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Outdoor Adventure central. Come Scuba diving or Snorkeling Tours in the many Freshwater and Saltwater dive sites in the region. If underwater isn't your thing, come Adventure caving or rock climbing and abseiling with us. We offer all levels of courses from Learn to dive right through to Rebreather Trimix and cave. You don't need to be a cave diver to dive Ewen's Ponds, Kilsby's Sinkhole or the ocean with us and can also Snorkel the above sites plus Piccanninie Ponds. We also Hire all the equipment you could need. During the months of May and June we offer guided tours to see the Ghost Mushrooms in their eery green glow.
Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
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nataliebeecham2018
Greater Manchester, UK6 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
Me and my partner went diving with Darren today to kilsby sinkhole and ewens pond and had an fantastic time. Darren was amazing at pointing things out and made us feel relaxed throughout the diving. Would recommend diving here as never seen anything like ewens pond anywhere else. Thank you
Written 4 March 2020
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kjay
Maroochydore, Australia10 contributions
Mar 2020
Had my training cut short by corona virus shutdown. However Rob and the staff did everything possible to make it happen. The training i received was very thorough and appropriately strict. Equipment was excellent and the shop and facilities great.
Recommend without reservation.
Recommend without reservation.
Written 26 March 2020
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Simon B
Gold Coast, Australia69 contributions
May 2018 • Solo
I recently travelled to Mt Gambier to complete scuba diving specialty courses (CDAA Basic Cave and TDI Sidemount) with Reef2Ridge on the advice of a technical diver in my home state. Travelling from QLD, the trip was a reasonable commitment with time away from work, but I am so pleased with the decision to follow the recommendation. Rob Main’s passion and enthusiasm for all things diving was evident from our first communication to the conclusion of the courses.
I can’t speak highly enough of his wealth of knowledge and teaching skills. He is patient and thorough, and I can certainly say that I came away from those courses feeling much more confident as a diver with skills and knowledge that I’ll apply to all aspects of my diving. The dive shop and training facilities are excellent.
My overall experience was great and I would highly recommend to anyone wanting to learn to dive at any level. I will be returning as soon as possible to continue developing my skills. Keep up the great work guys!
I can’t speak highly enough of his wealth of knowledge and teaching skills. He is patient and thorough, and I can certainly say that I came away from those courses feeling much more confident as a diver with skills and knowledge that I’ll apply to all aspects of my diving. The dive shop and training facilities are excellent.
My overall experience was great and I would highly recommend to anyone wanting to learn to dive at any level. I will be returning as soon as possible to continue developing my skills. Keep up the great work guys!
Written 14 June 2018
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madeonlebron2
Warracknabeal, Australia1 contribution
Feb 2018 • Friends
Going to Ewens Ponds with Reef 2 Ridge was a lovely experience for me and and was definitely worth going underwater to check out most of the greenery. It was pretty chilly at first when you get in the water and was at 19 degrees but felt like it was 16-17 degrees. The gear provided was a wetsuit, paddles, shoes and a mask. Rob and Jake taught us what to do if water gets in the actual snorkel itself and that was to blow out really hard and if that didn't work you pull your head out and breathe. We ended up snorkelling to another section of the pond and it was amazing, the first section of the pond was 11m deep and was I could see right to the bottom. There were certain parts of the pond we couldn't paddle very hard or touch it because it would ruin the environment, so it's great Reef 2 Ridge are taking care of the environment. The guides were very good and instructive, everyone understood what to do because they were good at explaining everything and also had a good sense of humour. Note that there are no other facilities apart from a toilet but we didn't focus on that very much – just remember to bring anything you need – water etc. Overall, the pond was a great experience and I would definitely recommend going to to Ewens Pond and snorkelling with Reef 2 Ridge.
Written 1 March 2018
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Craig W
Sydney, Australia35 contributions
Nov 2019
Diving Kilsby Sinkhole with this team will be a memorable life (bucket list) event. The sinkhole is amazing - and this solid team of professionals makes it happen for you.
Shout out to instructor Darren who I went with - made for a great dive.
Shout out to instructor Darren who I went with - made for a great dive.
