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AUSRST-16016 Team Building Guide M.Indd ACTIVITIES & TEAM BUILDING Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa 1 Activities and Team Building TOURS BEST OF AUSTIN & THE HILL COUNTRY This essential Central Texas tour starts with a city overview, showing you all the major landmarks. Then embark outside the tourist areas for the “real” Austin, where you will see hidden gems only a local would know about. Hear about lifestyle, food, music and history while zipping around Austin’s best areas. Then head for the hills as we wind through the beautiful Hill Country. Finally you will arrive at the most famous BBQ pit in Central Texas — The Salt Lick. You will quickly understand why 2,000 people a day flock here to indulge on famous brisket and savory sides. If you only have a day to “see it all” this is the tour for you. Time: 4 hours Group size: 26 people and more (CSM will provide pricing) $165 per person for 6–10 people $160 per person for 11–25 people ULTIMATE AUSTIN SCAVENGER HUNT CITY TOURS Discover your inner sleuth in this fast-moving Austin team challenge. Our Austin Ultimate Scavenger Hunt is THE REAL AUSTIN TOUR part tour, part energetic competition. Zip around town Discover the best of Austin in just two hours. This fast to major landmarks and offbeat spots to take photos, paced “bucket list tour” gives each visitor a great snapshot solve clues, decipher riddles, play games and gather of Austin. Guests will gaze at the Capitol’s dome, indulge items. We will keep score and round off the event with on decadent treats, explore cool outdoor art, snap photos a lighthearted awards ceremony with prizes for each at city landmarks, and check out unique neighborhoods winning team. You will not find a more exciting way to only a local would know about. This tour is jam-packed spend an afternoon in Austin. with facts, history and trivia on everything from Whole Foods to the UT campus, and everyone from Michael Dell Time: 4 hours to Willie Nelson. Once you are done with this tour, you Group size: 26 people and more (CSM will provide pricing) will be able to say you “get” Austin — the history, people, music, culture, food and what keeps it “weird.” $130 per person for 6–10 people $125 per person for 11–25 people Time: 3 hours Group size: 26 people and more (CSM will provide pricing) $110 per person for 6–10 people $105 per person for 11–25 All tours include transportation costs unless noted otherwise. All tours and teambuilding activities are subject to 8.25% state sales tax and a 15 day final count guarantee. Each participant in a tour and teambuilding will be required to sign a participant agreement prior to the start of the event. Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa 2 Activities and Team Building TOURS FOOD & DRINK TOURS HILL COUNTRY BBQ & WINE TASTING Head for the hills on this road trip that takes you out of Austin and into the Hill Country. Texas is the 5th largest wine producer in the United States. So why not pair famous Texas BBQ with fantastic wine? You will start at the Salt Lick, a famous BBQ pit in the Lone Star State, where you can savor fall-off-the-bone brisket, sausage, turkey and delectable sides. Then you will stop at two of Central Texas’ best wineries to taste the different wines. Time: 4 hours Group size: 26 people and more (If you prefer the tour without the BBQ, CSM will provide pricing) $185 per person for 6–25 people TASTE OF AUSTIN Part city tour, part culinary adventure, this tour takes you into the “real” Austin where you will find some of FOOD TRUCK CRAWL the city’s best eateries. Savor Austin’s culinary tastes in Austin has over 2,000 food trucks and is one of America’s small bites and sips as we combine “brick and mortar” top cities for mobile eateries. Some of these trucks venues with their food truck cousins. This tour follows an have been around for years and have grown to open appetizer-entrée-dessert model but can be customized. up multiple “brick and mortar” locations, while others Themes include “tried and true,” “truly Texan,” “carnival,” and have just perfected their unique recipes. This Food Truck more. Send your taste buds into overdrive with this tour. Crawl makes four stops, featuring different themes based Time: 4 hours on cuisine or area of town, such as “truly Texan”, “the Austinite,” “carnival,” “south of the border,” and more. This Group size: 26 people and more (CSM will provide pricing) is the ultimate foodie tour of Austin. $155 per person for 6–10 people Time: 4 hours $150 per person for 11–25 people Group size: 26 people and more (CSM will provide pricing) HILL COUNTRY SAMPLER $155 per person for 6–10 