DOLPHIN SCUBA TEAM

Kalkan, Kaş - Antalya - Turkey

GPS : 36°15'47.7"N 29°24'49.1"E / 36.263249, 29.413651



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Dive Boat : Osmanbey 1
The purpose-designed and built 20m long x 6m wide steel dive boat has a 370 hp diesel MAN engine and an on board generator. The boat has a spacious dive deck for equipment preparation and a separate sun deck for relaxing and socializing between dives. There are both Ladies and Men’s toilets and a fresh water shower.

The dive platform on the stern is at water level which makes for easy entries and exits for the divers so they can save their energy for the dive itself. We also carry a good selection and full range of well-serviced up-to-date scuba diving gear along with the usual first aid and 100% oxygen via demand valve.

Our diving equipment includes
Standard 12-liter steel tanks and 15-liter steel tanks are available upon request;
Full range of Aqualung and Subgear regulators, complete with 1st & 2nd stage, alternate air source and pressure gauge;
BCDs by Aqua-Lung and Subgear;
A good selection of 3 mm & 5 mm wet suits in various sizes;
Wide selection of masks, fins & snorkels;
Various other ancillaries & training resources.

Kalkan has some terrific sites for divers who already hold certification. The Mediterranean is teeming with marine life. With our excellent visibility and warm waters, diving in Kalkan is a first-rate experience. We organize the qualified divers according to experience to ensure that everyone has some great diving.

There is no rental charge for using our equipment so no worries if you left yours at home. All of our dive prices include two tank dives per day plus a dive guide. During your surface interval we will provide tea/coffee and cake and give you time to rest before your second dive.

Try Dives
If you have never tried scuba diving before, now is a great time to give it a go and find out what it’s like to breathe underwater. Your day will begin with an informative introductory video. Then you will have further instruction from one of Dolphin’s professional staff. Once we have helped you into your gear, you will join one of our instructors in shallow water.

We have been doing try dives for years so you can relax knowing that you are in the hands of capable professionals. After your first dive, you will have some time for rest and then you can elect to make a second dive. This is a great way to get a taste of what scuba diving is all about!

PADI Discover
If you have never tried scuba diving before, now is a great time to give it a go. Your day will begin with an informative introductory video. Then you will have further instruction from one of Dolphin’s professional staff. Once we have helped you into your gear, you will join one of our instructors in the water.

Once you get used to being underwater, there are a few basic skills the instructor will teach and have you demonstrate. After your first dive, you will some time for rest and then you will dive again with one of our instructors. You will be awarded a Discover Scuba Diving certificate that registers your experience with PADI and gives you 12 months to use the credit to complete further training.

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WEB SITE : Dolphin Scuba Team

MORE INFO & CONTACT
E-Mail : info@dolphinscubateam.com
Phone : +90 542 627 9757

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TEOS DIVERS

Sığacık, Seferihisar - İzmir - Turkey

GPS : 38°11'23.2"N 26°46'14.6"E / 38.189771, 26.770728



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DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING
The time has come to try Scuba Diving! Now is the time to discover the fascinating underwater world, to make new friends and give a novel touch to your life by joining a new hobby. You will see that diving is easier than you ever thought. Be prepared for a new thrill and open the gates to a brandnew world!

You will need a guide whom you can trust a hundred percent so that you can fully enjoy your first journey to the unknown. Teos Divers' experienced dive center instructors and assistance staff will teach you everything you need to know and will be with you one-to-one at every stage of this unique experience. Under their supervision you will learn the usage of the SCUBA equipment, all the know-how and faculty which is needed to safely and comfortably enjoy your first undwater adventure.

We as Teos Divers know very well that you will be very delighted and that you will be wanting to continue after your first step you make with us... After this first experience you will be joining our worldwide recognized PADI or CMAS training and certification courses to be a certified diver in brief time, who may dive all over the world.

BOAT DIVING
Every day at 10:00 and 14:30 o'clock we arrange boat diving tours with divings to 2 different dive spots. Our non diving guests are welcome to enjoy our tours and take the chance of snorkeling.

OUR DIVING CENTER
Our diving center is located within the holiday village Club Resort Atlantis in the picturesque bay of Sığacık.

OUR DIVE BOATS
Our boat "Teosdivers" was designed and build as a diving boat with two decks. Its wide platform allows a comfortable entrance and exit. She is capable to serve 36 divers.

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WEB SITE : Teos Divers

MORE INFO & CONTACT
E-Mail : info@teosdivers.com
Phone : +90 232 745 7739

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DATÇA REEF DIVING

Datça - Muğla - Turkey

GPS : 36°43'23.2"N 27°41'22.1"E / 36.723117, 27.689486



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Our services range from first time divers to experienced ones and in between. 1 star diver trainings TSSF/CMAS for beginners, 2 stars diver trainings TSSF/CMAS for advanced levels and TSSF/CMAS 3 stars for a first step towards professionalism. You will feel safe at the hands of our experienced divers.

Datça is located at where the Aegean and Mediterranean seas meet. A brief briefing on the boat summarizes basic safety, submarine compliance information and skills just before you enter the crystal clear waters of Datça.

We have daily depatures. Our boat is specially crafted for diving purposes. We aim to give you best possible service both under and above water. You will also enjoy spending time on our boat apart from diving.

You will encounter a different surprise in every dive. Thanks to the underwater riches which we will be discovering in this wonderful geography where the Aegean and Mediterranean waters are intermingled.

There really are so many things to see! Oregon, grouper, octopus and poseidon (sea) meadows are quite common. Ancient amphoras and large rocks are waiting to be discovered. When we compare with previous years, we see that the number of stingrays and sea turtles increases in our region. The variety of sponges are also home to many species of underwater life.

DIVE SITES
Aquarium cove
Aquarium wall
Armutlu cove
Armutlu cape
Antique anchor
Dick’s rock
Pig’s bay cave
Lighthouse island
İncirli hole
Meteorology wall
Moskof hole
Sandal stone
Triple stone

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WEB SITE : Datça Reef Diving

MORE INFO & CONTACT
E-Mail : ozgubilgin@hotmail.com
Phone : +90 530 695 1110 / +90 530 687 8866

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ALANYA DOLPHIN DIVE CENTER

Alanya - Antalya - Turkey

GPS : 36°32'23.8"N 31°59'53.1"E / 36.539954, 31.998087



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Since 1994 Alanya Region serving our country Dive Center diving Federation TSSF-CMAS membership as well as bodyworker SSI and PADI 5-star of such international organization (PADI 5 STAR GOLD PALM RESORT) with the title of leader of the quality and education of the region has become the standard. Such International Organization can deliver all levels of dive certification courses diving center, as well as promoting the experimental Diving daily courses with their underwater and diving related to the sport of disarming.

The interesting flora, the variety of underwater marine life and especially the enticing underwater caverns and caves have made Alanya a popular dive. Most of the dive sites are situated around the coastline of the Alanya Castle, the steep cliffs of which turn to dramatic dropoffs under the surface of the sea. The close proximity of these dive sites makes them easily accesible even by inflatables and diving three or four times a day is possible with the option of returning to base after each dive. The sites are also very suitable for night dives.

DIVE POINTS

Aquarium
Aquarium, 5 min. sailing distance, is the closest diving location to Alanya harbour. Depth ranges from 4 to 25 meters. This location is mainly used for educational diving. Because of it's mild (favorable) whether conditions, this spot is an ideal alternative diving site. Sea bed is composed of rocks and sea weed grass. Various underwater creatures like snails, mussels, octopus, black scorpion fish, moray, soldier fish, grouper could be observed.

