Welcome to the Bliss of Freediving!

AIDA1 – Introduction to Freediving

The AIDA1 Introduction to Freediving with Freedive Flow on Gili Air opens your mind to a whole new underwater experience. Find out why it is correct to say that we are built to dive! This course aims to help you to develop basic skills, knowledge and necessary safety procedures to enjoy freediving safely within your limits.

Experience it, feel it, love it!

Give it a go and get underwater on a breath hold in a safe environment by learning the basic techniques. We coach you on proper ways of breathing before and after a dive, relaxation exercises and explore what actually happens to our body when you go underwater. Additionally we look at the basics of equalization and introduce you to some equalization techniques so that you can get underwater without hurting your ears. Last but not least you will learn how to combine scuba diving (with an underwater breathing apparatus) with freediving in a safe way.

Duck dives, proper weighting, how to assist a diver in trouble, how to choose your equipment – with a few basic techniques you will improve your freediving experience immensely. It is all about moving as elegantly as possible while being safe at all times.

To enroll in the AIDA1 Introduction to Freediving, you must:

  • Be at least 18 years old (14 years with parental or guardian’s consent)
  • Be able to swim at least 100 m non-stop

The course includes

  • 1 introduction into breathing- and relaxation technique
  • 1 pool session
  • 1 open water session.

If you like what you learned then you can seamlessly upgrade your introduction day to any of our full-scale beginner courses.

At our base in Gili Air we offer this course on an almost daily basis. To be absolutely sure you can start on your preferred date, please get in touch via email or come to visit us in person before 5 pm, any day of the week.

Oh, and yes, Nemo lives in that shallow reef, over there, right in front of that big rock – relax, take a breath, go down and say hello!

Please get in touch with us to book your course. Also check the pricing page for current rates.