The Rocks Sydney series of fun team challenges and activities
The Rocks has rich history for amazing Australian events.
Designed for Groups, Staff and Teams to enjoy, participate, compete and win.
- Select from 5 Great Sydney Rocks Amazing Race Packages
- Discover more of Australia
- Make history with iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge scenery.
- Experienced expert staff
- 1,100+ Sydney Amazing Races conducted
- Boost Teamwork, Improve Communication and Inspire staff and Coordinate Collaboration
- For all Groups, Staff, Businesses, Universities and School Groups
- 10 – 100+ participants, staff, students, managers, leaders or delegates
- 1.5-3hrs exclusive Rocks Amazing Races and Circular Quay area events
Client Testimonials from Bella Vista Public School Staff & ASX Sydney Offices
Sydney The Rocks Amazing Race staff team building activities great winners from Bella Vista teachers celebration of end of year events in Sydney and The Rocks celebrations for teamwork.
Testimonial BELLA VISTA PS Staff
Derek Danby – Principal states; “you can trust Amazing Races to deliver excellent activities at every checkpoint. The program exceeded our expectations and delivered an excellent connection for all departments”.
Testimonial ASX
“ASX teams off-site experience with Amazing Races through The Rocks was an awesome experience”. “Staff loved exploring secret passages, archeological digs, mate-ship, convict history, art galleries and famous Australian pubs’. “A brilliant package. Thank your team for hosting our Sydney staff and international guests”.
R Davies ASX April 2026
Ferry into Circular Quay or The Rocks pubs for Amazing scenic checkpoints. Let the fun times and staff teamwork celebrations in The Rocks begin!
Exploring and competing in a range of fun team building challenges around The historic Rocks, Sydney. Stretch your teams mental muscles this end of financial year or simply book for some fun to celebrate and reward staff!
The Rocks Amazing Race is a great start for staff connection, communication and cohesion.
Celebrate successful accomplishment of challenges through teamwork problem solving, competition and collaboration.
Short distances with maximum team activities fully packaged events ready for your staff to show up and participate.
Everything is organised. 1 exclusive Amazing Race The Rocks package, just Rock up at
- Observatory Hill,
- The Australian,
- Lord Nelson or
- Glenmore Rooftop Bar and
- we will look after your staff connection to celebration destination Pitstop.
Amazing Races Rocks your teams, staff and offices in Sydney’s historic waterfront!
Have your staff team have a laugh, enjoying a series of Races for the best Rocks to Circular Quay, Sydney team building activities; combined into 1 fully packaged professionally facilitated program.
WE employ professional guides, facilitator, hosts and coordinators that manage your team event from Amazing Start to Amazing Finish!
Amazing Races focus on providing quality corporate challenges.
Tthat will get your staff activated, competing, moving, exploring. Learning, winning, bonding, building, laughing, smiling and having the best fun together.
Discover the richness embedded in history and lively atmosphere of the Rocks.
Sydney’s best harbour waterside sights indeed.
ACTIVITIES Rebellion
- A rum rebellion
- at The Rocks
- Commissioner Steps,
- Escape Cadmans Cottage
- Rocks Sydney Harbour Pubs
- Roof Tops for views and a Sextant.
- Then off to the Museums and the Contemporary MCA home of the Arts.
- Navigate the Argyle Cut and around
- from Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylons to the
- Harbour View Hotel for a refreshing drink or beer.
- Experience more Rocks pubs with a shout of best craft beers.
- Or a lookout vantage next to The clock tower observatory.
- Before digging into the archeology of The Australian or Sussanah Place Museum and bribe your way out of corruption.
Explore and Experience excellent Staff Connection, Nothing beats The Rocks Amazing Races for iconic Sydney Harbour scenery, Creating stories and memories!
7-14 Rocks Team Activities at Rocks and Circular Quay checkpoints overlooking The Opera House
- Observatory Hill canons and time keeping start
- Playfair Mall from the Bavarian Cafe to the Shortest Street in The Rocks
- Explore and be inspired by the MCA Museum of Contemporary ART
- Seek a Miller overlooking Millers Point
- Get into sampling Brews, Beer and Crafts at Squires Landing and Squires Brewery in Campbells Cove
- Campbells Cove for a Rum Rebellion
- Commissioners Steps
- Handcuff Rope escape at Cadmans Cottage
- Explore and experience more around Circular Quay to Opera House steps
- from the AMP building to the ASX and Macquarie Park
Incorporated are excellent Rocks historic pubs and stories like the Harbour View Hotel, Hero Of Waterloo. The Rocks is famous for stunning Glenmore Rooftop Views over Sydney Harbour. A cool place to unwind or hold up at The Australian Hotel on Cumberland Street – just up from Sydney Bridge Climb.
