YOUR ADVENTURE
Ready for your Advanced Diving Africa experience? This 3-day advanced freediving course will see you gliding through the best tropical diving Seychelles has to offer in the crystal east coast waters.
Discover the world of freediving at an advanced level with a deep understanding of the physiology and techniques behind diving deeper. This course will help you improve your Freediving performance, your safety and rescue skills.
Whether you opt for an AIDA 3 or Molchanovs Wave 2 Freediving Course, this is where serious skills meet tropical chill. Think top-tier technical training, epic dive fitness routines, and mastering techniques that’ll have you gliding effortlessly through the deep. By the end, you’ll be cruising down to 30m (99ft) like a pro—calm, confident, and totally in your element.
This course will perfectly challenge and inspire aspects of your mental strength as we push boundaries to prepare you for deeper diving. Diving Africa, but more importantly, diving Seychelles is an exotic island experience for absolutely everyone.
INCLUDES
- 3 Day AIDA 3 or Mochanovs 2 freediving course
- Flexible weekly availability to suit you
- Freediving equipment
- Be guided through a 26-30m CWT
- Achieve 2:45 statics
- Glide up to 55m DYN with appropriate technique
- Technical diving
- CO2 v O2 training
- Dive fitness regime incorporation
- Body position techniques, EQ, safety and buddying
- Insurance
- Digital certification
NEED TO KNOW
Achieve your AIDA 3 or Molchanovs 2 Freediving course with theory sessions, breathing/relaxation sessions, 2 confined water sessions, 4 open water sessions and 1 final exam.
AIDA 3 requirements: prior completion of AIDA 2 or equivalent and have maintained freediving fitness allowing for the progression. Performance requirements of: 2:45 breath-hold, 55m DYN swim, 24m CWTB and depths of up to 25-30m.
Molchanovs Wave 2 requirements: prior completion of Wave 1 or Crossover Evaluation. Performance requirements of 2:30 mins STA, 50m DYNB, 35m DNF, 24-30m CWTB and FIM, 15m CNF, 10-15m buddying CWTB, rescue from 15m, Theory Exam.
WHAT TO BRING
Diving gear is included in your booking. Diving Seychelles will be most comfortable with all your essentials including:
- Bathers, towel, reef safe sunscreen, sunglasses and hat
- Reusable water bottle
- We’ll take a 15min boat ride for our open water session – bring travel calm tablets if you’re prone to motion sickness
- There are nearby food stalls to buy lunch.
ITINERARY
Prepare for 3 epic days of freediving from Beau Vallon from 8am to 4/5pm, with an hour lunch break.
THEORY: You will have an in-depth understanding of what happens to the body and lungs under pressure and with mammalian dive reflex adaptations. Technical equalization techniques and how to perform and master the Frenzel technique.
CONFINED: these sessions will allow you to practice O2 and CO2 tables, learn training concepts for static and how to prepare your body for maximum attempts.
OPEN WATER: We will refine your swimming and diving techniques, improve your streamlining position, and perform Frenzel equalisation so efficiently you won’t even know you’re underwater. Learn and practice free falling and ultimate relaxation diving at depth. Uplevel our buddying and rescue scenarios at depth and on the surface.
TRAVEL GUIDELINES
For international travel, please ensure you understand the latest restrictions, travel and health requirements for both directions of your journey by visiting relevant government and visa websites.
GETTING AROUND
Flying into Seychelles International Airport on Mahé, you’re a quick 15-minute drive to the island hub of Victoria. We operate from Beau Vallon, a stunning beach that lies 3km / 1.8mi west of here accessible by car, taxi, bike or bus.
THINGS TO DO
- Dine at one of the many waterfront restaurants and resorts
- Try local rum at the Takamaka Rum Distillery
- Hike to the secluded Anse Major beach
- Go on a guided island excursion
OPERATOR CANCELLATION POLICY
Don’t miss out! Soak up 14-days free cancellation from the time of booking with the exception of last-minute bookings.
Flexible Payment Option
Prefer to pay via instalments? No problem! Simply select the PayPal Pay in 4 option at the checkout.