Amphora
Amphora is the second closest diving location.  Sailing distance is approximately 5 mins.  It owes name to broken pieces of amphora.  Dept is max.  29 m.  This location is rich in underwater life.  Various underwater creatures like grouper, moray, octopus, thornback ray and pıgfish could be observed.  Sea bed is composed of rocks.

Pirate Cave
Pirate cave is a multi-purpose diving side for both inexperienced and experienced divers.  Distance to Alanya Harbour is 8 to 10 mins.  Minimum depth is 10 meters.  While maximum depth is 32 m.  Also, there is a wreck at 25 m. depth.  Pirate's cave is an open and large cave, which does not impose any danger.  Entrance to the cave starts at 12 m. depth.  Right at the entrance is a ancient mill-stone 1 m. in diameter.  Stones in the cave reflect the light, and create a fascinating fiesta of colors.  Inside the cave, divers can ascent and observe bats with flashlights.  Sea bed is composed of rocks. Various underwater creatures like grouper, octopus, barakuda, shellfish, thornbackray could be observed.

Terrace
Terrace is approximately 10 min. sailing distance to Alanya Harbour.  Depth is between 7 to 25 m.  Sea bed is steep and is composed of rocks.  Generally underwater life is basically shellfish.  Close to the skirts of the mountain hidden moray can be seen.

Middle Cave
Middle cave is 12 min. distance to Alanya Harbour.  Depth of the location is 15 m. minimum and 34 m. maximum.  Cave's enterance is located at 15 m. depth. This site is ideal for experienced divers and deep-water diving.

Lovers Cave
Lovers is 15 mins. sailing distance to Alanya Harbour.  Depth is between 10 to 34 m.  This site is suitable for both educational diving for inexperienced and for the experienced.  Sea bed is mainly rocky.  It has a lively underwater life. An ancient anchor is located at 21 m. depth.  At 4 m. depth, at the skirts of the mountain is a small and closed cave.

Dilvarda (E)
Dilvarda east is located at the east of the farthest bay to Alanya Castle.  Sailing distance is 17 min.  Sea bed is mainly rocky.  Depth is between 5-35 m. Schools of fish can be observed.  This site is most suitable for educational diving.

Dilvarda (W)
Dilvarda west is located at the west of the farthest bay to Alanya Castle.  Sailing distance is 20 min.  Sea bed is mainly rocky.  Depth is between 5 to 40 m. this side is   suitable for deep-water and current diving.  It is also used for educational diving.  Underwater life is rich and lively.  Schools of fish can also be found.

Phosphor Cave
Sailing distance to Alanya Harbour is 20 m.  Depth of the location is between 8 to 33 m.  There are two cave groups one at 5 m, the other at 12 m. depth.  Sea bed is rocky.  Underwater life is rich.  This site is suitable for both licensed divers and trainees.  It also allows night diving.

Broken Stone
Sailing distance to Alanya Harbour is 20 min.  Depth is 5 to 20 m.  Sea bed is rokcy.  This is an ideal site for daily diving courses.  There is a 10 meter long and 2 meter wide cave located at 4 m. depth at the skirts of the mountain.  Underwater life is rich.  Experienced divers can follow underwater course to Phosphorus cave.

Tunnel
Distance to Alanya Harbour is approximately 25 min.  It is basically a tunnel, west of the castle, with it's enterance and exit located at 13 m. depth.  Width of the tunnel is between 3-6 m.  Length of it is about 42 m.  Along the tunnel there are small packets (rooms).  Underwater life is rich.

Rambo
Among the diving sites, Rambo is the farthest location.  This, perhaps most popular diving site, is close to Cleopatra Beach.  It is approximately 25 min. sailing  distance to the harbour.  At 13 m. depth, a 6-7 m. long tunnel, which can accomodate 5 divers, leads the way to a cave which is semi-filled with oxygen.  Inside the cave there are nuınerous dropstones.  Air vacuum in certain locations can each 10 meters.  It resembles Damlataş cave, most famous and popular spot of alanya.  Sea bed is sandy.  Divers are required to swim one meter above the surface so that the water does not get blurred.

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WEB SITE : Dolphin Dive Center

MORE INFO & CONTACT
E-Mail : info@dolphin-dive.com
Phone : +90 242 512 30 29
Fax : +90 242 512 7526

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EUROPEAN DIVING CENTER

Fethiye - Muğla - Turkey

GPS : 36°37'25.3"N 29°06'48.7"E / 36.623695, 29.113530



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European Diving Centre has been offering quality scuba diving, dive holidays and diving courses since 1989. British owned and operated the European Diving Centre was originally established in Fethiye Turkey. We are specialists in organizing diving and all our reservations staff are either fully qualified PADI Instructors or divers who have worked in the industry for several years. All of our reservations staff have worked in the dive centres, and some still do!

European Diving Centre Fethiye is accredited by PADI and holds the status of 5 star Instructor Development Centre. This prestigious award is given only to the best PADI dive training centres in the world. European Diving Centre Fethiye is recognized by PADI for offering exceptional diver training and have awarded it Training Academy status as the best places to learn to dive and complete dive courses.

Daily Diving
European Diving Centre Fethiye, Turkey offers full day trips from our comfortable hard boats. The schedule for qualified scuba divers offers the opportunity to complete 2 guided dives at different dive sites in a single day providing excellent value for money. All dives are guided by professional local guides who know the Mediterranean conditions and dive sites well and hold both CMAS and PADI diving qualifications. Qualified diving is available to all divers on presentation of relevant certification cards.

Fethiye offers a variety of Mediterranean dives to whet all appetites ranging from the shallow calm reefs to eerie caverns, walls and dramatic drop offs, thrilling tunnels and swim-through arches coated in soft corals. Night dives are the perfect time for spotting Octopus, Shrimps and Lobsters. Each dive offers the opportunity to see those weird and wonderful creatures that make up the Med – frequent visits from Grouper, Moray Eels, Jacks, Barracuda and Cuttlefish can be expected and less frequent visits from Turtles, Dolphins and Rays are always a pleasure. Keep your eyes peeled for Peacock Flounder, Gurnards and Seahorses blending into the sea grass.

DIVE SITES

The Wreck – TCSG-121
The wreck is the new main attraction for diving in Feithye. An old coastguard ship it lies 27m under the water it is 40.2m long with a width of 6.4m and weighs in at 150 tons. The wreck lies adjacent to a reef which is rich in marine life with moray eels a plenty, some very large groupers have also taken up residence in the space below the vessel. It is possible to penetrate the wreck with access points at the rear and through two engine bays, special care should be taken when doing so but upon accessing the wreck a diver can look around the living quarters of the crew and come up onto the bridge. Divers who hold the PADI advanced open water certification or equivalent are able to dive on this wreck, it is also recommended that the PADI wreck specialty course is completed.

