Ready for your Instructor Course? Turn your passion into a business and become an internationally recognised Professional Freediver.
You’ll be trained to plan, market, run and teach AIDA Freediving Courses while improving your diving, breath holds, distances and depths.
Diving Costa Rica, you’ll greet tropical fish, Spinner Dolphins, Rays, and Reef Sharks all year, with seasonal Whale species such as Orcas, Short-finned Pilots, and Humpbacks! Tamarindo is also a mecca for surfers and blue-water Sport Fishermen, with some of the best spearfishing in the world due to its deep, clear, thriving conditions. You’ll have access to daily boat trips exploring the best dive sites with unlimited fun dives and reef spearfishing in perfectly tropical waters above 20°C (68°F) all year long.
You’ll enjoy wonderful wildlife, spectacular beaches, volcanoes, rainforests, lagoons, and so much more, including a short boat ride to Catalina Islands. If that’s not enough, want to come and meet our sloths, toucans, monkeys, and macaws?
The experienced Costa Rica crew is wildly passionate and professional. Throughout this AIDA Freediving Course, you’ll have full access to a multimedia classroom, a dedicated swimming pool, and a buzzing community of Freedivers to learn and train with. Start your journey diving Costa Rica!
To join, you’ll need an AIDA Master Freediver certification (or Equivalent).
You’ll need your Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training completed within the past 24 months, this can be done in Tamarindo.
At the end of the Instructor Course, you will achieve a 4-min breath hold, swim 90m (295ft) in dynamic apnea, and perform dives beyond 40m (131ft) depth. If you are unable to complete your course in this time, you can add additional training time.
An AIDA Instructor is qualified to teach the AIDA1, AIDA2 Freediver Course, AIDA3 Advanced Freediver Course, and the AIDA Monofin Course.
We provide all the necessary freediving gear—just pack the essentials:
We recommend comprehensive travel and dive insurance. You’ll receive a 10% DiveAssure discount upon booking.
Prepare for an epic 7-day Instructor Course. Our training takes place in fully equipped multi-media rooms, a 32ft Boston Whaler and an 18ft Panga boat.
THEORY: Running a classroom, confined water and open water session, Risk Management, Marketing.
DRY TRAINING: Teaching theory classes, leading breathing and stretching sessions.
CONFINED WATER: Teaching Confined Water skills, Performance in static and dynamic apnea.
OPEN WATER: Teaching Open Water skills, Performance in Deep Diving and Rescue. Adapt comfortably to greater depths, refining your techniques to reach 40m (131ft). Learn rescue procedures, stamina tests, rope handling, knots, buoy setup, and open-water equipment management.
STATIC APNEA: Enhance your breath-hold times safely and efficiently beyond 4 minutes.
DYNAMIC APNEA: Develop perfect diving posture, turns, and finning techniques to cover distances of 90m (295ft) and beyond.
Before traveling, ensure you are aware of the latest travel restrictions, health protocols, and visa requirements for your trip. Check relevant government and airline and visa websites for up-to-date information.
Tamarindo is a beachside town accessible by car, taxi, or shuttle. Nearest airports are Juan Santamaría (SJO) and Daniel Oduber Quirós (LIR). If flying into SJO, expect a 4.5-hour drive or shuttle ride to Tamarindo. If flying into LIR, the travel is of 1.5 hrs. Local airlines Nature Air and Sansa offer daily flights via Tamarindo, SJO, and LIR.
Beyond freediving, there’s plenty to explore:
Don’t miss out! Enjoy 14 days of free cancellation from the time of booking, except for deposits and last-minute bookings.
Flexible Payment Plan
Prefer to pay in installments? No problem! Secure your spot with a non-refundable 25% deposit using code BookNow25 at checkout. Full payment is required before your arrival. A secure transaction link will be provided via email for your monthly installments.
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