None at all. This week is designed with complete beginners in mind. We'll teach you everything from scratch: how to breathe, how to get below the surface, how to stay calm. If you can swim and you're curious, that's enough.

If you have experience, thats great, you’ll still learn more in our workshops.

No, if you’d just like to be in the water with the dolphins and don’t want to learn freediving, thats totally fine!

All the workshops are optional.

Yes, and you're probably not alone in the group. But you need to be able to swim.

A lot of people who come to us have a complicated relationship with the water: they love it but feel anxious in it. That's actually part of what this week works on. We go at your pace, there's no pressure to do anything you're not ready for, and being in the water every day in a safe and supportive environment tends to shift things quite quickly.

Bring your own mask and snorkel for your comfort. Wetsuits can be rented, but most people don’t need them!

We provide short fins and weights for the freediving sessions.

If you want long freediving fins, bring your own. Weights for dolphin sessions are shared on rotation, if you are a qualified freediver and want weights for every session, bring your own.

We can't guarantee wildlife, and anyone who tells you otherwise isn't being straight with you. What we can tell you is that Sataya Reef has one of the largest resident spinner dolphin pods in the world. We've never done a trip without seeing them. And it’s normal to see them on 95% of our water sessions.

Not at all! Spinner dolphins are small, curious and gentle. The way we approach them in the water is calm and unhurried, and they tend to respond in kind. Most people's experience is that the dolphins are far more relaxed than they expected. They might even come to play with you and spin around you if you’re lucky.

We follow strict guidelines around how we enter the water, how close we get, and when we back off. Freediving is central to this: being quiet and calm in the water, rather than splashing on the surface, means the dolphins aren't disturbed by our presence. We read their behaviour throughout every session and always let them lead. If they're resting or not interested, we leave them alone.

Yes! For an additional cost, you can scuba dive with our expert guides. The red sea is famed for beautiful coral reefs and marine life for you to explore.

Scuba diving is available for try dives for non-qualified divers, as well as qualified divers.

Freediving is not permitted for 24 hours after scuba diving, for safety reasons.

Three buffet meals a day, fresh, varied and generous. There's a good spread of options and the boat crew look after you well. Fresh juices and snacks are included throughout the day. Let us know about any dietary requirements when you book and we'll make sure the chef is on it.

Cabins are twin shared, we will pair you in same gender rooms.

We ask that you arrive the day before the retreat begins, and our transfer will collect you early morning from your hotel in Hurghada or late morning from Marsa Alam.

If you would like to fly home on 10th April, your flight should be 7pm or later if departing from Hurghada or from 4pm if departing from Marsa Alam.

To avoid a long day of travel, we recommend you leave the day after the retreat.

The Red Sea coast, where we're based, is well-established as a tourist destination and has been for decades. Hurghada and Marsa Alam are busy, well-visited areas. We wouldn't run trips here if we had concerns, and the area is not affected by the war. That said, we always recommend taking out comprehensive travel insurance.

Our trips are non-refundable, no matter the circumstances. We recommend you purchase comprehensive travel insurance at the time of booking.

Its normal to feel nervous about new experiences, but don’t let that stop you! If you’d like to chat more about the trip you can book a free call with us, or contact us on IG or email.