Afkule
36°58’11.09”N  29°02’53.26”E
Also known as Aladdin’s cavern, this site was recently voted in the top 10 dive sites in Turkey. The site is made up of 2 parts, the first part is the cavern itself and the second part is “The Hamam”(Turkish Bath). Descending to 29 metres the cavern consists of 2 kidney shaped areas allowing divers to observe the delicate dantelle corals and colourful formations. The second part has a small overhang and sandy bottom with a resident large grouper. After 6-10 mins divers exit and ascend to 12-15 metres for a 100 metre travel to the hamam. Entry is through a large opening into a closed room. Natural sunlight streams through 2 windows in the ceiling creating fantastic light shows for photographers and divers alike. Safety stops are carried out here before surfacing to admire the natural beauty. Re-descending to 5 metres maximum for the short swim to our waiting dive boat. Divers need to be AOW or equivalent to dive both areas but open water/scuba divers can easily undertake the hamam portion of the dive under the guidance of our expert Turkish Dive Guides

Three Tunnels
36°59’78.46”N  29°02’66.67”E
This site does exactly what it says on the tin! The tunnels are created by large cracks in the rock structure and are large enough for divers to pass through in single file. The deepest tunnel entrance is at 30 metres and slowly ascends to 26 metres. Our dive guide will exit in a large area between tunnels and wait for all divers in the group before entering tunnel 2. Tunnel 2 provides a good test of buoyancy as there is a dog leg in the tunnel requiring divers to ascend slightly to maintain forward motion. Tunnel 2 exits at 22 metres where our dive guide will repeat the procedure from tunnel 3. Tunnel 1 is a relatively short 5 metres in length exiting at right angles into the blue water on the left of the tunnels at approx 18 metres. The rest of the dive is carried out on the top of the reef where numerous cracks and crevices are the perfect hiding place for a wide range of marine species. Safety stops are carried out at the anchor line or back of the boat before exiting .

Mexican Hat
36°57’93.68”N  29°03’16.03”E
This dive site also consists of two elements. The first part requires divers to drop down to 29 metres and then one at a time be called forward to visit the shrimp room. With the aid of a torch, thousands of shrimps can be seen living in their natural environment. Good buoyancy control is essential here to allow following divers a chance to experience this phenomenon. When all divers have exited, there follows a 100 metre swim to the second element of the dive. Coming shallow to conserve air. The second part of the dive involves swimming into a large tunnel, the opening of which is 25 metres wide. The tunnel narrows during its 90 metre length and requires a torch. Halfway up the tunnel the water turns from salt to fresh and its temperature drops quite significantly. Safety stops are carried out here before surfacing in a closed room to talk about how cold it is. After a couple of minutes divers re-descend to a maximum depth of 5 metres for the short swim to our waiting dive boat. The first part of this dive is restricted to AOW divers and above, however the second part is quite within the reach of open water divers.

Balaban Island
36°55’71.71”N  29°03’07.50”E
An island in the open sea! This dive site is perfect for divers of all certification levels, the gently sloping rock walls allow depth control to be easily achieved. On the eastern point lies Deep blue balaban which is approximately 250 metres deep. Our dive guide will point this feature out to our divers. For the more experienced diver a full circuit of the island is possible, air consumption permitting. The north side of the island is in the shade most of the time but is still home to lobsters and crabs plus the occasional moray eel. Reaching the western most point of the island is where the sunlight makes an appearance and huge schools of barracuda have been regularly spotted hunting at this location. The return leg along the southern coast of the island is bathed in sunlight and gives the budding photographer great opportunities to spot cardinal fish, squirrel fish and several species of sea bream. Safety stops are carried out under the boat.

Dalyan Reef
36°60’30.48”N  29°03’11.68”E
This dive site is offshore from our normal divesite coastline and is diveable when sea conditions are favourable. The boat is placed on the top of the reef at a depth of 14 metres and divers normally descend down the shot line to assist in any prevailing currents. Divers then pick up the wall in a southerly direction and find their maximum depth based on qualification. The wall is a labyrinth of cracks and crevices, home to many species of marine life. The sandy area below  the divers has historically been  home to occasional rays. At the end of the wall divers turn northwards to head for the dive boat up a gently sloping bottom which resembles a lunar landscape. Home to moray eels, groupers, hermit crabs and wealth of other marine life, this is a chance for divers to explore with a little freedom whilst still under the direct supervision of our dive guide. Safety stops are performed on the anchor line before swimming to the back of our dive boat and exiting. This dive site is available to divers of all certification levels but the top of the reef at 14 metres leaves only a 4 metre window of opportunity for open water divers.

Aquarium Reef
36°61’86.11”N  29°03’87.21”E
This dive site is often used as the location for our third dive of the day. This gives experienced divers the chance to observe many varied species of marine life without descending below 18 metres. Company policy dictates that we do not reverse profile and set 18 metres as the maximum on dive 3. The boat drops all divers off on top of the reef where the bottom is at 8 metres. After a short swim the reef drops off to 30+ metres and divers traverse along a wall. At the end of the wall, divers re-emerge onto the top of the reef where there are several large pinnacles which are home to moray eels, crabs and lobsters. At this point divers are encouraged to look out into the blue where groups of adult and juvenile barracudas are nearly always hunting. After 1 or 2 circuits of the pinnacles divers begin the journey to our waiting dive boat in small aquarium bay. The bottom is predominantly sandy with many rocky outcrops proving home to varied marine species. Safety stops are carried out at the front of the boat before ascent and exit. The red route takes newly/less qualified divers on a tour of small aquarium reef with many of the same features available.

Kaya Bay
36°59’68.17”N  29°03’00.10”E
A favourite with divers of all abilities. The dive boat is moored up close to the beach to allow beginners and courses to take advantage of the level and sandy bottom. For the experienced divers a short swim from the bow of the boat brings a whole new world. To the left a sloping wall leads to the wreck of an old wooden fishing boat, now sadly broken up but still an ideal place to spot juvenile groupers and an array of other species. The wall continues out towards 3 tunnels, but the gently sloping bottom makes depth control easy. To the right lies a sandy amphitheatre surrounded by a reef with many overhangs and crevices where interesting species hang out. Karavider (rock lobster), soldier fish, Mediterranean  moray eels and the occasional large grouper. A group of around 200 juvenile barracudas spent several weeks in the area towards the end of the season.

Yellowstone Drop-Off
36°61’27.37”N  29°03’52.34”E
This dive site is ideal for divers of all certification levels. The red route takes divers down to 29 metres where a small swim through allows divers to observe a wide range of colourful corals before ascending to 20 metres where a large cave containing shrimps is located. Divers can enter with our dive guide 1 at a time to observe the marine life. Underwater torches are a requirement for this part of the dive. Upon all divers exiting, there then follows a 30 minute dive back to the boat which by now is moored in yellowstone bay. The bottom profile is such that divers automatically come shallower during this dive retaining contact with the rocky outcrops and crevices to observe the marine life. The green route allows open water divers to benefit from the stunning underwater features whilst observing the maximum depth limit of 18 metres. Safety stops are carried out swimming around under the boat to maximise available dive time.

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WEB SITE : European Diving Centre

MORE INFO & CONTACT
E-Mail : info@europeandivingcentre.com
Phone : +90 252 614 9771 / +90 533 669 8043
Fax : +90 252 614 9772

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TEKİROVA DIVING CENTER

Tekirova, Kemer - Antalya - Turkey

GPS : 36°29'22.1"N 30°31'27.8"E / 36.489466, 30.524393



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When you discover diving, you will feel extreme freedom, adventure and calm. Nothing compares to the feeling of breathing in and out underwater, in a weightless environment. During boat tour, you will love the view of islands around. When we reach to the diving point, you will be given brief information about diving and boat rules. After some practice in shallow water, you will begin underwater diving. This experience will be limited to at most 9 meters of diving in 30 minutes. After your diving experience, you can relax under the sunlight and enjoy your holiday.

