With Tree Building, your corporate event goes beyond reforestation.
Thanks to our local network, we offer many other fun experiences to strengthen your team spirit.
Today, let’s meet Jiva, a canyoning guide working with Tree Building. He can lead you down rugged streams, natural waterslides, and jumps into crystal-clear pools. Explore the world of canyoning with us!
What unites a group better than a day of sports in nature? Canyoning and team building are a perfect match.
Among our Tree Building activities, canyoning immerses your team deepest into nature. You will navigate mountain streams, canyon walls, and waterfalls together. In this environment, no one succeeds alone. Naturally, team members learn to rely on one another.
Canyoning means following a mountain stream from its upper section down to the valley. You navigate the natural path carved into the rock by water.
It is a highly dynamic and varied activity. You walk along riverbeds, climb down rock faces, and slide down natural waterslides. When the water is deep enough, you jump into pools. For the rest of the trek, you rappel down high waterfalls. Every section is unique, and each passage becomes a small challenge to solve together.
“Canyoning makes you feel like a child again, back when adventure pushed you to climb trees. Except here, instead of climbing up, we descend by rappelling down stunning waterfalls!” — Jiva
In just a few minutes, adults and professionals rediscover that spark of enthusiasm. They laugh, joke, and explore together.
These canyoning trips take place in Garfagnana, Tuscany. Depending on the river you choose, you can experience two very different adventures.
Rio Selvano is the easiest and most playful canyon. It features many jumps and natural waterslides. This route suits everyone and builds confidence in nature. It is ideal for diverse groups with varying fitness levels or water comfort.
The Ania Canyon offers a stunning, rock-carved landscape. It is more technical and better suited for participants with water sports experience. It is the perfect choice for groups seeking a more intense challenge.
No prior experience is necessary to participate. You only need good health and basic agility. We provide all equipment, including wetsuits, harnesses, and helmets. Participants only need to bring sneakers. Detailed instructions are provided upon booking.
Canyoning is the ultimate team sport. In the canyon, you enter together and leave together. No one descends alone, and no one stays behind.
Team members wait for each other after a rappel and offer a helping hand during tricky sections. They encourage each other before a jump and exchange brief, clear words over the roaring waterfall.
Because of this, canyoning tests and strengthens trust, mutual support, and communication skills. Trust is not an abstract concept here. It is the rope holding you during a descent, the teammate pointing out your next footing, and the guide leading the way safely.
Mutual help allows the group to move forward. Communication becomes essential, clear, and direct because every single word counts.
There is also another key aspect. Outside the office, traditional workplace roles naturally shift.
Someone who stays quiet in meetings might turn out to be the most agile climber. A team manager might need a helping hand. Everyone discovers hidden strengths, both in themselves and in their colleagues.
Shared moments—the first jump, the first descent, the laughter after a natural slide—become lasting memories for the team.
The result is a real boost in empathy and genuine relationships. It also fosters a deeper connection with the surrounding natural world.
Jiva is a certified canyoning, rafting, and packraft guide. Her passion for canyoning began over three years ago almost by chance. Decades earlier, a day guided by an expert had left a lasting impression on her.
Her training journey was rich and inspiring. She learned through CAI courses and the Lucca Canyoning Team, who were eager to share their knowledge. She also completed professional certifications through the Rescue Project program.
For a corporate group, knowing you are in expert hands is essential. It lets you relax, let go, and fully enjoy the day.
The Tree Building project offers corporate team-building experiences focused on tree planting and forest restoration. Canyoning is one of its complementary activities. While different, both share the same vision.
Immersing yourself in untamed environments lets you experience untouched nature. This deep connection often inspires people to protect and support the natural world.
«Thanks to Gabriele, the Tree Building project gives me a great opportunity to ‘vibrate high’. It turns my love and desire to care for ‘Mother Earth’ into concrete action. Sometimes I wondered if guiding was just about entertaining people and offering an ‘adrenaline rush’ rather than reflection. For me, canyoning is a unique way to experience Nature. Being part of this project, with its focus on local reforestation, aligns with my desire to contribute to something tangible and positive.» — Jiva
Two complementary ways to experience nature: one to live it firsthand, and the other to care for it.
If you want to spend a day together surrounded by water, rock, and wilderness, reach out to us! It will be a pleasure to guide you through the canyon and watch a group of colleagues transform into a true team, hour by hour.