people Leave Austin and take a leisurely half-day visit to quaint $150 per person for 11–25 people Dripping Springs, the “Gateway to the Hill Country.” This city offers the perfect blend of natural beauty, heritage and good old-fashioned hospitality. You will sample locally produced beers, spirits and wines. Plus you will learn about the craftsmanship, ingredients, passion and patience that goes into making these drinks. Time: 4 hours Group size: maximum of 27 people $170 per person for 6–10 people $160 per person for 11–27 people Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa 3 Activities and Team Building TOURS LIVE MUSIC TOURS SPECIALTY TOURS BEHIND THE SCENES LIVE MUSIC TOUR TEXAS HISTORY TOUR Ever wondered what makes music-obsessed Austin tick? Texas is a large state with a big history. This Texas History Go behind the scenes and uncover some of the icons Tour provides a continuous shuttle between three of the that have given Austin its reputation as the “Live Music city’s major attractions. The first stop is the magnificent Capital of the World.” The tour starts with a home-style State Capitol with its manicured grounds and awe- southern lunch at Threadgill’s, where you will eat in their inspiring dome. Then you will jump to the 1930s when the memorabilia-adorned dining room and learn about the future President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, great artists who have played at the Armadillo World emerged on the scene as a teacher and local politician. At Headquarters. Next you will visit the Moody Theater, home the LBJ library and presidential museum, you will discover to ACL Live, for a private tour. The tour will be led by Scott LBJ’s public and private life, including the JFK years, the Newton, an acclaimed 40-year staff photographer. He will Vietnam War, the Great Society and more. Finally, wrap share anecdotes and experiences from his time snapping things up at the Bob Bullock Texas History Museum, where the stars. The tour then wraps up with a show at one of you will discover the important events and people that Austin’s best-known live music venues. shaped the Lone Star State. Time: 5 hours Time: 4 hours Price based on specific client requirements and availability Group size: 26 people and more (CSM will provide pricing) of ACL $135 per person for 6–10 people MUSICAL HISTORY OF AUSTIN $130 per person for 11–25 people Discover Austin’s musical heritage and what makes it the “Live Music Capital of the World.” Uncover the history AUSTIN ART CRAWL behind the hype on this tour. You will visit key heritage Austin’s art scene stretches from high-end museum neighborhoods and musical sites, starting at 6th Street, exhibits in upscale galleries to some of the country’s best the epicenter of today’s nightlife scene. Then go back street murals. The Austin Art Crawl takes in a great cross- in time to where it all started in the 1800’s at Scholtz section of material including fine contemporary pieces Biergarten. You will also experience historic Victory Grill, at the Wally Workman Gallery, locally made treasures the Armadillo World Headquarters, Threadgill’s, Saxon at the Austin Art Garage, and funky Dr. Seuss works and Pub and the Moody Theater, home to ALC Live. Hear about movie posters at the Art on 5th. In between galleries, you Austin legends such as Willie Nelson, Janis Joplin, Stevie will weave through the city checking out the best street Ray Vaughan and modern day celebrities such as Bob art, from HOPE Outdoor Gallery to the famous “I love you Schneider, Malford Milligan and Guy Forsyth. so much” mural. If art is your thing, then the Austin Art Crawl will take you under the city’s creative skin. Time: 3 hours Time: 4 hours $110 per person for 6–10 people Group size: 26 people and more (CSM will provide pricing) $105 per person for 11–27 people $110 per person for 6–10 people $105 per person for 11–25 people Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa 4 Activities and Team Building TOURS LIVE MUSIC CRAWL With over 250 venues spread around the city, Austin is the self-proclaimed “Live Music Capitol of the World.” Each music crawl features a wide array of music at the most iconic venues located in different areas of Austin. Schedules may include blues, rock, country, zydeco, rockabilly, singer-songwriter or jazz. In between stops, you will learn how the music scene got started and who the key players are in Austin. Time: 4 hours Group size: 26 people and up (CSM will provide pricing) $120 per person for 6–10 people $115 per person for 11–25 NIGHT TIME EXCURSIONS AUSTIN BY NIGHT Discover the best of Austin in just one evening.
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