PADI Basic Freediver
Developing the Foundations- Ages 12+
- 1 day or 2 evenings
- Pool & Classroom
- Theory and confined water elements of learning to Freedive
- Practice static and dynamic apnea disciplines
- Breathing and relaxation techniques
- Pool safety procedures
- PADI BASIC FREEDIVER certification
PADI Basic Freediver
Developing the Foundations- Ages 12+
- 1 day or 2 evenings
- Pool & Classroom
- Theory and confined water elements of learning to Freedive
- Practice static and dynamic apnea disciplines
- Breathing and relaxation techniques
- Pool safety procedures
- PADI BASIC FREEDIVER certification
PADI FREEDIVER
Comprehensive Training for Freediving- Ages 12+
- 2 days or 2 evenings plus 1 day
- Pool, Classroom, & Open Water / Boat
- Theory, confined water and open water elements of learning to Freedive
- Practice static and dynamic apnea disciplines
- Practice depth training and recreational freediving
- Breathing and relaxation techniques
- Pool and Open Water safety procedures
- PADI FREEDIVER certification
PADI ADVANCED FREEDIVER
Develop your Skills- Ages 15+
- 2 days or 2 evenings plus 1 day
- Pool, Classroom, & Open Water / Boat
- Theory, confined water, and open water elements of improving your Freediving
- Improve static and dynamic apnea disciplines
- Improve depth training and recreational freediving
- Advanced Breathing and relaxation techniques
- Pool and Open Water safety procedures
- PADI ADVANCED FREEDIVER certification
PADI Skin Diver
Introducing the Basics- Ages 8+
- 1 day or 2 evenings
- Pool & Classroom
- Theory and confined water elements of learning to Skin Dive
- Practice snorkel breathing and clearing techniques, duckdiving, underwater swimming, and breathhold techniques
- Safety procedures
- PADI Skin Diver certification
Depth Training
Receive personalized assistance to achieve your depth goals safely
Breathhold Training
Extend your breathhold in dry training and pool for both static and dynamic apnea
Personal Freediving Coaching
Receive assistance to overcome any issues or combination of issues
Yoga for Freediving
Yoga asana, pranayama, and meditation specifically designed to prepare you physically and mentally for Freediving
Day Trips
Accompany us on day trips to local dive sites, including diving the marine reserves of Cook Island and Julian Rocks on a double dive, or on a variety of shore dives and social days
Retreats
Join like-minded people combining adventures in and out of the water as we combine cultural exploration, personal development, yoga and meditation, along with developing our Freediving skills on reefs, wrecks, and line diving, while achieving higher levels of certification.
Travel Adventures
Explore the underwater world in various exotic locations, both domestically and internationally, taking in many of the ‘bucket-list” experiences such as swimming with Whale Sharks, Minke or Humpback whales
Important information:
We have negotiated a significant discount for our students for Freediving equipment. Contact us for more information.
While we are starting courses all the time, and are generally flexible to your timeframe, all trips are subject to numbers and weather conditions.
If additional sessions are required to meet the PADI requirements for certification these will be charged at $100 per person per session, plus pool or boat costs as appropriate.
For students under 16 years, we request that a parent/guardian be accompanying the student. Package pricing can apply if the parent/guardian would like to also participate in the course and become trained to accompany the student safely.
PADI Basic Freediver Course - Developing the Foundations : $300
This course covers the theory and confined water elements of learning to Freedive, and we practice both static and dynamic apnea disciplines over one day or 2 half-days/evenings.
The first session reviews the PADI eLearning theory and we practice dry breath-hold with breathing and relaxation techniques.
The second session starts with breathing and relaxation techniques before we get in the water where we practice our breath-hold techniques both static and while swimming dynamically underwater, along with practicing pool safety procedures particular to Freediving.
Upon the successful completion of this course you will receive the PADI BASIC FREEDIVER certification.
The course fee is $300 and includes:
- Professional tuition
- PADI eLearning
- PADI certification
- Pool access fees
This course is for people aged 12+
You will need to provide:
- Freediving equipment – mask, fins, snorkel, wetsuit, weightbelt and weights
- Personal items – including towel, swimwear, sun protection etc
PADI FREEDIVER Course - Comprehensive Training for Freediving : $550
This course will take you from a novice to being able to Freedive 10 to 16 metres deep, swim at least 25 metres horizontally underwater, and hold your breath for at least 90 seconds!
Pure Breath Freediving run this course over 2 days (or 1 day plus 2 half-days or evenings) in a combination of pool, classroom, and open water settings.
On the first day we have 2 sessions. Firstly we cover the effect of being underwater on you the Freediver and learn effective relaxation and breathing techniques to allow you to dive safely and efficiently. Secondly we practice static and dynamic breath-hold in confined water, along with covering safety techniques specific to Freediving.
Day 2 sees us board the dive boat and head out to enter open water and practice various disciplines of Freediving, learning to adjust our bodies and minds, and equalize while descending to a maximum depth of 16 metres. We practice “Constant Weight” and “Free Immersion” dives and have the opportunity to also try “Variable Weight” and “Constant Weight No Fins” depending on the group and the conditions, while also learning and practicing buddy and safety techniques.
The course fee is $550 and includes:
- Professional tuition
- PADI eLearning
- PADI certification
- Pool access fees
- Boat charter costs to access dive site
This course is for people aged 12+
You will need to provide:
- Freediving equipment – mask, fins, snorkel, wetsuit, weightbelt and weights
- Personal items – including towel, swimwear, sun protection etc
PADI ADVANCED FREEDIVER Course - Continuing your development : $550
This course will refine and develop your skills, taking you from an entry level Freediver to being able to Constant Weight Freedive 20 to 24 metres deep, Dynamic Apmea of at least 50 metres, and Static Apnea for at least 2 minutes and 30 seconds!
Pure Breath Freediving run this course over 2 days (or 1 day plus 2 half-days or evenings) in a combination of pool, classroom, and open water settings.
The course fee is $550 and includes:
- Professional tuition
- PADI eLearning
- PADI certification
- Pool access fees
- Boat charter costs to access dive site
This course is for people aged 15+
You will need to provide:
- Freediving equipment – mask, fins, snorkel, wetsuit, weightbelt and weights
- Personal items – including towel, swimwear, sun protection etc
PADI Skin Diver course - Introducing the Basics : $250
Our introductory course, especially for the younger people who want to discover the underwater world. These courses are run in a combination of pool and classroom settings.
Conducted over 2 tailored sessions we introduce you to the underwater world in a safe, controlled, and easy way that teaches you about equipment, the underwater environment, interacting with aquatic life, the effects of being underwater on the skin diver, the buddy system and safety procedures.
We introduce and practice Skin Diving techniques including snorkel breathing and clearing, duckdiving, and breath holding.
An optional open water dive can be arranged to experience these in nature.
The course fee is $250 and includes:
- Professional tuition
- PADI certification
- Pool access fees
This course is for people ages 8+
You will need to provide:
- Skin Diving equipment – mask, fins, snorkel, wetsuit, weightbelt and weights
- Personal items – including towel, swimwear, sun protection etc