Learn to Freedive with us!

At Freedive Gili we offer the best in Freediving courses and training in South East Asia.  Whether you are freediving for the first time, or are an experienced diver, our programs will help you go beyond your goals and explore your potential! Our Instructors are both recreational and competitive Freedivers themselves who aim to share their passion and expertise with you. As competitive Freedivers, our Instructors are constantly exposed to the latest in deep diving, training and teaching. We believe in teaching from experience, guiding students to places we have been before ourselves. Freedive Gili courses balance the athletic and yogic approach to the sport of Freediving. We recognize that freediving is a personal expression of underwater exploration and for some that means diving as deep as possible, for others interacting with marine life.

At Freedive Gili, warm tropical water and great visibility help to increase your comfort in the water and confidence in your ability. Rather than only focusing on technique and skills we always incorporate "fun freedives" into our courses so you can enjoy everything you have learned while exploring the reef and exotic aquatic life. And, once you have completed your course you will find that you can explore the same reef on one breath as you can with a tank!

We teach SSI Freediving courses as we believe it offers the most up to date material, quality and professional service available. We are also able to teach AIDA and Apnea Total courses. Whatever your requirements, we can teach from beginner to master level courses.

Freediving Courses

APNEA Level 1- 2 days

The SSI Level 1 Freediving course is an introduction to the purest form of diving. Here you will learn the proper breathing techniques, familiarize yourself with diaphragmatic breathing and take a deep breath like you never have before. In the SSI level 1 Freediving course you acquire proper skills and knowledge to partake in Freediving to depths of 20 meters in the most relaxed and safest manner possible.  You will develop skills necessary to train your body to be more efficient with oxygen, gain better respiration and muscle flexibility and learn new skills to take your freediving to the next level.

APNEA Level 2- 3 days

The SSI Level 2 Freediving course will equip you with further knowledge of the mammalian dive reflex and how to initiate the best response for Freediving. You will learn new advanced equalization techniques and apnea training methods to carry you past 20 meters and develop the skills necessary to Freedive to depths up to 33 meters.

APNEA Level 3- 4 days

The apex of the SSI Freediving program, Level 3 will take you to depths of 40 meters. Freediving well below the residual volume of the lungs, this is the specialist deep diving course and will equip you with the proper knowledge to take you into the deep blue and beyond.

Master Freediver- 4 weeks

The Master Freediver program at Freedive Gili includes the SSI Level 3 course and then takes you even deeper into the sport of freediving. The 4 week program combines progressive physical and apnea training and advanced diving skills and training techniques to give you everything need to freedive deeper, longer and safer. The Master Freediver program is also the perfect opportunity to dive into yoga for freediving and explore how yoga can advance your progress. The combination of in-water and dry training and assisting on courses is designed to maximize the Freediver's potential. There is no maximum