Discover Mermaiding | Try For the First Time and Swim with a Mermaid - Mornington Peninsula

Who hasn't dreamt of swimming freely as a mermaid, or even better, meeting one!

Well now you can in an easy and simple way on this wonderful session for your first time trying the fun of mermaiding. Book your own rental mermaid tail to try on the day for the full authentic experience as well!

This discovery session is perfect for learning what's so wonderful about being a mermaid and moving freely in the water, all alongside your own personal mermaid instructor. Be enchanted by the beauty and sensations of swimming like a mermaid and begin your pathway to more fun mermaiding experiences. 

• Limited to only 4x students for more personalised interaction
• Hire Mermaid Monofins or Mermaid Tails (includes monofin) for kids and adults available (fees apply)
• Experience includes a mermaid-led session with safety briefing and shallow water swimming
• No prior snorkeling or skindiving experience required
• After the session, you can continue your development by booking your PADI Basic Mermaid course
• For ages 8 years and above

There's no extra preparation or previous experience required, but you will need to have basic swimming skills to enjoy this experience and have the most fun. Located in the well-being centre of Mornington Peninsula.

If you want to become a mermaid and dive more confidently and safely, then after this experience, you might like to explore the PADI Basic Mermaid Course or the PADI Mermaid course to continue living your dream.

Course Location: Mornington Peninsula, VIC

Ideal for trying the feeling of turning into a mermaid and learning how to swim with a monofin using the dolphin kick method. 

Through healthy, supportive and stress-free development in mermaiding, set yourself free from the things holding you back and become happy and confident swimming freely in the sea, and life.

Don't Have a Mermaid Tail? 

Mermaid Tails by Cape Cali for Hire Available!

A range of adult and child sizes are available for hire (fees apply). Tails must be pre-booked and you can choose your own size during the booking process for the course and add the rental fees to your booking for easy payment.

Meet Our Instructors

Marianna Mermaid - PADI Basic Mermaid Instructor

Marianna the Mermaid is an experienced professional and friendly performer, local to the Mornington Peninsula and Melbourne. For more than seven years entertaining and performing for Children's and Events Entertainment, her genuine delight, crafted performances and priority for safety makes her a stand out!

Marlon Quinn - PADI Freedive and Mermaid Instructor Trainer

Let the water flow around you and learn to see within on a specialist retreat led by former IT Executive turned Sea Changer, Freediving Instructor Trainer, RIB Pilot and Dolphin & Seal Tour Host, Marlon Quinn.

He himself was not a natural freediver. Having feinted at the pool from cold as a young child. On another occasion being rushed to hospital unable to breathe, feeling as if suffocating. Being crushed to expiration by wayward teens in a game of stacks-on. Surely not the core foundations to holding one’s breath.

As an adult though, he at last found the sea, only to encounter a stingray head-on and retreat with fright. This was the catalyst though, to learn with the world’s best freedivers, the modern gods of the sea, where he found beauty and peace within himself, on one breath, freediving deep into the blue sea. In 2013 Marlon founded the Melbourne Freedivers Club and since 2014 Marlon has evoked the true passion of the water, providing freediving courses across Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. Going on to develop a multi-award winning dolphin & seal tour RIB charter operator and recognised premiere PADI Freediver and Mermaid Centre.

Highlights

Discover how you too can express the joy of mermaiding and try it for yourself safely and under the guidance of highly qualified mermaid coaches in a small group of up to four guests.

• Supportive & Stress Free Learning:   Develop step by step with your dedicated instructor in a supportive and friendly environment without pressure of performance
• Swim as a Mermaid:    Evoke your mersona, enjoy learning mermaiding techniques with tailored coaching and fun skills development

Skill Level

Ideal for first time mermaids that have never tried mermaiding or are just starting to develop their dreams as an underwater performer. Learn in a supportive way without the pressure of performance.

• Beginner          (eg Basic swimming or snorkelling skills)

Required Swim Ability

- Basic swimming ability without swim aids / floatation devices


Health & Hygiene

We are committed to the safety of our guests, tour guides, skippers, and the people in our local communities around Port Phillip Bay and on the Mornington Peninsula. Have confidence that you are supported by an endorsed and recognised COVID Clean Practicing Business under the Australian Tourism Industry Council Quality Tourism Australia program. This provides guests with additional assurance that we have adopted global health and hygiene standards designed to keep your travels as safe as possible.

