The Event Center at Beekse Bergen, in Hilvarenbeek, hosts company events, congresses and meetings between 20 and 1,500 guests inside a safari park. Organisers can combine a meeting room with a game drive, a dinner with a view over the savanna or an overnight stay. The park lies about one hour by road from Utrecht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Seminars and company events
Beekse Bergen offers a tailored event programme, built with a fixed events specialist. Meetings start at 10 people, one-day events at 35 people, multi-day programmes at 20 people, and large events can exceed 10,000 guests. The official pages name presentations, congresses, meetings, trainings and team building as formats, as well as staff parties, anniversaries, client days and business family days.
A typical day on the site runs from a reception, breakfast or meeting in the morning to lunch on site, then an activity in the afternoon such as an exclusive game drive in an open Land Cruiser with a ranger, a visit to the safari park or a team building session. The evening can close with a drink, a dinner or a party. Entertainment can be added to the programme.
Rooms and capacities
The Event Center lists five locations, with capacities from 20 to 1,500 guests depending on the event. The Serengeti Lounge is the largest room, with 364 m² and up to 350 guests. The Adventure Lounge takes 210 people and has an open kitchen and a raised platform. The Adventure Hall holds 150 with an open kitchen and a stage. The Adventure Room holds 110 with a stage, and sliding panels let the Adventure Room connect with the Adventure Lounge and the Adventure Hall. The Lodge is a log cabin with a covered terrace for up to 150 people. The Club, themed on the 1920s, covers 181 m² and holds 80.
The outdoor terrain extends over 40 hectares and is listed for staff parties, festivals and business gatherings with up to 40,000 visitors. The Safari Hotel offers meetings and dinners in a hotel setting with a view of the savanna, and Speelland offers a summer beach setting for barbecues and entertainment. Parts of the park, or the whole park, can be rented exclusively.
Accommodation
Guests can stay overnight at the Safari Hotel or in the Safari Resort, so nobody has to travel home after a dinner or party. The site presents overnight stays as a way to add time for networking within a multi-day event. Bedroom numbers are not given on the pages read.
Catering
Catering is part of the programme: a reception, breakfast, lunch, drinks, dinner or barbecue can be added to a meeting or an event. Hospitality on site is described as welcoming, and photos on the Event Center page show a lunch in the Serengeti Lounge, a barbecue and live entertainment.
History and setting
Beekse Bergen is a safari park with wild animals, and the Event Center sits within it. The setting means that giraffes and zebras can pass in the background of a meeting. The park also runs conservation work, which the site presents as a core activity.
Getting there
The park is at Beekse Bergen 1 in Hilvarenbeek, roughly one hour by car from four major cities. Requests go through the Meeting and Events team, who answer within two working days according to the form page. Weddings are not listed among the formats on the pages read.
