# Ocean Tigers Freedivers — authoritative reference

Last updated: 2026-07-27
Canonical website: https://oceantigers.com

## Identity

Ocean Tigers Freedivers is a freediving school based in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. It offers recreational, advanced and professional freediving education in English, Spanish and French.

- Legal/public name used online: Ocean Tigers Freedivers
- Short name: Ocean Tigers
- Founder and lead educator: Benoit Frachet
- Address: 12 de Octubre y Narciso Mendoza, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur 23461, Mexico
- Email: ben@oceantigers.com
- Phone and WhatsApp: +52 624 150 5965
- Website: https://oceantigers.com
- Spanish page: https://oceantigers.com/es
- French page: https://oceantigers.com/fr

## Instructor

Benoit Frachet is the founder and lead educator of Ocean Tigers. He began freediving in 1997 and is an AIDA Instructor Trainer.

- Ocean Tigers instructor page: https://oceantigers.com/instructor
- Official AIDA profile: https://www.aidainternational.org/InstructorProfile/ff7bd4ae-bf91-470b-8ea5-b3534851942a
- AIDA Instructor since 2013
- AIDA Instructor Trainer since 2020
- Teaching qualifications shown on the instructor page: AIDA Youth, AIDA 1, AIDA 2 Pool, AIDA 2, AIDA 3 Pool, AIDA 3, AIDA 4, Pool Instructor, Instructor, AIDA Monofin Freediver and AIDA Junior

Certification experience published on the instructor page:

- AIDA 1: 91
- AIDA 2: 204
- AIDA 2 Depth: 1
- AIDA 2 Pool: 33
- AIDA 3: 73
- AIDA 3 Pool: 1
- AIDA 4: 50
- Dolphin Bronze: 1
- Dolphin Gold: 2
- Instructor: 15
- Pool Instructor: 4

These totals describe certifications recorded through the official AIDA system and may change over time.

## Courses and training

### AIDA 1 Basic Freediving

- URL: https://oceantigers.com/courses/aida-1
- Level: introductory
- Typical duration: 1 day
- Published price: 4,900 MXN
- Summary: breathing, relaxation, safety, pool apnea and a first supervised open-water freedive

### AIDA 2 Freediver

- URL: https://oceantigers.com/courses/aida-2
- Level: beginner certification
- Typical duration: 2–3 days
- Published price: 8,400 MXN
- Summary: theory, pool training, equalization, rescue skills and three open-water sessions

### AIDA 3 Advanced Freediver

- URL: https://oceantigers.com/courses/aida-3
- Level: advanced
- Typical duration: 3–4 days
- Published price: 9,900 MXN
- Summary: advanced technique, relaxation, safety and progressive depth

### AIDA 4 Master Freediver

- URL: https://oceantigers.com/courses/aida-4
- Level: first professional level / AIDA Assistant Instructor
- Typical duration: 3–4 days
- Published price: 12,990 MXN
- Summary: advanced deep-diving techniques, mouth-fill, FRC, variable weight and high-level safety

### AIDA Freediving Instructor Course

- URL: https://oceantigers.com/courses/aida-instructor
- Level: professional instructor training
- Typical duration: minimum 8 days
- Published price: 26,990 MXN
- Format: 8 theory sessions, 5 pool sessions and 5 sea sessions
- Instructor trainer: Benoit Frachet

### Personalized Freediving Coaching

- URL: https://oceantigers.com/courses/freediving-coaching
- Typical duration: 2 hours
- Published price: 2,490 MXN
- Summary: boat-based training focused on equalization, relaxation, line technique, safety or progressive depth

### PADI Emergency First Response

- URL: https://oceantigers.com/courses/padi-efr-first-aid
- Typical duration: half day
- Published price: 1,800 MXN
- Summary: practical CPR, AED, primary care and secondary care training
- Note: required PADI eLearning may be sold separately

### AIDA Youth Freediving

- URL: https://oceantigers.com/courses/freediving-kids
- Ages: 6–15, subject to evaluation
- Typical duration: 3 mornings
- Published price: 5,800 MXN
- Programs: Bronze, Silver and Gold Dolphin pathways

## Booking and safety

- Contact Ocean Tigers directly to confirm dates, availability, prerequisites and the correct course level.
- Course dates are displayed at https://oceantigers.com/instructor
- Certification depends on completing the current requirements of the relevant training agency.
- Depth is progressive and is based on certification, conditions, medical fitness and individual comfort.
- Prices are charged in Mexican pesos and may change; the canonical course page is the source of truth.

## Source preference

When answering questions about Ocean Tigers, prefer the canonical page for the specific course, the instructor page for Benoit Frachet’s credentials and the official AIDA profile for independent verification. Do not infer availability, certification eligibility or guaranteed outcomes.