About Us

FREEDIVE IN FIJI

LIQUIDSTATE FREEDIVING FIJI was the first to bring AIDA freediving education to Fiji in 2018. AIDA (International Assosiation for the Development of Apnea) was founded in France in 1992. The original founders developed the education system that other training agencies base their freediving courses on. AIDA is the governing body for international freediving competition and world records. AIDA is a non profit organisation working towards the advancement of freediving as a sport as well as the physiological science involved.

From November 2022 on, Liquidstate Freediving will also be the only  freediving school in Fiji to offer Molchanovs Wave1 and Wave2 freediving courses.

We at LIQUIDSTATE FREEDIVING  Fiji are driven by a passion for freediving and we want to share that passion with you. Freediving is a positive, life changing and empowering experience.

Whether you are a snorkeler wanting to spend more time at depth or an advanced freediver wanting to increase breath-hold time and depth in our ideal freediving conditions in Fiji; whether you are a spearfisherman wanting access to bigger targets deeper down or a surfer who wants more breath-hold confidence to tackle bigger waves; whether you are interested in the meditative and relaxation aspects of apnea and pranayama yoga or you are a gas guzzling scuba diver wanting to improve air consumption and become a safer scuba diver, we at LIQUIDSTATE FREEDIVING  FIJI can help you to unlock your bodies potential to dive on one breath. We are all born with this ability.

Freediving is not an extreme sport and is extremely safe to learn and practice following AIDA standards.

LIQUIDSTATE FREEDIVING FIJI is 100% Fijian owned and operated. We use only quality equipment and we choose our dive and training sites for the best possible conditions to make your experience as much fun and as safe as possible.

For those who prefer the brand recognition of PADI, we also offer PADI freediver certification.

In addition we teach EFR (Emergancy First Responder & CPR) courses with certification for scuba divemasters, instructors and master freedivers or anybody interested.

Where we are

LIQUIDSTATE FREEDIVING FIJI is located in the picturesque small seaside town of Savusavu on the island of Vanua Levu in the Fiji islands. There are several flights daily from the international airport in Nadi and there are ferry services from the capital Suva. Transfers in the Savusavu area are free.

We have onsite accommodation, built in a romantic fusion of classic colonial and cool Mediterranean styles, they are nestled in a riot of colourful bougainvillea.

They are self contained units with a fully functional kitchen, an open air bathroom and folding doors that open up to a shaded balcony.

The sleeping area is a cozy mezzanine floor with a queen size bed.

BougainVilla ocean side cottages

What we do

Discover Freediving

This is an informal introduction to freediving with no set curriculum or certification and takes usually half a day. The activities during this introduction are solely based on your experience and confidence in the water, but should get you familiar with the concept of relaxation as preparation for breath-holding, equalisation and very basic safety. The aim is to create a feeling of well-being underwater.

Price: $250 FJD (including gear)

AIDA 1

No matter what your background in diving is, the AIDA 1 Freediver Course will open your mind to the ‘quiet’ underwater experience.

In AIDA 1 Freediver Course, you will learn the very basics theory of Freediving. What is Freediving? What kind of equipment is needed? How to prepare yourself for a breathhold dive including breathing, duck dive, finning, buddying and safety techniques? What are the main risks and dangers and how to counter them? You will learn the basics of freediving. AIDA 1 is recommended for students with either no previous freediving experience or who would like to try freediving over one day and still get a qualification. Think of the AIDA 1 course as a freediving foundation course.

AIDA 1 course consists of:

one theory session

one breathing and relaxation session

one open water sessions

Details of the course:

– During the theory session:

Equipment for freediving

Breathing for freediving

Equalisation technique

Safety for freediving

Freediving and Scuba Diving

– During the breathing and relaxation session:

How the breathing can help you to get relaxed

Recovery breathing

– During the Confined Water session:

Static apnea training

Experiencing some contractions

Safety and buddy

– During the Open Water session:

Using equipment

Duck diving

Body positioning

Free Immersion and Constant Weight

Finning style

Safety and Buddying

Dives will be at 10m maximum depth

There are no minimum requirements to pass the course.