Locate Squires, The Lord Nelson or Hero Of Waterloo and fortune of War or Pallisade. Select to incorporate historic pubs and enjoy the George Open Street eateries for your pitstops and next challenge or to regroup with your team.
Play to win your Rocks Amazing Races Champions trophy on Sydney Harbour famous foreshore. Achieve epic bragging rights and ignite a passion and excitement from the Amazing Race with your Sydney or International guest Teams.
Your Rocks Amazing Race team building or team bonding package is ideal for groups of 10-100’s of staff, employees, workers, leaders, managers and colleagues.
Enjoying a range of Sydney Harbour’s inter-active competitive team games and corporate challenges that allow teams to be immersed. Enjoy experiential and embodied learning. Observe your teams flourish as they work as a united, cohesive teams to reach the end pitstop drinks celebration for presentations and rewards!
Selecting your Rocks for amazing team events is easy. We include professional facilitated team building activities with confidence.
Experience in Sydney counts with local skilled motivational and friendly staff.
We have conducted over 3,600 amazing race events. For business to schools and corporate groups as well as tourism and adventure based vacationers.
What makes The Rocks a Great site to explore and experience more Amazing Race for Staff and Teams that love winning this EOFY corporate celebration
- Uncover Unique Australian History from Aboriginal to Convicts, to Pubs and the 1st Sydney Rocks Hospitals.
- Creating your own expressive Artworks
- Eating Ice Cream or Sticky Treats in the Rocks.
- Entering art Galleries of Ken Done, Billich or The MCA Museum of Contemporary Art.
- Wonderful welcoming atmosphere with hidden treasure troves at great The Rock’s bars.
- Great fun locations to celebrate a EOFY staff event or team conference break in the heart of The Rocks.
- Awesome Rocks historic pubs with grub, full of character and charm. From the refurbished Orient. Charming Argyle Stores. The Fortune of War Pub. Harbour View Hotel and especially The Lord Nelson Brewery.
- The Glenmore, The Australian and wine tastings at a terrific Wine Bar.
- For wrap up celebrations and restaurant BBQ foods Bavarian Bier Cafe and many more secret pubs and restaurants.
- Sticky sweet Treats – an awesome find in Playfair Mall with a series of signature treats, custom made with your message inside.
- French Patisseries and ice-creameries with Belgian Chocolates in hidden laneways like Francis Greenway or Kendall Lane that are ohhhh la la.
- Discovery unique Australiana history Rocks Museum exposing secrets of The Rocks
- Significant Archeological dig finds just round from The Orient Pub, Pony, Glenmore Hotel Rooftop Bar
- Docksides with yachts to sail Sydney Harbour or take water taxis or thrilling jet boat rides.
- To your next amazing race destination like Sydney Taronga Zoo or Cockatoo Island.
- Hotels that our clients stay at include; The Park Royal, The Russel in The Rocks or Shangri-La just up the Cumberland Rd from Sydney Bridge climb.
ALL ABILITIES
Experience the excitement, challenges and a terrific thrill around Sydney Harbour. Extend the race area to include iconic landmarks of The Botanic Gardens, Circular Quay, Madame Tussauds and Sydney Harbour. Be on foot or jump aboard Water taxis, Red Speed Boats, Hummers, Harley Davidsons or even Jet Boats for a joyride!
Your Rocks Amazing Activities are filled with the Best Fun Games and Competitions for Teams Conferencing, Meeting, Celebrating or Connecting Staff in Sydney
Established in 2005 as the 100% Original Amazing Races in Sydney and The Rocks, Australia. With over 3,000 successful amazing race activities, with over 180,000 participants.
For staff and employees, celebrations, friends and social groups looking for fun, paced, dynamic and thrilling authentic Amazing Race activities. We are bound to have a fun package for your team or friends.
The ROCKS amazing race has custom designed events for your team to make it the best yet with genuine Amazing race envelopes, roadblocks, challenges, Go-Gos and more!
Ideal for corporate and be confident in our trusted abilities to engage professional businesses and conference group team building activities.
Offering Unique Sydney sights and Special events for incentive groups. Based on the hit reality television show amazing race. We are all stars – all the features, but no eliminations!
Are you ready?
It’s time to Book in now for End Of Year and Christmas Staff Celebration Events to reward and thrill your corporate teams!
