Freedive Academy Panglao Pricelist ‘Freediving Courses’

Below, you will find an overview of our beginner freediving courses, the recreational freediving courses, the Freediving Specialties we teach most and all the info you need for the Molchanovs, AIDA and SSI Freedive Instructor Courses.

Unfortunately, there are too many variations for the short-term and long-term freediving packages, such as the internships, long-term training, and freediving Zero to Hero, to list them all here.

If you have something special, like, for example, you have your beginner course already, and now you want to join us for a month to complete your Molchanovs Wave 2 and 3 and two weeks of training, please get in touch with us, and we’ll explain all the possible options and costs.

We accept (cash) payments in the following currencies: PHP (₱), USD ($), RMB (¥), and Euro (€). The USD prices are our base- and fixed prices, and the amounts in the other currencies will be calculated on the daily international exchange rate. On this page, you will find the different payment options we offer.

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Pricing Overview of our Recreational Freediving Courses

We consider the SSI Basic freediving course and the AIDA 1 introduction days, and we offer the intro days with and without certification.

The SSI Freediving Courses Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, the AIDA 2, 3, and 4, and the Molchanovs Freediving Courses Wave 1, Wave 2, and Wave 3 are recreational freediving courses. Try Freediving and Discover Freediving are also recreational but are more workshops than actual courses. We list the Molchanovs Wave 4 course here, too, but this level is far beyond the recreational level and is considered a competitive level course.

We are proud to say that we can teach almost all available freediving specialties, including nearly all the SSI Speciality Instructor courses. We don’t have any fixed schedules for the freediving specialties, but we have plenty of well-trained instructors capable of teaching the various specializations. We can also teach the specializations AIDA Monofin Freediver and AIDA Competition Safety Freediver.

Prices Retail Recreational Freediving Courses

Prices Introduction Days

Freediving
Courses

  • FA Introduction to Freediving
  • SSI Basic Freediver
  • AIDA 1

Duration

  • 1 day
  • 1 day
  • 1 day

Price per Person

  • $155
  • $175
  • $175

Prices Official Beginner Courses

Freediving
Courses

  • SSI Freediver (Level 1)
  • AIDA 2
  • Molchanovs Wave 1

Duration

  • 2 - 2.5 days
  • 2 - 2.5 days
  • 2 - 2.5 days

Price per Person

  • $325
  • $325
  • $325

Prices Official Advanced Courses

Freediving
Courses

  • SSI Advanced Freediver (Level 2)
  • AIDA 3
  • Molchanovs Wave 2

Duration

  • 3 days
  • 3 days
  • 3 days

Price per Person

  • $480
  • $480
  • $480

Prices One Week Packages

Freediving
Packages

  • One Week Combo
  • All Inclusive One Week Combo
    Bungalow
  • All Inclusive One Week Combo
    Air Conditioned Apartment
  • One Week Exploration
  • One Week Exploration
    Bungalow
  • One Week Exploration
    Air Conditioned Apartment
  • One Week Freediving Mermaid
  • One Week Freediving Mermaid
    Bungalow
  • One Week Freediving Mermaid
    Air Conditioned Apartment

Duration

  • 6 days (+1 day off)
  • 8 days / 7 nights
  • 8 days / 7 nights
  • 6 days (+1 day off)
  • 8 days / 7 nights
  • 8 days / 7 nights
  • 6 days (+1 day off)
  • 8 days / 7 nights
  • 8 days / 7 nights

Price per Person

  • $850
  • $1,035
  • $1,115
  • $610
  • $795
  • $875
  • $1,025
  • $1,175
  • $1,285

Prices Official Master Course

Freediving
Courses

  • SSI Performance Freediver
    (Level 3)
  • AIDA 4
  • Molchanovs Wave 3

Duration

  • 5 days
  • 5 days
  • 5 days

Price per Person

  • $650
  • $650
  • $650

Prices Long Term Packages

Freediving
Courses

  • One Month Mastery
    From Beginner to Master
  • Zero-to-Hero
    Beginner to Instructor
  • Freediving Internship

Duration

  • 4 - 6 weeks
  • 3 - 6 months
  • 3 (+3) months

Price per Person

  • $1,950
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Prices SSI Freediving Courses

Freediving
Courses

  • SSI Try Mermaiding
  • SSI Try Freediving
  • SSI Basic Freediver
    One Day Introduction
  • SSI Level 1
  • SSI Level 2
  • SSI Level 3
  • SSI Level 1 & 2 Combo
    *Each combo comes with equalisation workshop and 1 extra free coaching session.

