WHY CHOOSE US?

A Little Bit About Us …

We are Sydney’s largest, best and friendliest freediving company!

Immersia was founded in 2020 in a tiny North Bondi apartment. Our founder, Bella Massey, had just stepped away from a management consulting career and was determined to share her love of the ocean with the world.

Our mission is to transform our guests into the “ocean people” they dream of. We are a freediving school, yes. But we’re so more than that.

We facilitate extraordinary underwater experiences, from beginner freediving classes, to ocean expeditions in the most magical places on Earth. Above all, we’re here to make sure our guests and community have access to coaching, information, safety skills, friendships and lifechanging experiences in the ocean.

What Makes Us Different?

We create experiences around bucket-list marine wildlife encounters; the kind of moments you’ll be proud of for the rest of your life.

OUR VALUES

  • Ethical animal interactions

  • Fair pay for staff and local suppliers.

  • Professional Safety Procedures, and a safe staff/guest ratio.

  • We give back. All expeditions involve an optional conservation activity, from coral planting to cleanups.

  • Everything we do is legal, insured and permitted

  • Transparency around inclusions, accommodation, facilities


OUR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

  • Dedicated 24h support on expedition

  • Convenient, low risk and secure booking process

  • Regular communication about your trip

  • Professional, experienced facilitators who know how to deliver unforgettable moments. Your host won’t be just a content creator who cares more about his own photos than your experience or safety

Perhaps these things seem obvious.

However, we can confidently say that right now we are running the safest and most legitimate freediving retreat operation in the world.

How do we know? Constant research and feedback. We’re serious about being the best freediving operation on earth!

OUR PHILOSOPHY

 
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It’s your own journey

Your strengths, struggles and reasons for being here are your own. No assholes here.

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Happier > Deeper

We want to help you find your happy underwater, whatever that means. It’s not all about depth or time.

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Safety Before Style

Safety is not sexy, but it’s important. Everything we do, we do safely.

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Don’t Sh*t where you eat

We’re experiencing nature in a way most people never will. We try to leave it better than we found it.

MEET OUR FOUNDER

BELLA MASSEY

For me, ocean adventure travel embodies the joy I’ve found in this world: feeling alive, connected, and high on awe.

In 2017 moved from London to Sydney’s Bondi Beach. I was living a corporate, urban existence as a management consultant. Moving to the beach opened up the perfect opportunity to take up a new water sport. I chose freediving (tbh it was advanced snorkelling).

I was TERRIFIED of deep water, currents and sharks. Freediving didn’t come naturally. However, as I grew more confident I found a deep sense of physical freedom. Freediving felt like dancing without gravity. Silently observing the underwater world as a visitor felt so calming. I made some of my closest friends (and my husband) in Sydney’s freediving community. Freediving opened up travel opportunities. Before long I was exploring the underwater magic of Bali, Philippines, Hawaii and Tonga. Meeting whales and sharks peacefully underwater gave me a sense of being truly alive.

I constantly felt a sense of disappoinment that I’d gone so many years without knowing this side of life. I could help regular people discover the ocean and transform their physical, mental and social health. So, in 2020, I took the biggest leap of faith of my life and walked away from my career to start Immersia Freediving.

4 years on, we have grown faster than I ever imagined. We’ve been lucky enough to teach over 1000 people to freedive and we have now hosted snorkelling, swimming and freediving expeditions in some of the world’s most beautiful places.

  • What our previous guests say:

    I have been fortunate to go on a few retreats with other companies and it really put into perspective how much effort Immersia put in! I came away with not only new friends, but also feeling like the whole thing must have been a dream because it was that good !!

    Christie,

    Maldives Expedition 2024

  • What our previous guests say:

    Immersia Freediving’s Maldives retreat was an experience nothing short of magical and life-changing. I was transported to a world of wonder and awe. The team at Immersia provided expert guidance and ensured our safety at every turn, allowing us to fully immerse ourselves in the breathtaking beauty of the ocean and its majestic inhabitants.

    Emily

    Maldives Expedition 204

  • What our previous guests say:

    Bella joined her powers with the best local business and her enthusiasm, her friendliness, her experience, her attention, her helpfulness, her constant commitment to safety, was joined and maximized with the assistance of Ewan and all the local people she worked with.

    Renata

    French Polynesia 2023 and 2023