A freediver in deep blue water

Advanced Freediver

Freefall: the moment you stop swimming and keep sinking. Four days to earn it.

From ฿12,000

Length
4 days
Maximum depth
Up to 30 metres
Breath hold
Static apnea clinic — 3+ minute holds
Runs
Weekly, Wednesdays
Prerequisite
Level 1 — continue straight from it

In short

The Advanced Freediver course at Blue Chitta, Koh Tao is a four-day immersion covering static apnea, exhale diving, freefall technique and depth training to 30 metres, with breath holds beyond three minutes. Course only is 12,000฿; the retreat with sea-view accommodation, meals, yoga and ice baths is 17,000฿. It runs weekly, typically starting Wednesdays.

How the time is spent.

The shape of the course, as it actually runs.

  1. Wednesday — pool training and foundations

    • 09:00–12:00 — Pool theory and training
    • 12:00–13:30 — Dry training
    • 13:30 — Lunch at Prana Café and Wellness Dorm check-in
    • Evening (retreat package) — breathwork and ice bath workshop, or a yoga class
  2. Thursday — depth and safety

    • 08:00–08:50 — Meditation and breathing
    • 09:00–12:30 — Freediving training and safety
    • 12:30–13:30 — Lunch at Prana Café
    • 13:30–15:30 — Theory: preparing for freefall
    • Evening (retreat package) — breathwork and ice bath workshop, or a yoga class
  3. Friday — freefall training

    • 08:00–08:50 — Meditation and breathing
    • 09:00–12:30 — Freediving training: freefall
    • 12:30–13:30 — Lunch at Prana Café
    • 13:30–15:30 — Theory: preparing for depth
    • Evening — Friday Community Dinner and Jam, plus breathwork and ice bath or yoga
  4. Saturday — depth training and integration

    • 08:00–08:50 — Meditation and breathing
    • 09:00–12:30 — Freediving training
    • 12:30–13:00 — Debrief
    • 13:00 — Lunch at Prana Café
    • Evening — yoga or ice bath
    • Sunday — brunch and dorm check-out

What's included.

Everything below is part of the price. Anything that isn't, we list separately.

  • Advanced Freediver certification
  • Meditation and breathwork sessions
  • Yoga classes
  • Ice bath workshops
  • Sea-view accommodation in our Wellness Dormitory
  • Healthy nourishing meals
  • Community events and connection
  • Small group training

The art of breath-holding

Through advanced breathing techniques, visualisation and meditation, you develop the ability to hold your breath for over three minutes. That capacity does more than extend a dive — it sharpens focus, deepens relaxation, clears the mind and quietly rebuilds self-confidence.

A freediver at the surface buoy between dives

Exhale diving and freefall

Freefall is the most addictive part of freediving: the moment you become negatively buoyant, stop moving, and keep sinking — faster and more fluidly the deeper you go. It is a practice of complete surrender that can only really be understood in the water. You begin exploring it through exhale diving in shallow water, then are guided into freefall at depth on the way toward 30 metres.

What you'll learn

Static apnea clinic with three-minute-plus holds, exhale diving technique, the mammalian dive reflex and freediving physiology, apnea yoga and advanced lung stretching, mental preparation for deep diving, training for deep freediving, and freefall technique.

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How deep does the Advanced Freediver course go?

Up to 30 metres, learning freefall on the way down and building breath holds of more than three minutes.

Do I need Level 1 first?

Yes — the course is for certified Level 1 freedivers, and you can continue to it straight after finishing Level 1.

How much is the Advanced course?

12,000฿ for the course only, or 17,000฿ for the retreat with sea-view accommodation, meals, yoga and ice baths. Taking the retreat without accommodation is 10% off.

What is freefall?

The point where you become negatively buoyant: you stop swimming and keep sinking, faster and more fluidly as you descend. You start with exhale diving in shallow water, then progress to freefall at depth.

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