DISCOVERY INTRO

The AIDA 1, or intro course, is a basic 1 day course for those who are curious about freediving but have not yet decided to do a full course. In just one day you can discover through freediving the amazing underwater world and its many mysteries.

The Discovery course consists of a short classroom theory session in which physiology, breathing, relaxation and rescue techniques are discussed. This is followed by a ‘dry’ breathing and relaxation practice session during which you will implement the basic techniques for appropriate diaphragmatic breathing. Finally, there is an open water session where you will put into practice all the fundamental freediving concepts learned so far.

There are no performance requirements and more importantly, there’s no pressure, so just come along, relax and enjoy!

• • Course length: 1 day.
• • Requirements: Be at least 18 years old (or 16 with parental or guardian consent) and be able to swim. Medical certification must be completed
• • Includes: Freediving equipment, insurance and diploma.

Price: 130€

If you enjoy your Discovery experience it’s natural to progress to AIDA 2, which can be continued the same day (AIDA 1 is the condensed first part of AIDA 2).

FREEDIVER AIDA 2

Our 2 to 2.5 days course is the ‘Open Water’ of freediving

You can start the 2 to 2.5 days course, or AIDA 2, as a complete beginner - this course offers a comprehensive grounding in technique and safety..

It includes theory and practice sessions which help you develop the knowledge and skills necessary to enjoy freediving safely. Learn proper breathing techniques, familiarise yourself with diaphragmatic breathing and take a deep breath like you never did before! In this course you will acquire the proper skills and knowledge to participate in freediving to depths of up to 20 meters.

Course summary:

Theory:

• • Physics and Physiology
• • Breathing and Relaxation
• • Depth, pressure and equalisation
• • Freediving disciplines
• • Buddy & safety procedures

Practical sessions:

• • Breath holding sessions, to learn breathing and relaxation techniques
• • Dynamic apnea sessions: horizontal underwater swimming, to learn how to move efficiently in water.
• • Open Water freediving sessions: vertical diving techniques including buddy & rescue procedures
• • Practical sessions focus on getting to know yourself & your buddy, and how to prepare and make the most of your training sessions.

• • Course length: 2 to 2.5 days.
• • Requirements: Be at least 18 years old (or 16 with parental or guardian consent) and be able to swim. Medical certification must be completed.
• • Includes: Freediving equipment, student’s kit, freediving insurance and AIDA 2 Certification.

Price: 320€

Note: If you request to do some of the open water session in Blue Hole during your course, you will be charged for National Park entry fee for every visit to Blue Hole (10 US$)

ADVANCED AIDA 3

This course will give you a greater knowledge of the mammalian diving reflex, an inherent survival mechanism we possess which consists of a series of adaptations our body has evolved in response to apnea and immersion in water. Learn new advanced equalisation techniques and training methods for freediving that will lead you to more than 20 meters depth, and develop the proper skills to dive comfortably down to 30 meters.

Pre-requisite: AIDA 2

Theory:

• • Buoyancy, proper weighting and free falling.
• • Physiology and equalising, including the Frenzel technique
• • Concept of using CO2 table to improve CO2 tolerance and performance.
• • Advanced safety procedures
• • Pulmonary Physiology and barotrauma
• • Mammalian Dive Reflex

Practical sessions:

• • Review basic freedive skills - Diving and finning techniques
• • Thoracic stretching and visualisation for deep diving
• • Master Frenzel equalisation and learn the advantages of free falling: how it enhances relaxation, preserves oxygen and increases immersion times and depth.
• • Improvement of Static and Dynamic techniques
• • Rescue scenarios at depth and on the surface, including self-rescue.

• • Course Length: 3 days.
• • Requirements: Be at least 18 years old (or 16 with parental or guardian consent), be able to swim at least 400m non-stop without fins; have completed Level 1 freediving course and logged at least 15 Freediving sessions (Freediver Log book). Medical certification must be completed.
• • Includes: Freediving equipment, student’s kit, freediving insurance and AIDA 3 Certification.

