amazing. When you play with us, you’re guaranteeing a ridiculously fun and engaging experience for your group. Here’s why:
Points, Not Speed
Winning is based on points, not speed. This is not a running race or a fitness test. Ew. It’s meant to be fun, remember! We keep the distance easy and the challenges tricky so that winning has nothing to do with being fit or fast; this is designed to be inclusive, accessible, awesome fun for every single person in your team.
Professional Actor Hosts
Our hosts are professional actors who love games and bring all the heart and humour you could hope for. It’s why we call them hosts and not facilitators, because facilitators sound way too ‘blah’ to encapsulate the energy they bring to each event.
Choose-Your-Own-Adventure
Most of our Amazing Race games give teams the power to choose the order in which they complete each checkpoint. This means each team must work together to plan and strategise the ultimate route.
Varied Challenges
From construction tasks, food eating relays to creative photo challenges, our challenges are a) umm, so much fun, and b) carefully designed to require everyone in the team to work together, identify their strengths (and weaknesses), and have their hero moment.
Bonuses, Sabotage, and More, Oh My!
We add awesome elements that take the game to the next level and satisfy the inner child in all of us. Our secret challenge envelope, bonus bonanza, sabotage mission and risk vs. reward challenge are just some of the fun you can expect. Some challenges are also graded meaning the top performing teams win bonus points, rewarding effort and commitment to the bit.
Multiple Locations
We run Sydney Amazing Races, Melbourne Amazing Races and Amazing Races in Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Sunny Coast, Gold Coast, Newcastle, and more! We have provided fun-filled team building, birthday party, and hens party adventures in most of Australia’s capital cities and regional areas.
Why brands, teams, friends, and family can’t get enough of Great Race!
Just wanted to personally thank you for the session you and your team provided at the U@UNSW conference. It really met all our boxes and aligned with my debrief. Its especially refreshing to partner with an organisation who just get it without the need for micro-management. So… THANK YOU. I look forward to working with you guys again in the future.
Patricia G. | UNSW
Overall it was a perfect team day and all members of my team certainly enjoyed being out of the office and making their way around the city! Discovering new spots that they had not encountered previously, i.e. a couple of landmark around The Rocks. On behalf of everyone in the team, I would like to say Thank You very much for facilitating such a great day out for us… Cheers!
Anton S. | MLC
Our group absolutely enjoyed every part of the race. We experienced so much laughter, joy, banter and competitiveness. The fact that all of the challenges involved everyone, made it enjoyable. Our host Sam was THE BEST!!! She made the race exciting and made us all laugh especially at prize giving!! It’s been three days since the race and everyone’s still talking about it and are already talking about a rematch.
Jessica Alofa
Our team had an absolute blast participating in the Amazing Race! It was the perfect mix of fun, friendly competition, and teamwork. We saw everyone’s competitive side come out, shared plenty of laughs, and built connections in new ways. The challenges were engaging and kept us on our toes, making for an unforgettable experience.
Anita-Kruno Velican
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