This endorsement is recognised by the World Travel and Tourism Council’s Safe Travels Stamp, which is the standard regulatory bodies and guests expect for tour operators worldwide.

Program

Get ready to set yourself free with WaterMaarq in the beautiful restorative waters of Mornington Peninsula and southern Port Phillip Bay.

An important place of indigenous, colonial history and unique temperate reef waters and protected marine creatures and bird life. 

Includes:

• Structured experience based at the YAWA Aquatic Centre
• Face to face instructor briefing before you begin
• Demonstration of how to put on a tail and remove it safely
• Pool skills including floating whilst wearing a mermaid tail and how to stand
• Fun beginner mermaid skills to try
• 4 x Guests Maximum

Schedule:
Welcome and Introduction 

• Instructor Introduction
• Session overview

Shallow Water / Pool Skills

• Putting on the mermaid tail
• Basic mermaid skills
• Floating and safety
• Basic breathing techniques for safe mermaiding

What you will need to bring:

Bathing suit, goggles, (Optional: wetsuit to stay warm in the pool, weightbelt and weights, mask and snorkel, fins) towel(s), and re-useable water bottle

Choose a rental mermaid monofin or mermaid tail (includes monofin) if you like too! If you plan to rent, please reserve your gear as soon as you sign up as there are limited quantities and sizes!

Optional: Mermaid Tail / Monofin, Swimming / Synchro Style Nose Clip / Sinus Saver Nose Plugs / Freediving noseclip

Location

This wonderful experience takes place on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia. It's around a 90-minute drive from Melbourne. In modern life the Mornington Peninsula is well known as a centre of well-being, surrounded by the waters of Port Phillip Bay and the Southern Ocean and Bass Strait. An incredible environment it is a destination that favours relaxing activities and immersion in Nature. Renowned for fresh produce farms, marine delicacies and long-established wineries, the Mornington Peninsula provides experiences for the discerning visitor. Historically rich, the region was home to the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation that may have traversed the shores for more than 40,000 years. First Settled by the British in early 1800s, it is an area now recognised for healthy living and protected wildlife including Australian Fur Seals, Bottlenose Dolphins (Burrunan) and Weedy Seadragons.

Continued Learning after the Session: PADI Basic Mermaid Certifications

After completing this session you may be interested in continuing your development on the entry level Basic Mermaid Course. It provides the opportunity for you to develop skills and knowledge within your reach and move towards PADI Basic Mermaid certification, which is available upon successful completion of the course. To satisfactorily enrol in a PADI Basic Mermaid certification course you must be at least 14 years old. You need adequate swimming skills and need to be in good physical health. No prior experience with mermaiding, snorkelling, skin diving or freediving is required.

Terms & Conditions:

• Session fees are non-refundable (unless the session is cancelled by us for unforeseen circumstances), please choose your experience with care. Trip insurance is highly recommended as cover for unforeseen cancellations
• Courses are held on the Mornington Peninsula and visits Rosebud VIC during the sessions
• Please arrive at the venue 15 minutes before commencement time to ensure you have enough time to check in and get settled
• Please dress comfortably
• Please bring a bag with your swimmers and goggles (Optional: wetsuit, fins, mask, snorkel and weightbelt) a towel and your own re-usable water bottle. Rental tails are available.
• Guests must be able to swim. Retreats do not cater for people with no swimming ability. The Instructor retains the right to refuse participation in which case your attendance is forfeited
• Guests with back, neck, or heart conditions, those who are pregnant or who have injuries/conditions that may cause a risk to their health are advised not to participate, or do so at their own risk
• A Diver's Medical Statement and Questionnaire must be submitted to attend the course
• A diving medical (AS4005.1) may be required prior to commencement of the course
• Subject to minimum numbers and may be rescheduled if minimum numbers are not met
• The supplier reserves the right to substitute the venue / pool and / or change the day’s itinerary without notice