Price: 365€

Note: If you request to do some of the open water session in Blue Hole during your course, you will be charged for National Park entry fee for every visit to Blue Hole (10 US$)

COMBO LEVELS AIDA 2 + 3

Beginner to Advanced in 2 courses!

Our Combo combines our FREEDIVER and ADVANCED courses, with respectively 2.5 and 3 days each. You have the option to do both courses in a row with us, with one or more resting days in between, depending on your progress in the first course. It's the perfect opportunity for students who want to start and immediately get into deeper freediving aspects. The integration of these two courses provides solid progression and assimilation of concepts.

Price: 635€

Note: If you request to do some of the open water session in Blue Hole during your COMBO course, you will be charged for National Park entry fee for every visit to Blue Hole (10€)

COMBO LEVELS AIDA 3 + 4

Advanced to Expert with a special deal!

Our Combo combines our ADVANCED and EXPERT courses, with respectively 3 and 4 days each, providing a special deal for the students doing both courses in a row, with one or more resting days in between them - depending on your progress in the first course. It's the perfect opportunity for students who want to crack on and get into deeper freediving and more advanced skills in their time in Dahab. You could leave Dahab as a knowledgeable and fully independent freediver!

Price: 790€

Pre-requisite: be certified AIDA2 or equivalent

Note: If you request to do some of the open water session in Blue Hole during your course, you will be charged for National Park entry fee for every visit to Blue Hole (10 US$)

EXPERT AIDA 4

Our Expert Level is the pinnacle of our freediving program. You will increase your breath hold to 3:30 minutes, your dynamic to 75m and comfortably dive down to 40m depth. You will freedive at depths well below the residual volume of your lungs. This is a specialised course for deep diving and will provide you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to take you into the deep blue, far beyond what you thought was possible!.

Pre-requisites:

• • AIDA 3
• • EFR (Emergency First Response) or similar First Aid course including CPR within last 2 years
• • Have logged a minimum of 25 Freediving Sessions (Freediver Log book)

Course summary:

Theory:

• • With an emphasis on deep equalisation you will be introduced to Failure Depth (depth at which you can’t equalise), and how to extend it.
• • Practicing the "mouthfill" technique, and its related issues with pressure and lung measurements.
• • Learn how to freedive in passive exhale (risks and benefits), as well as the other issues associated with depth such as decompression sickness and nitrogen narcosis..
• • Lung Packing – how and when to use it and risks
• • Fitness for freediving – aerobic and anaerobic training, full body & lung stretching including dietary recommendations.
• • Apnea Training – how to do breath hold training on land.
• • Retrieval safety systems for freediving

Practical sessions:

• • In confined water/pool: practicing warm-ups and training tables for maximum performances in Dynamic and Static.
• • In open water: diving on Functional Reserve Capacity (FRC) to adapt the body to pressure and depth; perform deep rescue scenarios and carry out deep safety procedures.
• • Performing the “Mouth-fill” equalisation technique
• • How to coach a buddy through stretching, pool and open water sessions
• • How to safety dive for and assist a buddy attempting a maximum performance

• • Course Length: 4 days.
• • Requirements: Be at least 18 years old (or 16 with parental or guardian consent) and be able to swim at least 400m non-stop without fins. Medical certification must be completed.
• • Includes: Freediving equipment, student’s kit for the course, freediving insurance for the course andAIDA 4 Certification.

Price: 500€

Note: If you request to do some of the open water session in Blue Hole during your course, you will be charged for National Park entry fee for every visit to Blue Hole (10 US$)

MASTER

The Dahab Freedivers Master Program will make you a fully independent expert freediver!

Directed at already-certified freedivers who wish to become more experienced, well-rounded freedivers, it is a training-based and non-certifying program. With 3 coaching sessions per week from our experienced instructors, you will improve on your own skills and technique. Additionally, you can have unlimited training with other master students, doing your own set-up and safetying each other, therefore gaining in independence. You will also learn many skills in all aspects of freediving: from guiding a fun-dive to coaching and safetying a deep dive.

The Master course is also the ideal preparation if you are planning on becoming a freediving instructor! You will get the opportunity to assist courses: attend theory classes, assist instructors in the water, etc. This is the best preparation for your future instructor course, as you will see various teaching styles, how to spot and correct mistakes, and will pick up tricks and tips to help students overcome their challenges.

