Course overview

Discover diving on a single breath with the PADI Freediver course on Maafushi, learning relaxation, breath-hold and finning techniques in the calm, clear waters of the South Malé Atoll. You practise static and dynamic apnea in confined water and constant-weight freedives in open water to depths around 16 metres, gliding over coral and reef fish in warm 27-30°C conditions. It is a serene, equipment-light way to explore the Maldives' reefs.

What you’ll learn

• Apply breathing and relaxation techniques for breath-hold diving
• Perform static and dynamic apnea in confined water
• Complete constant-weight freedives in open water
• Equalise efficiently while descending head-first
• Use proper freediving finning and streamlining
• Practise buddy procedures and safety for freediving

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 15 (or 12 for PADI Basic Freediver with restrictions)
• Able to swim and be comfortable in the water
• No prior freediving or scuba experience required
• Diver medical questionnaire (physician sign-off if indicated)

What's included · What's not

Probability of sightings · month-by-month

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Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Theory & confined-water apnea

   Learn breathing and relaxation techniques, then practise static and dynamic apnea in calm, shallow water.
2. Day2
   Open-water freedives

   Apply constant-weight technique on open-water freedives to around 16 metres over the reef to certify.

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