Provided on Your Rocks Amazing Race Staff Event #3 Sensation Team Building Activities to Compete and Win with Free Customised Tailored Content; Values, Mission & Culture
- Exclusive events for groups of 10-100’s of staff, students, community
- AR sets you up into balanced competitive teams
- An Ignition Challenge generates laughter as a great fun way to get the Rocks Amazing Race started
- The Rocks has Detours – each with their own pros and cons
- Yields and Intersections are included to keep the Amazing Race theme alive and linked to Sydney
- Road Blocks – all team reunite to compete directly against each other
- Pitstops as the final location in The Rocks Pubs, Sydney restuarants. Darling Harbour and Barangaroo bars, The City or around Circular Quay finest eateries.
- We cover all Rocks Hotels and Sydney function venues or conference facility locations
- 7-14 Tasks, Route envelopes and Challenge Envelopes to tear open
- Just Rock up! We bring all the equipment and themed colour coded team bandanas.
- Or be dressed ready for fun action!
- Professional facilitators and Hosts present the Rocks activities
- We motivate your staff to achieve and succeed together on a journey
- Qualified, experienced staff at challenge checkpoints and activity locations
- Rewards are included in the programs – engraved Champions trophy & Novelty prizes
- Bandanas, Registration Mats, Marker flags, Games, Puzzles
- Fully packaged events – so your team can just Rock up!
It’s your turn to experience an Amazing team building or fun series of inter-linked activities in The Rocks.
Premium quality corporate challenges and fun adult activities that bring out the best in your staff, employees and colleagues.
Select a Fun Social Group Competitive activity in and around our Historic Sydney Rocks!
Take advantage of our 3 free EOFY Experience offer. Champions Trophy, Professional Event Photography 100+ HD images + Video Clips*
Get Ready to Explore and Discover More in The Rocks How a Rocks Amazing Race works Amazingly
Let’s get started….
- Briefing / Ignition Challenge
- Teams receive their first GO-GO envelope.
- Providing instructions to the next registration mat to land your team on.
- Problem solve and navigate your team through and around The Rocks to locate a series of fun activity checkpoints.
- Compete in team activities that will have your teams engaged and laughing with each other.
- A combination that is challenging.
- Yet balanced with cerebral puzzles, music challenges, creativity, a tad of physicality and most of all strategic brain power for all staff levels.
Select from a Range of 7-14 amazing activities in 2-3hrs for the best things to do and see in The Rocks, Sydney
- Rocks Convict Cuff Escape the bind Shackles by Squires Brewery
- Cheers Beers, test your memory and taste a selection of local beers
- Creative Arts, colour your creative talents at Museum Of Contemporary Arts MCA
- Rocks Discovery, History at Archeological YHA Dig Sites
- Puzzles, Complete and match the puzzles to the Master mind.
- Eating Challenges, Sticky or Damper n Jam
– other interesting amazing race eating challenge options available - Beauty and The Beast, Cosmetic Make-Over of a team member
- Team Puzzles for active thinkers and strategic players that empower the cerebral for their success
- Quoits Throwing
a ye olde fashion staff team building activity tower followed by fun laughter filled games for teams to play and compete head to head! - Decipher – Decode and Translate Da Vinci codes
- Target Ball Getting teams on target for increased team skill and accuracy
- Mini Olympics Games, fun series of games from circus skills to tunnel ball and old school mini olympic classics!
- Hula Hooping, Hularious hip talent or jump through hoops
- Minute 2 Win It Team Games – Team Skills Challenges; Facially Aware, Bite The Bikkie or Step it on Up!
- Jet Boating adrenaline direct from The Rocks or Circular Quay. A thrilling way to access and explore Sydney Harbour foreshores and sight seeing.
- Explorer #4 Head out to Darling Harbour, Star Casino, Taronga Zoo, Cockatoo Island, Shark Island, Bondi Beach or Manly Beach
- Board Water Taxis, to connect Sydney Harbour. Ferry, Cruise or speed along Sydney Harbour along with Luna Park, North Shore. Out to Cockatoo Island.
- Drop into Blues Wharf at Woolloomooloo. Visit the famous Kings Street Wharf. Be daring at Darling Harbour, Wildlife World and Sydney Aquarium or the Maritime Museum.
- Sydney Ferry crossings from Campbells Cove or Commissioners Steps The Rocks and Circular Quay. Or Eastern water jetty. Rocks Amazing Races transport options are abundant. Catch ferries across Sydney Harbour to Luna Park – Just for Fun. Explore teh sights of Sydney on a right of passage to Darling Harbour, Barangaroo and King Street Wharf or from Milsons Point and Walsh Bay.
- See the sights, right out from Sydney Harbour Bridge and onto the Opera House Forecourt.
- Once arrived and registered at the next Sydney ROCKS Amazing Races checkpoint location.
