Carissa is a pleasure to work with - detailed, responsive, going above and beyond, great people skills and make my event planning much more smooth and she minimizes the stress. For anything I suggest, she volunteered to help reach out to vendors and get them done. Our San Jose downtown treasure hunt is challenging, mind-bending and "wicked" even. Our comedy improv has brought people so much laughter and fun, as well as great memory. I did a post-event survey and 75% are very satisfied and 25% are satisfied; and 100% of them would like to attend the similar fun event again. Besides Carissa, I really enjoyed our MC, who was funny, humorous and professional. Our Adventure assistant helps out so much to keep everybody "honesty in check." Comedy improve team is cracking up everybody. Thank you, Carissa. We'll go back to your team and your great work again, soon. read more

Great way to take the stress off of coordinating a team building event: Leave it to Absolute Adventures! Response times via Yelp, email, phone and text was on point and professional. The website and Yelp was a great way to research the company and all that they do. Believe they customized our photo hunt to accommodate our location, time constraints, and need to get everyone to dinner directly after. Carissa was great with sending over details, contracts, was on time, and patient when we weren't! She had a great vibe, explained everything and gave us time to get to know more about each other before and after the hunt. LOVED the 3 min video she sent following our event. They even provided prizes, but welcomed adding your own. Loved how she/they made it easy for us to have fun and learn about each other and the surrounding area. I would and already have recommended! read more

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Thank you Allison for hosting our group! This is my second time coming to Omescape and both times were phenomenal. Looking forward to doing more! read more

Loved spending time here . Good people and great vibes. Worth a visit.. I would not mind visiting again.

Carissa and her team are miracle workers! I coordinate a trip to Angel Island for high school students each year with Carissa. She coordinates this trip from start to finish, and thinks of everything so I don't have to. From start to finish, Carissa and Absolute Adventures is a class act! She continues to make the trip even more amazing every single year through feedback from our team and observations throughout the day of. She takes care of our group of 225 from the time they get off the bus, for their ferry ride, team coordination for their scavenger hunt, and even coordinates time for the kids to hang out and have fun catching up over their summers. I could not ask for a better business partner for large-scale events!!! read more

Our team had a great team-building experience with Absolute Adventures! They organized the "mind-bending treasure hunt" for us, which combined thinking, planning, and walking for a fun experience for all. I would highly recommend this based on the positive feedback from the team, mix of activities, and ease of working with Carissa. read more

We selected the Improv Comedy as a team building activity. Our entire team was very happy with the activity. The event was very well facilitated. read more

Carissa and John are truly amazing and so much fun to work with! They developed a scavenger hunt tailored to my team and company! Carissa spent 2 hours onsite with me scouting the course prior to our event to make sure the most exciting features were highlighted in the hunt! The entire process is so streamlined! Every detail is handled from start to finish! They are absolute experts at what they do! My team had the best time engaging in the scavenger hunt and were full of laughs while they created memories together! I will definitely ask Absolute Adventures to work with us again in the future! I look forward to the next experience with Carissa and John! read more

Our team had a blast walking (ok, sometimes running) around beautiful Half Moon Bay. Carissa is awesome, easy to work with, responsive and super fun herself. Our teams are over the top competitive and our photo scavenger hunt was the perfect team building experience for them. You have not seen the last of us! Thanks for everything, Carissa, you made this easy and the best experience!! read more

Carissa and Jeff were just great. It was a last minute team building request and she was able to quickly pull everything together for us. I was not sure which programs to choose. Carissa made a great recommendation and we had so much fun with Jeff' Improv Comedy section. Lots of laughter and learnings applicable in the team environment. Love it! read more

Had a seamless experience partnering with Absolute Adventures to execute a corporate scavenger hunt for Westfield. We needed to tour our property, Westfield Valley Fair, and create a fun, interactive experience for 60 participants. Carissa was able to customize our app experience and accommodate our extremely detailed mission list. We achieved our goals of understanding the landscape of the center and encouraging team bonding. Absolute Adventures did a great job on-site walking our large group through introductions, app download process (seamless!) and making sure everyone was excited about the adventure to come. During the mission, staff was attentive to questions and the app was easy to use. Post mission, we were provided with a fun recap of each teams experience. Overall, Absolute Adventures exceeded our expectations and we would recommend working with them for your next adventure! read more