DIVING POINTS

Grand Canyon : This reef that is 100 meters off shore of Üç Adalar begins at 5 meter depth and extending until 23-meter deep and it offers a joyous diving experience. Watcing thousands of small smelt fishes around the reef is a perfect view and experience.
Diving Depth: 5-30 meters
Diving Features: Small coves, big reef, mediterranean moray, Amphora, grouper, leer fish, crawfish and other fishes

Small Canyon : Small Canyon is one of the most beautiful diving points of Üç Adalar region. It is between 2-meter and 19-meter levels underwater. It is one of the most ideal diving regions for our guests who will begin with initial trainings. Small canyon is known by thousands of large and small fishes and it makes our guests love diving.
Diving Depth: 2-19 meters
Diving Features: Small reef, Amphora, turtles, colorful fishes, small cove, regional fishes

Deep Wall : On the seafront side of the largest island of Üç Adalar, deep wall that can reach 43-meter depth is one of the most popular diving points for our guest who want to dive deep. Small coves all around the wall are homes to many different fishes and sea creatures. When you are near the 43-meter-deep wall, you feel like you are hovering in outer space.
Diving Depth: 6-30 meters
Diving Features: Grouper, mediterranean moray, Amphora, deep wall, small coves, crawfish, regional fishes

Small Island : Being the smallest of Üç Adalar, this island sometimes becomes home for leer fish and barracuda fishes due to the fact that streams exist around it. It is possible to see crabs and small sea creatures around the diving point.
Diving Depth: 3-25meters
Diving Features: Partial stream, barracuda fish, leer fish, crab, turtles, small cofe, amphora, historical anchor, regional fishes.

Deep Cave : This is our one of the most beautiful diving points. The entrance is 30-meter deep from sea level and when you enter the cave, sunlight coming through the cracks on the roof offers a magnificent experience. The cave offers a unique experience with its 7-8m long pipe extending upwards and you can see the pipe when you proceed for around 30 meters from the entrance.
Diving Depth: 2-30 meters
Diving Features: Cave, colorful fishes, tunnel, barracuda, crawfish, regional fishes

Havalı Cave : The cave is close to the water surface and its entrance is at 12-meter deep. It is so narrow that two divers cannot swim side by side. The narrow cave tunnel proceeds for 20 meters and it widens then a bottleneck is reached and after 2-3 meters of swimming upwards, you can reach surface. The view inside can show you what millions of years are able to create. If you are lucky enough, you can see endangered Mediterranean seal during diving.
Diving Depth: (inside the cave) 12 meters – 0 meter, (outside the cave) 12 meter – 20 meter
Diving Features: Cave, small shrimps, sea cucumber, grouper, Mediterranean seal, historical anchor, reef, regional fishes.

Pyramide Reef : This is one of the most popular reefs of Üç Adalar, the protected environment of Mediterranean. One side of it has 35-meter depth and the other side has 10-17-meter depth and there is a small canyon, too. It offers a beautiful and comfortable diving experience for divers with its historical amphora and anchors.
Diving Depth: 5-30 meters
Diving Features: Historical anchor and amphora, grouper, Mediterranean moray, colorful fishes, regional fishes.

Aquarium Reef : Located between two islands, vision is crystal clear in aquarium reef due to streams and there are lots of fishes from all colors and sizes. This reef is so ideal for initial trainings and practical diving trainings and it is one of the most liked diving points that we offer.
Diving Depth: 2-25 meters
Diving Features: grouper, colorful fishes, stream, amphora, barracuda fish, regional fishes

Shipwreck (SG-120) : SG-120 was manufactured as assault boat by Germans in 1948 and it had served to Turkish Navy Force Fleet for many years. In 2007, it was sunk near Üç Adalar in order to serve as a natural reef zone. Since that day, it has become so popular.
Diving Depth: 2-30 meters
Diving Features: shipwreck, grouper, ray, regional fishes

Plane wreck (C-47Dakota) : C-47 plane was sunk in 2010 to create a natural underwater reef region between the smaller island and middle-sized island. It was manufactured in 1942 and it had been serving as military cargo plane and operational plane.
Diving Depth: 2-30 meters
Diving Features: Plane wreck, barracuda, turtles, ray, amphora, regional fishes

Tortoise Reef : This reef that confronts us as we are diving to the clear water of Üç Adalar is home to lots of sea creatures as there are streams around it. Especially barracudas, leer fishes, ray and turtles live in this region. As long as they are not disturbed, it is possible to see them in every diving experience. There are also amphora and anchors from ancient times.
Diving Depth:2-20 meters
Diving Features: Tortoise (Caretta Caretta), amphora, historical anchor, barracuda, ray, leer fish, regional fishes.

Hunter’s Stone : This reef that is 400 meters offshore of Üç Adalar looks like a giant mountain that extends between 9-meter and 60-meter depths. Streams exist almost every day and this enhances underwater substantiality. It is possible to watch grouper fishes dancing around the bottom parts of the reef.
Diving depth: 9-30 meters
Diving features: Reef, streams, grouper fishes, leer fishes, regional fishes

Paris II Shipwreck : Paris II shipwreck in Kemer region is one of the most worldwide well-known diving points of the region. The shipwreck is between 18-31 meters depths. French ship Paris II, that looks like it is hovering at the bottom of the sea, was built as a fishing ship in 1913 and during the World War I, it was transformed into a battleship and assigned to Mediterranean coasts. It was sunk by artillery fire from a small Turkish battalion on Koca Burun Hill commanded by Lt. Mustafa Ertuğrul Aker in 1917.
Diving Depth: 2-30 meters
Diving Features: Historical shipwreck, grouper, Mediterranean moray, crawfish, various war equipment, regional fishes

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WEB SITE : Tekirova Diving Centre

MORE INFO & CONTACT
E-Mail : info@tekirovadiving.com
Phone : +90 532 497 4842

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BLUE ESCAPE DIVING

Bodrum - Muğla - Turkey

GPS : 37°01'52.1"N 27°26'27.3"E / 37.031133, 27.440924



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Our Boat ‘’Blue Escape’’ specially customized for realizing diving activities and courses in upmost comfort. Its accommodation capacity is designed for welcoming 30 guests and make them feel at home. It is a boutique boat designed on the idea that makes your happiness, our priority. Beside enjoying lovely Bodrum sun on our large sun deck, you can have your daily cooked lunch on our comfortable tables. Our buffet will be at your service with a quite variety of drinks and snacks for the whole day.

 Blue Escape can serve 12 divers at the same time. In order to make you comfortable; we donated the boat with diving desks. Our sea level platform is serving divers the easiest way of entering and existing from water. The boat has two toilets; fresh water shower and common areas which are cleaned periodically for ensuring ultimate hygiene standards.

You will feel the difference of Diving in Bodrum when you visit Bodrum’s most amazing diving spots with Blue Escape Dive Center. The diversity and large amounts of sponge formations in Bodrum make possible for divers to see the whole range of Mediterranean sea species. In every dive you can bump into an Octopus, stingrays, groupers, large families of barracudas, morays, sea bream, nudibranchs, seahorses, scorpion fish, dentex, leer fish and sponges if you are lucky even dolphins, caretta caretta and seals. Bodrum’s fauna and flora is always surprising for underwater photographers.

Bodrum is the leading actor of underwater documentaries and offers convenience for open water, advanced and beginner divers. Bodrum is also hosting 3 wrecks for wreck divers; very good reef and wall formations and caverns. Because of its archeological history as Halikarnassos; it is possible for you to find some keys to history and see amphoras.

