Lyon Food Rally

Duration

1 hour 30 to 3 hours

Groups

From 12 to 240 people max

Languages

French or English

Neighborhoods

Old Lyon / Presqu'île / Halles de Lyon

Lyon's must-do gastronomic treasure hunt

Lyon's gourmet rally is our clients' favorite activity. The principle is simple: in teams of 6 to 8 people, your employees set out to discover Lyon in a fun and foodie way.

Along the way, the teams answer questions about the history of Lyon, its gastronomy, and its neighborhood secrets. Your five senses are put to the test: smell, taste, touch, observe. Each correct answer earns points. Several tastings at our partner artisan shops are included. 

Result: an activity that naturally builds cohesion, frees teams from office hierarchy, and leaves memories between colleagues. This is not just another team building event: it is an authentic Lyon experience in its own right.

How does the gourmet rally take place?

📍 BRIEFING: Welcome and departure briefing (15 min)

The game master welcomes the group at the chosen starting location. Formation of teams, handing out personalized roadbooks, and explanation of the game rules. 

🗺️ START: The teams are off

Each team sets off with a roadbook in hand. The route guides them from alleyways to traboules, from one artisan shop to another, through Lyon's most authentic neighborhoods. They will need to guess, weigh, smell, consult with one another, taste, reason... no time to get bored!

🧀 TASTING STEPS

At each key step, the teams push open the door of a carefully selected Lyon artisan. Pork butcher, cheesemaker, chocolatier, wine merchant, pastry chef... The teams are welcomed by the artisans themselves, who share their expertise and the secrets of their products in a friendly atmosphere.

🏆 ARRIVAL: Score submission and proclamation of the winner

The teams converge on the finish point. Roadbooks are collected, scores compiled. The game master announces the answers accompanied by a few cultural anecdotes, the final ranking, the best answers along the route, and the proclamation of the winning team. A moment of shared gathering that concludes the activity in a privatized venue in Old Lyon over a sweet or savory snack (optional) or with the possibility of doing it directly at the restaurant during the aperitif. 

 

Discover our Lyon gourmet rally in pictures

Why do our clients choose the gourmet rally for their team building in Lyon?

🤝 A natural team cohesion

No need to force interaction: team play spontaneously creates collaboration, debate, and laughter. Your employees take pleasure in playing together in a relaxed context.

🏙️ Lyon as you've never seen it before

A way to discover Lyon and its gastronomy in a format that suits someone coming from another region, working abroad, or living in Lyon. 

🧀 Tasting with passionate artisans

Discover Lyon while treating yourself at carefully selected artisan shops. Our partners welcome you to share their passion while you enjoy local specialties. 

📐 A tailor-made event 

Duration, team size, neighborhood, theme, puzzle difficulty level, tasting steps: each rally is custom-designed according to your program and desires.

Practical information

Duration | 1.5 to 3 hours depending on the chosen format
Participants | From 20 to 240 people
Team size | 4 to 8 people per team
Available neighborhoods | Vieux Lyon / Presqu'île / combination
Languages | French or English
Physical level | Accessible to all (walking tour, flat terrain)
Diets | Adaptable upon prior request
Customization | Customized questions and gifts in your company's colors

Organize your gourmet rally in Lyon

Are you planning a seminar, a team building event, or a company day in Lyon?

Contact us with your number of participants and your date: we will provide you with a complete and personalized proposal within 48 hours.

Contact us

Everything to know about our gourmet rally

On a food tour, you follow the guide. On a gourmet rally, you play. That is the fundamental difference, and it changes the group dynamic entirely.

In our rally, teams are autonomous with their roadbook:
they search, debate, make mistakes, and make up for it. It is this competitive and playful dimension that creates team cohesion that a classic food tour does not produce.

For a company looking for a real team-building activity (and not just a disguised walk), that is a difference that matters.

That is the question all our large groups are asking, and it is the right one.

Broken down into teams of 6 to 8 people, each experiences the exact same thing as a group of 20: the same roadbooks, the same stops, and the same tasting quality at our artisan partners.

What changes with large groups: we create different gourmet tours so that each team is properly welcomed. The awards ceremony brings everyone together in the same place for a strong collective moment.

We have operated rallies with up to 240 participants with the same level of exigency. Send us your headcount: we will scale the setup accordingly.

Yes. We offer rallies in French as well as in English. 

Our game master is bilingual and the roadbooks are translated into English. 

If your group requires another language (Spanish, German, Italian), contact us to discuss it together. 

Our group rate systematically includes:
– The design and printing of the personalized roadbook
– Game master facilitation
– Tastings at our partner artisans
– A dedicated contact person before and during the event

Not included in the standard rate but available as an option:

– The award ceremony in a privatized venue around a sweet or savory snack
- Transport to the departure point
– Advanced customization options (gifts in your company colors, physical trophies, photographer)
– The additional catering after the rally

Everything is detailed in our quote, no surprises on the big day.