Deep Week Thailand
What is Deep Week?
Deep Week is a week long freediving course set in some of the world’s top freediving destinations. It brings the best freedivers, instructors and experts to one spectacular location for 7 full days of diving, workshops, yoga, meditation and community building!
Most accurately described as an underwater freediving festival, it’s the best place to make life-long freediving friends while getting a premier freediving education. There is truly no other event like it in the world, it’s a one-of-a-kind experience.
The training at Deep Week is suitable for all levels. We get all skill levels joining the event from absolute beginners, to freediving instructors wanting to up-skill, all the way up to freediving competitors seeking to improve their knowledge and technique.
Blue water, tropical islands, and a little Thai spice.
Join us in Mueang District, Phuket, for a week of blue water, sandy beaches, incredible Thai food, and unforgettable freediving. If you're looking for the perfect tropical escape, Phuket delivers — with beautiful island dive sites just a short boat ride away.
We'll head out to nearby islands where sheltered conditions and deep water make for fantastic line diving, with depths of up to 60m available at our dive sites.
And we'll be diving from spacious and cushy powerboats, each accommodating up to 30 divers, so there's plenty of room to relax between sessions.
For 2027, we're making the experience even better. Our new location is a BANGER hotel that the boats can pick us up directly from (when the tide is in) and puts us closer to town, giving you more opportunities to experience the local culture, explore Phuket, and enjoy everything Thailand has to offer.
What to Expect During the Week
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The Workshops
Each Deep Week is different and offers interesting and unique workshops but there are always a few classics as well. Brandon, along with our other guest instructors, will be leading a variety of interesting and fun workshops every day. They are a great opportunity to learn from some of the best divers and freediving educators in the world and one of the things that makes Deep Week such an amazing and unique experience.
If you aren’t feeling any of the workshops on the day, no worries! Everything at Deep Week is optional!
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The Activities
Deep Week has a packed schedule if you want to follow it to the letter! We dive every day (except for rest day on Wednesday). There’s also pool sessions, freediving theory sessions and workshops!
We also have sunrise yoga, sunset meditation and have family dinners where we all get together and eat, enjoy each others company and talk about freediving (duh!)
We love springing surprises on our Deep Weekers during the week. From creating underwater obstacle courses for you all, arranging massages during workshops to turning up to dive sessions with costumes. We genuinely aim to have as much fun as possible. The more fun you have, the better you dive!
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The Schedule
8:00am: Yoga
9:00am-11:00am: Dive session
3:00pm - 5:00pm: Workshops
5:30pm-6:00pm: Meditation
6:30pm: Family Dinner
We will provide a full day to day itinerary closer to the date. But in general there is something going on at every moment of the day and you’re welcome to come to as much or as little as you like!
Check out the highlights from the last Deep Week we hosted in Thailand!
Meet Your Hosts
Brandon Reed is the Freediving Family’s Director of Education, static fanatic, Freediving Commentator, Molchanovs Instructor Trainer, and unofficial Deep Daddy, on top of generally being an avid goof ball! You can find him during Deep Week leading equalization workshops, ranting about how awesome static is, and generally just vibing!
Every Deep Week also features a special guest from the freediving world, bringing their unique experiences, insights, and stories to share with our community. We're still confirming our special guest for Thailand 2027, so stay tuned! We'll announce who'll be joining us as soon as the details are finalised.
Getting to & Staying in Phuket
To get to Phuket, you can fly into Phuket International Airport (HKT), which receives international flights as well as connections from major hubs across Asia. From the airport, you can take a taxi or arrange an airport transfer to your accommodation. The drive to our hotel takes approximately 45–60 minutes, depending on traffic.
We have seriously upgraded our hotel from last year - we’ll be hosting Deep Week Thailand 2027 at Hotel Tide Phuket! Located on the waterfront in Ratsada, just outside Phuket Town (5-10 min drive), the hotel gives us a comfortable base for our week of diving, with a swimming pool, restaurant, and easy access to the local area.
We'll be staying together as a Deep Week community, making it easy to connect with fellow divers between sessions and enjoy everything the week has to offer. More information about accommodation options and booking arrangements are available in your confirmation when you book on!