Crystal clear water of Bodrum makes possible visibility to 20-30 meters and poses to underwater videos and photographs. Water temperature is around 16 degrees in winter and rises up to 27 degrees in summer which makes your dives joyfull each season. You are invited to visit Bodrum’s spectacular dive sites with Blue Escape; ’’the dive center in Bodrum.’’

Big Reef
In 20 minutes with Blue Escape you will reach the most beautiful and amazing diving site in Bodrum. The upper part of the reef starts from 5-6 meters and reaches on the South 32 meters and on the North 36 meters. Big Reef has its oppurtunities inside for open water divers there is one side which you can descend gradually to their depth. For Advanced divers they will feel the flying like taste of drop off straight down to 30 meters. If you are an underwater photographer you are at the right diving era in Bodrum. Beside the Wall itself poses great also it is the home of rich aquatic life includes scorpion fish, octopus, jacks, moray eels, schools of barracuda, huge groupers, huge dentex families, White groupers, wrasse and big reef is all covered with different size and type of sponges.

Small Reef
It is just 200 meters away from Big Reef towards Bodrum destination so you will be at lovely diving site of Bodrum in 15 minutes with Blue Escape. Aquatic life is fascinating. When you start your dive in Small Reef; the first descending point is 5-6 meters. You can recognize this site of Bodrum from its cylinder shape and 3 walls surrounding reaches 28-30 meters. Like its name smaller than Big Reef and has the same beautiful characteristics. One of the most worth diving sites in Bodrum. All three walls are perfect for micro photography with their shapes. On top of the reef, check for scorpion fish, octopus, moray eel.When you go deeper groupers, leerfish, schools of barracuda, dentex, white groupers and many will pose for you. Watch different sponges while diving at small reef. If you are an underwater photographer then Small reef is perfect for you.

Wolf Point
It is the ideal point for beginners, open water and advanced divers. It takes 15 minutes to reach Wolf Point from Bodrum with our lovely boat Blue Escape. It is on the South edge of Görece Island as an extension to peninsula which lays between Bodrum and Bitez. Rock formations start from 3 metres and reaches down to 30 meters hosting the beautiful fauna and flora of Aegean sea. During your dive in Wolf Point you can expect to see octopus, diversity of stone fish, soldier fish, groupers, stingrays, moray eels and starfish; sea cucumbers, sponges and amphora parts. On your way back to boat you can visit the old car wreck at 8-10 meters,which serves as an artificial reef.

Lighthouse
Lighthouse is placed at the northwest corner of Karaada, which takes 20 minutes of journey with Blue Escape. It is a convenient dive spot of Bodrum for beginners, open water and advanced divers. Rock formations start from 5 meters and reaches to 20 meters. The reason to visit Lighthouse is hidden in reaching White corals. You need to pass sea grass, sandy bottom and rocks and then here you are with Whitecorals, the only place you could see them in Bodrum. During your dive check out for octopus; moray eels; groupers, stone fish and parrot fish.

Fridge Bay
Fridge Bay is located next to Light house, the journey will take 20 minutes with Blue Escape. It offers 2 dive directions for divers. The first route has the similiar topography with lighthouse and convenient for beginners and open waters. The second route is advised for advanced divers with a depth of 18 to 30 meters. Blue Escape dive guide will lead you to the spot which is in the middle of the bay and encircled by sea grass. Rock outcrops hosting different fish species. The expected visitors of the dive spot is schools of baracuda, octopus, dentex,cuttle fish and axe fish. Do not forget to look out for amphora parts spreaded around.

Paçoz Bay
The bay is located between Smugglers Bay and Lighthouse. It takes a 30 minutes journey from Bodrum harbour with Blue Escape. Spectacular diving spot in Bodrum for beginners, open waters and advanced divers. An old fishing boat wreck ‘Sultan Wreck’ is also situated in Paçoz Bay. The Wall which is covered with different plants starts at 6-7 meters and reaches to 28-30 meters. While diving through the Wall you could come across stingrays,octopus,all sizes of groupers,lobsters,schools of baracuda and posing different sponges. Diving spot also has 3 small caves however diving to caves only possible according to your scuba diving experience and related certificate level.

Smugglers Bay
The ideal dive point for both beginner, open water and advanced divers. Blue Escape will take you to Smugglers Bay in 30 minutes from Bodrum harbour. The bay takes its historical name as it was the secret place for drug smugglers between Greece and the land, as it is so difficult to see the bay entrance from outside. There are small caverns on the shore. But the surprise of the bay is at the right. There is the enterance of an underwater cavern system reaches into Karaada for 40-50 meters and hidden just below sea level. You could only see the top of enterance on a low tide day. It is not recommended for divers( even for cavern divers) because of its so narrow and labyrinth-shape. If you just want to look at the small enterance point of the cave then you can see sweepers and sponges.  You could enjoy diving two directions of the bay. If you prefer to dive right side then you will come across the great view of amphoras at 26 meters depth and while reaching there expect to see moray eels within rock formations, groupers and even a Gurnard can pop out from the sandy sea bed. If you prefer to dive left side of Smugglers Bay; you can join the feast of dentex,stingray, soldier fish,morays within the different  species of sponges.

Bubble Cave
Bubble cave is located at the back of Karada. It will take a 45 minutes journey with Blue Escape from Bodrum. Bubble cave is a scenic diving spot for open waters and advanced divers. The enterance to Bubble cave is at 12 meters and it is full with tube worms,types of corals, sponges. Check out for lobsters within the cracks. The colours of the cave from yellow to purple needed to be seen. The surprising point about cave is that you could enter the cave and exit from the chimney of the cave. The chimney has a diameter of 1 meter and leads you up to 6 meters. After your exit from the cave, look back for the fascinating view of air bubbles which scuba divers left inside. Prepare your cameras for spectacular view of rising bubbles.

Upper Poyraz
Upper Poyraz is along the most beautiful diving spots in Bodrum. The wind is always dominant here and a little bit challenging for boats. Between Poyraz and Upper Poyraz; there are underwater caves and some divers came across with a Mediterranean Monk Seal. One of these cave is even the home of the monk seal which is in the list of endangered species. The diving spot is recommended only for advanced divers as reefs are opening to open sea. Reef starts at 8-10 meters and follows a slope to 20 meters. If you look for the left of the reef formation then watch out and not drop-off. The bottom starts around 35 meters and goes deeper. Stingray can pop out. Small cavern formations through the Wall is nice to see and also hosts different species from like lobsters, mussels. Sponges are great to see.Sometimes current will be a handicap.

Poyraz Bay
Poyraz Bay takes its name from the Northeast wind and like its name always windy and relaxing on hot summer. The journey to Poyraz Bay is 50 minutes by Blue Escape. It is a convenient dive spot for beginners; open water and advanced divers. The rock formations starts at 5 meters and reaches to 20 meters. During your dive; you will come accross with groupers, moray eels,star fish,octopus, sponges also take your underwater camera for amphoras. If you are an advanced diver then you can follow the right side of the bay with lead of our dive guide. If you prefer to see crater shape rock formations, the reef starts at 16 meters. When you dive through rocks you will see the larger and deeper reef, the aquatic life is not so rich in the diving era. Care about the current on the way back to boat. However you could see an old fishing net streched through the rocks.

