Portcast Offsite 2026 · Kuala Lumpur

🏁 The Portcast Amazing Race — KL Edition

One afternoon. The whole city as our playground. Get out from behind the screens, team up with people you don’t usually work with, and take on KL together — living our CORE values out loud. Bring the same energy, curiosity and first-principles thinking we run on at work — now let loose on a whole city. Plan your route, refuel together, rack up points, and film the madness. Tonight at our last-night dinner we’ll watch it all back and crown the champions. It’s a friendly race against the clock — the team with the most validated points wins. Ready, set… go bond! 💙

📍 Base: Perdana KLCC (Jalan Binjai) — our hotel. You’re in the heart of the KLCC cluster: ILHAM Gallery is literally next door, KLCC Park & Suria are a ~10-min walk, and Ampang Park LRT (~5-min walk) takes you straight to Chinatown. The free GOKL Green Line bus also loops KLCC ↔ Bukit Bintang with a stop near the hotel.

How it works

  • You’re in a pre-assigned team of 5–6 (mixed across teams & cities!).
  • Work through the challenge cards — for each CORE one, pick ONE location option. Complete as many as you can before time’s up.
  • Film/photograph each challenge → upload to your team folder by 6 PM. Only uploads we can verify will score.
  • Entry tickets & your lunch are covered by the company — keep your receipts.

Plan your route (as a team!)

  • Stay together the whole time — no splitting up. Move as one team.
  • Each location shows which CORE values you can tick off — CORE — some cover more than one!
  • Getting around: walk the KLCC spots · LRT from Ampang Park for Chinatown · free Green Line bus for Bukit Bintang · Grab only for Lake Gardens.
  • See the area map + spot links at the bottom 🗺️.

⏰ Timeline (Wednesday)

  • 1:30 PMrace begins! 🏁 (start from the hotel lobby)
  • 5:30 PMrace ends — head back
  • 6:00 PMupload deadline (proof must be in!)
  • 6:00–7:00 PM — freshen up
  • 7:00 PMour last-night dinner 🍽️📽️ (videos + winners!)

⚠️ Ground rules

  • Be respectful at temples, mosques & galleries — dress modestly, ask before filming people.
  • Stay together as a team & share your live location with each other.
  • Keep your phone charged & stay hydrated 💧.

🎯 The Challenges

💡 The coloured tag shows each spot’s area. Ownership piggybacks on stops you’re already visiting — no detour needed. Plan a smart route & stay together.
Pick one location option per CORE challenge. FREE = no entry fee · FEE = ticketed (company-covered, keep receipt).

📣 Team War-Cry

special bonus · 2 pts
Task: anytime during the race — (1) agree on a team name, (2) invent a 10-second war-cry (chant, cheer, or mini-song — bonus if it sneaks in a Portcast or KL reference), (3) film it in one take with everyone on camera. Loud, silly, proud!
Evidence: one 10-sec clip, whole team in frame, team name said out loud.

🍜 Lunch Challenge — Eat Local

special bonus · 2 pts
Task: over lunch, hunt down a uniquely Malaysian dish your team hasn’t tried — nasi lemak, char kway teow, banana-leaf rice, laksa, roti canai, satay… the more local & adventurous, the better! Order it and eat it together.
Evidence: (1) a team photo mid-bite with the dish clearly visible, (2) a 10-sec clip naming the dish + your team’s one-line verdict (rate it /10!). Lunch is on the company (~RM35 pp / reimburse on receipt). Extra love for the boldest order. 🌶️

C Curiosity

5 points
Explore somewhere new — learn about KL’s art & culture.
Location — pick ONE
🖼️ ILHAM Gallery KLCC · next door! Ilham Tower, Jalan Binjai — 2-min walkFREE
🎨 Galeri Petronas KLCC · walk Suria KLCC, Level 3 — ~10-min walkFREE
🕌 Islamic Arts Museum Lake Gardens · GrabFEE RM20
🏛️ National Museum (Muzium Negara) Lake Gardens · GrabFEE RM5
Task
Evidence — pick ONE

O Ownership

5 points
Step up and own it — the moment, the mic, the mission. Leaders aren’t assigned; they volunteer.
Location — pick ONE (or spread it along your route)
🌳 KLCC Park & the Petronas esplanade — tourist central: photoshoots & guide intros galore KLCC · ~700 m walkFREE
🌉 Saloma Link — KL’s selfie hotspot = photoshoot goldmine KLCC · ~900 m walkFREE
🏘️ Kampung Baru — warung owners & aunties who’ll happily teach you Malay KLCC · just across the Saloma LinkFREE
🛍️ Petaling Street / Kwai Chai Hong — guides, phrases & lost tourists everywhere Chinatown · LRT from Ampang ParkFREE
Task — pick ONE
  1. Be the guide: at 3 different stops, a different teammate owns the stop — walks the team in, gathers everyone, and delivers a confident 30-sec tour-guide intro (“welcome to MY city”: one real fact, one tip, full commitment). 3 stops, 3 different guides — no hiding behind the usual talkers.
  2. OR Speak like a local: own the language barrier — learn 3 Bahasa Melayu phrases from a real local (not Google!), then put them to work in a genuine interaction: greet, order, thank. Terima kasih!
  3. OR Make someone’s day: own a stranger’s memory — spot tourists wrestling with a selfie, step up and run a proper photoshoot for them: direct the framing, call the pose, nail the shot.
Evidence

