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What do the difficulty grades mean?

Gentle. The easiest we offer. Beginner-friendly, at your own pace. Good if you are nervous. No skills needed.

Easy. A beginner course or guided session in calm water, at your own pace. No experience needed.

Moderate. Open-ocean or deeper water with boat days. You should feel comfortable in the water and follow guidance.

Adventurous. Longer days, stronger conditions or more skills needed.

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A freediver beside a swirling ball of sardines
Scuba or freediving certificationEasy difficulty, 2 of 4Hosted by our local partners

Moalboal

Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines

Marine life close to shore, at a calm pace.

Why Easy: Marine life is close to shore and sessions are calm. Beginners welcome. You choose scuba, an intro to freediving or a freediving certification.

Dates on request
6 days / 5 nights · Max 4 guests

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Sardine runSea turtlesUnderwater statues (Alegria)

Things to do

  • Scuba course, intro to freediving or freediving certification, part of the retreat
  • Dives at the sardine run, part of the retreat
  • Turtle reef dives, part of the retreat
  • Excursion to the Alegria statues, part of the retreat
  • Welcome hilot massage, part of the retreat
  • Kawasan Falls, Badian, in the area
  • Osmeña Peak, in the area
  • White Beach, Saavedra, in the area
A green turtle resting on the seabed, with a paddle boarder above
Scuba certificationEasy difficulty, 2 of 4Hosted by our local partners

Gili Trawangan

Gili Trawangan, Lombok, Indonesia

Turquoise water, no cars, no stress.

Why Easy: An SSI Open Water or Advanced course on a small car-free island. Certified and uncertified divers welcome.

Dates on request
5 days / 4 nights · Max 4 guests

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Sea turtlesReef life

Things to do

  • SSI Open Water or Advanced course, part of the retreat
  • Turtles on the reef, part of the retreat
  • A car-free island: walk or cycle, part of the retreat
  • Fast boat from Lombok, part of the retreat
  • Snorkel at Turtle Point, in the area
  • Three-Gili snorkel boat tour, in the area
  • Sunset on the west coast, in the area
  • Night market food, in the area
Three scuba divers on a sunlit reef
Scuba certificationEasy difficulty, 2 of 4Hosted by our local partners

Bali scuba

Amed & Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia

Learn to dive slowly, in warm calm water.

Why Easy: A PADI Open Water or Advanced course with a wreck dive. Beginners welcome, calm pace.

Dates on request
5 days / 4 nights in Amed · Small group, max 4

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Coral reefWreck life at the USAT Liberty

Things to do

  • PADI Open Water or Advanced course, part of the retreat
  • A dive at the USAT Liberty wreck, part of the retreat
  • Temples (Ubud extension), part of the retreat
  • Rice terraces (Ubud extension), part of the retreat
  • Berina Rice Terrace, Amed, in the area
  • Tenganan Pegringsingan village, in the area
  • Snorkel in Jemeluk Bay, in the area
  • Lipah Beach, in the area
The USAT Liberty wreck underwater with a diver, Tulamben
Freediving certificationEasy difficulty, 2 of 4Hosted by our local partners

Bali freediving

Amed & Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Ocean breath first, sacred water after.

Why Easy: Guided training in calm Jemeluk Bay with permanent training lines. One session at the USAT Liberty wreck. Beginner to intermediate.

Dates on request
5 days / 4 nights in Amed · Small group, max 4

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Coral reefReef fish and wreck life at the USAT Liberty

Things to do

  • Freediving in Jemeluk Bay, part of the retreat
  • One session at the USAT Liberty wreck, part of the retreat
  • Wave 1 or Wave 2 certification (optional), part of the retreat
  • Tirta Empul melukat ceremony (Ubud extension), part of the retreat
  • Waterfalls (Ubud extension), part of the retreat
  • Rice terraces (Ubud extension), part of the retreat
  • Berina Rice Terrace, Amed, in the area
  • Tenganan Pegringsingan village, in the area
A freediver swimming toward the surface with a humpback whale below
Whale encounter retreatModerate difficulty, 3 of 4Personally hosted by Rocío

Moʻorea, September 2027

Moʻorea, French Polynesia

Time in the blue, on the whales’ terms.

Why Moderate: Open-ocean boat days with calm in-water entries. You need to feel comfortable in the water. You do not need freediving experience.

Sept 1–7 or Sept 9–15, 2027
7 days / 6 nights · Small group, maximum 6 guests

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Humpback whalesSharksStingrays

Things to do

  • 4×4 safari, about 4 hours, part of the retreat
  • Flower crown workshop, part of the retreat
  • Whale days with a local operator, part of the retreat
  • Tiahura lagoon day, part of the retreat
  • Villa Royal Palms, with a pool, part of the retreat
  • Pineapple fields and juice tasting, part of the retreat
  • Belvédère d’Opunohu, in the area
  • Three Coconut Trees trail, in the area
A shipwreck underwater with a diver beside it
Scuba certificationEasy difficulty, 2 of 4Hosted by our local partners

Coron scuba

Coron, Palawan, Philippines

Learn to dive beside a sunken fleet.

Why Easy: A PADI course in warm water with a shallow, accessible wreck. Beginners welcome.

Dates on request
7 days / 6 nights · Max 4 guests

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Dugongs (not guaranteed)Wreck lifeReef

Things to do

  • PADI Open Water or Advanced course, part of the retreat
  • Wreck dive at the Lusong Gunboat, part of the retreat
  • Guided Tour B, part of the retreat
  • Reef snorkelling on Tour B, part of the retreat
  • Full-day dugong expedition, part of the retreat
  • Mount Tapyas viewpoint, in the area
  • Maquinit salt-water hot spring, in the area
A freediver descending on a single breath over a coral reef with a school of fish
Freediving certificationGentle difficulty, 1 of 4Hosted by our local partners

Coron freediving

Coron, Palawan, Philippines

A lake, a wreck and a quiet day in dugong waters.

Why Gentle: A freediving course for beginners with a local instructor, in a small group of up to four, at your own pace. Beginners welcome.

Dates on request
7 days / 6 nights · Max 4 guests

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Dugongs (not guaranteed)Wreck lifeLake and lagoon life

Things to do

  • Wave or AIDA freediving course, part of the retreat
  • Barracuda Lake sessions, part of the retreat
  • Freedive the Lusong Gunboat, part of the retreat
  • Guided Tour B lagoon day, part of the retreat
  • Full-day dugong expedition, part of the retreat
  • Mount Tapyas viewpoint, in the area
  • Maquinit salt-water hot spring, in the area

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Tiger shark with clear stripes swimming over a reef
Scuba tripAdventurous
Fuvahmulah, Maldives

Dive with wild tiger sharks around a quiet local island in the far south of the Maldives.

3 to 10 January or 29 March to 5 April 2027

From CHF 2,900 per person

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A freediver in the middle of a huge school of Munk’s devil rays in the Sea of Cortez
Snorkelling tripModerate
La Ventana: mobula rays

Six quiet days by the Sea of Cortez, in the month the devil rays gather.

15 to 21 May or 22 to 28 May 2027

CHF 2,450 per person

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Gili Trawangan from the air, ringed by reef, with Gili Meno and Gili Air beyond
Conservation coursesEasy
Gili Trawangan conservation courses

The lively island: short conservation courses, reef restoration and island volunteering.

All year

From CHF 19

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A diver replanting a coral fragment during a conservation dive
Conservation coursesEasy
Gili Air conservation courses

A calm island and a busy reef: conservation courses from one day to four weeks.

All year. Programmes start every month

From CHF 19

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