Flat Rock
It is a volcanic rock formation at the south of Karaada and 300-400 meters away from Aksona Bay.Volcanic structure makes here desirable to dive. Blue Escape will reach this diving site in 50 minutes.Since current is on the scene we recommend for advanced divers still a nice diving site of Bodrum. The Karaada side of Flat Rock is not good for diving as it is so shallow and covered by sea grass. So you will be diving to southeast and expect to see lobster, moray eel, octopus, grouper, white grouper, dentex, wrasse and barracuda.If you are a lucky diver then you can be surprised by a 3 meters long ray who like to swim with divers.

Aksona Bay
You will reach Aksona Bay at the South edge of Karaada after 50 minutes joyfull trip with Blue Escape from Bodrum. The name of the Bay is coming from the famous sponge hunter ‘’Aksona Mehmet’’in Bodrum. This is a diving site with archeological foundations where you could face with Aegean mystery. It is recommended for advanced divers and to a level of 18 meters for open waters. You will be passing sea grass and rock formations which starts at 3 meters and reaches to 20 meters and after that depth they are turning out to be a Wall formation. Look for the old Phonecian Ship Anchor which is around 13,5 meters and placed on a flat rock in order to be seen easily. While you are diving along the Wall; you could see a complete amphora on sandy sea bed at 30 meters. During you dive you could expect to see groupers, octopus; dentex,gold blutch grouper,baracuda,moray eel and if you are on your lucky day even thornback ray and dogfish. Be aware of the reverse currents.

South Point
It is located at the south end of Karaada and 50 minutes away from Bodrum by Blue Escape. A good diving spot of Bodrum for beginners, open water divers and advanced divers. You will start diving to left on sandy bottom and sea grass and then reach to the wall between 18 and 26 meters.  The wall inhabits big fish and lobsters, octopus. Also nice view of pinas in sea grass. There is a small caves around 26 meters which is guarded by big groupers just glance at for the amphora. Right side of the South point is shallow and convenient for beginners. South Point has also another dive spot called as Sponge Reef. It is only for advanced open water divers with a reef starts from 20 meters and reaches 40 plus meters. You will be amazed by different type of sponges covering the reef and meet with groupers, barracudas, moray eels, dentex, jacks and breams.

Kargı Island
Kargı Island is 500 meters to Akyarlar and 1, 5 hour journey with your diving boat in Bodrum ‘’Blue Escape’’. Kargı Island has a lighthouse on it and lovely with its island characteristics. When you dive in Kargı Island; you will understand that journey-time worths. It is the nearest point to Kos Island of Greece. Bay side of Kargı island is nice for scuba diving. Rock formations start around 20 meters and reach the depth of 36 meters. You could see acheological remains of amphoras between 5 meters and 25 meters. Nice reef dive site of water. Aquatic life is spectacular. Look for pink trumpet sponges. You will expect to see tunas, groupers, dentex, White groupers and many moray eels and schools of barracuda.

Orak Island
If you are a reef diver, underwater photographer or dive Explorer then take a 1, 5 hour journey towards Gökova Bay  with Blue Escape Dive Center in Bodrum and visit Orak Island for sure. This dive site of Bodrum has 2 directions for scuba and bot hare fascinating. During you dive you will be amazed by rock formations as the view of them is very likely to moon-surface. After 20 meters rock formations turning out to a deep Wall. This volcanic wall has a bottom depth around 70 meters.While you are diving through the biggest Wall of the region, you will see groupers, White grouper, rays, moray eels and lobsters and many other molluscs, crustaceans for sure.

SG 115 Coast Guard Wreck
SG 115 is a retired coast guard boat which was sunk by BOSAD in 2007. The journey to old coast guard boat wreck will take around 25 minutes by our boat. Now it serves as an artificial reef of Bodrum around Black Island. During your dive you will pass from rock formations near coast and just after neptune grass you will start to see SG 115. Boat’s stern is at 18 meters and bow is around 26 meters. SG 115 has a lenght of 29 meters. If you are an experienced wreck diver then you can penetrate the wreck. Squid eggs has a nice view on mast. When you are on the way back to Blue Escape; topography of rocks will attract your attention.

C-47 Dakota Airplane Wreck
It just at the left side of Paçoz Bay so the journey with Blue Escape will take around 30 minutes. It is a nice diving spot of Bodrum for wreck divers. C-47 Dakota was sunk in 2008 by BOSAD within artificial reef projects of Karaada. It is a retired plane of Turkish Air Force.The plane has a length of 20 meters and its wingspan length is 30 meters.The wreck starts at 16 meters and reaches to 26 meters.  The wreck splitted in 2 parts in 2010. The tail and the shed of the plane moved towards deeper down to 32-33 meters. Location of the wreck is on rock formations so aquatic life around the wreck is rich.Especially huge groupers will improve the fun of your wreck dive in Bodrum.

PINAR 1 Wreck
The very nice wreck diving spot of Bodrum situated between Bubble Cave and Poyraz Bay. The journey to wreck will take around 40 minutes with Blue Escape. Pınar 1 is a retired Costguard navy ,which was used as a water tanker.The ship was sunk in May 2007 by BOSAD and now serves as an artificial reef to divers of Bodrum. The wreck has a length of 37 meters with a width of 7 meters.The depth of the ship wreck starts at 18 meters and descending to 33 meters. After you complete your dive tour around the wreck,you can penetrate to large Wheel house of the captain.In Wheel house you can take the pictures of nudibranches,tube warms and squid eggs around ship’s hull.When you are on the way back to our boat,you will be interested by rock formations between 8-20 meters where groupers,moray eels and octopus will be seen.

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WEB SITE : Blue Escape Diving Centre

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E-Mail : info@blueescapediving.com
Phone : +90 537 406 3284

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DOLPHIN DIVING CENTRE

Fethiye - Muğla - Turkey

GPS : 36°37'23.4"N 29°06'42.3"E / 36.623157, 29.111743



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You can come and join our daily diving trips with a small group of divers on our Merhaba 3 boat, with double deck, a 14 metre diving boat, with fully scuba diving equipment. Kitchen and toilet are provided on board. You will experience the colorful marine life, hand feed fish, and enjoy the feeling of complete weightlessness when you enter the magic world of diving in Fethiye.

Following the first dive, there will be plenty of time to relax, sunbath and snorkel. The afternoon follows with your second dive, with a similar program as your first dive. Scuba diving is one of the fastest growing leisure sports in the world. Dolphin Diving Center offers you PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) courses and CMAS.

DAILY DIVING TOURS FETHIYE

Our day starts at 9:30 a.m. With briefing, instructions, checking and signing formalities for all divers. We then head for our destinations, where you can relax and enjoy the many breathtaking little bays along the coastline, otherwise hidden from the public eye. After the first dive, lunch will be served and you can relax and enjoy the peaceful surroundings whilst either sunbathing, swimming or snorkeling. Following these, the beginner “try” divers get prepared for their second dive in the shallow waters of the bay. Our final dive is for the experienced divers of the group, after which head back to Fethiye arriving at about 6:00 p.m.

EXPERIENCED DIVERS
For qualified divers, Dolphin Diving Center offers you the best diving sites around Fethiye, including reefs, tunnels, caves, drop-offs and archeological sites (Dating back to 300 BC with amphora and ancient wine holders attached to the rocks and where fish make their homes. This is an ideal opportunity for the under water photographer. Upon request, we do night dives. Colonel Yilmaz is one of the most experienced divers in the country and one of the pioneers in the Fethiye area, many dive sites have been discovered by him and some such as –Yilmaz cavern- bear his name.

