Use Your Holiday Leave to Experience the Best Freediving in Palawan for Some Serious Underwater Fun

Location: Serena St., Buena Suerte, Zone II, Town Proper, El Nido, Palawan

Contact No.: 0961 5027959

Price Range: PhP2,500 to PhP20,000

With a commitment to ensuring the safe enjoyment of what the precious waters of El Nido have to offer, Seaborn El Nido Free Diving School lets you explore the waters of Palawan beyond the breathtaking beaches. Indeed, you would be more impressed that what is underneath is as stunning as the views you can see on the beaches! This freediving center in El Nido is also committed to bringing you to explore and get a glimpse of the underwater wonders of Palawan. Other than being considered the place where you can experience the best freediving in Palawan, Seaborn El Nido Free Diving School is also the best option in Palawan to learn freediving skills, particularly for beginners. Seaborn equips you with the essential skills and knowledge for a safe and more enjoyable sea exploration and gives you ample time to enjoy the freedom of swimming into the mysterious depths of the waters in Palawan.

All packages of Seaborn include boat fees, lunch, masks, snorkel, fins, and underwater photos and videos. Now that physical contact is allowed, freediving classes are offered, and you can grab the opportunity to experience the best freediving in Palawan.

They offer Freediving Intro Class for beginner divers at PhP4,500 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. For the more experienced ones, you can choose the Fun Dive package for experienced free divers, which is at PhP4,000.

If you are more intentional and passionate about learning freediving on a ‘deeper level’, take the AIDA Course packages with freediving certification, with the same inclusions as other packages. AIDA 1 is at PhP7,000 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. This course teaches basic freediving knowledge and beginner skills—finning techniques, relaxing the mind and body underwater, equalization, and duck dives. The theory class is scheduled in the morning, and the pool session will be in the afternoon in open waters.

For the AIDA 2 package, a 3-day course at PhP15,000, you get to familiarize yourself with the skills and knowledge of freediving safety procedures and how to make the most out of enjoying freediving. In this package or class, you will learn the basic disciplines of freediving: static apnea, dynamic apnea, free immersion, and constant weight freediving. Just by hearing these, you can imagine the fun and thrill you can have while getting to the experience of the best freediving in Palawan. During the open water sessions, you will apply the skills you have learned and combine the advanced skills learned with basic freediving knowledge. There is also a written exam at the end of the session, which helps you retain what you have learned in this freediving class and package.

AIDA 3 is the most expensive package at PhP20,000, but this class will give you much basic and advanced knowledge at this freediving center in El Nido. This package or class is for developing previous skills acquired and adding a higher understanding of techniques and freediving safety procedures. The new techniques in this class are free-to-fall, frenzel equalizing, increasing and decreasing pressure risks, and training tables. Common disciplines of freediving and a freediving theory class are also included in this 3-day course.

There are also other options in this freediving center in El Nido, like Line Training at PhP3,000 for 2 and a half hours and PhP4,000 for an entire day class, Pool Training at PhP2,500 for one and a half hours which includes masks, snorkel, fins, transportation, and pool fees. There is also a Private Freediving Tour Package for PhP16,000, suitable for two persons, with complete freediving inclusions.

Seaborn also offers island hopping, tour packages, and surfing lessons. You can book these packages and classes via their official website (https://elnidofreediving.com/) and Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/elnidofreediving/).

Location: Ground Floor, GMG Hotel, National Highway & Don Pedro Street, Barangay 1, Coron Center, Palawan

Contact Number: 0915 1726809

Price Range: PhP14,000 to PhP65,000

Coron, Palawan is a first-class municipality that boasts the best freediving spots in Palawan. Without a doubt, Coron is a famous tourist spot for good reasons—breathtaking beaches and resorts, picturesque sceneries, and the best place in Palawan to go freediving. One of the most unique freediving experiences in Coron, Palawan, is a glimpse of sunken ships. Also, the famous Barracuda Lake is historically told to have been formed by a volcano due to peculiar yet fantastic rock formations and other water creatures, like barracudas.

By getting in touch with Freediving Coron, you can discover these and all the magic underneath the waters with a single breath of air!

Starting off with their 2-day Free Diver Course at PhP14,000 designed for guests with little to no experience in freediving. After taking this course, you will indeed feel safe and comfortable exploring the ocean’s depths for up to 20 meters. An experienced team of freediving instructors will unpack you with everything you need to learn about freediving. They will teach you breathing techniques alongside the practical structure of the course program, guaranteed to give you a fun, educative environment so that you can enjoy the best freediving in Palawan at the best free diving spot! Upon completing the Free Diver Course, you will receive a certification and private online access to the Free Diver Course materials to maintain your freediving knowledge. There will be classroom setups and water sessions during the 2-day duration of the course.

For some serious freediving fun, the Advanced Freediver Course at PhP18,000 is a 3-day course designed to teach freediving on a more advanced level, even if you are just a beginner. This course will teach advanced breathing techniques and equip you with knowledge, control, comfort, and fun. Apnea Total Instructors will guide you throughout this course, from the class sessions to the underwater application. You will be taught precise instructions for breathing, relaxation underwater, and techniques necessary to achieve a fun and safe freediving in Palawan. By the end of this course package, you will be surprised how you can learn freediving in depths of over 30 meters in one breath alone. You will also receive certification and exclusive online materials to retain your knowledge upon finishing this course.

More advanced courses, like the Master Freediver Course for PhP55,000 and the Instructor Course for PhP65,000, take three to five weeks to learn freediving. The Master Free Diver Course is available for shorter periods if you opt to take this course. On the other hand, the Instructor Course or the Apnea Total Instructor Course is for those interested in learning freediving and teaching and spreading the knowledge of this thrilling water sport in a fun and methodological way! These highly intensive courses take freediving to a superior level.

You can book these packages and classes via their official website (http://freediving-coron.com) and Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/Freediving.Coron/).

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