Tell us where you are today and we'll open your pathway, and the next step waiting in the water.
No experience needed. Most of our students are complete beginners.
Four ways to start. Pick the one that excites you most. You can always try another later.
Discover the freedom of diving on a single breath.
Swim like a mermaid and create unforgettable memories.
Explore the underwater world with confidence.
Travel with a community that loves the ocean as much as you do.
Everyone learns at a different pace. The traditional way follows a fixed number of lessons. At Shello, your learning continues until you're ready to meet the certification requirements.
Dugongs and Barracuda Lake at Coron. Manta nights in the Maldives. Island weekends a boat ride from KL. Instructor-led, small groups, always an instructor in the water. You just show up and dive.
The one you've been saving up for.
Train in a 33m deep pool. Bring home your own underwater film.
Malaysia's quiet island. Our favourite training ground.
Dugongs, lagoons, and the clearest water you'll ever film.
Sardine runs, turtles, and long lazy island days.
Walls, turtles and barracuda tornadoes.
Barracuda storms, a jellyfish lake, and you on camera in impossibly blue water.
Dolphins, dugongs and the pyramids. One expedition.
No certification needed. If you've trained with us, keep coming back: build confidence before open water, prep for an expedition, or just get more time in the water, all at your own pace.
Finished Pool Freediver? Build water time and confidence before you head out to open water.
Explore →Getting ready for Lang Tengah or your next island expedition? Train up before you go.
Explore →Mermaid students who just want more time in the pool, moving and improving.
Explore →Refine your skills before your next certification, at your own pace.
Explore →Not everything we do happens underwater. The Run Club is free, open to everyone and needs no registration. Run, walk or just come hang out. See when the next one is and turn up.
Diving is just the start. Things we get up to out of the water:
Small classes, patient instructors, and friends who'll still be diving with you long after the course ends.
Most of our students start with zero experience. We go at your pace.
You're never lost in a big class, and you'll leave with new dive buddies.
Pool training in KL & Penang, then island expeditions when you're ready.