Freediving is about relaxation, discipline and control. If you’ve always wanted to enter the underwater world quietly and on your own terms, then freediving is for you. Taking the PADI Freediver course is your first step toward discovering why freediving is becoming a popular way to explore beneath the waves. At Oceans of Discovery, you will learn to explore a whole new world on one breath under the supervision of a professional Freediving Instructor.

The PADI Freediver course is divided into three phases which can be done at a very relaxed pace to suit you.

1) Knowledge development - During the knowledge development section, you will learn about freediving principles through independent study with the PADI Freediver Touch. This can all be done from the comfort of home before you join us.

2) Confined water session -The two confined water sessions take place on different evenings, one on the beach & one in the swimming poo/shallow confined water locationl. During these two session, we will learn breath hold techniques as well as static (not moving) and dynamic (swimming horizontally at a shallow depth) apnea. The overall goal is to reach a static breath hold of 90 seconds and cover 25 meters on one breath underwater. But no pressure if it takes you a little longer as everything is done at your pace.

3) Open water sessions - During our open water sessions, we will put everything you have practiced in confined water into action in open water. We will either dive locally from our boat or further afield depending on sea conditions. Both sessions are done over one full day and we will practice free immersion (descending using the line) and constant weight (descending using only fin kicks) techniques, plus proper buddy procedures. Your goal will be to complete a constant weight freedive of 10-16 meters, but again your comfort is key so all at your own pace.