Advanced Freediving Course

Advanced Freediving Course

Improve your freediving skills on Nusa Penida.
Go deeper and stay longer with Advanced Freediving Course in Nusa Penida

In the Advanced Freediving Course, you will discover your true aquatic potential and increase your breath-hold abilities and performance beyond your imagination!

Students will be surprised to achieve depths of over 30 meters and static apnea times of 3+ minutes on one breath alone. Advanced breathing techniques together with our specific preparation for deep dives will make this possible, even if you have just started this sport.

This 3-day course is divided into 3 classroom sessions, 1 pool session, and 2 deep water sessions. You will start with an introduction to the discipline of Static Apnea, where you will discover that your body can suspend respiration for several minutes without feeling the urge to breathe. Then in the following days during our deep diving water sessions, you will enjoy achieving new depths with knowledge, control, and comfort. Highly experienced Apnea Total instructors will be by your side at all times and will guide you with precise instructions on breathing and relaxation techniques necessary to achieve your true potential.

Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certification as well as private online access to the course materials so you can maintain your freediving knowledge.

Advanced freediving course in Nusa Penida

Advanced Freediving Course

4,500,000 IDR (3 DAYS)

Approximate prices in EUR, GBP, USD

REQUIREMENTS

  • general physical and mental health
  • ability to swim and float
  • age – 18 full years
  • freediver certification

INCLUSIONS

  • Academic session (freediving and apnea theory) and pool session
  • Open water sessions
  • Training by a certified freediving instructor
  • All necessary freediving gear rental
  • Towels provided
  • All local taxes and freediving fees

advanced freediving course sample schedule

DAY 1

Classroom – Static Apnea 

  • Mammalian dive reflex
  • Preparation for static apnea
  • Specific breathing technique for static apnea
  • pool and dry training
  • Dry breath-hold exercises
  • Relaxation, mind and body control techniques

Water Session – Static Apnea 

  • Body position and relaxation
  • Preparation for a maximum breath-hold
  • Maximum static apnea attempts
  • Safety procedures and practice
  • Training routine for increasing breath-hold capabilities
  • Debriefing
  • Fun freediving on the reef

DAY 2

Classroom

  • Advanced 4-section breathing technique
  • Pre-dive breathing pattern
  • Benefits and techniques of ‘Exhale Dives’
  • Body adaptation to greater pressure
  • New warm up exercises
  • Negative Pressure Static Apnea’ (N.P.S.A.)

Water Session

  • Specific breathing for exhale diving
  • Exhale dives with a maximum depth of 25 meters
  • Practice of equalization technique
  • Body relaxation and energy efficiency under water
  • Full lung dives with a maximum depth of 30 meters
  • Fun freediving on the reef

DAY 3

Classroom

  • Review of exhale dives from day 2
  • Stages and preparation for a deep dive
  • Visualization techniques
  • Deep equalisation techniques
  • Advanced safety and rescue procedures
  • Thoracic stretches

Water Session

  • Breathing exercises on the boat
  • Deep dive warm ups
  • Exhale dives to a maximum depth of 25 meters
  • Full lung dives to a maximum depth of 35 meters
  • Safety and rescue practice
  • Debriefing
  • Fun freediving on the reef

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Freediving Coaching Sessions

750,000 IDR (1 DAY)

Approximate prices in EUR, GBP, USD

Advanced Freediving Course

Nusa penida advanced freediver Course

Booking, payment and cancellation policies

Booking

We strongly recommend you book your fun diving or courses with us in advance.
In order to secure the desired dates and spots on our boat, we’ll need a 50% deposit from you. Please, make sure you understand our cancellation and refund policy (below), before you make your booking.
You can contact us by either e-mail, WhatsApp or Facebook messenger in order to secure your spot on the boat for the desired date. We do our best to respond as soon as possible within our operating hours.

Payment

You can make a deposit using various methods of payment – bank transfer, PayPal and Wise.
While in Nusa Penida you can settle your bill using all of the methods mentioned above, with credit or debit card (non-Indonesian cards attract 3% surcharge) and, of course, cash.
There are several ATMs between two harbours (Toyapakeh and Sampalan), power blackouts are possible though. It would be more comfortable to have some cash on you.
Please note, that we are located on a remote island. Though we do have card facilities, sometimes the connection can be lost for hours on the whole island. Settling in cash can often be the simplest and safest option.
There are money exchange offices on the island, however exchange rates are generally way better in Bali, so it’s wise to change your money while in Bali.

Cancellation and refund policies

Life is usually full of surprises and sometimes they are not exactly what we expect.
We strongly recommend you arrange travel insurance for your holiday, which may help you to smooth out unforeseen problems that might occur during your trip (hopefully not).
If you decide to or have to cancel your booked trip or package last minute – we won’t be able to refund.
Upon completing your booking with us we will send you a booking confirmation, indicating your itinerary (meeting time, departure time, expected duration of the experience, amount of the deposit paid and the amount due). Meeting time for all ocean activities is 30 minutes prior to the departure of our boats thus allowing sufficient time for filling up all necessary paperwork and getting the matching size wetsuits and booties.
Our boat departure time on particular dates, as well as the time we start the classes and pool training are based on ocean conditions (tides) and our operating hours. Please, kindly make sure you take the time mentioned in your booking confirmation into account while planning your trip and transfers, allowing enough time for reaching us in time for the booked program. In case you will be unable to reach us in time for the booked program – that will be considered a cancellation of your booking.
We will definitely do our best to help our guests out and reschedule the booked trip, though it might simply be not possible sometimes.

refund policies


If you wish to cancel your booking 30 or more days prior to the booked date – we’ll refund the full amount (excluding transfer fees and charges). We will return 50 percent of the paid deposit if the cancellation is made within the period of 30 to 20 days prior to your booking. If you cancel less than 20 days prior to your booking your deposit is non-refundable.