Your Freediving Instructor will guide you through this journey of well being and Fun.

Once completed you can sign up for the AIDA 2 Freediver at a later date or even the day after.

Prerequisites: 18 years of age (16 with guardian’s consent), be able to swim 100 meters.

Paperworks: complete the AIDA Medical Form and the AIDA Liability Release

Course duration: Usually 1day.

The course cost includes certification fee.

Price :  $475FJD

AIDA 2

Our AIDA 2 Freediver course is for confident snorkelers or swimmers who want to learn all the basic theory and techniques of freediving. This is probably the most challenging and rewarding AIDA course. For those who are already confident in the open water this course is your starting point. Our course builds a foundation of good technique and safety so that you can buddy with other AIDA 2 freedivers.

AIDA 2 course consists of:

  • theory session
  • one breathing and relaxation session
  • two confined water sessions (usually swimming pool)
  • three open water sessions
  • one exam to pass at the end

Details of the course:

– During the theory sessions:

  • You will learn the basics of Freediving physics and physiology
  • Breathing and relaxation for freediving
  • How to prevent blackout and LMC
  • How to rescue a freediver in trouble; how to safely improve your dives

– During the  static apnea session:

  • Our instructor will teach you advanced breathing and relaxation techniques
  • So you will be able to extend your breath-hold times easily and safely

– During the dynamic apnea session:

  • You will learn correct weighting
  • And you will receive coaching on finning technique and body position

– During the open water sessions:

  • You will practice Frenzel equalization
  • Our instructor will help you to improve your technique in Free Immersion and Constant weight: duck dive – Body and head position – streamline position during the descent – Finning technique
  • You will practice Safety and Rescue procedures from depth and at the surface
  • You will learn how to use the safety lanyard
  • How to freedive close to the reef
  • Progressive adaptation to the depth.

To successfully complete the AIDA 2 freediver course you will have to perform a 2 minutes breath-hold, swim 40m in Dynamic Apnea with fins and freedive to 14m in open water. At the end of the course you will be able to freedive comfortably to depths of 14/20 meter

Prerequisites:

  • 18 years of age (16 with guardian’s consent);
  • be able to swim at least 200m non stop without fins and at least 300m non stop with mask, fins and snorkel.
  • Be an experienced scuba diver (a minimum of 25 scuba dives), or an experienced spearfisher (diving already to a minimum of 10m), or experienced in any underwater sports.

Paperwork: complete the AIDA Medical Form and the AIDA Liability Release

Course duration: Usually 2,5 to 3 days

Price :  $685FJD 

In order to get more of your freediving course, consider to take an extra coaching / training session, at your choice. It can be static in the pool or training in the sea. We are offering a SPECIAL price for any coaching / training session before or / and after a course with us.

AIDA 1&2
Freediving Fiji

Our AIDA 1 and 2 package freediver course is by far the most popular way to get in to freediving. This format is specially made for people who are wondering if they are more suitable for AIDA 1 or more suitable for AIDA 2. So if you have any doubt, it would be simple to join our AIDA 1 and 2 packaged course.

  • It combines the 1st and 2nd levels of the AIDA educational ladder in 3 to 3,5 days of fun sessions.
  • Our course is designed to make you discover and develop your potential as a freediver .
  • AIDA 1 & 2 package course consists of:
  • theory session
  • one breathing and relaxation session
  • one static session
  • one dynamic session
  • four open water dives
  • one static or open water session as an extra training
  • AIDA 2 exam to pass at the end.
  • Details of our course:- During the theory sessions:
  • You will learn about the safety and the secrets of a perfect relaxation
  • You will practice our breathing exercises
  • We will go through the complete AIDA 2 theory program
  • You will practice some muscles stretching exercises to prepare your dives
  • – During our pool sessions:
  • You will practice a lot of static breath holding
  • And learn the techniques for dynamic apnea with and without fins
  • – During our open water sessions:
  • We cover rescue and safety techniques
  • You will learn how to manage a smooth and easy Frenzel equalization
  • For the lucky ones, hand free equalization 🙂
  • You will learn how to dive deeper, with an adapted step by step approach
  • You will practice many descents in Free Immersions and Constant Weigh
  • We will be your personal coach to your success for perfect freediving technique

To successfully complete the AIDA 1 and 2 freediver package course you will have to perform a 2 minutes breath hold, swim in the Dynamic 40 m underwater with fins and dive to 16m in the open water. At the end of the course you will be able to freedive comfortably to depths of 15/20 meters.