Duration

  • 3 - 4 hours
  • 3 - 4 hours
  • 1 day
  • 2 - 2.5 days
  • 3 days
  • 5 days
  • 6 days (+1 day off)

Price per Person

  • $135
  • $60
  • $175
  • $325
  • $480
  • $650
  • $850

Prices Molchanovs Freediving Courses

Freediving
Courses

  • Molchanovs Discover Freediving
  • Molchanovs Wave 1
  • Molchanovs Wave 2
  • Molchanovs Wave 3
  • Molchanovs Wave 4
  • Molchanovs Wave 1 & 2 Combo
    *Each combo comes with equalisation workshop and 1 extra free coaching session.

Duration

  • 3 - 4 hours
  • 2 - 2.5 days
  • 3 days
  • 5 days
  • 8 days
  • 6 days (+1 day off)

Price per Person

  • $80
  • $325
  • $480
  • $650
  • $850
  • $850

We can also teach the Molchanovs Lap 1, Lap 2, Lap 3, and Lap 4 courses, but since the open-water dive site is 300 meters away from the academy, we prefer to focus on the open-water courses.

Prices AIDA Freediving Courses

Freediving
Courses

  • AIDA 1
    One Day Introduction
  • AIDA 2
  • AIDA 3
  • AIDA 4
  • AIDA 2 & 3 Combo
    *Each combo comes with equalisation workshop and 1 extra free coaching session.

Duration

  • 1 day
  • 2 - 2.5 days
  • 3 days
  • 5 days
  • 6 days (+1 day off)

Price per Person

  • $175
  • $325
  • $480
  • $650
  • $850

Freedive Academy Workshops & Specialities

Workshop

  • Introduction to Freediving
    (without certification)
  • No Fins Workshop & Training
  • Frenzel Equalisation
  • Mouthfill Equalisation
  • Dry Training

Duration

  • 1 day
  • Workshop & 5x Pool Sessions
  • Workshop (2 hours)
  • Workshop (2 - 3 hours)
  • Workshop (2 - 3 hours)

Price per Person

  • $155
  • $300 (SPECIAL)
  • $95
  • $125
  • $125

Prices SSI Speciality Freediving Courses

SSI Speciality
Courses

  • Free Immersion
  • Monofin
  • Monofin (Pool)
  • No-Fins Freediving
  • No-Fins Freediving (Pool)
  • Variable Weight
  • Training Techniques

Duration

  • 1 day
  • 2 days
  • 1 day
  • 2 days
  • 1 day
  • 1 day
  • 1 day

Price per Person

  • $180
  • $330
  • $180
  • $330
  • $180
  • $220
  • $180

Prices Refreshers Courses

Freediving
Courses

  • Beginner Refresher
  • Advanced Refresher
  • Master Refresher
  • Evaluation Day

Duration

  • 1 day
  • 2 days
  • 3 days
  • 1 day

Price per Person

  • $175
  • $275
  • $400
  • $175

* The evaluation comes with an exam, whereas the refreshers don’t.

Prices (Online) Freediving Courses

Freediving
Courses

  • Molchanovs Theory 1 (T1)
  • Molchanovs Theory 2 (T2)
  • Molchanovs Theory 3 (T3)

Duration

  • Two sessions, ~3 hour each
  • Two sessions, ~3 hour each
  • Three sessions, ~3 hour each

Price per Person

  • $145
  • $165
  • $245
* Be sure to contact us. Group or Package Discounts may apply.
** The above prices include taxes, environmental fees, freediving gear rental, facility use, study materials, and certification fees.

