Course overview

Discover breath-hold diving with SSI Freediving in Rasdhoo Atoll, where flat-calm water, 27-30°C temperatures, 25-metre-plus visibility and a wall that drops from 5 to 30 metres create rare conditions for learning. From your first Try Freediving session to the structured Level 1 program, you will learn relaxation, breathing and equalisation techniques and finish able to descend confidently on a single breath.

What you’ll learn

• Breathe and relax to prepare for breath-hold diving
• Use proper finning and streamlined body position
• Equalise effectively while descending head-first
• Apply safe duck-dives and controlled descents
• Practise buddy procedures and rescue for freediving
• Build comfort and confidence on a single breath

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 12 (with guardian consent for minors)
• Comfortable in water and a basic swimmer
• No prior freediving experience required
• Diver medical questionnaire (physician sign-off if any condition applies)

What's included · What's not

Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Theory & breathing

   Freediving theory, relaxation and breathing techniques, then first shallow-water sessions near the island.
2. Day2
   Open-water freediving & certification

   Open-water sessions on the reef wall practising equalisation and descents, with safety drills, then certification.

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