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Kilsby Sinkhole Tours & Experiences
Things To Do Moorak, Grant, South Australia
Adventure and Outdoors Tours
Serenely located beneath a rural farming property only 15 minutes from Mount Gambier, ‘Kilsby Sinkhole’ is world-renowned as one of the best sinkhole dive sites in Australia, due to its crystal clear water and breathtaking visibility.
Kilsby Sinkhole is the only site of its kind that welcomes snorkellers, freedivers, and Open Water certified scuba divers under the supervision of a licensed and industry-qualified guide.
Kilsby Sinkhole is also home to Sinkhole Gin, produced from its crystal clear limestone-filtered water and local native botanicals.
Snorkelling and Sinkhole tours need to be booked online in advance. Gin-tasting sessions can be booked by prior arrangement only or offered after any of their Snorkel or Sinkhole Tours.
Snorkelling tours take around 2 hours in duration with all gear and qualified supervisor supplied.
Sinkhole tours take around 45 minutes, this tour does not involve getting in the water.
Scuba and Free diving available with one of their registered Licensees only. A list of these are on the website for you to contact.
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$99
Enjoy the unique experience of snorkelling in a freshwater limestone sinkhole.
Due to the size of the pontoon, group size is limited to 8 participants. The experience includes a welcome briefing covering the history of the sinkhole and everything you need to know about snorkelling, fitting you with mask, fins, snorkel and wetsuit (or feel free to bring your own) and an accompanied snorkel tour with an experienced guide. In total, your snorkelling at Kilsby Sinkhole will take around two hours. No weights allowed or Free Diving Fins.
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Learn about the geology and history of Kilsby sinkhole—including why its cave is so popular with divers and what secret role it played in Australia’s military history—before being taken down to the pontoon to see the beauty of the sinkhole and experience its extraordinary tranquility from water level. The tour takes about 45 minutes.
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Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public ToiletWhile Kilsby Sinkhole offers a range of options for snorkelling and tours at the site, they also collaborate with trusted scuba diving operators, each who hold their own licence to conduct diving activity at Kilsby Sinkhole.
Visit their website to explore the available operators and make a booking.
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Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking Public ToiletKilsby Sinkhole is home to its very own distillery, producing the award-winning Sinkhole Gin and Limoncello Gin. Distilled on-site, they are produced from the sinkhole’s crystal clear limestone-filtered water and locally grown native botanicals.
Indulge in a tasting session of Sinkhole Gin, made with water from the aquifer that feeds Kilsby Sinkhole and botanicals sourced from the Limestone Coast. Tastings are exclusively available for guests with prebooked snorkelling sessions or sinkhole tours. Contact Sinkhole Gin for private gin tastings, large groups, or special events like gatherings and birthdays.
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