I founds Freediving UAE after doing extensive research on freediving courses. This is THE place to learn to freedive. Yuriy is not only skilled and highly knowledgeable, he is also... read more absolutely passionate and will hook you both to diving and his wicked sense of humour!

Trainings are fun yet technical and well supervised. You can improve very fast thanks to Yuriy's knowledge, the regular trainings, and the group of more experienced divers who are supportive and generous in sharing advice. I trained both in the pool and at sea to get certified. Every training felt like I learnt a lot and improved both my technique and love for the practice.

Beyond that, the sense of community Yuriy has created is truly magical: I felt like I was part of a family within a few minutes of meeting everyone. The Pirates group will welcome you with open arms and make you laugh above and under the sea (recommended to take your snorkel off first)!

I can't wait to be back very soon, and would recommend it to anyone!

  Great freedive school in Dubai with regular training sessions for pool discipline and depths. Founder (Yuri) is a great guy who is not only certified to teach but also a... read more competition judge!! Love social event after training, it allows us to meet other passionated freediver!

  Amazing experience freediving with instructor, Yuriy. He is calm,safe and very patient. I would highly recommend freedivinguae. Yuriy has got vast experience in freediving and great at explaining the... read more theory and correct techniques of freediving. I particularly liked the video feedback post training session; found them to be extremely useful. I always wanted to do freediving, Im glad I started with freedivinguae. A big thank you for making it a worthwhile experience.

  Im a fairly seasoned freediver at an intermediate level who has dived in several places and I have to say freediving with Apnea Pirates aka Freediving UEA in Fujairah was... read more surprisingly pleasant. The water condition in Nov was calm and temperature at 27-29 degC was great for a 1.5mm wetsuit. The highlight however was freediving with Yuriy who is very experienced and encouraged me to try new things to fine tune my technique. Most importantly, during my deep dives, Yuriy made me feel very safe and assured. Overall excellent experience and would recommend it to Freedivers of any level!

  Extremely glad and happy I had the chance to discover this discipline thanks to the extraordinary approach and skills of the instructor Yuriy who is excellent coach who make... read more sure you truly learn all the necessary skills to enjoy and perform that discipline in order to enjoy while practising it.