Looking for a unique team bonding experience, I found Carissa's team online and through Yelp. We did the two boat sailing regatta and had a great time, even though the weather was a bit foggy. Carissa was great in helping us plan. She gave us brunch recommendations for the area and also provided flexible timing options for when our day started and ended. And when the day of our offsite arrived, we were in constant communication with her. Would highly recommend Absolute Adventures for any company who is looking for a high-touch offsite experience! read more

I had the pleasure of working with Carissa and Absolute Adventures in May 2017 for a corporate scavenger hunt around our San Franciso office and along The Embarcadero. Carissa was professional, organized, polite, and knowledgeable about ideas and options for my large group of about 65 people. When Carissa and her team arrived, they were early. She had a powerpoint and spoke boldly to the energetic, rowdy crowd. She worked with a restaurant so our hunt could end with food and drinks. The restaurant recommendation was awesome. Carissa worked directly with the restaurant to ensure A/V and the room set-up. Carissa presented us with awards and a slide show that was ready to go when we arrived. It was evident that Absolute Adventures researched our area for the hunt; the race route was skillfully mapped for your preferences and location. I will use Absolute Adventures again, as I organize many corporate events every year. Carissa took the fuss, complication, and back-and-forth away by planning everything! I found Absolute Adventures when I called the Exploratorium trying to coordinate a team event; the museum rep recommended Carissa. She said Absolute Adventures had planned many successful and fun events at the museum - she was right. What a great referral! read more

Carissa carefully explained the hunt/game details for us in advance and did a great job coordinating the event. The GPS Scavenger Hunt was a wonderful way to bond, energize the team and create memories! Recommend with pleasure. read more

I am a member of Absolute Adventure and have been to several of their events. The crowd they attract are quite friendly. Most of the people who attended the events are active, but not hardcore. I find the events well organized. Clear driving instructions and if required, packing list are sent to participants before the event. Drinks and power bar are offered at most events, and on the one over night camping trips I went, hot meals are provided as well. Prices for their events a little more expensive, since they contract out their event. But it is a small price to pay to hang out with some very cool people! read more

I booked Absolute Adventures to plan an engaging team building corporate offsite and they delivered and then some! The event flavor was a culinary adventure and the whole event was exquisite - from the quality of the food, to the venue to the cheese plate served before hand and the cook booklets given to everyone at the end. Truly an event to remember! Special shout out to Carissa who was an amazing host and was there every step of the planning process. She was a true professional and went the extra mile to customize our event to ensure it would work well for our team. I would 100% recommend Absolute Adventures for anyone looking to plan a top of the line experience for your next team outing. read more

We did the GPS Scavenger Hunt and it was such a great time! The app was super high tech and user friendly. The scavenger hunt itself was great for anyone, and all you need is your sense of fun and creativity to compete. Carissa went above and beyond to make this a fun event and it really required very little effort from our end to make this happen. Carissa & team had everything perfectly set up, we didn't even need any special tech to do this. They provided everything! She did a little warm-up ice breaker activity in the beginning which was fun & helped us start the game, and taught us how to use the app. They also gave us all our raw photo/video footage as well as a highlight video which was a lot of fun! Again, super high tech and prepared. Super easy, seamless and FUN!!! Highly, highly recommend for any group looking for a fun activity. read more

Joining Ab Adventures is a great way to meet people! These two ladies are AWESOME in creating wonderful adventure events. I went to their ski-trip and was totally taken care of. Okay, I'm a friend and may be a little biase, but see for yourself. read more

Carissa and her team were wonderful & this event was one of the highlights our our Google team's offsite! Carissa kept me informed and was responsive to all of my questions leading up to the event. She scouted out a restaurant for us to end at and communicated with the contact there to ensure a seamless experience. The event itself was a treasure hunt using our smartphones and it was easy to engage in, instructions were clear, the team was professional, friendly and organized. Can't recommend them enough for your team's next team building event! read more