- Teams receive a real (not app based) envelope detailing the next challenge: Problem Solving, Building a Harbour Bridge, Team Initiative Games…
- Eat, Ride, Draw, Paint, Sing, Build, Race, Play, Puzzle, Problem Solve, Strategise, Navigate, Explore, Discover, Escape, Decode.
- We design your exclusive Amazing Events to meet your outcomes and abilities.
- With a balance of physical, cerebral, cultural and creative tasks for your team to compete in and enjoy staff team building activities that are great fun!
How Good is Sydney Amazing Races in The Rocks for improving teamwork, collaboration, staff connection, problem solving, puzzles and a charity give back components? It’s beyond great!
End of Year EOFY Sydney Office Team Building Walk to the Best Rocks Pubs for Rewarding Celebrations, Drinks where Gift Giving is Makes a Difference!
All AR Rocks content and activities are fine tuned to ensure maximum participation. The designers are accredited team development specialists with a passion for active participation. No matter of the physical abilities. Participate to ‘the best of your ability within your capability’ for fulfilling give-back charity experiences this Christmas. For corporate teams looking to celebrate the end of year and add some Christmas cheer by giving back to the community, enquire now about the charity give-back we can build into your Amazing Race!
100% encouragement and enthusiasm is endorsed.
Teams are continually tracked by our staff to ensure everybody is on track. Once teams successfully complete their team building exercises. A new real GO-GO amazing race envelope is presented.
A sequence of registrations, challenges and route cards called Go Go’s are followed until the final secret pitstop is revealed.
Here scores are tallied, the winners presentation is set…. The Rocks Amazing race winners trophy is then presented to the Champion team with most points! Prizes, speeches and rewards are provided with panache.
1. ROCKS Sydney Fun Factor Amazing Races for Staff for Groups of 20-500 participants
- The Rocks Amazing Race activities, challenges, fun
- 5-7 Sydney Rocks Amazing Race Activities and GEO Tasks
- 1.5-2.5hrs
Select in Person Rocks Amazing Race hosts
The Rocks Activity start Locations to select from:
- Direct to your venue
- On Observatory Hill with wonderful Sydney Harbour views
- Cadmans Cottage or MCA Museum of Contemporary Arts
- The Rocks Discovery Museum
- The Australian Hotel or The Glenmore Hotel
- Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylons or at Bridgeclimb
- Circular Quay
- Archeological Digs at The Rocks YMCA
2. MYSTERY MIX Team Bonding Amazing Rocks Races for Groups of 15-500 staff, students, schools and corporate groups
- 7-11 Sydney ROCKS FUN FACTOR amazing race team bonding activities level. Fun teamwork challenges and tasks to accomplish whilst racing/exploring a part of The Rocks
- 1.5-2.5hrs
- Group and corporate packages available from $2,000 + gst
- Select 4 Hosted Rocks Activity Locations from:
- Observatory Hill
- Cadmans Cottage or MCA
- The Rocks Discovery Museum
- The Australian or The Glenmore
- Sydney Harbour Bridge
- Circular Quay
- Archeological Digs
3. TEAM BUILDING in The ROCKS Activities SENSATION – Our most popular Rocks Sydney Team Building Events for Staff Connection, Problem Solving, Communication, Collaboration and Friendly Competition
- 9-14 team building fun activities in 2-3hrs
- corporate team challenges
- en-route tasks
- Free custom build checkpoint locations and content to match your staff values and business or corporate culture
- Ideal as a Team Building Activities program featuring;
- Communication activities
- Collaboration
- Navigation and Negotiation
- Team Problem solving skills
- Lateral Thinking
- Puzzles and Puzzler Team Challenge Activities
- Creative Art works for staff insight
- Decipher, Decoding, Translating
- Music Trivia – Spicks and Specks
- Focus on teamwork to achieve results whilst having immense fun
4. EXPLORER #4 The Rocks Sydney Harbour Amazing Races for 15-500 staff direct from Conferences, Meetings, Offices to The Rocks all around Sydney – Darling Harbour and Sydney Islands.
Select any type of transport from Trams, Uber, Kombis to Water Taxis, Jet Boats and Scooters.
- 9-14 activities linking The Rocks to any part of Sydney or The Airport and beaches
- A diverse variety of physical and non physical challenges and en-route Amazing Race tasks
- 2-4hrs
- Travel in Ubers, Cars, On Foot, Kombis, London Cabs, Taxis, Water Taxis, e-Bikes, Scooters, Rick shaws, Jet Boats, Buses, Trains, Trams, Ferry and more.
