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Outstanding Incentives

When it comes to creating once-in-a-lifetime experience for your group, Scottsdale makes it easy with exceptional offerings like these.


Sonoran Desert Wellness


Mountain Shadows Free Flow Yoga

Since the late 1880s, Scottsdale has been a popular haven for those seeking health and wellness. Clear desert air, year-round sunshine and an inspiring Sonoran Desert landscape set the state for immersive experiences that will help your group reset, refocus and live a more abundant and intentional life. From fitness-based team-building activities, spa “tastings” and healthy cooking to sound healing, aromatherapy and ayurvedic rituals, these Sonoran Desert wellness experiences will help your group reach their goals.


Desert Golf, Elevated


Boulders Resort & Spa

With the Boulders Elite Golf Experience your VIP foursome will receive a 30-minute group coaching session led by the experienced Boulders teaching professionals; a Boulders logo shirt, hat, and sleeve of golf balls for each player; a forecaddie who will clean clubs, rake bunkers, read putts, and help your group navigate the course; unlimited stocked beverages on the golf carts; and a post-round private dinner complete with rare scotch and custom-made cigars.


Outdoor Adventure


hot air balloon

Scottsdale’s adventure outfitters are standing by to help your group experience the beauty, wonder and excitement of our lush Sonoran Desert environs. Choose from adventures like hot-air ballooning, horseback riding, off-road tours, hiking, road or mountain biking, river rafting, horseback riding and more. Expert guides are there every step of the way to share their skills and knowledge of the amazing Sonoran Desert.


Old Town Wine & Ale Trails


LDV

Treat your group to an upscale evening of wine tasting and lite bites along the Scottsdale Wine Trail. Seven award-winning Arizona wineries have tasting rooms in Old Town, and all are within walking distance of each other. For beer lovers, the Old Town Ale Trail includes stops at eight local beer houses and breweries.


Dive with the Fish


OdySea SeaTREK

Like something out of a Jules Verne book, the SeaTREK experience at OdySea Aquarium takes guests underwater in a 120,000-gallon saltwater pool to see stingrays, zebra sharks and hundreds of vibrantly colored fish. Best of all? No prior diving experience is required!


Desert Architecture


Taliesin

Take your group on a private, behind-the-scenes tour of Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright’s desert masterpiece and a UNESCO World Heritage site. After the tour, enjoy a catered dinner on the Sunset Terrace as the city lights twinkle below.


Ultimate Grand Canyon Flight


Grand Canyon_Naylor

See five of Arizona’s natural wonders on H5 Helicopters Grand Canyon South Rim tour. On your way to the Grand Canyon from Scottsdale, you’ll fly near the beautiful red rocks of Sedona. Then, it’s on to the Canyon for a 30-minute aerial tour that covers the Canyon’s Zuni Point Corridor, Little Colorado River Canyon, Painted Desert, Meteor Crater and more.


Interactive Art


Wonderspaces

Wonderspaces Arizona is an exploration of the idea that art is for everyone! Private events at Wonderspaces take on a decidedly artistic vibe with exhibitions that are thought-provoking, interactive and mesmerizing.


Gourmet Desert Dining


Cloth and Flame restaurant outdoor dining

Cloth & Flame offers immersive farm-to-table dining experiences in some of Scottsdale’s most stunning Sonoran Desert locations. Working with the region’s top chefs, Cloth & Flame offers everything from intimate, chef-driven brunches to elevated picnic lunches and 300-person dinners under the stars.


Foodie Favorites


food tour

Enjoy signature bites and bevvies at up to five popular Old Town eateries on a private excursion with Arizona Food Tours or Lip Smacking Foodie Tours. Your Walking tour also includes insight into the historical landmarks you’ll pass along the way.


VIP Racing


Radford Auto Racing

Does your team feel the need for speed? Radford Racing School offers high-performance driving activities for groups that include Hot Laps, Lead & Follow, Timed Autocross and more – all under the guidance of professional drivers.


Behind the Art Scene


Ultimate Art & Cultural Tours

Let the experts at Ultimate Art & Cultural Tours take your group on an exclusive tour of museum archives, fine art galleries, the working studio of a renowned Native American artist, or to Scottsdale’s most renowned architectural sites. All tours are customizable and include engaging encounters with artists, architects and other creative professionals.