Dive into Adventure with the RAID Freediver Course!
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to level up your skills, the RAID Freediver course is your gateway to the incredible world of freediving.
Over an exhilarating two-day experience—typically held over a weekend heldat the fantastic venue of Vobster Quay, you’ll master the essential techniques of freediving while building confidence and control beneath the surface. Designed for both beginners and intermediate divers, this course with Go Freediving offers expert instruction, hands-on practice, and a supportive environment to help you unlock your full potential.
Join us and discover just how rewarding freediving can be.
Ready to Take the Plunge? Here’s What to Expect!
Your two-day freediving certification course is the perfect launchpad into the thrilling world of freediving.
Before you hit the water, you’ll complete a short and flexible online theory module—study whenever and wherever suits you. To boost your confidence even further, you’ll get full access to our exclusive video tutorial library, featuring over 18 expert-led sessions created by the Go Freediving team. These are packed with tips to refine your technique before the practical sessions begin.
When it’s time to dive in, we’ve got you covered—literally! All gear and wetsuits are provided. The course takes place at Vobster Quay, a stunning, spring-fed inland dive centre. With crystal-clear visibility and zero waves, tides, or currents, it’s the ideal environment for safe, focused learning—rain or shine. Unlike sea-based courses, we never cancel due to weather, so your freediving journey stays on track.
Get ready to discover what you’re truly capable of!
Expert Guidance, Personalised Progress, Unforgettable Dives
At Go Freediving, we pride ourselves on offering the highest instructor-to-student ratio of any RAID Freediver course. Combined with our warm, individual approach, it means you’re always supported—and never rushed. You’ll progress at your own pace, guided by some of the most experienced freediving instructors in the world, with access to top-tier course materials and ongoing support that no other programme can match.
Your safety and comfort are our top priorities. Our instructors ensure you stay well within your limits, building confidence gently and sustainably—because we believe the best dives come from feeling completely at ease.
By the end of the weekend, you could be freediving to depths of up to 20 metres, feeling calm, in control, and exhilarated. You’ll explore submerged boats, trucks, cars, and even planes—gliding through shoals of shimmering fish as you apply new skills that will take your freediving journey to the next level.
FAQs
At Go Freediving, we follow the RAID freediving course programme, and offer students a four tiered learning package featuring online theory, exclusive tailor made video content, confined water and open water practical sessions. We aim to equip you with the knowledge and skills to make you a safe and competent freediver in any aquatic environment.
Freediving Skills taught on the RAID Freediver Course
- Correct breathing techniques, both in preparation, and when you surface from a dive
- Identification and selection of the right freediving equipment for you
- The Valsalva and Frenzel equalisation manoeuvres
- Tips and tricks to make equalisation easier and prevent baratrauma
- Establishing safe and correct buoyancy
- Correct duck diving
- How to fin using freediving fins and maintain streamlining
- The freediving disciplines of Dynamic Apnea, Constant Weight, and Free Immersion
- Correct use of a buoy and line
- Rescue and self rescue skills from depth and at the surface
- Tired and unconscious diver tows
- How to deal with potential hazards, from cramp to mask loss
- Correct buddying, both at the surface and from depth
Your RAID Freediver course is a certification course and begins when you book your place.
When you book, you will receive everything you need to know about the course, our suggestions for preparing, as well as your theory work and information about accommodation and logistics.
All of your course materials are accessed ONLINE and they’re kept up-to-date by RAID, so that after your course you’ll have lifetime access to the very latest guidance and information.
Home study means you can familiarise yourself with the basics at your own pace and will mean more time for you in the water over the weekend of the course.
We will also provide you with access to our full library of online freediving video tutorials which can be watched at home before or after your course.
You must complete the theory and pass the final exam before the date of your booked course or you will not be allowed in the water.
The venue for your course is the beautiful purpose built dive centre Vobster Quay. To find out more about the location visit their page, here: https://www.vobster.com/
Why we chose an inland dive centre for our students
Vobster Quay is a premier location for learning to freedive! This purpose built venue is oozing with wildlife and amazing structures to explore making it a wonderful underground playground.
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What you get at Vobster:
- Safety
- Convenience
- Warm temperatures
- Great visibility
- Spring-fed clean water
- Changing rooms and toilets and hot showers right next to the water
- Marine life (including thousands of fish and the endangered white clawed crayfish)
- Underwater attractions – Sea King helicopter, aeroplane in three sections, car, caravan, boats, crushing works and more!
- Opportunities to experiment with more equipment and kit.
- Hot food and snacks available
- A shop
What you don’t get at Vobster:
- Tides and currents
- Choppy water, waves and swell
- Seasickness
- Weather dependent courses
- Boat traffic
- Poor visibility
- Pollution
- Marine debris
Although we no longer make videos of every course we run, we have a lovely collection of videos from various courses over the years in our YouTube course playlist. Why not take a look and see what you will be doing when you join us!
What’s included
- Theory material
- Tuition
- Life time access to our exclusive freediving tutorial video library
- All freediving equipment hire including: Freediving long fins, low volume mask, snorkel, freediving weight belt, weight, neoprene socks and gloves, and specialist freediving wetsuit
- Course certification and certification card (dependent on performance)
Not included
- Vobster Quay entry fee (details)
- Personal travel and subsistence costs
If any of our course dates have sold out, they will be marked accordingly, so you can be confident when you book that a space is available.
We offer the option to book your place by paying in full or via a £100 non-refundable deposit to secure your place at checkout. Just click to purchase on the right hand side of the page. Alternatively, you can pay via BACS using these details:
HSBC
Go Freediving Limited
40-09-19
02587378
Amount:
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We now offer amazing incentives for group bookings, so if you are a group of more than FOUR people, get in touch with us at info@gofreediving.co.uk and find out what our latest deals are.
If you haven’t found the answer to your question, check out our full FAQ section HERE or contact us as info@gofreediving.co.uk