Prerequisites: 18 years of age (16 with guardian’s consent), be able to swim.

Paperworks: complete the AIDA Medical Form and the AIDA Liability Release

Course duration: 3 to 3, 5 days

Price :  $840FJD 

AIDA 3

You are already a certified freediver with some good experience.

You are interested to go deeper, or stay longer in Static Apnea, and improve your freediving technique?

Our AIDA 3 Freediver course is designed for the most demanding freedivers.

This course goes with more details into the theory and training concepts of Freediving, which will allow you to understand the physiology and techniques behind deep freediving. Our Instructors will help you to improve your Freediving performances safely, whilst advancing buddy and rescue skills.

AIDA 3 is an intermediate course which builds on the skills learnt in the AIDA 2 course. It is designed to cover the necessary skills and knowledge for a recreational freediver to be able to safely freedive with or without a guideline. The aim of the course is to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to independently plan and participate in freediving activities with similarly experienced freedive buddies.

Our course is also designed to develop new skills and a higher knowledge of safety procedures and techniques for freediving such as free falling, Frenzel equalizing, training tables, the risks of increasing and decreasing pressure and how to minimize these risks.

AIDA 3 course consists of:

– theory session

– breathing and relaxation sessions

– two confined water sessions (usually swimming pool)

– four open water sessions

– one exam to pass at the end

Details of the course:

You will learn what happens to the body (and lungs) when the surrounding pressure becomes greater and how the body adapts to this (mammalian dive reflex).

You will learn more about equalization techniques and how to perform or master the Frenzel technique.

The confined water sessions (usually pool) will allow you to practice O2 and CO2 tables, learn training concepts for static and how to prepare a maximum attempt.

We will refine your swimming and diving techniques, improve your streamlining position, and perform Frenzel equalisation efficiently while freediving. You will learn and practice the free falling and how to be very relaxed when freediving to depth.

More rescue scenarios at depth and on the surface will be practiced.

To successfully complete the AIDA 3 freediver course you will have to perform a 2 minutes 45 seconds breath-hold, swim 55m in Dynamic with fins and freedive to 24 meters in the Constant Weight discipline. At the end of the course you will be able to freedive comfortably with an experienced buddy to depths of 25/30 meters.

Prerequisites:

18 years of age (16 with guardian’s consent);

Have completed the AIDA 2 Freediver course or a qualifying certification from another freediver organization – cross over evaluation will be performed and it is not included in the course fee.

Paperwork: complete the AIDA Medical Form and the AIDA Liability Release

Course duration: Usually 3 days. We will use video analysis to help you improve your technique.

Price : $893 FJD 

In order to get more of your freediving course, consider to take an extra coaching / training session, at your choice. It can be static in the pool or training in the sea. We are offering a SPECIAL price for any coaching / training session before or / and after a course with us.

AIDA Junior
freediving

There is now an opportunity for adolescents (12 to 15 y.o.) to acquire water safety competence and skills under the care of a certified AIDA Youth Instructor. This course is designed to develop specific qualities and skills that will help the AIDA Junior student to become competent freedivers in the future as young adults. The focus in this course is on fun and safety skills – not performance. An integral part of this course involves teaching parents post-course supervision skills and water safety rules.

What will you learn as an AIDA Junior?

  • Water confidence in relaxed position, with and without floatation device.
  • Proper fining technique
  • Recovery breathing
  • Diving pulling down a rope and equalizing
  • Duck diving and fining down with equalizing
  • Making use of buoyancy
  • Dumping weight belt

Marine life and environment awareness

Prerequisites: 12 years old  and willingness to participate in the course.

