Freedive Utila - Apnea Total Freediving School

Freedive Utila - Apnea Total Freediving School

Freedive Utila - Apnea Total Freediving School
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Freedive Utila, Central America's Freediving Headquarters, is the place to learn how to hold your breath and go deeper than you ever thought. Now in our new location and offering Instructor training courses.
Utila, Honduras
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Hannah S
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2023 • Solo
I cannot speak highly enough of Freedive Utila. I came after completing my beginner a year ago and wanting to refresh my skills and gain more confidence in the water. The team managed to balance my needs perfectly, I took a fun dive and two training sessions and fine tuned some skills alongside seeing the reef and local wreck. Lovely welcoming group of people, comfortable accommodation. A great few days.
Written 16 September 2023
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Lbasch
Stockholm, Sweden19 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023 • Solo
Highly recommend the week-long beginners package! You get the 2.5 day course plus additional training dives, guided snorkelling session and 7 nights accommodation on-site. The course was thorough with good coverage of all the safety aspects and the practical sessions were great - lots of encouragement and advice but you never felt pressured to hit a certain depth. I’m really glad I did the full week as the additional sessions got me a lot more comfortable and allowed me to push a bit deeper and try different types of dives. Shimmying down on the snorkel session to hang out with an eagle ray was also pretty amazing and definitely not something I could have done before. The accommodation is really nice too. Thanks Chris, Ninja and Thibault!!!!!!!
Written 12 June 2023
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Pearsemk
188 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2023 • Solo
Just finished the beginner course with Freedive Utila and they were incredible from start to finish. I really wanted to go and do the advanced course but I just was caught for time, so I decided to do some coaching instead, which is a great option they have available, if you want to try improve the skills you have learnt on the course.

I would highly recommend Freedive Utila to anyone who might be thinking they would like to learn how to Freedive safely. The course will allow you to feel so much more comfortable under the water, increase the length of time you can be under the water and bring you to depths you never imagined you could reach.

I had no previous experience and now I really look forward to practicing some of these new skills while snorkelling. I also look forward to doing the advanced course sometime in the near future.

Thanks so much Emilie(Em), for being such an incredible instructor. I learnt so much and there is no way I could have achieved those depths without you. They also offer accommodation which looks super good and the vibe around the place is really nice and chill.

So many nice people including the owners Chris and Ninja (also amazing instructors) who are extremely friendly and accommodating in every way. While diving I got to see dolphins, a massive turtle and schools of fish all of which was so cool including free diving at the ship wreck.

I can’t recommend this company enough, they are very professional and friendly and Em the instructor was so patient and knowledgable. She made me feel safe and secure to get the best out of myself. I have some amazing videos of my dives and more important memories for life. I can’t wait to do it again.

Thanks Freedive Utila
Written 26 January 2023
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Nikky Wyand
Albuquerque, NM5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2021
Johnny, Rachel and Nina are all AMAZING instructors. All three of them really helped me become more comfortable in the water and had so many tips on how to relax. The best part about taking the course through Freedive Utila is that there aren't any requirements on depth or breath holds. Instead of having a ton of pressure on me I was able to focus on becoming more comfortable. The energy at Free Dive Utila is so comforting and they really made me feel like family during and after my course. I highly recommend using one of these three instructors when you come to Utila.
Written 12 August 2021
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Yenni
Düsseldorf, Germany5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2022
Freediving is really for everyone who is open to everything and attached to nothing. I believe everyone can learn it as long as one is open, not afraid to be vulnerable and is respectful to your own limits and the nature.

This is exactly why Freedive Utila is the perfect place for you to learn freediving. They make you feel as part of the family there and provide you with motivating and safe environment to learn. Even though there are standard courses, but the learning curve in freediving is very individual for each person. They will take this into account accordingly and are flexible in taking your personal wants/needs. Tex, Johnny and Marc are sound instructors, very well experienced next to being such awesome human beings. Thank you so so much guys!! I really like the setup of the course. They provide you with detailed, stepwise and pragmatic lessons, which you can immediately practise with the dives. In each dive, you’ll get directly specific feedback on what to improve that you can apply directly in the next dive. It’s about being as comfortable as possible in the water, not merely about achieving certain depths nor time. Just off the shore of Utila bay, there are already enough depths for beginners and for those who are ready to the next challenge.