BEGINNERS “TRY” DIVERS
Congratulations, you have made the first step of a lifetime experience. Dolphin Diving Center offers you general knowledge about the basic steps of diving, such as, equipment, underwater hand signals and safety procedures. Once you have arrived at the beginners bay you will prepared in getting ready to enter the water up to the maximum depth of 4 meters. (12 FT) During your dive you will be under constant supervision with our qualified instructors for maximum satefy.

DOLPHIN DIVING DIVE SITES

1. Red Island : Descending to 6-8 m / 20 - 24 ft you follow the natural slope of the seabed that will lead to 15 m/45 ft. Here, the underwater topography gives you the image of an amphitheatre. By 20 m / 60 ft. To enjoy the full colours of sponges, an underwater light is recommended to appreciate the colours and big groupers gliding among.
Dive site's depht: 25m / 82 ft.
Classification: Experienced

2. Yilmaz's Cave : The cave discovered by Colonel Yilmaz. Inside the cave is quite dark but there is always breathable air available inside the cave.
Dive site's depht: 7 m / 24 ft.
Classification: Intermediate- experienced

3. Tarzan Bay : Due to the entry and exit points, this site is a good location for both Beginner and experienced divers alike. The entry is into 5-m/16 ft of crystal clear water. There are all kinds of small fish in the area, which also is the final resting place of those amphoras, which, for reasons unknown, did not reach their destinations all those thousands of years ago.
Dive site's depht: 25 m / 82 ft
Classification: Beginner - advanced

4. Amphora Bay : One of the oldest amphora sites around this part of Turkey dates back to the Roman Period, approx. 300 B.C. The entry for both options is into 4 m / 12 ft. water and slopes very steeply down to 60 m / 200 ft. There are two big rock formations that are home to many varieties of marine life, including moray eels, crayfish, clownfish, fork tails, octopus, sea aubergine, sponges, groupers and white groupers.
Dive site's depht: 30 m / 100 ft.
Classification: Intermediate - advanced

5. Eagles Nose Bay : This dive is performed at the depth of 9-12m /27-36 ft and it will gives you both great pleasure and along time underwater. You will see, touch, and play with sponges, 3000 year old amphoras, sea spiders, starfishes, octopuses, squids and many different types of fish.
Dive site's depht: 15 m / 50 ft.
Classification: Intermediate - experienced

6. Aquarium Bay : This area is like a lagoon, which is home to some beautiful orange sponges, sandfish, damselfish, combers, red mullet, clownfish, black eyes, giant groupers and octopus. Most of the fish are used to our divers and will feed from your hand.
Dive site's depht: 1 m / 3 ft.
Classification: Beginners

7. Aquarium Reef : An interesting dive with some nice drop offs along the reef. At around 20 - 25 m / 60 - 75 ft. there are some nice groupers that stay in the area,also you can sea scorpion fish under the rocks. Morays are also a common sighting during the dive, especially along the reef.
Dive site's depht: 25 m / 82 ft.
Classification: Experienced

8. Sarıyarlar Bay : First drop off and than tunnels. The first of eight tunnels is at 30 m / 100 ft. where you enter. In every archway or tunnel you can see the light of the exit point and with the longest tunnel being only 4 m /13 ft. in length there is no need for guide lines and there is plenty of natural light. There is also a cavern where you can see shrimps. For this dive lights are recommended to see into smaller homes and hiding places for many species of sea life including red mullet, damselfish, shrimp, sea cucumbers, brittle stars and many types of sea anemones.
Dive site's depht: 12 m / 30 m - 40 ft / 100 ft.
Classification: Experienced

9. Dalyan Bay : Our favourite bay and an abundance of marine life in shallow waters. It is a favourite for courses, checkouts and experienced divers alike. In this small bay live octopus, large groupers, rainbow wrasse, damselfish, fork tails, red mullets, cuttlefish, clown fish, parrotfish and cardinal fish. Most of the fish are used to our divers and will feed from your hand.
Dive site's depht: 15 m / 50 ft.
Classification: Beginner to experienced

10. Dalyan River and Small Reef : One of the best dive location for beginners, you might see colourful fish, sea slugs, sponges, octopus. Photographs can be taken while you are feeding the fish. As you reach 32m the gate of tunnel welcomes you with dim lights. Only two divers can get in to the tunnel at a time because of the narrow pass with coral all along the wall. When you exit from the first tunnel which is 13 m length, you come to the second tunnel at 25m depth. The length of the second tunnel is just 7 m. The third tunnel is wider and larger than the second one.After completing the visits to the last tunnel you will ascend to 12 m. then reach the boat ending the dive.
Dive site's depht: 1 m / 30 m. - 3 ft / 100 ft.
Classification: Beginner to experienced

11. Big Reef : A short distance from Dalyan Key lies the start of the reef in about 10 m / 33 ft. of water. The descent takes you to explore many types of fish and marine life. The reef is a small underwater hill that drops off to 60 m / 200 ft. on the wall side. A spectacular view. Fascinating area for experience.
Dive site's depht: 25 m / 82 ft.
Classification: Experienced

12. Cavern Drop Off : A great dive with some breath-taking drop offs and colours. Near the entry point of the dive there is a small cavern at 6 m / 20 ft. which is home to some beautiful coloured strawberry anemones, daisy anemones and devonshire cup coral. The most amazing drop off looks into 40 m / 155 ft. of seabed where large groupers dwell on the bottom Most probably you will end the dive on the most colourful wall in the Aegean Sea, the drama of soft corals, anemones, sea warms, sponges and schools of fish throughout.
Dive site's depht: 20 m / 66 ft
Classification: Experienced

13. Coral Cavern and Turkish Bath : It is definitely the best dive site in all our diving area. The wall presents us the fascinating colours of the marine world. It would be a great adventure for photographers to experience this dive. Trumpet anemones, gem anemones, daisy strawberry, soft coral, anemones, lettuce coral, sea aubergine and many forms of lace corals are the permanent inhabitants of the site.
Dive site's depht: 25 m / 40 m - 82 ft / 131 ft.
Classification: Advanced only

14. Octopussy's Hole : Pleasant descent down steep slope to bottom and around into the hole ;)) The colours under the natural light through the hole are amazing. Sounds very good. A dive light is essential to fully enjoy this colour exhibition that people have a chance to explore. Due to the undisturbed habitat there are many large groupers that frequent the area swimming among the prominent sponges scattered around.
Dive site's depht: 16 m / 100 ft
Classification: Experienced only

15. Shrimp's Hole : The hole is at 26 m / 86 ft. and is large enough to let 5 - 6 divers enter at one time. Advance buoyancy control is critical not to stir up the bottom silt. With the help of dive lights you can explore large mullets, shrimps, soft coral and some groupers hiding among the cracks. The underwater photographers will get excellent photographs of buddies as they are ascending through the amazing underwater archway by the exit.
Dive site's depht: 28 m / 92 ft.
Classification: Experienced

16. Afkule I : Another fascinating dive site! First you will go down to 24m very slowly to enjoy the beautiful view then find the entrance of the shrimp's hole!!! This quite big cavern is home to red type small shrimp. After spending about 10 min. time we will ascend to 12m. then 4m. And make 200m. To find the great gate of a cave which 10 divers may get into easily at the same time. The cave is so big that you need to kick your fins for about 50m. Then you will be able to find the end of the cave. Now all you need to do is turn back and see the sunlight running into the cave! And after enjoying the view you may surface and with your torch check all the calcium status made by mother nature.
Dive site's depht: 24 m / 80 ft
Classification: Advanced

17. Afkule II : Again another great wall dive for drop off lovers! While you are making this dive you will understand why we say it's great to dive in the Mediterranean! All these colours, all these creatures are only all together in Fethiye! At 28m a small cavern full of shrimps just waiting for the quests! And then the wall continues so endlessly to final of the dive!
Dive site's depht: 10-28m / 33-93 ft
Classification: Advanced

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WEB SITE : Dolphin Diving Center

MORE INFO & CONTACT
E-Mail : johnguven@yahoo.com
Phone : +90 535 717 3130
Fax : +90 252 614 3838

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BLUE TEAM DIVING

Kaş - Antalya - Turkey

GPS : 36°12'11.1"N 29°38'25.7"E / 36.203091, 29.640475



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The Boat : Blue Team
We have two sunbath platforms on our 16 m long boat with capacity of 38. Our boat, which has all facilities such as kitchen, WC, hot water etc, has also a saloon to keep you comfortable in bad weather. Its diving platform eases your access to the sea for diving.