Had a blast being at an event hosted by Absolute Adventures! Carissa was fun and made the event a breeze. The teams all seemed to be engaged and seems as though bonding and building truly did take place which was the main purpose. If you're having a team building event and want one for your staff to talk about again and again this is the place to go to! read more

I worked with Carissa Zenorini from Absolute Adventures to coordinate two corporate team building events for 165 employees in Sep. 2016 and can only rave about her! She was a pleasure to work with! I found Absolute Adventures trough a google search and reached out to them about 5 months prior to my event. I emailed them my ideas and interests and Carissa got back to me right away and made my ideas bigger and better. She was never pushy or overbearing. The events selected was a photo hunt on day one and a culinary event at Thomas Fogarty Winery both events went off without a hitch! Carissa went above and beyond to ensure our two-day event was a success as she took care of all the details. Even when I emailed her during her personal vacation she got back to me (not expected) but goes to show her dedication to her profession. Employees were blown away and gave nothing but positive feedback: "great way to mingle with everyone" and "SO MUCH FUN!". "Really great activity's and a nice way to get to know coworkers in a relaxed environment." "Off the charts fun" I am looking forward to future projects with Carissa! -Liz read more

Went kayaking with my company in an event here. The people can't be more friendly and helpful! The trip is organized in a neat way that allows you to both have a lot of kayaking time and not get tired and bored. Remember to bring and apply a lot of sunscreen, especially if your trip is around lunchtime! read more

We had a culinary event yesterday for our team and it was perfect. Each table had a Chef and all the ingredients and tools to make a really spectacular recipe. We had nine stations and the food quality was high, the fruit ripe to perfection and the tomatoes bursting with flavor. The spices were fresh and now we have to source where they got those fabulous olives. Everyone had fun cooking and then eating. It was really well organized everyone enjoyed themselves and ate really well. Also anyone one with a food allergy or special need was catered for seamlessly. We had food that was gluten free, cheese free, vegetarian... and something for carnivores as well. This wasn't our first corporate event with Absolute Adventures, we are always very happy they top themselves each time. read more

We partner with Absolute Adventures to produce corporate team building events. It's been a tremendous relationship; mutually beneficial, trustworthy, and most importantly FUN! read more

I worked with Absolute Adventures in the past and had only positive experiences. Carissa, the CEO and the facilitator of many of the events, is a perfect combination professional and fun. She allows the corporate groups to bond through a myriad of different activities such as GPS scavenger hunts, sailboat trips, gameshows, wine tasting and cooking classes. The trips I've experienced were organized flawlessly. They allowed every member of the team to show their personality and further build skills that yield a productive workplace - all while exploring and having fun! read more

Carissa did a great job at facilitating our team building event on Treasure Island. Highly recommend her services to anyone seeking a well organized event. We had a phenomenal time. read more

Thank you Carissa for the fabulous Photo Hunt. We had a great time and appreciate your great ideas and attention to detail. I would definitely recommend this company and Carissa for a fun team building event! The team at Watercouse Way in Palo Alto. read more

Hired Absolute Adventures to coordinate a team building treasure hunt in SOMA. It was an absolute success and our team had a spectacular time. The tasks were challenging and thought provoking. We can't wait until our next adventure!!! read more

Carissa did a great on organizing our event! My team and I did the Goose Chase Photo Scavenger Hunt and I received nothing but compliments from everyone - including from people who usually don't like team building events and were apprehensive about attending. The event was easy to set up, professionally run and lots of fun. I would definitely work with Absolute Adventures again. read more

Carissa and Tai have created a great environment for team building and having a great time. I have been on many adventures with them and most recently went on the Geo Teaming corporate team building adventure. The instructions are very easy to follow and its a great way to learn and build a team. We all bonded during the experience, I highly recommend this to anyone. Their hikes are also a lot of fun as well as the kayacking trips. read more