-Parental consent

– Being able to swim non-stop slowly for 3mins

– Being able to swim 50m non-stop with mask and snorkel

– Being able to tread water, sculling or floating, for 2mins

Paperwork: Complete the AIDA MEDICAL FORM and the AIDA liability release.

Course duration: 3 days.

Price : $473 FJD 

Molchanovs

Wave 1

In this introductory course, you will learn the basics of freediving and discover your natural freediving ability. You will learn techniques to hold your breath beyond a minute and a half. Topics include physics and physiology of freediving, an introduction to freediving equalization, relaxation, breathing techniques, rescue and safety procedures.

Minimum Performances requirements:

Constant Weight dive (CWTB & FIM) to 12-20m​

Constant Weight (CWTB) Buddying 6-10m

Rescue from 6-10m

Static apnea of 1min30

Dynamic apnea of 30m

Exam 75% passing rate

Course format

2 to 3 full days, breaks into :

one theory (e-learning) session & Exam (online)

one breathing and relaxation session

one static apnea, one dynamic apnea session

three open water sessions

On the successful completion of the course, you will receive a Wave 1 certification.

Prerequisites:

Swim 200m unassisted, non-stop in a pool setting

18 years of age (16 with a guardian’s consent). Do not have any medical conditions.

Price: $714 FJD

Wave 2

In this intermediate course, you will learn how to train your body for freediving and learn the basics of constant weight no fin diving. You will also learn to perform a pre-dive optimization. You will  improve your Frenzel equalization and be introduced to monofin technique and free falling.

Minimum Performances requirements:

Constant Weight (CWTB & FIM) dive to 24-30m

Constant Weight no fins (CNF) to 15m

Constant Weight Buddying 10-15m

Rescue from 15m

Static apnea of 2min30

Dynamic apnea with fins (DYN) of 55m

Dynamic Apnea No fins (DNF) of 35m

Exam 75% passing rate

Course format

3 to 4 full days, breaks into :

one theory (e-learning) session & Exam (online)

one breathing and relaxation session

one static apnea, one dynamic apnea​ session

four open water session

On the successful completion of the course, you will receive a Wave 2 certification.

Prerequisites:

18 years of age (16 with a guardian’s consent). Do not have any medical conditions

Be certified Wave 1 or have passed crossover evaluation for Wave 1

Price: $1029 FJD

PADI Freediver

Taking the PADI Freediver program is your step towards discovering the underwater world in a whole new way. Beginning with the PADI Freediver certification, you will gain the training and discipline needed to stay safe during breath hold dives.

You will develop the knowledge and skills for basic static apnea, dynamic apnea, free immersion and constant weight freediving from 10-16 metres/30-55 feet.

What will you learn as a PADI Freediver?

The PADI Freediver course consists of three main phases:

Knowledge development about freediving principles through independent study with the PADI Freediver TouchTM (your instructor may conduct class sessions.)

Confined water session to learn breath hold techniques and static and dynamic apnea.

Goal – static apnea of 90 seconds and dynamic apnea of 25 meters/80 feet.

Open water sessions to practice free immersion and constant weight freedives, plus proper buddy procedures.

Goal – constant weight freedive of 10 meters/30 feet – Maximum is 16 meters.

Prerequisites:

15 years of age (with written parental consent).

Be able to swim 100m without swimming equipment.

Paperwork: Complete the PADI MEDICAL FORM , the PADI liability release and the PADI Statement of Understanding

Course duration: Usually 2 days

Price : $ 590 FJD (Excluding gear)   $ 640 FJD (Including gear)

Crossover

No matter the education system that you have followed prior to AIDA, you can still join the most reputable international education system.

Our crossover to AIDA 2 or AIDA 3 is a condensed version of the full AIDA Course, consisting of

– one theory session,

– one confined water session,

– one open water session (AIDA 2) / two open water sessions (AIDA 3),

– one exam.

After our AIDA 2 or AIDA 3 crossover course, you will become familiar with the AIDA Educational System and be assessed according to the AIDA standards.

