# The Northern Retreat

> A private farmhouse in the Northern Emirates, taken over entirely for your team. Facilitated team building in the morning, live BBQ and open lawn in the afternoon.

Package C-01 from Offsyte, corporate recreation in the UAE · [Farmhouse & Retreat](https://offsyte.ae/catalog/farmhouse-and-retreat-days/) · Web page: https://offsyte.ae/packages/northern-retreat/

- **Duration:** 11 hrs door-to-door
- **Ideal start time:** 07:30 pickup — arrive before the heat, full programme, home before dark
- **Departure window:** 07:00–09:00. Later than 09:00 compresses the afternoon
- **Group size:** 15 min — 60 max
- **Emirate / venue:** Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah, Umm Al Quwain or Fujairah — matched to group size and date
- **Season:** October – April
- **Booking lead time:** 21 days

## Price per person, excluding 5% VAT

| Group size | Per person | Billed for at least |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 15–29 people | AED 700 | 26 people |
| 30–59 people | AED 580 | 33 people |
| 60+ people | AED 520 | — |

A group smaller than a band's "billed for at least" figure is still served, and is invoiced for that many people.
Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 28–29 are billed as 33 people at the rate for 30–59 people; groups of 54–59 are billed as 60 people at the rate for 60+ people.

Payment: 50% advance on signature. 100% cleared 3 working days before the event. Numbers lock 7 days prior.

## Why this is not the retail version

Farmhouses in the Northern Emirates rent publicly for **AED 1,200–3,500 a night** on Instagram and booking sites. What you get for that is a key and an empty property. No programme, no catering, no transport, no facilitator, no photography, and no one to call when the generator fails.

This is the property taken over exclusively, plus a designed programme run by a professional facilitator, plus catering, transport, branding, media and two coordinators who handle everything from dietary requirements to the drive home.

## Timeline

- **07:30** — Coach departs client office. Breakfast boxes and coffee on board
- **08:45** — Arrival. Branded welcome desk, team allocation, wristbands
- **09:00** — Welcome briefing and icebreaker
- **09:30** — Facilitated team-building block 1 — problem-solving circuit, rotating stations
- **11:00** — Refreshment break
- **11:20** — Facilitated block 2 — the main challenge. Teams compete on a build or strategy task
- **12:45** — Debrief and scoring
- **13:00** — Live BBQ lunch on the lawn
- **14:15** — Open time — pool, lawn games, cricket, volleyball, shaded seating
- **16:00** — Awards, group photograph, closing address
- **16:45** — Coach departs
- **18:15** — Arrival at drop point

## Included

- Return coach transfer from client office
- Breakfast boxes and coffee on the outbound journey
- Exclusive use of the farmhouse — private pool, lawn, majlis and indoor areas
- Professional facilitator and a structured half-day team-building programme
- All activity equipment, materials and scoring
- Live BBQ lunch with vegetarian, vegan and dietary options
- Unlimited soft drinks, water, tea, coffee, fresh juice throughout
- Afternoon refreshments and snacks
- Lawn games — cricket, volleyball, football, tug of war
- Branded welcome desk, banners, team signage
- Photographer and videographer, full day — edited reel within 5 working days plus 100+ retouched stills
- Two on-ground coordinators
- First-aid-qualified staff on site

## Not included

- Overnight stay (see C-02 Overnight at the Farm)
- Alcoholic beverages
- Branded merchandise
- Spa or wellness services
- 5% VAT

## Weather and backup plan

- **Trigger:** Rain forecast above 60%, or temperature above 38 °C. Assessed 48 hrs and 12 hrs prior.
- **Fallback:** Most contracted properties have covered majlis and indoor areas sufficient for the full group — the programme moves indoors with no price change. Where a property lacks indoor capacity, a named alternate property is held. If neither is workable, reschedule within 6 months at no charge.
- **You are told by:** No later than 17:00 the day before.

## Customisation options

- Extend to overnight (upgrade to C-02): AED 450/person
- Branded t-shirts for teams: AED 45–90/person
- Live band for the afternoon: AED 2,300
- Bonfire and evening extension, 2 hrs: AED 2,900
- Wellness block — yoga or breathwork session: AED 1,600
- Drone footage: AED 1,100
- Same-day social edit: AED 900

## Questions about The Northern Retreat

### How much does The Northern Retreat cost per person?

AED 700 per person for 15–29 people; AED 580 per person for 30–59 people; AED 520 per person for 60+ people. All figures exclude 5% VAT. A group below a band's minimum chargeable size is billed at that minimum: 26 people in the 15–29 band, 33 people in the 30–59 band. Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 28–29 are billed as 33 people at the rate for 30–59 people; groups of 54–59 are billed as 60 people at the rate for 60+ people.

### How long does The Northern Retreat take, and when does it start?

11 hrs door-to-door. Ideal start: 07:30 pickup — arrive before the heat, full programme, home before dark. Departure window: 07:00–09:00. Later than 09:00 compresses the afternoon. The timeline on this page is door-to-door, so the transfer is already inside it.

### What is not included in The Northern Retreat?

Overnight stay (see C-02 Overnight at the Farm); Alcoholic beverages; Branded merchandise; Spa or wellness services; 5% VAT. These are stated before enquiry rather than raised at invoice time.

### What happens to The Northern Retreat if the weather turns?

Trigger: Rain forecast above 60%, or temperature above 38 °C. Assessed 48 hrs and 12 hrs prior. Fallback: Most contracted properties have covered majlis and indoor areas sufficient for the full group — the programme moves indoors with no price change. Where a property lacks indoor capacity, a named alternate property is held. If neither is workable, reschedule within 6 months at no charge. You are told: No later than 17:00 the day before.

### How far in advance do we need to book The Northern Retreat?

The booking lead time is 21 days. Ramadan and December dates book out first.

## Read before you book

- [Corporate away day ideas that work in the UAE](https://offsyte.ae/blog/corporate-away-day-ideas-uae/): Away day ideas for UAE teams, organised by what you actually want the day to achieve — with real prices, real group sizes and the months each one works.
- [Team building in Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah](https://offsyte.ae/blog/team-building-ras-al-khaimah-northern-emirates/): Why the best-value corporate offsites in the UAE are an hour north of Dubai — the farmhouses, the mountain, and what a day in RAK, Sharjah or UAQ costs.

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