Freediving here isn't about holding your breath. It's about learning to let go — and finding that depth follows.
Blue Chitta teaches freediving in Koh Tao across eight programmes, from a 3,500฿ one-day Discovery through Level 1 certification, Advanced, a 4-week Master course and an Instructor pathway. Every course integrates breathwork, meditation, yoga and ice baths, because depth in freediving is a direct side effect of how relaxed your nervous system is.
You have an afternoon and a morning. That is enough to learn what your body already knows how to do — how to breathe, how to relax, how to follow a line down and come back up smiling. Nothing to prepare, nothing to prove.
Long enough to be certified, and long enough for the change to stick. Twelve metres on the second day, twenty on the third — then, if you stay, the moment freefall takes over and you stop swimming altogether. Evenings are yoga, breathwork and an ice bath.
Thirty days, twenty-three water sessions, five disciplines, one day off a week. This is where freediving stops being a holiday and becomes the way you live — and, for some, the thing you teach.
When you hold your breath and submerge, your body activates the mammalian dive reflex — a physiological response that lets you dive deeper and stay longer. To reach it, your nervous system has to be relaxed. That is why meditation, breathwork, yoga, ice baths and mindfulness are built into the courses rather than sold beside them. Depth becomes a side effect of relaxation.
Small groups and personalised attention, a calm and supportive learning environment, some of the best dive sites on Koh Tao, and a private boat for flexible training and direct access to the water. Plus an on-site vegetarian café and accommodation, so the whole day supports the diving.
Retreat versions add sea-view accommodation, meals, yoga and ice baths; taking a retreat without the stay is 10% off.
Move sideways into the place, or forward into a deeper practice.
Tell us your dates and your level, and we'll come back with the honest answer, including if something else here suits you better.
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If you are curious and have a day, start with Freediving Discovery (3,500฿) or Intro to Freediving (4,500฿). If you want a certification, start with the 3-day Level 1 course.
No. Discovery, Intro and Level 1 all require no prior experience.
Depth is a direct side effect of relaxation. Yoga and breathwork teach the body to release and the mind to stop overthinking, and targeted lung stretching keeps the breathing organs supple under pressure.
No course catalogue to decode. Share your level, dates and what you want from Koh Tao.
Ask which course fitsLive dates, prices and remaining places from our booking system: 6 of 27 things you can book in freediving courses over the next 60 days.
12:00-3:30 / 12:30-3:30 · Omri & Sebas
฿350
Book Wed 2 Sep12:00-3:30 / 12:30-3:30 · Omri & Sebas
฿350
Book Wed 2 Sep9:00-1:00 · Goni
฿350
Book Wed 2 Sep8:00-8:50 · Teacher tba
฿350
Book Wed 2 Sep9:00-1:00 · Goni
฿350
Book Wed 2 Sep9:00-3:00 / 9:00-12:30 · Omri & Sebas, Goni & Omri & Sebas
฿350
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