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4.9

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I did the Foundation Freediving course at Vobster Quay last week and really enjoyed it. The instructors explained things properly, kept a close eye on us in the water, and didn't push anyone further... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Last weekend I took my freediving foundation course with Go Freediving. I had so much fun! All the instructors made it their absolute mission to make sure we had a great time learning. I knew I was in... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I recently completed my Foundation Freediver course with Go Freediving at Vobster Quay. The day was amazing fun with lots of time spent practicing new skills in the water. The instructor to student ra... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I cannot recommend Go Freediving enough - it was absolutely fantastic! The instructors were so calm & knowledgable guiding us through the course & we all had a fabulous time learning & thoroughly en... See more

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Welcome to Go Freediving, the start of an incredible journey into the underwater world. Freediving is the sport of apnea, diving on a single breath of air. It’s a life-changing experience and the most natural way of exploring under the waves. Learn to freedive on one of our freediving courses and you’ll improve your water confidence, take better underwater photos and redefine your limits. What makes Go Freediving the best place to learn to freedive is our unparalleled level of experience, personal care, attention to detail and safety record. On no other freediving course in the UK will you get such a high instructor to student ratio and the benefit of decades of freediving experience from our incredible instructors. Whether you’re a first time freediver or already have freediving experience, our team will work to get the best out of your ability whilst always making it fun on your freediving course!


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing course

I have always loved exploring the underwater world, but I felt limited in what I could do and wasn’t able to progress any further on my own. By doing this course I quickly realised that my “techniques” were all wrong and in a weekend I learnt to relax, to be comfortable at depths and even managed to reach 20m.
The instructors were all very competent, patient and friendly. Overall it was a great weekend and I would highly recommend this course.

October 8, 2018
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Thanks so much for your review Jerome! We're so glad you enjoyed the course and can't wait to have you back in the water soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great weekend

A great weekend, a relaxed and friendly team that led me to achieve far more than I expected.

Rui Guerreiro

October 1, 2018
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Thank you Rui for your lovely review! It was so great to meet you and we're so glad you're coming back to dive with us again!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent course where all the staff…

Excellent course where all the staff involved were friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. It made for a really enjoyable weekend that left me wanting for more free-diving. Highly recommended.

September 9, 2018
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Thanks so much for your review Neil and we hope to see you again very soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Would recommend highly - just book it!

Would recommend highly. A fantastic group of instructors and a well organised freediving course in a very exciting location. I got more out of the course than I could have hoped for. I've been with other freediving courses abroad and this was much more professional and fun. I took a lot away from this course.

August 14, 2018
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Thanks so much Katie! I hope we see you back in the water soon and you are getting on well with your new fins!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I read frediving could improve your…

I read frediving could improve your breathing .i watched your videos on breathing which worked wonders for my gas consumption as a scuba divemasters so i wanted to do the course.

The benefits of the course is the breathing, relaxing, yoga and i think it improves your fitness. your staff taught by you are wonderful and you can have a good laugh with them.

i would recommend this course 100%. it has to be safe and you have got to have total faith in your instructors. you know that if an issue kicks in they are going to be able to cope the level of instruction is very thorough-especially for people who have never done this before.. I am really impressed with your operation the safety of your staff.

August 7, 2018
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Thank you so much for your review John! We pride ourselves on the quality of our instructors and our safety record and am so glad you could see it! Hope to see you back in the water soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Raid Advanced Freediver with GO Freediving

I wanted to do the advanced course for the knowledge and ability to try and go further and deeper. I have been in the sea snorkeling most of my life, I am not a spear fisherman but I just love being in the water and I think freediving has a competitive edge to it making you want to try dive deeper all the time.

The benefits of the course is having a better knowledge of all the items, I did a 2 star AIDA course about 3-4 years ago and most of the time has been in a pool so it so it just bringing all of that stuff to the fore again but also understanding it all a little bit more technically from a body perspective – what actually happens. And then spending more time in the water because I don’t get the opportunity very often and on a course you have to spend the time in the water. Having the instructor in the water with you picking up on things that you can improve on, even if they are small things, they make it so much easier.

I have achieved all I came here to do, the company and the instructors have been good and very patient and have the knowledge and ability to help and direct when needed. When you have a positive environment it becomes a lot easier and the patience and the positive attitude of the instructors has been has been great, the balance between seriousness and fun is perfect to make it more enjoyable.

More knowledge, more confidence and more experience are the three main benefits of the advanced course. I would recommend that anyone wanting to do the advanced course join a club day to acclimate themselves before doing the course, especially if it has been long since they were last in the water.

I would recommend it because as with anything you do, the more knowledge you have the more confidence you have.

August 7, 2018
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Thank you so much Douglas! You were amazing and made huge progress on your advanced course!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I like snorkelling and freediving

I like snorkelling and freediving, but got stuck at a certain level and realised I was doing everything wrong when I took this course. So it was really worth taking this course which was greatly instructed. Initially I thought it would be nice to be doing it somewhere warmer, but actually the weather here in summer is beautiful

July 23, 2018
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Thanks so much for your review Felix! This summer we are already at 22.5 degrees on the surface and the visibility has been 13+ metres! Hope to see you again soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Try Freediving Course - Go Freediving

Excellent experience on the Try Freediving course with Emma! Loved every minute of it and will certainly be looking at joining Go Freediving again in the near future. Emma is a great teacher and the rest of the team were very welcoming!

Would highly recommend to anyone wanting to try some Freediving!