The Master is an intensive course that can be started at any time and customised - you can put it on hold for a few days to take a course for example. Please let us know if you have specific requirements, or areas of stronger interest.

Pre-requisites:

• • Certified minimum AIDA3 or equivalent.
• • Be at least 18 years-old.
• • Must be able to swim at least 400m non-stop without fins.
• • Medical certification must be completed.

Prices:

• • 2 weeks = 400€
• • 3 weeks = 570€
• • 4 weeks = 720€
• • 155€ for every extra week after that

Prices include full equipment and transfers to dive sites.

Note: If you request to do some of the open water session in Blue Hole during your course, you will be charged for National Park entry fee for every visit to Blue Hole (10 US$)

INSTRUCTOR

The Instructor Course is a great opportunity to start your career in freediving and teach people one of the most beautiful sports in the world. If you want to enjoy each day of your working life - come and get certified with us!

During the course candidates will be evaluated on presentations, open and confined water practical classes, and thorough free diving theory through student and instructor exams. So be prepared! (see MASTER course for ideal preparation).

A Freediving Instructor Course is a serious challenge and requires real dedication. All disciplines must be well prepared before the course.

• • Requirements: Be at least 18 yrs old, have completed AIDA 4 freediving course (or equivalent), hold a validated first aid certification. Medical certification/ clearance is required (this can be processed in Dahab), and we recommend taking out professional diver insurance.

• Price: 1400€

Note: If you request to do some of the open water session in Blue Hole during your course, you will be charged for National Park entry fee for every visit to Blue Hole (10 US$)

SPECIALITIES

• • Mouthfill 180€
• • Monofin 150€
• • No-fin 150€
• • Deep Equalisation 180€

• Requirements: : Hold a freediving certification, be at least 18 years old (or 16 with parental or guardian consent), and be able to swim.

Note: If you request to do some of the open water session in Blue Hole during your course, you will be charged for National Park entry fee for every visit to Blue Hole (10 US$)

TRAINING SESSIONS

For those who are already certified freedivers (at least Level 1) and are familiar with training techniques, we offer private training sessions. In these sessions we take freedivers to improve their diving techniques and give them advice on how to find and solve their diving problems; such as deep equalisation, streamline position, visualisation, mental barriers, etc.

* All prices include equipment

** For all Blue Hole sessions an additional 10 US$ per person National Park daily entry fee will be added

Dry Training Sessions: 29€ / Night Dives (LH Bay): 52€

Fun Dives: Eel Garden € 46 / Canyon € 63 / For other locations, we can talk about it ;-)1

Requirements:

Hold a freediving certification, be at least 18 years old (or 16 with parental or guardian consent), and be able to swim.

COACHING PACKAGE

If you want to come training with us long-term, improve your technique and your depth as much as possible and reach your full potential under the mentoring of our instructors, then this program is made for you!

Let us know your goals and freediving background when you first arrive at the center. Then you will get 5 coaching sessions per week, with feedback and advice from our instructors, and video analysis of your dives.

All our instructors are +50m divers, and many of them also have experience of competition. Open to certified freedivers of all levels and all agencies.

Prices:

• • 2 weeks = 460€
• • 3 weeks = 650€
• • 4 weeks = 825€
• • 165€ for every extra week after that.

Note: For all sessions in Blue Hole there will be an additional charge for the National Park entry fee (10€ per person and per visit)

Prices include full equipment and transfers to the Blue Hole.

RENTAL EQUIPMENT

All our courses include Freediving Equipment;
OMER Fins, Belt and snorkel, ELIOS Wetsuits and Aqualung Micromask.

For those how don't want to bring their equiment all the way or Instructors who need to equip their students we rent hight quality Freediving Equipment

• Full Set (suit/fins/belt/mask and snorkel)
• OMER Freediving Fins
• OMER Freediving Belt
• AQUALUNG Mask and OMER Snorkel
• ELIOS Wetsuit (3mm and 5mm)
• Weights

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