R Raise the Bar

5 points
Be bold & do something uniquely Malaysian — get creative!
Location — pick ONE
🌉 Saloma Link bridge — synchronized team photo/dance, skyline behind KLCC · ~11-min walkFREE
🛍️ Petaling Street (Chinatown) — the haggle challenge Chinatown · LRT from Ampang ParkFREE
🏬 Berjaya Times Square — top floors — haggle with the local vendors upstairs (floors 1–2 are mostly luxury brands — head UP!) Bukit Bintang/Imbi · Green Line bus + walk / GrabFREE
🎭 Kwai Chai Hong — recreate a scene at the heritage murals Chinatown · LRTFREE
🎬 REXKL — creative shot in the old-cinema arts space Chinatown · LRTFREE
Task — pick your dare
  1. Haggle: at Petaling Street or Berjaya’s upper floors, pick a souvenir, set a target price as a team, and negotiate the vendor down — assign a lead negotiator, the rest are the hype squad.
  2. OR Perform: a synchronized 15-sec routine on Saloma Link (skyline behind you) or recreate a famous movie scene at the Kwai Chai Hong murals — props encouraged.
Evidence

E Effectiveness

5 points
Be smart & resourceful — and enjoy KL’s heights & green side.
Location — pick ONE
🌅 KLCC Park lake loop — skyline + greenery KLCC · ~10-min walkFREE
🗼 KL Tower — Sky Deckconquer the heights! One RM110 ticket covers the open-air Sky Deck and the glass Sky Box photo moment — ⚠️ heads-up: the Sky Box queue can get long, budget your time Bukit Nanas · Grab/LRT + free base shuttleFEE RM110
🌳 KL Forest Eco Park — rainforest canopy walk Bukit Nanas · Grab/LRTFEE RM40
Titiwangsa Lake Gardens — best postcard skyline + paddle boats Titiwangsa · Grab ~10 minFREE
🦜 KL Bird Park — walk-through aviary Lake Gardens · Grab ~15 minFEE RM50
🏞️ Perdana Botanical Gardens — green, relaxed sightseeing Lake Gardens · Grab ~15 minFREE
Task — step by step
  1. As a team, plan the smartest route from wherever you are to your chosen spot — walk, LRT, free Green Line bus… Grab only if there’s no rail option.
  2. Get the whole team there together and grab your landmark team shot — the glass Sky Box pose, the canopy-walk bridge, the Titiwangsa postcard skyline, the bird-park flock… make it iconic.
  3. Capture the journey as you go (see evidence — this one’s a mini travel vlog!).
Evidence

🧋 Bonus — Local Treat

1 point
Anytime — try a safe local treat together: pull your own teh tarik 🧋, or share cendol / kuih. All FREE-to-cheap, zero planning needed.
Evidence: one clip of the whole team trying it at the same time — reactions uncut. 😄

⭐ Bonus

2 points
Anytime, collect “uniquely KL” moments — e.g. a friendly cat 🐈 · a cool mural 🎨 · something in Portcast colours 💙 · a funny sign or shop name 🪧 · an “only-in-KL” sight.
Evidence: upload a separate photo for each moment you’re claiming (one photo = one moment, so we can verify) and list them in the caption. 1 pt for 3+ moments · 2 pts for 5+.

🗂️ Your KL menu — every spot

CORE = values you can tick off (C Curiosity · O Ownership · R Raise the bar · E Effectiveness). Distances from Perdana KLCC (Jalan Binjai). 💡 Ownership O is easiest at KLCC Park, Saloma Link, Kampung Baru & Chinatown — but any stop on your route works.
SpotAreaCOREEntryFrom Perdana KLCC
ILHAM GalleryKLCCCFREE≈0.1 km · next door (2-min walk)
Galeri Petronas / Suria KLCCKLCCCFREE≈0.9 km · 10-min walk
KLCC ParkKLCCOEFREE≈0.8 km · 10-min walk
Saloma Link bridgeKLCCROFREE≈0.9 km · 11-min walk
Kampung Baru (food street)KLCCOFREE≈1.3 km · walk via Saloma Link
Berjaya Times Square (top floors — local vendors)Bukit Bintang / ImbiRFREE≈2.5 km · Green Line bus + walk / Grab ~10 min
KL Tower – Sky DeckBukit NanasERM110≈1.7 km · Grab ~8 min + free base shuttle
KL Forest Eco ParkBukit NanasERM40≈1.6 km · Grab ~8 min
Titiwangsa Lake GardensTitiwangsaEFREE≈3 km · Grab ~10 min
Petaling St · Kwai Chai Hong · REXKLChinatownROFREE≈4 km · LRT Ampang Park → Pasar Seni (~15 min)
KL Bird ParkLake GardensERM50≈6.5 km · Grab ~15 min
Perdana Botanical GardensLake GardensEFREE≈6.5 km · Grab ~15 min
Islamic Arts Museum · Muzium NegaraLake GardensCRM20 / RM5≈6.5 km · Grab ~15 min
📍 From the hotel: the KLCC cluster is on foot (ILHAM next door; park, Suria & Saloma ≤ 11 min). Chinatown = LRT from Ampang Park station (~5-min walk from the hotel, direct line to Pasar Seni). Bukit Bintang = the free GOKL Green Line bus (KLCC ↔ Bukit Bintang loop, ~13 stops) or the covered walkway. Lake Gardens = Grab.