We recommend that you arrive no later than November 12th in the afternoon (so you don’t miss registration and the welcome meeting) and depart no earlier than November 21st (so that you don’t miss out on the afterparty taking place the night of Nov 20th). All event activities (workshops, welcome, yoga, meditation and departing for the dive sessions) will all happen at Hotel Tide and many find it one less thing to think about if you are booked there during the week.
You are absolutely able to share rooms if you like and many Deep Weekers enjoy bunking up! A link to the event Whatsapp group is also in your confirmation email so you can pop a message in the group and see if you can find a roomie if that’s your vibe!
Just remember that we do not book accommodations for you!
Deposit
Pricing
Event dates: November 13 - 20, 2027
EARLY BIRD PRICING TIERS:
Launch special: $1,490 AUD
Get an extra 100 AUD off when you book
in the first 15 days after bookings open:
Nov 12 - 26, 2026
Super early bird: $1,590 AUD
16+ weeks prior to the event:
Nov 27, 2026 – July 23, 2027
Early bird: $1,690 AUD
Between 16-8 weeks:
July 24 – Sept 17, 2027
Full Event price: $1,790 AUD
Within 8 weeks prior to the event:
Sept 18 – Nov 13, 2027
Launch special
$500 AUD
(~$350 USD)
$1,490 AUD
The full event price is $1,790 AUD, but you can save with our limited early bird pricing tiers! Book before September 18, 2027 to take advantage of discounted rates and secure your spot at Deep Week Thailand. The price includes all training and certification costs but does not include any accommodation, travel, meals or gear hire.
To ensure your booking is confirmed, please provide a $500 AUD (~$350 USD) non-refundable deposit. The remaining amount can be paid 8 weeks prior to Deep Week. Your transaction is secure. Terms of Service.(~$1,040 USD)
FAQs
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Of course! If you are just getting started in your Freediving journey, we offer Wave 1 courses which are beginner courses. You will learn all the basics of this sport, physiology, safety, and equalization.
Most importantly, you will have a whole week to practice your skills and get more comfortable in the water. No rushing through a 2-day course. Get ready to immerse yourself in freediving with us!
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All of our courses are Molchanovs Courses.
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The price includes:
All diving + boat costs
Daily workshops
Yoga + meditation
Molchanovs registration costs
Deep Week does not include accommodation, travel expenses, visa fees, COVID tests, meals or gear hire.
It’s up to you to ensure you have met all the entry requirements of the country, depending on your circumstances. We are unable to provide individual or country-specific advice or assistance.
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We are unable to issue cash refunds.
For any circumstances that prevent you from coming to the event, we can transfer your payment (deposit or full payment) to a future event if you give us at least 8 weeks notice before the start of the event. If you cancel within 8 weeks of the event beginning, there is a cancellation fee equal to the event deposit.
If you cancel within 4 weeks of the event starting, your full payment is non-refundable and non-transferrable.
For more info, check our terms of service listed below in the footer of this page.
For more info, check our terms of service.
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Unfortunately it’s not included but is available for rent. We will provide lead weight for you but not a weight belt. When we send out the event guide, there will be more details on what kind of gear to bring and information on rental!
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The water is very warm in Thailand. A 1.5mm or a 2mm wetsuit is perfect but if you have a 3mm, feel free to bring it.
You can wear the top half of your 3mm suit with leggings or board shorts if the whole wetsuit is too hot. Anything thicker than a 3mm will be too hot.
You can also bring a rash guard, scuba diving wetsuit, triathlon wetsuit or surf wetsuit.
The water is warm so just about any wetsuit will do.
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You can pay an initial deposit to secure your spot and later on pay the remainder balance.
With no deposit, there is no booking confirmed.
As soon as you book in, you will receive an email with a button that says “Pay Remainder Balance”. You can click that button anytime you like.
We ask the full payment to be covered eight weeks before the start of the event.
You can also choose to pay in full.
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Credit card. Your transaction is secured.
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Nothing during Deep Week is compulsory.
If you feel like you need some time to chill and relax by skipping a workshop or want to go out for dinner in town with a group of friends you made, then by all means do so!