Our most popular team building activity
We blend excitement and camaraderie into a thrilling unconventional/non-traditional scavenger hunt!
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What Is the Holy City Wanderer?
We've all experienced that sinking feeling when a corporate "teambuilder" gets announced. Employees dread the forced small talk and bizarre improv scenarios they’re compelled to do with colleagues they barely know. It's the epitome of awkwardness and does very little to build team unity and camaraderie.
But what if team building didn't have to be that way?
That’s where the Holy City Wanderer Scavenger Hunt by On Purpose Adventures comes in. This fun and easy experience replaces those tired icebreakers with a genuinely fun adventure that actually fosters organic connections and camaraderie. With HCW, you'll ditch the office walls for the vibrant streets of Charleston, armed with a high-tech GPS-guided app to embark on a modern scavenger hunt. No uncomfortable role-playing required! Instead, you'll collaborate to solve clues, snap creative photos, brainstorm answers to riddles, and uncover local hidden gems—all while naturally honing crucial workplace skills like communication, strategy, and creative problem-solving through shared success and laughter.
Join the Most Immersive Charleston Team Building Experience Yet!
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Explore Charleston’s historic downtown streets and picturesque parks as your team embarks on an immersive scavenger hunt adventure.
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Uncover famous hotspots that highlight the city's rich culture and history, as well as hidden local gems known only to true Charlestonians.
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Immerse yourselves in the unique folklore, captivating stories, and breathtaking sights that make Charleston a one-of-a-kind destination.
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Stretch your team's abilities with a series of fun challenges, including creative photo missions, engaging video puzzles, mind-bending brainteasers, and clever riddles woven throughout the city's landmarks and attractions.
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Don’t fret over heat or rain, our backup indoor adventures are just as much fun and won’t leave you trying to figure out what to do.
With each step, clue, and obstacle conquered, your team will forge stronger bonds, enhance communication, and ignite a renewed sense of camaraderie—all while experiencing the best Charleston has to offer.
Building the foundation of effective teamwork
Creative Problem Solving
Scavenger hunt challenges put your team's innovative thinking and out-of-the-box problem-solving skills to the test.
Clear Communication
Effective communication is key to solving clues and navigating Charleston. This shared experience enhances your team's ability to convey ideas clearly.
Fluid Collaboration
When your team is united by a common goal, they’ll collaborate by blending their diverse perspectives and talents for collective success.
Resource Management
With limited time and resources, teams must prioritize and allocate resources strategically to maximize efficiency.
Decisive Decision-Making
From choosing routes to delegating tasks, decisive decision-making abilities will be sharpened under pressure.
Rising Leadership
Natural leaders will emerge as the experience demands direction, quick thinking, and ability to rally the team.
Seamless Teamwork
Ultimately, teamwork will be fortified as you depend on each other's strengths in pursuit of victory.
Why Choose the Holy City Wanderer Scavenger Hunt?
What Past Teams are saying
I have no hesitation when saying it was the definitive highlight of the week... The impace of what On Purpose does has gone so far beyond out summit. There are people that were teamed up who work a few desks away from one another in the same building and never really had much of a conversation. Since out team building activity in Charleston (Scavenger Hunt), the lines of communication and sense of camaraderie have vastly improved. This even goes for folks who work half a world away - conference calls with our peers are a bit more jovial now that we've had the chance to get to know one another in such a fun and dynamic way.
Ashley C.
Strategic Program Manager, CISCO (repeat client)
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Our team had an amazing time doing the CODE BREAKERS team building activity. It was fun and challenging and helped us learn a ton about our teammates. It is a game designed for in-person, virtual, or hybrid workforces.
Allie H.
Content & Media Specialist
ADVYON Business Technologies -
On Purpose is a well run operation that allowed our group to gain insights into Charlestons storied history while exploring the city on foot in an effort to complete the Holy City Wanderer scavenger hunt and win our Company Challenge. The technology was very user friendly and helped to improve the overall experience with fun challenges, some involving taking pictures and videos with our team. Definitely a memorable experience and one that I would recommend!
Kenny H.
Assistant Vice President,
Gen Re -
The scavenger hunt around Charleston was a great experience. My competitive side kicked in when we were divided into groups and had to race around downtown Charleston to solve clues. It was not like any other scavenger hunt I had ever done before. I had to rely on my teammates with their knowledge and skills to assist with figuring out the locations of places in Charleston. I learned so much about Charleston that I did not know before after the scavenger hunt was over. My team did not win but I had a tremendous amount of fun. I would participate in this scavenger hunt with On Purpose Adventures again if I had the opportunity.
Alicia H.
Sun Station Tanning Studios
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On Purpose truly helped to make our global summit a massive success. I have no hesitation when saying it was the definitive highlight of the week. The impact of what they did has gone so far beyond our summit [...] the lines of communication and sense of camaraderie have vastly improved.
Ashley C.
Strategic Program Manager,
Cisco
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What to Expect During Your Holy City Wanderer Scavenger Hunt Team Building Activity
in Downtown Charleston
We facilitate for groups of 6+ and recommend teams of 4-8ppl with 6 being ideal.
The standard total event time is 2.5 hours including instructions and recap/results/debrief at the end. This can be adjusted to meet your needs.
This experience is rated as a 30% building activity. It has team building undertones that are required to perform well, however, your participants are not taught new skills prior to getting started. They are discussed at the end.
As a 70% bonding majority, this hunt is designed to increased connectedness between teammates with built in conversation prompts and the overall design of the adventure.
Since one of the main goals of this activity is to explore Charleston, this is an outdoor game. However, with many location independent tasks, teams can choose to play from park benches, coffee shops, and restaurants/bars if desired.
Rated at a level 5 for activity, participants create the experience they are comfortable with. There is no running required and since the scavenger hunt is non-sequential, there is no pace that is required.
Comfortable attire, especially footwear is highly recommended.