Explore Breath-Hold Diving and Surprise Yourself!

It’s incredible what the human body is capable of. It’s pretty common for people to come here, and in the first classroom session, we get them to hold their breath for 3 or 3:30 minutes. We have people diving down to 20 meters in the first session.

Join us for any recreational level, and you’ll be surprised by your capabilities!

Freediving SSI Level 1 Course
Variable Weight Speciality Course
Sea Turtle Speciality Course
Molchanovs Wave 1 Certification

Fill in the form today. Just check our availability. Usually, you’ll have an answer within hours.

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Pricing Overview of our Professional Freediving Courses

More than anything else, we are a Freedive Instructor Training and Professional Development Center.

We run Molchanovs, AIDA, and SSI Beginner to Freediving Instructor programs, Molchanovs Instructor courses, AIDA Instructor courses, and all SSI Freediving Instructor courses and Upgrades.

Below, you will find the courses and upgrades we can teach. Please contact us if you want to do a freediving internship or a Zero to Hero freediving program. Additionally, please get in touch with us if you’re going to combine your course with a training or a swim teacher course.

Freedive Academy Development Programs

Program

  • Zero-to-Hero
    Beginner to Instructor
  • Freediving Internship

Duration

  • 3 - 6 months
  • 3 (+3) months

Price per Person

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SSI, AIDA & Molchanovs Instructor Package

Instructor Combo Packages

  • SSI Level 2 & Molchanovs Wave 2 Instructor Combo
  • SSI Level 2 & AIDA Freediving Instructor Combo
  • AIDA & Molchanovs Wave 2 Instructor Combo

Duration

  • 13 days
  • 13 days
  • 12 days

Price per Person

  • $1,850
  • $1,850
  • $1,850

Please note that the combo courses are two separate courses with often 1 or 2 additional days off in between. Because we combine certain aspects of the different courses, like performance requirements, skills review, etc., we can make the overall duration shorter and thus much cheaper. 

Prices Molchanovs Instructor Courses

Molchanovs
Instructor
Courses

  • Molchanovs Wave 2 Instructor
  • Molchanovs Wave 2 Instructor Cross Over
  • Molchanovs Lap 2 Instructor
  • Molchanovs Lap 2 Instructor Cross Over
  • Molchanovs Wave 3 Instructor Upgrade
  • Molchanovs Wave 3 Instructor Cross Over
  • Molchanovs Lap 3 Instructor Upgrade

Duration

  • 9 days
  • 5 days
  • 7 days
  • 5 days
  • 3 days
  • 5 days
  • 3 days

Price per Person

  • $1,350
  • $700
  • $1,100
  • $700
  • $650
  • $700
  • $650

Prices SSI Freediving Instructor Courses

SSI Freediving
Instructor
Courses

  • SSI Level 1 Freediving
    Instructor (FITC 1)
  • SSI Level 2 Freediving
    Instructor (FITC 2)
  • SSI Freediving Instructor
    Cross Over
  • SSI Level 3 Freediving
    Instructor Upgrade
  • SSI Basic Freediving Instructor Cross Over

Duration

  • 10 days
  • 10 days
  • 5 days
  • 3 days
  • 1 days

Price per Person

  • $1,350
  • $1,350
  • $700
  • $650
  • $175

Prices AIDA Instructor Courses

AIDA
Instructor
Courses

  • AIDA Freediving
    Instructor (FITC 1)
  • AIDA Pool
    Instructor (FITC 2)
  • AIDA Freediving Instructor
    Cross Over

Duration

  • 9 days
  • 7 days
  • 5 days

Price per Person

  • $1,350
  • $1,100
  • $700

Prices SSI Speciality Instructor Courses

SSI Speciality Instructor
Courses

  • Free Immersion
  • Monofin
  • No-Fins Freediving
  • Variable Weight
  • Training Techniques

