Freedive Cosmos
Freedive Cosmos
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8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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Türkiye's first Molchanovs Freediving School and Instructor Training Center offering certification courses and training for all levels from beginner to instructor, premium freediving equipment and an experience of a lifetime. Whether you want to add a few meters to your personal best or explore and connect with underwater or take some photos by the wrecks, you are coming to the right place. Run by multiple time freediving record holder and champion Taylan Ülger, Freedive Cosmos guarantees you fun, safety and freediving education in highest standarts.
Kas, Türkiye
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2024
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Florian M
Nantes, France3 contributions
Jul 2022
I contacted Freedive Cosmos during my travel in Turkey, interested in taking Wave 1 - 2 over 10 days or so. From the beginning, Taylan was very quick to respond and accommodating, coming up with a custom planning and making it work with my budget.
It's obvious he is super passionate about teaching freediving and our discussions reflected that! He is also a record holder and part of the freediving safety team for competitions so you can tell he knows his stuff.
Freediving is a technical discipline, and I had a few apprehensions before starting the course - can I hold my breath long enough? Will I be scared of the depth? Can I relax?
All these doubts quickly faded away with each dive. I think the major thing is that I never felt frustrated during the course - the progression felt very natural, only adding one new element at a time, or spending more time on what was challenging me. Honestly, if I had unlimited time and money, I would still be in Kaş diving with Taylan!
It's obvious he is super passionate about teaching freediving and our discussions reflected that! He is also a record holder and part of the freediving safety team for competitions so you can tell he knows his stuff.
Freediving is a technical discipline, and I had a few apprehensions before starting the course - can I hold my breath long enough? Will I be scared of the depth? Can I relax?
All these doubts quickly faded away with each dive. I think the major thing is that I never felt frustrated during the course - the progression felt very natural, only adding one new element at a time, or spending more time on what was challenging me. Honestly, if I had unlimited time and money, I would still be in Kaş diving with Taylan!
Written November 1, 2022
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Thank you! We will be here when you decide to come back and we look forward to our next meeting.
Written November 6, 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
catacgc
Bucharest, Romania7 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
Me and my wife went to Taylan to train for a wave 1 certification, over the weekend, on a rushed schedule. We could stay at most two days , leaving early on Monday . He was very accommodating (including a 7am start in the last day ). I had dived before , comfortable in the water to depths of around 15 meters. But no self training can compensate for an attentive instructor who is very methodical and adapts to each student needs. More than personal best each of us achieved, I enjoyed how natural the progression felt. Taylan gave feedback and demonstrated techniques after each dive, and it made a ton of a difference. The theory didn’t feel unnecessary and was packed with information connected to the practice. The rescue and spotting drills were unique , something I think every freedive beginner should take seriously. Thanks Taylan for a wonderful (and packed weekend).
Written October 23, 2023
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Thank you so much! Looking forward to training together again.
Written November 6, 2023
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Arun V
1 contribution
Aug 2023 • Solo
I have learnt lots of details and techniques from Taylan/Freedive Cosmos. I have been strictly a freshwater swimmer but inspite of my lack of experience at sea, I could attempt and complete Molchanovs Wave 1 under Taylan's teaching. He was flexible to accommodate me at the last minute, teach freediving with patience and suggest me many great Turkish culinary delights! At first, I was skeptical if this course is really worth the 350 Euros (which includes equipment, training, certification and local transport) but now I believe it is very reasonably priced. I would have paid a lot more for the experience. The visibility of the sea at Kas is amazing. Taylan is a great teacher. He was kind enough to shoots us few videos and pictures for evaluation and sharing. Once the dedicated establishment of Taylan's comes to life, it will be a gamechanger for Freediving!
Written August 12, 2023
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Thank you Arun! Keep up the great work. Looking forward to training together again.
Written September 24, 2023
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Julie S
1 contribution
Oct 2024 • Solo
On my second trip back to Kas and Freedive Cosmos, I finished what I started the previous year, exceeded my goal, met great people and generally enjoyed all aspects of the trip. Rose was an exceptionally helpful instructor, I felt supported and safe and left feeling confident to dive with others at my level. When a physical issue popped up, Taylan went the extra mile in helping me to resolve it. Accommodations on site are very comfortable. A fantastic experience.