🏆 How winners are decided

Award categories
🏆 Overall Champion · 🎨 Most Creative · 💙 Best CORE Spirit · 📣 Best War-Cry · 🍜 Most Local Lunch.

🛬 Airport → hotel transfer

💰 KLIA → Perdana KLCC cap: RM75 per car, one-way. Keep your receipt for reimbursement. Carpool! Check the Flight Tracker to find teammates landing around the same time — 4 to a car = everyone wins.

❓ FAQ

Do we have to finish every challenge?
No — complete as many as you can before 5:30 PM. The team with the most validated points wins.

Who pays for entries & lunch?
The company — keep your receipts. Entry fees (e.g. KL Tower) and your Eat-Local lunch (~RM35 pp) are covered.

How do we get around?
Walk the KLCC spots · LRT from Ampang Park for Chinatown · free GOKL Green Line bus for Bukit Bintang · Grab only for Lake Gardens.

What should we bring/wear?
Comfy shoes 👟, a charged phone (filming + uploads), a power bank, water 💧, and an umbrella (September showers).

Where do we upload?
Your team folder (link in the WhatsApp group) — everything in by 6 PM.

🚌 Free GOKL Green Line bus

Perdana is ~200 m from stop #12 (Citibank / Ampang Park) — hop on for a free loop past KLCC, Pavilion & Bukit Bintang. Great for the Bukit Bintang & Pavilion challenges.
GOKL Green Line route with Perdana marked ~200m from stop 12
🗺️ Green Line loop — Perdana KLCC pinned ~200 m from stop #12. Free ride to Pavilion (#8) & Bukit Bintang.

🗺️ Live map — pins coloured by CORE value

Tap a pin for the place, the CORE values you can do there, its area & an “Open in Google Maps” link. Pin colour = CORE value, so you can spot all the options for one value at a glance. 💡 Ownership O shines at KLCC Park, Saloma Link, Kampung Baru & Chinatown — but any stop on your route works. Open this card on your phone to navigate via Google Maps.
★ Perdana KLCC our hotel · START Jalan Binjai · Ampang Park LRT ~5 min 🚶 KLCC — on foot from the hotel ILHAM Gallery (C) next door! · KLCC Park (E,O) Galeri Petronas/Suria (C) · Saloma Link (R,O) ≈0.1–1.3 km · Kampung Baru (O) across Saloma Link 🚇 CHINATOWN · LRT Petaling Street (R,O) · Kwai Chai Hong (R) REXKL (R) — Ampang Park → Pasar Seni 🚌 GREEN LINE / short Grab Berjaya Times Sq (R) · Pavilion — free bus KL Tower (E) · Forest Eco Park (E) Titiwangsa Lake Gardens (E) ≈1.6–3 km 🚗 LAKE GARDENS · Grab ~15 min KL Bird Park (E) · Perdana Botanical Gardens (E) Islamic Arts Museum (C) · Muzium Negara (C)
🖼️ ILHAM Gallery CMaps ↗
🎨 Galeri Petronas / Suria CMaps ↗
🌳 KLCC Park OEMaps ↗
🌉 Saloma Link ROMaps ↗
🏘️ Kampung Baru OMaps ↗
🏬 Berjaya Times Square RMaps ↗
🛍️ Petaling Street ROMaps ↗
🎭 Kwai Chai Hong RMaps ↗
🎬 REXKL RMaps ↗
🗼 KL Tower (Sky Deck) EMaps ↗
🌳 KL Forest Eco Park EMaps ↗
⛲ Titiwangsa Lake Gardens EMaps ↗
🕌 Islamic Arts Museum CMaps ↗
🏛️ Muzium Negara CMaps ↗
🦜 KL Bird Park EMaps ↗
🏞️ Perdana Botanical Gardens EMaps ↗
★ Perdana KLCC (our hotel)Maps ↗
Stay together · stay safe · stay hydrated 💧 — and live our CORE values: Curiosity · Ownership · Raise the bar · Effectiveness 💙 | Portcast Offsite 2026, Kuala Lumpur