June 24, 2018
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We're so glad you had such a great time on the course, we loved having you there and it was so amazing to see just how long you could hold your breath for! We look forward to seeing you back very soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant weekend

Fantastic weekend highly recommended Ema is a fantastic instructor

May 27, 2018
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Thanks so much Jeff! Hope to see you and Jack again very soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I would recommend Go Freediving to anyone

I would recommend Go Freediving to anybody looking to begin or further their freediving adventures, fanstastic courses on offers and clearly run by people passionate about their endeavours and knowledgeable in their teachings. I very much look forward to continuing my own freediving journey and would go Go Freediving again, hands down!

May 27, 2018
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Thanks so much for your review Ollie! Hope to get back out the UAE again very soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

An excellent course.

The organisation, locations and range of skills covered are all spot on but what really stands out is the quality of the instructors - a rare combination of calm, thoughtfulness and patience. I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of the weekend.

May 21, 2018
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Thanks so much Liam! Hope to see you back in the water with us again very soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Emma and her team are amazing

Emma and her team are amazing. I recently did my Try Freediving course and loved every minute of it. It is great to know that you are being taught by some of the best in the country and that your safety is their top priority. Emma completely reframed what I thought freediving was about. I will definitely be going onto the next level.

February 11, 2018
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Thank you Lee so much for your review! I hope we see more of you this summer!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I would recommend this course because …

I would recommend this course because it is fun. Because most people just go to work and do their stuff like I do, but this weekend I didn’t think about work at all, not my creative work either. So you turn off everything that is just furniture in your life, you get rid of those things, so it is you and your equipment and the water.

February 7, 2018
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Thank you so much Robert! It was great to meet you and I hope we see you and Livia again soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I took a course with David and loved …

I took a course with David and loved it. I have a bit of a connection with Vobster Quay. I would see Emma come here and the courses she would run. I found out about her book and her big reputation as a freediver and it seemed like an obvious choice for me.

David was a brilliant instructor for me and I would say that was the best thing about this course.

The benefits of this course for me are; location – Vobster Quay is a great place to learn – a good environment to learn in, and I’d have to say Dave again. A good instructor – that was a major benefit.

I would absolutely recommend this course. I think the lead up to the course materials was good, the training environment in Glebe House was good, the open water training environment was good and I couldn’t really fault it.

February 6, 2018
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Hi Ben! Thanks so much for your review, it means so much to us all! David and I look forward to seeing you back at Vobster soon, diving all the old and the new underwater attractions!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent!

I went along to the 'Try Freediving' course and thoroughly enjoyed it! It has been something I have been wanting to do for a long time and as scuba diver and underwater photographer, free diving is something that I would hope would allow me to get a similar experience but with minimal additional kit. I was slightly tentative because of a medical condition but Emma is great, thoroughly understood and was really encouraging in a truly authentic way. We went through a number of exercises and by the end of the experience, I had managed to hold my breath for far longer than I ever thought was possible and was swimming lengths without surfacing. At the beginning of the course, Emma shows champion free divers from the different disciplines and emphasises that anyone can do this and that you shouldn't dismiss anyone based on any preconceptions of who will be good at it and who won't. I will be hoping to go on to do the weekend course and join the club this year.

January 31, 2018
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Thank you so much JJ! It was awesome to have you along for the course and you did brilliantly! We hope to see you again very soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I wanted to spend a lot of time …

I wanted to spend a lot of time freediving because normally I only get the chance to practice one or two times a year so it is nice to be able to spend the whole week diving a couple of times a day.

I chose you because obviously you are the best instructor in the UK, I knew that the diving would be absolutely safe and well organised and I knew it would be very relaxing.

I’ve learned how to fin better – it’s definitely improved. I’ve not really pushed myself on any depth but that wasn’t really what I wanted to achieve, it was about becoming more comfortable in the water and just a few technique improvements.

It was good to be able to have lots of different opportunities to dive, different types of diving, so you could go depth, reefs, snorkeling, wrecks – lots of variety. There were great buddies, lots of different buddies to dive with so you get to see different styles.

The benefits of this holiday are improving technique, relaxing and making new friends.

It’s been great and would recommend this holiday for all reasons I’ve mentioned. Anyone who wants to freedive it is a great opportunity to get in the water and see some really cool stuff.

January 23, 2018
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Thanks so much Paul! As ever, it is always awesome to have you around and we are so glad you had such a great time. We hope to see you back in the water very soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

One of the best courses I've been on

One of the best courses I've been on, do it! Professional team that are so enthusiastic and helpful in ensuring you learn amazing new skills in a very realxed way. Such a fun time with great buddies and teachers that have become delightful friends, mermaid Emma and Angel David - thank you all xxxxx

December 8, 2017
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Thank you so much Claire for your lovely review! It was a joy to teach you and we will never forget you smiling and giggling underwater! Hope to see you again in the water next year! X

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing experience :) I hope to utilise …

Amazing experience :) I hope to utilise my qualification and commit to the sport even more in the new year, including a trip abroad!
Excellent team of instructors who are all very helpful, knowledgeable and supportive.
Regular pool sessions available and seasonal open water too.
Truly incredible what the body is capable of, so long as the mind permits it!
Many thanks to Emma and the team for their patience and encouragement :)

December 5, 2017
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Thank you so much Lois for your lovely review! We really look forward to spending more time with you in the water next year!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Went free diving in the red sea …

Went free diving with Emma and her team in the red sea... an amazing experience with totally professional instructors which gave me a good sense of security. As a total novice managed to go down to 19.6 m. Thanks Emma

December 3, 2017
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Thank you so much Patrick! It was fantastic to see your progression, and I remember it was so good that I turned one of your dives into a film about how to do a perfect constant weight dive!

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