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Freediving promotes health and fitness while enjoying the amazing views and serenity of the underwater world.
Freediving promotes health and fitness while enjoying the amazing views and serenity of the underwater world.
Whether it is 5 meters (15 ft.), 15 meters (50 ft.) or well beyond, Freediving is accessible to all ages of water sport enthusiasts. Freediving gives you total freedom underwater to move like a fish in a completely natural way. You will be able to enjoy nature in its purest way and you will discover a complete new feeling in total silence without the sound of bubbles and heavy cumbersome diving equipment.
Great for any keen spear fisherman or hunter gatherers wanting to increase breath hold time and comfort underwater or for anyone wanting to challenge themselves, both mentally and physically.
SSI Freediving/ Apnea Level 1 Course -
The introduction to the purest form of diving. Learn proper breathing techniques, familiarize yourself with diaphragm breathing and take a deep breath like you never have before.
In the SSI level 1 Freediving course you acquire the proper skills and knowledge to participate in Freediving to depths of 60 ft. (20 meters) in the most relaxed and safest manner possible.
You will develop the skills necessary to train your body to be more efficient with breath-holding, gain better respiration and muscle flexibility and learn new skills to take your Freediving to the next level.
Your Course will be with Shannon Hunter a former competition freediver who held an Australian deep water Freediving record in 2010.
Course Length: 2-3 days- will depend on diver ability and weather.
Whats included:
* Theory sessions
* pool sessions- breathing sessions
* certification
* Freediving manual
* 2 open water sessions
* All freediving equipment is provided
Course Price: $550nzd
When to book: Courses available every week all year round and must be pre-booked before arrival in Niue.
Capacity on course: A maximum of 4 people per course and 1 course a week
Freediving tours
Freedivers can be booked on our snorkelling trips* or double dive trips.
*Please note snorkel trips also include a possible dolphin encounter and freedive times on the reef will vary from 30 Mins- 60mins depending on dolphin encounters.
Double dive times will be a maximum of 60 minutes per dive.
There is to be no hunting on Freediving trips.
Freedivers will need to supply their own buddy for all freedives. There must be a minimum of two freedivers on each trip to run safety for each other.
Single freedivers will be taken on case by case basis depending on availability of staff- this will not be available at all during peak season (June- October).
| Freedive prices: | ||
| Double dives | – With equipment hire: | Retail $160.00 |
| - With weights only: | Retail $140.00 | |
| Snorkel trip | - With equipment hire: | Retail $80.00 |
| - With weights only: | Retail $70.00 | |
Minimum of 2 people to run dive trips and 4 people to run snorkel trips.
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