And as a big bonus, they have the perfect dock to enjoy sunset with your freedive family! You will always find interesting and amazing people there, be it fellow students or instructors. I can totally recommend Freedive Utila if you’re keen on learning freediving in encouraging and beautiful environment. I love my time there and am already yearning to return!
Written 20 January 2022
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Alaska38 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2022 • Solo
If you’ve ever wanted to dive deeper while snorkeling or discover how long you can safely hold your breath, taking a freediving course at Freedive Utila is for you! I had extremely low expectations for myself when I randomly signed up for the beginner course and was amazed at what was possible after receiving such stellar instruction and coaching. The owner, Tex, is a soft-spoken, unassuming badass who took me from complete newbie to certified Advanced Freediver in six days. I’m confident in my new skills and shocked how addicting this is. Being able to silently explore the underwater world unencumbered by scuba tanks is a truly amazing experience. Looking up at the sky from 75 feet underwater and being entirely confident in my ability to safely reach the surface on that single breath is something I never expected to be able to do. The classroom sessions explain the science behind freediving in easy-to-understand terms, and the daily boat dives allow you to practice new skills and gain confidence in your abilities, all while under close supervision in a safe environment. With his calm coaching style (and as an experienced safety diver for many international freediving competitions), Tex could not be more perfectly suited to introduce you to this sport. So breathe, center yourself, and dive in!
Written 5 February 2022
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Jessica Grace Whalen
3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2021 • Solo
My experience with Freedive Utila has been one of my most memorable travel experiences. Over the course of 8 days, I experienced high class education, great company and such genuine, warm, hospitality. I can’t thank my instructor Johnny enough for not only his patience when teaching me the art of freediving from beginner to advance, but also his support in helping me achieve my free diving goals and believing in me when I challenged myself and my abilities. I also have to mention the encouragement and lessons I received in collaboration with Johnny by Rachel and Ninja, who were equally as talented educators.

At the start of my Utila trip, I planned to only stay for beginners but it was by my new love for the sport and my instructors that I chose to extend and do my advance.

By the end of my trip I had a 4:30 static apnea and a 25 metre dive - in just a week with this company!

Thank you all so much!
Written 5 July 2021
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ofek w
4 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Solo
freediving utila is an amazing place to learn how to freedive! they have vary positive and happy way of teaching, and they made me feel vary safe exploring this world for the first time! no depth requirements, all about the technique and safety,taking you stap by stap in your own pace.
I took the begginer & advance courses , and few fun dive in order to keep practice. Bryan was my instructor on both courses and he was perfect! everyone with ninja and chris are all aamazing and it was a pleasure freediving with them.
highly recommended! hope one day to come back to do the master course :)
Written 8 August 2023
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Ava V
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2023 • Solo
I had an amazing experience at Freedive Utila doing the beginner course. It is a fantastic feeling to be able to dive deep without scuba tanks, and also a very fun skill to use while snorkeling. The course is well designed with two theory blocks and two mornings in the water, and a lot of time is spent on the safety aspects of the sport. The whole Freedive Utila crew is so friendly and welcoming, and Ninja lets you feel safe and at ease in the water. Definitely recommended !!
Written 15 April 2023
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Jimbobsister
Denver, CO65 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2021
I just completed my Free Dive Level 1 certification at Freedive Utila a couple weeks ago. I really didn't think I was going to be able to dive to depth and complete the static apnea but Tex was great, super chill, relaxed and awesome. I was particularly lucky because it was one-on-one training and I felt very comfortable in the water. I have heard of other agencies where you are learning with 10+ other students and that doesn't sound very safe or relaxed to me so I am glad I was able to learn at Freedive Utila.

I would highly recommend FreeDive Utila to anyone looking to learn. I wish I could have spent more time there!
Written 11 June 2021
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