Southbound Adventures was formed by Ian Robinson and Rob McAlister in 1993 to provide a quality outdoor education program for their clientele. All Southbound Adventures staff bring with them a wealth of knowledge and experience that ensures a quality program is offered to all participants.
As a provider of quality outdoor education, Southbound Adventures shall ensure that program provided will be individually tailored to suit the particular needs of the school. Southbound Adventures, jointly with the school, will direct these programs toward personal development and group cooperation through the process of experiential learning.

Southbound Adventures offers a range of adventure activities that will enhance the schools own educational objectives. All programs chosen would offer the opportunity of individual challenge through a variety of adventure activities. You can expect that these to include; bushwalking, abseiling, rock climbing, canoeing, sea kayaking, high and low ropes course, initiatives, caving, mountain biking and navigation. Southbound Adventures also conducts a comprehensive series of Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme trips at Bronze (including a training day), Silver and Gold level. The outdoor activities offered being hiking or canoeing. For Year 11 students the outdoor recreation component for 2 unit PDHPE is conducted over a four-day period.

Schools can choose from a variety of program venues that include; National Parks in close proximity to Sydney, Southern Highlands, and the South and North Coast. Extended wilderness programs are conducted in Tasmania and New Zealand National Parks and World Heritage areas. In addition, through an extensive network, Southbound Adventures is able to organise and coordinate overseas adventure travel to most destinations worldwide.

Organisational Accreditation (ORIC) has been designed for Outdoor Education and Recreation companies, to provide a process to examine the organisation and its policies and procedures. This will assist in promoting quality standards within the profession. It is an ongoing process, requiring constant review and update, ensuring that they reflect best industry practises and changing community needs and attitudes.

Southbound Adventures has been the first company in NSW to go through the accreditation process of this new scheme and be successful. In addition to that Southbound Adventures is a National Training Provider for Australian Canoeing.

Ian and Senior Staff of Southbound Adventures are available to discuss your individual requirements at any time. Ian Robinson as owner and sole director of Southbound Adventures since 1996 will be involved directly in each program to ensure the quality of service they provide.