- Sydney Harbour Water Taxis Trips to Sydney Harbour Islands
- Include a thrill ride at Sydney Luna Park just for fun
- 5 – 6 Professionally Hosted Amazing Race Activity Locations;
– select your start and finish locations we connect the two. - Sample Checkpoint / Routes can include –
- Link your office, Sydney icons or any starting Venue to Journey and Finish in Sydney CBD or your restaurant celebration venue.
- The Rocks to Circular Quay or Darling Harbour and Barangaroo
- Sydney Botanic Gardens – Circular Quay
- City CBD, The Rocks to Sydney Olympic Park with transport options.
- Sydney The Rocks to Blue Mountains
- Sydney to Hunter Valley Amazing Race
- Custom made Amazing Race journey to any destination, dinner, restaurant or event.
5. WOW FACTOR Experiences on an AMAZING ROCKS event that is a Must Do Sydney Experience A$5,000+ event packages
- from A$250pp
- 10-14 activities or challenges, mixed with Fun Race tasks.
- 2-4hrs – timing to suit your group
- 1/2 Day or into the Night challenges
- Activity Locations with professional staff hosting and registering arrivals.
- Select your area preference:
- The Rocks / Circular Quay / Botanic Gardens – our most Popular amazing race format in Sydney.
- North Sydney / Milsons Point / The Rocks
- Darling Harbour / Cockle Bay / Sydney CBD / Hyde Park / The Rocks
- Sydney CBD / Hyde Park / Botanic Gardens / Opera House / Luna Park / The Rocks
- The Rocks Sydney CBD to the beaches of either Manly Beach or Bondi Beach
- Custom made amazing race wow factor journey
EXTRAS and OPTIONS to MAKE YOUR SYDNEY TEAM EVENT MORE AMAZING!
- Number One to add to your amazing Rocks Race is Jet Boating thrill rides then…
- Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb. Fast package.
- Possibly Bobbi’s Pole Dancing or MMA, Yoga, Escape Rooms
- Water Taxis
- Charter Boats
- Sailing Yachts
- Sydney Islands, Clarke Island, Shark Island. Goat Island, Cockatoo Island.
- Boxing / Board Breaking / Martial Arts or MMA in the ring
- Bowling at Strike or KingPin.
- E-Bikes over Sydney Harbour Bridge, with a new onramp to North Sydney.
- Sea Planes at Double and Rose Bay.
- The Rocks Sweet Treats – STICKY, or ROCKS CHOCS
- Beer Tasting – at the Bavarian, Craft Australian Beers
- Squires Landing for ginger beer or 50 convict lashes
- Wine Tasting
- Water Taxis transfers to Luna Park, North Sydney, Woollomooloo, Darling Harbour or Balmain and Barangaroo
- Pool or Snooker Games Tournaments
- Minute 2 Win It Games Galore
- Mini Olympics Games
- Music Challenges
- Spicks n Specks Music Trivia Knowledge Challenges
- Quoits ye OLDE Rocks games to play and win points
- Hula Hoops for Hularity
- Target Ball
- Many more amazing Rocks history revealed with staff team activities to play and win in Australia’s best Amazing Race activities format.
Focus on Successful Rocks Area Amazing Race for Staff or Student Connection Outcomes
- Improved Communication
- Cooperation – completing challenges & tasks effectively together
- Leadership – stepping forward or encouraging the team through role modelling behaviours
- Project and Time Management – essential strategies for winning!
- Planning – Racing in may be just the ticket, but planning will see you accomplish the task
- Strategising and Prioritising are key features to success
- Team Integration, it’s everyone in 100% to best of ability with their capability
- Problem Solving and tackling the issues at hand
- Fun so its absolutely enjoyable for everyone
Call for more customised Amazing Race and exclusive Sydney Team Building Activities and Staff Events – Australia Wide. Contact the team; info@amazingraces.com.au
Ask us the Amazing Races Team to Custom design your team event to start anywhere from offices and finish at the best Celebration Rocks Pubs
- The Harbour View Hotel
- The Orient on The Rocks
- Glenmore with Rooftop Views
- The Australian Hotel for celebration drinks
- Fortune of War
- SQUIRES – James Squires of Fifty 50 Lashes Fame
- CRUISE Bar right on the Circular Quay docksides
- MCA Museum of Contemporary Arts with a stunning lookout over Sydney Harbour and Circular Quay
- The Pallisade perched above The Rocks
- The Lord Nelson Pub on Kent and Argyle cut above the rest for a Three Sheets or Nelsons Blood ale!
- Hero Of Waterloo for a song and dance of ABBA proportions
Connect your staff to create Sydney events that unites and celebrates staff mental and physical achievement talents