Written 27 November 2019
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james2487
5 contributions
Aug 2019 • Solo
Thank you for a great experience Reef 2 Ridges. Diving at Kilsby's sink hole was great and the staff were friendly and helpful, would recommend to anyone looking at diving in Mount Gambier
Written 6 August 2019
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Damian G
Whyalla, Australia31 contributions
Dec 2018 • Solo
On the 29th of December 2018 I dived Kilsby sinkhole and Ewans Ponds with Reef 2 Ridge.
Rob and Sam were a Divemasters for the day and did an excellent job organising the days diving.
I have dived Kilsby over 20 years ago and was fun to go back and do a leisure dive in it. I dived Ewans for the first time and really enjoyed the crystal clear water.
I had an enjoyable day.
Rob and Sam were a Divemasters for the day and did an excellent job organising the days diving.
I have dived Kilsby over 20 years ago and was fun to go back and do a leisure dive in it. I dived Ewans for the first time and really enjoyed the crystal clear water.
I had an enjoyable day.
Written 8 January 2019
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James H
4 contributions
Dec 2018 • Couples
Thanks again to the team at Reef to Ridge! Rob, Darren and Sam were extremely professional. They made an unforgettable experience easy. They even looked after our 7 month old puppy for 3 hours! Will be worth the 5 hour drive to come back to progress into cave diving!
Written 30 December 2018
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Amanda S
12 contributions
Dec 2018 • Couples
My partner and I dived yesterday with Reef 2 Ridge - our instructor on the day was Darren.
The guys at the shop were super friendly, we called up to book and had no troubles, we popped into the shop the day before to get an idea of what the dives would entail and what we needed to bring etc- the staff were really helpful.
We hired full gear - it was immaculate, looked new and very well looked after. We got ready in groups of four so didn’t feel like we were guessing or overlooked, and Darren was super attentive and informative.
We drove to Kilsby Sinkhole, Darren took all the gear in the van - he gave us the full rundown on the site, the dive, temperate water (aka colddddd) and everything else we needed to know. The dive was great, everyone had a good time, we then headed over to Ewens Pond - same deal, Darren gave us a full run down or what to expect, pond etiquette (it’s a thing), helped with gearing up and pre dive checks and in we went. Ewens was a gorgeous dive- really good experience to do the ponds and sinkhole!
Darren was one of the best dive instructors I’ve had- so friendly, informative, enthusiastic, helpful and just genuinely interested in everyone having a great dive.
Couldn’t have asked for a better day! Highly recommend this one for any divers
The guys at the shop were super friendly, we called up to book and had no troubles, we popped into the shop the day before to get an idea of what the dives would entail and what we needed to bring etc- the staff were really helpful.
We hired full gear - it was immaculate, looked new and very well looked after. We got ready in groups of four so didn’t feel like we were guessing or overlooked, and Darren was super attentive and informative.
We drove to Kilsby Sinkhole, Darren took all the gear in the van - he gave us the full rundown on the site, the dive, temperate water (aka colddddd) and everything else we needed to know. The dive was great, everyone had a good time, we then headed over to Ewens Pond - same deal, Darren gave us a full run down or what to expect, pond etiquette (it’s a thing), helped with gearing up and pre dive checks and in we went. Ewens was a gorgeous dive- really good experience to do the ponds and sinkhole!
Darren was one of the best dive instructors I’ve had- so friendly, informative, enthusiastic, helpful and just genuinely interested in everyone having a great dive.
Couldn’t have asked for a better day! Highly recommend this one for any divers
Written 29 December 2018
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Simone D
Melbourne, Australia2 contributions
Dec 2018 • Couples
Myself and my partner did the Snorkelling tour of Ewans ponds. The tour was fantastic, the water was crystal clear and the plant life was beautiful. The tour guides are fantastic, they were extremely helpful and knew plenty of information about the ponds. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone passing through or staying in the area.
Written 27 December 2018
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Hi mate.
We would be coming from Ballarat on the 9th in the afternoon and leaving late on the 10th. Is there a dive tour on the morning of the 10th. Do you require us to have diving experience?
Regards Tim Rixon
0428 640 130
Written 21 May 2017
Hi Tim,
Apologies for the delayed response, the notification from trip advisor went straight to spam.
We regularly run diving tours for both experienced divers and try scuba diving tours for those that want to give it a try.
Sorry to miss you this time, but hopefully we will see you again soon?
Written 28 May 2017
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