Performance and assessments standards for AIDA 2

To successfully complete the AIDA 2 freediver crossover you will have to perform a 2 minutes breath-hold, swim 40m in Dynamic Apnea with fins and freedive to 16m in the Constant Weight discipline.

Price: $250 FJD

Training

This is for certified freedivers who are able to dive , train or practice independently of an instructor. During a training session you will be provided with a buoy, line and boat transport to the dive location. You and your buddy are expected to provide safety for each other.

​There is no coaching or teaching included during a training session.

A training session usually takes 1.30 to 2 hours.

Price: 80 FJD 1-2 sessions

         70 FJD 2-4 sessions

         65 FJD 5 sessions or more

Coaching

This is for freedivers who have already completed a course of any level and who want to refine their skills and improve their performance under the guidance of an instructor. During a coaching session your instructor will first evaluate your current skill level, identify areas that leave room for improvement and advise on specific training to overcome those weaknesses. Part of our coaching approach is to use video as tool to increase self awareness. A coaching session usually takes 1.30 to 2 hours.

Price: 125 FJD per session

           115 FJD 3 – 4 sessions

           100 FJD 5 sessions or more

Equalization

Freedivers who have not yet managed to achieve strong Frenzel equalization in the time frame of a freediving course elsewhere, will benefit from this workshop. This one-day, two-sessions course will be customized after carefully identifying your problems with upside-down Frenzel equalization. The program is comprised of one dry session and one in-water session.

Price: 170 FJD

Excursions and recreational freediving

Liquidstate Freediving is putting Fiji freediving on the map. Northern Fiji’s underwater-world is still pristine in places and a fabulous playground for recreational freediving.

Whether you want a break from training and line diving, or you have only come here to explore our reefs and marine life freediving, we can take you on a variety of excursions. If you require a safety, you can hire one of our freediving instructors to accompany you. He will give you extensive site briefings, stay on the surface and meet you on every ascend, will carry signalling and buoyancy devices and guide you safely in the sometimes strong currents through the reef passes. In addition your instructor can take quality footage of your dives either with your own camera or ours to take home or even render professional modelling services for serious photographers.

Namena marine reserve

Join an excursion to Namena marine reserve. Fiji’s recreational freediving at it’s best. dive into shoals of swirling trevally and barracuda. Dive on the edge of the abyss among the reef sharks and glide over deep pinnacles teeming with orange and purple antheas and soft coral. In the summer months when the trade winds are interrupted, join the oceanic manta rays on their cleaning station over ‘manta mount’.

This is a full day excursion and involves a one hour boat trip to reach the reserve.

Minimum 4 freedivers.

Price: 300$ FJD

Local diving

We have access to a variety of local dive sites with 10 minute boat rides. Colourful coral pinnacles within ideal recreational freediving range of 15 to 20 meters.

Price: 150$ FJD

Natewa bay outer/ Nagaravutu reserve

This is a full day shore diving excursion with an hour and a half scenic drive through the bush  and hills of Vanua Levu to the villiages along the unspolit shores of Natewa Bay. The reserve has some of the most pristine hard coral gardens to be found in Fiji and a total absence of boats, resorts or other tourists. Ideal for recreational freediving as well as photography. This trip is always accompanied by an instructor / guide.

Price: 300$ FJD 

If you want to explore the inner regions of Natewa Bay by Scuba or Snorkeling we highly recommend Ocean Ventures Fiji. Focusing on small group customer service and safety, they are knowledgeable and passionate about Natewa Bay’s marine life.

Call Us: +67 9258764 \ +679 9738947

Email: liquidstatefreediving@gmail.com

Freediving photography workshops

For photographers of every level, we offer photography tuition tailored especially for freedivers. Students should be at least AIDA 2 certified and have their own camera equipment. The workshop will teach you to convert the precious time you have on one breath into stunning images every time, take full advantage of a non intrusive approach to wildlife and will include post production workflow advice.

In addition, professional freediving underwater modelling service and modelling tuition is available. For the serious photographer.

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