Duration

  • 1,5 days
  • 2 days
  • 2 days
  • 1,5 days
  • 1,5 days

Price per Person

  • $330
  • $650
  • $650
  • $420
  • $330

Prices Online Freedive Instructor Courses

Molchanovs
Instructor
Courses

  • Molchanovs Wave 2 Instructor Cross Over Remote
  • Molchanovs Lap 2 Instructor Cross Over Remote
  • Molchanovs Wave 3 Instructor Upgrade Remote
  • Molchanovs Wave 3 Instructor Cross Over Remote
  • Molchanovs Lap 3 Instructor Upgrade Remote

Duration

  • 3 days
  • 3 days
  • 2 days
  • 3 days
  • 2 days

Price per Person

  • $650
  • $650
  • $500
  • $650
  • $500

Please read this carefully; the above ‘professional level’ prices do NOT include the instructor kits fees or the first-year annual membership fee.

The instructor kits are the agency registration fees and the first-year annual membership fee and will give you access to all the student materials and manuals. We will order your instructor kit for you, but you must pay this directly to SSI, AIDA, and/or Molchanovs.

We can pay this and put it 1-on-1 on your bill, but the fees are not included in the above FITC prices. The exact cost for each FITC instructor kit depends on your professional level. With SSI, the fees range between $300 and $400, while Molchanovs is $200, and the first-year annual fee with AIDA is €50.

Change your Lifestyle! Become a Pro Freediver!

We offer a wide range of possibilities for becoming a professional freediver. We run different instructor courses plus numerous specialty instructor courses. We can offer them as a package with training and or housing included. We also offer possibilities like joining our Freediving Instructor Internship, where you immediately gain experience working as a Freediving Instructor.

You’ll surely love what Panglao offers you regardless of which package you choose!

Molchanovs Wave 2 Instructor Certification
Molchanovs Wave 3 Instructor Certification
SSI Freediving Instructor Level 2
SSI Freediving Instructor Level 3

Just fill in the form, and our support team who are all freedivers too, will get back to you usually within hours – if they’re not diving 😉

Name*
Estimated Arrival Date*

Prices Freediving Training & Coaching

You want to train and develop your skills on a beautiful tropical island like Panglao, with some of Asia’s best freediving training conditions. We can offer you a great place to train or get coaching. The Freedive Academy Panglao has an excellent master program for diving by yourself with or without a training plan, free access to our private 25-meter pool, high-quality buoys and lines, O2 availability, top-level dive facility, and highly skilled instructors

Master
Training
Packages

  • Training Package
    *Independent training with optional training plan & guidance.

1 Month

  • $650 $350

2 Weeks

  • $350 $250

Coaching
Sessions

  • Coaching/Guided Session
  • Coaching/Guided Session (Private)
  • MI / IT Training Session

Per Session

  • $42
  • $65
  • $56

Package of 10

  • $385
  • $600
  • $500
* Be sure to contact us. Group or Package Discounts may apply.
** The above prices include taxes, environmental fees, freediving gear rental, facility use, study materials, and certification fees.

Swimming, Swim Teacher and Mermaid (Instructor) Courses

You are traveling to Panglao to freedive with us?! Great! You will love it here! But freediving isn’t all we offer. You can also join us for swim lessons, a Swim Teacher course, or a Mermaid Instructor course. If you are interested, please contact us for the dates we can run your course.

Swim Lessons

  • Swimming Workshop & Training
  • Group
  • Private
  • Freestyle Mastery & Flipturn

Per Lesson

  • 5x Pool Sessions
  • $16
  • $36
  • 8 weeks (16x sessions)

Package of 10

  • $300
  • $125
  • $300
  • $250 (SPECIAL)

Swim Teacher Courses

  • Swim Teacher: Level 1
  • Swim Teacher: Level 2
  • Swim Teacher: Adult
  • Swim Teacher: Baby & Me
  • Swim Teacher Package (4in1)

