PADI® Freediving Courses
Purple Turtle Fiji, a PADI 5 star dive operator based on Matamanoa Island, offer a range of Freediving experiences catering from complete beginners to advanced divers. All dives are guided by PADI professionals who have extensive knowledge of the dive sites and surrounding area
Prices are in Fiji dollars and include all government taxes
PADI® Freediver
Freediving is an entirely different way to experience the underwater world. You’ll dive deeper, stay down longer, and feel part of the ocean itself. If you’ve always wanted to enter the underwater world quietly, on your own terms, staying as long as your breath allows, then freediving is for you. Taking the PADI® Freediver course is your first step toward discovering why freediving is becoming a popular way to explore beneath the waves
Getting Qualified
PADI® Freediver consists of the following three phases:
1. Knowledge development
Learning about freediving principles through the PADI Freediver Touch app, an interactive study tool that gives you the background information you need to freedive safely and allows you to learn at your own pace. Alternatively, your instructor may conduct class sessions
2. Confined Water Session
To develop breath hold techniques as well as static and dynamic apnea. Goal – static apnea of 90 seconds and dynamic apnea of 25 meters/80 feet
3. Open Water Sessions
To practice free immersion and constant weight freedives, plus proper buddy procedures and rescues. Goal – constant weight freedive of at least 10 metres/30 feet
Inclusions
All equipment
Course materials
Certification
Duration
Approximately 2 days (can be tailored to suit your stay)
Prerequisites
Adequate swimming skills
Be in good physical health
Cost
April 24 to March 25 – $570Â FJD per person (Couples special only $920 FJD per couple)
April 25 to March 26 – $595 FJD per person (Couples Special only $1,000 FJD per couple)
PADI® Advanced Freediver
PADI® Advanced Freediver is designed to refine and improve your Freediving skills, allowing you to progress slowly while learning how your body performs during apnea (suspension of breathing)
Prerequisites
PADI® Freediver*
Emergency First Response*
15 years old or above
*or equivalent qualification from another organisation
Course content
Theory
Knowledge development covering advanced freediving techniques and equipment. Study independently using the PADI Freediver eLearning, then complete a quick review of knowledge with your instructor
Confined Water
Confined water session to learn stretching and relaxation techniques as well as refine static and dynamic apnea. Goal – static apnea of 2 minutes, 30 seconds (2 minutes for freedivers younger than 18) and dynamic apnea of 50 meters/165 feet (40 meters/130 feet for freedivers younger than 18)
Open Water
Open water sessions to practice deeper free immersion and constant weight freedives, along with additional buddy procedures and rescue techniques. Goal – constant weight freedive of 20 meters/65 feet (15 metres/50 feet for freedivers younger than 18)
Duration
3 Days
Inclusions
All equipment
Course materials
Certification
Cost
April 24 to March 25 – $875 FJD per person
April 25 to March 26 – $910 FJD per person
