Freedive Academy

napaling drive, purok 4, tangnan, panglao, Visayas, Philippines

5 Dive courses
Onsite pool
Free Wifi
Photo & Video
Freediving

Highlights

  • SSI Instructor Training Centre
  • SSI Swim Teacher Training Centre
  • Molchanovs Instructor Training Centre
  • Our High End facility has fully equipped classrooms, premium freediving gear, a two-lane 25-meter pool, fitness and gym area and luxury bamboo bungalows and canopy for our yoga and stretching sessions
  • Located on the access road to the famous Napaling Reef with sardines and massive drop-off.

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About Freedive Academy

We are very proud to be one of the global leaders in professional freedive development programs with Zero to Hero freediving programs starting daily, every quarter new internships and we run instructor courses pretty much every month in our shop and now almost weekly online.

The Freedive Academy Panglao focuses on three things;
Recreational course, mainly Level 1 and 2 courses.
Master Training
Professional Freedive Development

The SSI, Molchanovs and AIDA recreational courses: The Freedive Academy Panglao offers a wide range of freediving courses and many many freediving specialities. Of course the most popular are the SSI Level 1 and Level 2 and Molchanovs Wave 1 and 2 freediving courses, and these courses can be started at pretty much any day of the week.

Master Training in Panglao: Training with direct access to -120 meters depth from shore, diving at any time of the day without the use of a boat, up to 40-meter visibility, up to 31C water temperature. Panglao is a paradise for Master freedivers.

Professional Freedive Development programs: The Freedive Academy Panglao is capable of running an SSI Freedive Instructor Course and Molchanovs Instructor Course pretty much every month. Because we're a big professional development centre, we can offer many different professional freediver development programs. With us, you can start at any time a zero-to-hero program, apply for a freediving internship, or follow a custom professional development program.

Our Services

Facilities

  • Onsite pool
  • Free Wifi
  • Library
  • Classroom
  • Parking
  • Toilet
  • Showers

Equipment Rental

  • Rental equipment
  • UW scooter
  • Photo & Video

Safety

  • Emergency Oxygen
  • First Aid Kit

Onsite payment options

  • Credit card
  • PayPal
  • Bank transfer
  • Debit card
  • Alipay
  • TransferWise
  • Cash USD
  • Cash EUR
  • Cash local currency

Dive Styles

  • Snorkeling
  • Freediving
  • Shore dives

Languages

  • English
  • Dutch
  • German
  • Chinese
  • Filipino

More Information

Additionally; if you are interested in becoming a speciality freediving instructor like Monofin Instructor, Variable Weight Instructor, or any of the other many freediving or ecology specialities be sure to contact us too. And if you want to broaden your market as an instructor, you can also choose to participate in the Swim Teacher courses or Mermaid Instructor courses.

Panglao is a fantastic tropical island with near-perfect in-water and out-of-the-water freediving conditions, and we'd love to welcome you here on our incredible island!