Offsites & retreats
Time away that brings your team together
LUME Events plans and runs company offsites and leadership retreats in Lisbon, Porto, Cascais, Sintra, Comporta, the Alentejo and Arrábida, for teams of under ten to 250+ people. Our offsite clients include multinational companies and remote teams looking to bring everyone together for a few days, whether it be for team bonding or strategy sessions. We find the venue, contract rooms and meeting space, arrange transfers, plan the dining and activities, help you source facilitators, and stay on site throughout.
What’s included
End-to-end event delivery
- Site visits
- Contracting and deposits handled locally
- Meeting-room set-up and AV
- Help sourcing facilitators for your sessions
- Group dining
- Transfers and coaches
- An activity programme
- An on-site producer: Marcella or a senior producer, with staff scaled to your group
- One consolidated invoice in euros
How it works
From your brief to the last guest home
- 01
Your brief
Dates, group size, goals and style. We reply within one business day.
- 02
Your proposal
Within 7 working days, a customised proposal with a venue shortlist, availability and costs.
- 03
Site visit and contracting
We visit with you or for you, then contract venues and suppliers locally.
- 04
Plan and book
The programme, sessions, facilitators, activities and dining, with prompt replies and clear updates at every stage.
- 05
On site
We run the offsite from arrival to departure.
Sample day
What a typical day looks like
Every offsite is built around your agenda, but many follow a proven rhythm:
Early morning
Set the tone for the day with a wellness activity such as beach yoga, beach meditation or a guided jog, or start the day energised with a padel session.
Morning
Strategy sessions with facilitators, which we can help source.
Afternoon
Time out of the meeting room with team building activities such as surfing, sailing, a regatta, golf or lunch on the beach, or cultural activities and a wine tasting.
Evening
Group dinners, perhaps one on a boat, and a private evening to end the experience on a high note.
See some of our activities on our team building page.
Planning ahead
When to book and what it costs
When to book
We typically recommend 4 to 6 months ahead, depending on group size. Book earlier for May, June, September and October.
What it costs
No set prices: every quote is built around your brief. See how pricing works here.
Testimonials
From our clients
In 2024, Butternut Box brought its senior leadership team to Cascais for a three-day offsite.
“The entire event was superbly planned, communicated and executed from start to finish, resulting in the highest quality leadership event that we have ever held. At every moment of the trip we felt well looked after, and as though we were being hosted by friends.”
In 2021, White Star Capital brought the whole firm, 55 people, to Lisbon and Cascais for a four-day offsite.
“I worked with Marcella from LUME Events for an offsite event in Lisbon. From the beginning to the end Marcella was incredibly thorough with organization and details – her spreadsheets are impressive!”
FAQs
Your questions, answered
We plan offsites for teams of under ten to 250+ people.
We typically recommend 4 to 6 months ahead, depending on group size. Book earlier for May, June, September and October. If your date is sooner, get in touch and we’ll see what we can do.
Yes. We help you source facilitators. We’re well connected internationally and can suggest people who suit your agenda, while the content stays yours.
Plenty, from surf, paddleboarding, e-bikes and sailing to golf, padel, yoga, wine tastings, cultural activities and a beach lunch. Many offsites keep the mornings for strategy and the afternoons for activities. See the full list on our team building page.
ABOUT
LUME Events is a Lisbon-based corporate event agency and DMC. We plan and run company offsites, conferences, team-building days, gala dinners and incentive trips across Portugal, for international clients.
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