Duration

  • 3 days
  • 2 days
  • 2 days
  • 2 days
  • 7 days

Price per Person

  • $480
  • $375
  • $375
  • $375
  • $1250

Mermaid
Courses

  • SSI Mermaid (Pool)
  • SSI Ocean Mermaid (Upgrade)
  • SSI Ocean Mermaid
  • SSI Try Mermaid
  • SSI Mermaid Instructor
  • SSI Snorkel Instructor

Duration

  • 2 days
  • 1 day
  • 3 days
  • 3-4 hours
  • 4 days
  • 1 day

Price per Person

  • $480
  • $280
  • $660
  • $135
  • $1150
  • $275

Mermaid
Specialities

  • SSI Beginner to Mermaid Instructor (Zero to Hero)
  • Mermaid Modeling Photo Day
  • Instagram Ready
  • Freediving Mermaid
  • Monofin Mermaid

Duration

  • 8 days (+2 day off)
  • 1 day
  • 5 days (+ 1 day off)
  • 6 days (+ 1 day off)
  • 8 days (+ 2 day off)

Price per Person

  • $2385 $1950
  • $300
  • $1,150
  • $1,025
  • $1,550

Mermaid
Packages

  • One Week Freediving Mermaid
  • One Week Freediving Mermaid
    Bungalow
  • One Week Freediving Mermaid
    Air Conditioned Apartment
  • Instagram Mermaid
  • Instagram Mermaid
    Bungalow
  • Instagram Mermaid
    Air Conditioned Apartment
  • Monofin Mermaid
  • Monofin Mermaid
    Bungalow
  • Monofin Mermaid
    Air Conditioned Apartment

Duration

  • 6 days (+1 day off)
  • 6 days (+ 1 day off)
  • 6 days (+ 1 day off)
  • 5 days (+ 1 day off)
  • 5 days (+ 1 day off)
  • 5 days (+ 1 day off)
  • 8 days (+ 2 day off)
  • 8 days (+ 2 day off)
  • 8 days (+ 2 day off)

Price per Person

  • $1,025
  • $1,175
  • $1,285
  • $865
  • $1,035
  • $1,115
  • $1,550
  • $1,985
  • $2,075

* Be sure to contact us. Group or Package Discounts may apply.
** The above prices include taxes, environmental fees, gear rental, facility use, study materials, and certification fees.

First Aid, Ecology Courses, and Additional Services

Boost your Instagram, Facebook, or Wechat follower count with a professional underwater shoot. Our instructors and photographers will take you out in the ocean and get you ready for the most beautiful pictures. We have high-quality equipment and will edit the photos to make you look perfect. Come to Panglao and make your experience unforgettable with incredible pictures.

Basic Specialty Programs

  • Coral Identification
  • Fish Identification
  • Marine Ecology
  • Night & Limited Visibility
  • Photo & Video
  • Sea Turtle Ecology
  • Shark Ecology

Duration

  • 1 afternoon
  • 1 afternoon
  • 1 afternoon
  • 1 afternoon
  • 1 day
  • 1 afternoon
  • 1 afternoon

Price per Person

  • $90
  • $90
  • $90
  • $90
  • $180
  • $90
  • $90

Emergency First Responder

  • SSI React Right
    (FA, EFR, AED, O2)
  • SSI O2 Provider Course
  • SSI Instructor React Right
    (FA, EFR, AED, O2)

Duration

  • 1 day
  • 1 hour
  • 1.5 days

Price per Person

  • $180
  • $75
  • $420

Photography Services

  • Theme photography

Duration

  • 3-4 hours

Prices in USD

  • $300
* Be sure to contact us. Group or Package Discounts may apply.
** The above prices include taxes, environmental fees, freediving gear rental, facility use, study materials, and certification fees.

*** Our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy can be found on all our pages at the bottom of each page. 

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Disclaimer: The Freediving App provides tools and guidance for freediving training but should not be used as a substitute for professional instruction. Learning freediving involves essential safety practices and breathing techniques best taught in a supervised environment. We always recommend taking an intro or beginner freediving course with a certified instructor before utilizing the app.