Freediving Discovery in Bastia, Corsica

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2 hrs
Occasionally sporty
From 16 years-old and up
New
From€60

Dare to discover freediving in Bastia, an incredible aquatic discipline that allows you to concentrate on yourself while experiencing unique new sensations!

Freediving is a sport with a host of benefits that continues to grow in popularity, with participants coming away from their session with a pleasant feeling of well-being. Indeed, this aquatic activity allows you to let go thanks to the concentration it requires, but also to the emotions it generates in front of the water pressure that increases as you descend, the lack of oxygen that slows your heart rate, and so on. So it is certain that if you decide to discover freediving in Bastia alongside the professional instructors at Corsica Sub, you will want to try it again, and maybe even take an advanced freediving lesson!

Open to people who have already tried freediving as well as those who have never tried it before, this introduction to freediving in Bastia will introduce you to the essential basics of the practice (compensation, breath control, etc.) before allowing you to put what you have learnt into practice during a 1 to 1.5-hour freediving session off the coast of Bastia. From the boat, you will have breathtaking views of the town and its citadel, providing a superb backdrop for your activity. You will take to the water in groups of no more than 4 students per cable and instructor, which is ideal for personalised supervision: the instructor will take you down the cable one by one, giving you advice each time you come up to help you improve. Don't expect to be looking for performance, but rather to discover the sport and its extraordinary world!

Discovering freediving in Bastia with Corsica Sub will offer you an enriching experience that will amaze you, allowing you to rediscover yourself. And who knows, maybe you will be lucky enough to meet the local marine fauna underwater during your session!

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From€60

Practical information

Freediving discovery in the Cap Corse Marine Park from Bastia: take a boat out to the coast of Bastia for an introduction to freediving lasting 1 to 1.5 hours (depending on the size of the group).

Course of events

Please allow 2 hours for the whole activity.

  • Welcome at the Corsica Sub diving centre in Bastia 15 minutes before the start of the activity
  • Introduction to the freediving instructors and the course of the activity, with a briefing on land on the basics of freediving (approx. 15 minutes)
  • Freediving equipment distribution
  • Wetsuit equipment in separate men's and women's changing rooms in the harbour master's office, just next door
  • Boarding the boat for a 5-minute sail out to sea
  • Set up of freediving workshops with a maximum of 4 students per cable and instructor
  • Freediving discovery for 1 to 1.5 hours (depending on the size of the group)
  • Sailing back to Bastia's Old Port (5 to 15 minutes)
  • Disembarkation, return of equipment and de-equipping in the changing rooms, where showers are available
  • Debriefing of the experience (approx. 15 minutes) with a fresh drink to end of the activity
Objectives

If this is your very first experience of freediving, the instructor will teach you the basics of compensation, how to breathe and listen to your sensations, and then give you a demonstration in the water before lowering you down the cable one by one.

Activity requirements

All participants need to be able to swim to take part in this activity.

Written parental authorisation is required for minors to participate in this activity without an accompanying adult.

Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the activity: no delay of more than 5 minutes will be tolerated, as the boat leaves at a fixed time.

Special terms

This activity is not accessible to pregnant people.

This activity is open to people with disabilities: please contact the diving centre once your booking request has been confirmed to inform the team.

Pets are not permitted to join in this activity.

Meeting point:
Corsica Sub - Quai de la Madonetta, 20200 Bastia
Spoken languages:French, English, Corsican
Included
  • Instructor
  • All the freediving equipment (mask, fins, snorkel and wetsuit)
  • Freediving discovery level certification
Do not forget to bring
  • Swimwear
  • Towel

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