Team building Activities

Team building in Bergen

Activities for groups in Bergen and the region

Team building - our best tips for activities in Bergen and the region

Are you looking for something different? A new and exciting form of team building? 

In Bergen and the surrounding region, the variations in nature, combined with the accessibility to sea, coast, fjord, glacier and mountains, creates opportunities for a versatile program that is guaranteed to sharpen the senses of your team.

Check out our best tips for team building activities in the Bergen region.

1. Sotra Villmarksenter - activities at your chosen location or at their camp

Sotra Villmarksenter offers activities for groups ranging from 4 to 500 people. They provide a wide selection of activities, including competition courses, Farmen-inspired challenges, and mobile escape rooms. The programs are tailored from short sessions to full-day events with food and entertainment. After the activities, participants can gather for a meal in the camp’s facilities, on the terrace, or in the lavvu.

Teambuilding activities with Sotra Villmarksenter
Photo: Sotra Villmarksenter 

2. Camp Panorama - team building along the coast

In the coastal environment at Sotra outside Bergen, you can challenge your team at Camp Panorama. Compete in various exercises that require creativity, strength, efficiency, knowledge and cooperation. Your team will be divided into two or more teams that compete against each other on wilderness-themed tasks close to the hotel area. Ax throwing on the beach, a strength test with boat fenders and smoking and gutting fish are just some of the tasks.

Teambuilding - Panorama Hotell & Resort Photo: Panorama Hotel & Resort

3. Team building simultaneously at different locations

Bergen Base Camp offers game-based team building where the goal is to find and solve as many tasks as possible in a given time. To get a good result on this activity, the participants must cooperate, use tactical skills and sometimes also creative skills. The game can be played anywhere (both indoors and outdoors) and can also be done across several different locations in Norway at the same time.

Bergen Base Camp also offers tailor-made team activity packages with e.g. archery, ax throwing, slingshot.

4. Team building with a view 

Going on a hike together is an excellent way to improve both leadership skills, trust and communication in your team. And what can be more exciting than a hike with a great view of Bergen and the region? Take your team on a hike with Norway Mountain Guides in the mountains close to the city centre in Bergen.

Teambuilding - Norway Mountain Guides Photo: Norway Mountain Guides

The hike takes about 3 hours and the degree of difficulty is medium. On this hike you literally walk on top of Bergen, off the beaten track, through forests, past lakes and on paths where you can enjoy the silence.

If you prefer hiking with a view of the sea, Norway Mountain Guides offer a great hike in the coastal area in Øygarden, just outside Bergen.

5. Go on a quiz race around Bergen on a segway

Bergen Segway's interactive segway race is one of Bergen's most fun team building activities. The company is divided into different teams that compete against each other in an interactive quiz race, which will take you over large parts of Bergen city center. You will of course receive training on a segway before the race starts.

Teambuilding - Bergen Segway
Photo: Bergen Segway

6. Fun and games indoors

Bergen Science Center VilVite offers a wide range of team building activities that are suitable whether you want to do something social together, or are looking for inspiration for product development. You can choose from several different activities such as Digital Escape Room, VilVite Challenge, Robot Battle or Balloon Car Race. The activities can be carried out in your office or at VilVite. It takes about 1-2 hours and are generally suitable for groups of 10 - 60 people.

Teambuilding på VilVite
Photo: Tove Lise Mossestad / VilVite 

Another great indoor option is ParkN Play. At ParkN Play in Bergen city center you will find everything from mini golf, golf simulator, Dockpin bowling, shuffleboard and much more. ParkN Play is helpful in organizing team activities, and the bar is open from 19:00 every day.

In an escape room at Escape Bryggen, teamwork and communication are alpha and omega. If not, you have no chance of getting out of the escape room before the 60-minute deadline. Problem solving, good communication, and thinking outside the box are key elements for success, all while the clock is ticking.. Tick, tock, tick, tock…

  1. Floating Villa Bergen
    Venue for events, weddings, business meetings, or receptions for up to 40 people. It is also suitable for workshops, sales meetings, board meetings, or courses.
  2. ParkN Play
    ParkN Play has everything from mini golf and golf simulators to Duckpin bowling, digital darts, and board games - spread across three floors in the heart of Bergen.
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  3. Escape Bryggen
    Escape Bryggen has several fun and challenging games. The goal is simple - get out of the room in 60 minutes: Use your logic, creativity and teamwork.
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7. Take your team to new heights

Høyt & Lavt Jakten is an outdoor teambuilding activity at Klatreparken Høyt & Lavt Bergen, where teamwork, creativity, and competition take center stage. Teams earn points by solving challenges and finding letters in the climbing park, which are then used to form words. The activity is suitable for everyone, whether you prefer climbing among the treetops or contributing from the ground. With fresh air, exciting challenges, and adrenaline-filled fun, this creates an energetic and inclusive experience for groups of 12–30 people.

Teambuilding - Høyt & Lavt
Photo: Høyt & Lavt Bergen AS 

At Høyt Under Taket Kokstad, they have created an indoor version of Jakten - "Operasjon Høydepunkt". Here, teamwork, strategy, and achievement are in focus. Teams tackle both climbing challenges and ground-level tasks, and everyone can participate regardless of experience.

8. Strengthen your team with the help of world champions

At Skjelbred Poiree, the staff includes an impressive 4 individual world champions in biathlon. These experienced athletes have created an exciting and great program that suits all types of groups - no matter what physical level you are at.

Teambuilding - Skjelbreid-Poiree Photo: Skjelbred Poiree

Try for yourself, help, collaborate and master are key words in the activities. You are challenged - and you will surprise yourself. With a range of different activities in the nature you and your team will grow stronger and closer.

10. Farm Style Teambuilding

Øvre-Eide Gård offers teambuilding in true farm-style. Take your employees on a horseback ride, and find out who is the best at horseshoe throwing, milking pail holding and lasso throwing. And the best of all is that no one is voted out at the end of the day.

Read more about great places to visit on a group excusion and the concept called "blåtur" in Norway.

Are you interested in more information regarding different options for teambuilding in the Bergen region? Contact Bergen Convention Bureau today for more ideas and inspiration.