Written November 15, 2024
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Mohamed S
1 contribution
Sep 2021 • Friends
We had the best time learning to freedive withTaylan. I feel lucky to have had a superb course taught by him.Taylan is a great instructor and person you can really spend good time with. always helping improve technique or get through a mental block I always felt totally safe and in great hands the whole time. I highly recommend Freedive cosmos to anyone reading this, you are sure to have a great experience.
Written March 23, 2022
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Thank you Shifaan! It was great having you with us. Keep training and we hope to see you back again.
Written June 18, 2022
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Baris
2 contributions
Apr 2021 • Friends
I took my Molchanovs Wave 2 course from Taylan Ulger, a Turkish National Freediver Champion. He is very skilled and highly qualified and motivated about freediving. After completing my formal wave 2 course i had many training camps/dives with Taylan especially in Kas/ Antalya, one of the best spots for freediving. I feel very safe and comfortable while diving with his accompanying team. All the gears they used were first class. i highly recommend Freedivecosmos if you want to improve your freediving skills.
Written April 17, 2021
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Thank you Barış! We look forward to your return for training and your master freediving course!
Written May 3, 2021
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mohammad
Istanbul, Türkiye5 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
Had a very safe and pleasant experience exploring myself in new depths with careful and detailed instructions and guidelines of Taylan. Thanks to Freedive Cosmos Im now a confident and certified wave 2 free diver.
Whatever you want to find in an instructor, Taylan will provide.
The program and certification process was well organized in Freedive Cosmos beautiful new school. Equipments which Taylan presents are very new and of high quality. Taylan Also provides one of the best accommodations in Kaş and he personally transported my wife and I to the beautiful beach in the peninsula were we dived in open waters. Overall experience was spectacular, can't wait to go back and set new PBs with him.
Whatever you want to find in an instructor, Taylan will provide.
The program and certification process was well organized in Freedive Cosmos beautiful new school. Equipments which Taylan presents are very new and of high quality. Taylan Also provides one of the best accommodations in Kaş and he personally transported my wife and I to the beautiful beach in the peninsula were we dived in open waters. Overall experience was spectacular, can't wait to go back and set new PBs with him.
Written October 23, 2023
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Thank you! Looking forward to training together again.
Written November 6, 2023
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Eugene K
Suwon, South Korea7 contributions
Jul 2023 • Solo
I had a great experience with Taylan during Molchanovs Wave3 course. He is very skilled instructor and has a lot of knowledge about advanced freediving skills that he gladly shares. One of the things that I valued the most was his ability to accommodate to each student's needs, health state and experience - when I had issues with ears, he adjusted our course schedule to minimize stress for my ears, keeping the required lessons and making sure nothing is missed. I really recommend learning freediving with Taylan regardless of your skills or previous experience.
Written August 12, 2023
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Thank you and congratulations on your Wave 3! Looking forward to training together again.
Written September 24, 2023
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eussuv f
2 contributions
Aug 2022 • Solo
It was a great diving course! I’ve been looking for one since 2018, finally found one and didn’t regret it!
Taylan was very helpful, I had a problem with my equalisation for the first 3 days.. we decided to take a day off and after that everything worked out. Thank you Taylan for believing in me! He explained and showed everything very well.. Good communication and easy interaction!
I would recommend those people out there who are thinking of taking freediving lessons, u can take it with Taylan!
A good and experienced instructor indeed!
Taylan was very helpful, I had a problem with my equalisation for the first 3 days.. we decided to take a day off and after that everything worked out. Thank you Taylan for believing in me! He explained and showed everything very well.. Good communication and easy interaction!
I would recommend those people out there who are thinking of taking freediving lessons, u can take it with Taylan!
A good and experienced instructor indeed!
Written August 10, 2022
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Thank you Eussuv! For trusting us, in the process and your perseverance! We hope that you will continue to train and we will meet again. Congratulations!
Written August 11, 2022
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Эмиль З
7 contributions
Jul 2023 • Friends
Have dived with Taylan 4 times already, completed both Wave 1 and Wave 2 here and have only positive experience. Taylan is very patient teacher, but also is a very skilled free-diver himself. Puts attention on teaching safety both on dry land and in the water, which is important. Would definitely recommend for both novice and advanced free-divers
Written July 30, 2023
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Thank you Emil! It's always a pleasure to freedive together! We are waiting for your return for Wave 3!
Written September 24, 2023
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