Santiago in the Bergisches Land region - a pilgrimage to team spirit

Tailor your individual 2- to 3-day stay for companies and teams with the pilgrimage experts!

An offer for companies and teams

The offer includes the following services:

• one or two nights, optionally in a single or double room in the hotel of the chosen category (su)
  
• Seminar and outdoor sessions with a trainer on the chosen topic
• Optional supplementary program (hiking, guided tours, wellness, etc.)
  

Description

This program combines traditional personnel development with holistic movement consulting in a novel concept: The focus is on the participants and their individual skills, desires, and resources. Each team trip includes elements we have tested, such as suitable routes, proven accommodations, and activities, as well as a customized combination of nature experiences, physical activity, and coaching elements, exclusively tailored for you.

Why do we call it "pilgrimage" and not "hiking"? The difference lies in the details: Hiking is a very healthy and popular sport. Pilgrimage, on the other hand, also takes into account the inner journey of the hiker.

Our program offers guidance on this inner journey! Throughout the day, outdoor sessions and activating elements alternate with a classic seminar setting.

Possible topics

You discuss your key topics with us beforehand – we then design the workshop accordingly, tailored to your needs. Here are some suggested topics:

✓ Stress prevention

✓ Employee motivation

✓ Change Management

✓ Employee collaboration

✓ Resilience

✓ Embodied Cognition

target audience

This seminar offer is particularly suitable for companies, groups, teams or families.

Our Process

To ensure you start your day energized, we'll begin with a hearty breakfast. After a welcome address by Holger Krebs, we'll begin the first session on your chosen topic within the seminar context. Here, we'll develop the foundations for the pilgrimage, using an interactive and engaging approach. In addition to imparting knowledge, the focus will be on addressing your specific questions. With the guiding questions developed here, we'll then head out into nature.

Stefan Höne accompanies the pilgrims along the way with activities and self-discovery sessions. There are ample opportunities for exchange with the other participants. Upon your return, Holger Krebs will welcome you for another session to compile the results and insights gained. The day concludes with a shared dinner.

If you wish, you can extend your program by another day in the Bergisches Land region and book one or more (outdoor) activities (see below).

your coach

Business athletics trainer Holger Krebs helps employees and managers stay professionally, physically, and emotionally healthy through his training and consulting services. For 15 years, he has worked in the field of professional development, working with his clients to unlock the potential of each individual. His areas of expertise include workplace health management, employee motivation, and communication.

Your companion

Since 2014, Stefan Höne has been inspiring his clients with the powerful combination of coaching, nature, and walking. His one- and multi-day workshops on pilgrimage routes in Germany combine proven elements of adult education and project management with mindfulness and awareness practices. Be curious and discover how you can best achieve your goals with light luggage and a slower pace, while simultaneously enjoying the journey.

Accommodation and supporting program

Accommodation options include a budget hotel, a mid-range hotel, or a luxury hotel:

Youth Education Center Haus Altenberg, Odenthal:

• Restaurant and conference rooms available
• Possible circular hiking trail directly at the hotel: Grafen- und Mönchsweg (length 11,4 km, duration approx. 3-4 hours, refreshment stop available)
  
• Possible supplementary (outdoor) program: Guided tour of Altenberg Cathedral, donkey trek, visit to an ostrich farm, visit to the German Fairy Tale Forest, Segway tour, climbing in the K1 high ropes course, guided mountain bike tour

Hotel Phönix, Bergneustadt, four stars

• Restaurant and conference rooms available
• Wellness area in the hotel
• Possible circular hiking trail directly at the hotel: Fire and Flame Trail (12,0 km, duration approx. 3-4 hours, refreshments available)
  
• Possible supplementary (outdoor) program: further hiking trails (e.g. Energy Trail (Gummersbach), Juniper Trail (Reichshof), bicycle tour on the Bergisches Panorama Cycle Path or the Agger-Dörspe Cycle Path (with e-bike on request), guided MTB tour

Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg, Bergisch Gladbach, 5 stars

• Restaurant and conference rooms available
• Wellness area in the hotel
• Possible circular hiking trail directly at the hotel: Bensberger Schlossweg (9,3 km, duration approx. 2 hours, refreshment stop available)
  
• Possible supplementary (outdoor) program: further hiking trails (e.g. mining trail (Rösrath) or Overath pilgrimage trail (Overath)), guided tour of Altenberg Cathedral, visit to Mediterana, guided MTB tour