DIVE SITES

Cave Dive
There is a big pebble beach which faces the Greek Island. On the right and left hand side there are two caves. Both caves are not deep and can be entered from 7m to 9m. Divers can ascend in the caves which are both quite big.

Lighthouse
This is a very popular site as it is the closest to Kaş,iologically very diverse and with an old wreck. Easy to navigate around and with little or no current, it is also ideal for night dives. A scrapped WWII C-47 DAKOTA airplane (wingspan 29 m, length 20 m) was purposely sunk here at a depth of 22 metres to create an artificial reef: divers are able to explore the cargo area only.

Canyon
The Canyon is an amazing site to dive at. First, you are in a flat area which goes only 5m to 10m and then a sudden depth starts which resembles a canyon. It's an impressive site to sea. There is a French cargo shipwreck at 25m and its propellers are at 40m.

Oasis Reef
This reef gets its name from its sandy surroundings and from the very abundant fauna. This is an ideal second dive after the Canyon without leaving the anchorage point, with maximum depths above 27 m.

Flaying Fish Reef
This diving spot is the closest area which is near to Greek island Meis. This rocky reef with its top at 4m below the surface gets its name from the plane wreck that lies on its southeast end between 55-71m. This Italian torpedo-bomber, model Savoia-Marchetti SM79 nick-named “sparviero/sparrow-hawk”, was brought down by anti-aircraft fire while bombarding Meis island during WWII. Warning: this very deep and very risky wreck dive is only for very experienced divers. We also remind you that the current is sometimes “dive-cancelling”. This site really deserves its “one of the best in Turkey” title! When the current, usually coming from the southeast is bearable, fish are numerous on the wall on that side: predators such as dentex, groupers, barracudas, amberjacks and bonitos will delight you.

Besmi Reef
Besmi Island is a very beautiful site to dive. It has a bit of current but it depends on the weather. There are very big, well protected amphora's at arround 40m depth.

Kovanlı Island
There are a few bullet cartridges at depth and also a few beehives on the island. You will find one of the best underwater archaeology exhibits around Kaş here: amphorae who¬le or broken, stone and metal anchors abound. Be careful with the strong current coming from the west here.

Pina Reef
This site gets its name from lots of Pina.

Big Cave
A mighty big cave descending below 40m for experienced divers only; lights and a cool com¬position are a must! The entrance is easily found going west from the point, but it cannot be seen without descending in front of the overhang at 27m... Watch out for torn fishing nets to the right of the gate! The ceiling drops down inside starting from 32m, the bottom starts at 44m and gets deeper inside: careful not to lift the fine sand! Watch your depth and decompression limits while admiring impressive Neptune’s lace bouquets, button coral and quickly disap¬pearing red shrimp colonies. The entrance will be temporarily invisible if you venture down the left side branches of the cave. Once out, there is another big dent immediately to the south. Climbing up the wall and going further south is a big chimney and a rock arch at 32m: going in is a sandy bottom at 42m and again, amazing Neptune’s lace! At this dive site without any current, inexperienced divers can comfortably cruise on the roof of the cave and around the point.

Cape Çoban Tunnel
Going immediately down to 20m from the dive boat that anchors on the calm north side of the point and cruising west at exactly that depth one arrives directly at the entrance of the tunnel, a large chimney hidden between big rocks.. The 10m-long tunnel has most of its “Neptun’s lace” on its ceiling broken by divers’ bubbles and are now dense in the dark dents on both left and right walls continuing out of the tunnel.

Thirteen Reef
This rocky reef with the top at 13m is usually very busy with hunting predator fish, but again the strong southerly current is also there... The fish are therefore on the south and southeast slopes! The dive boat anchors close to the top of the reef or takes the hard-to-see buoy there.

Heybeli Island
The dive-boat may be at the “outward” (east) or the “inward” (southwest) side of the islands depending on the wind. There are a lot of alternative dives here: one may dive around the bigger island anti-clockwise or around the smaller island or on the south reef. The southern reef with its rocks elevating to 4,5m and its eastern sandy slopes, diverse sea-grass meadows, rocky slopes at the east of the small island and at the northeast of the bigger island and the very shallow but usable pass between the two islands present a rich and diverse ecology. Turtles are guaranteed!

Sarı Ot Island
A little far, but definitely the best wall in Kaş... The current usually comes from the south and may be very strong: as a classical start, you may have to work your way against it half way down the crack right at the southern tip of the island. Out of this narrow crack, there is no other way than going down the very much alive and seemingly endless wall: the current will ease off at depth. You can then go south following the wall where it’s well worth seeing the groupers and the lively colonies of anthias... On the way back, once up the wall and in the shallows, the current gets quite weak and it is easy to return to the boat following the bottom, amusing yourselves with a series of small rock circles. If you drift north with the current at the start, getting back will be by holding on to the rocks... Inexperienced divers will have it easy, by staying in the safe rocky shallows south of the island, without going over the wall...

Neptune- Three Rocks
The top of the reef starts at 7 meters and goes all the way down to 35 meters and more. The best is 25 meters max. There is rich underwater life in this area. he 29 metre ex-coastguard boat TCSG-119, that was purposely sunk here at a depth of 21 metres to create an artificial reef, has moved deeper due to strong winter storms..

Anchor Reef
This is another very nice historical dive site. A lot of anchors are in rocks which sometimes makes it difficult to see but our guides will show you. There is also rich underwater life.

Pigeon Island
A white marble shark sculpture reminisces of recent underwater art exhibitions and gives heart attacks to first-time divers! Dive south-eastward over the rocky slope and over a bit of sand: you will find an old wooden wreck at 22 m, a bit scattered around... East from there is a deeper small reef at 28 m, famous for its friendly striped groupers and a profusion of broken amphorae... Holes in the soft sand are full of surprises! Going back northwest while staying at 25m, you will find a newer sheet metal wreck sunk as an artificial reef; then going west takes you back to the island and to rest near the friendly white shark. If you follow the shore northward you will find the “peak performance buoyancy” exercise rings a lot of fun!

Hidayet-Stanehenge
A replica of the oldest known and very rich wreck excavated between 1984 and 1994 at cape Uluburun is sunk here to become home to all local grouper species, among others... Dated at the 15th century B.C., the cargo of this boat is now at the Bodrum Underwater Archaeology Museum. An “in situ” represen¬tation of the original Uluburun wreck, as it was found by sponge divers, is located at 15m with imitation amphorae, stone anchors and copper ingots. The rock&sand drop-off in front of the south point offers rich wildlife as it goes quite deep in big steps. The intricate bottom formations in the bay east of the wreck deserve their nickname: “Stonehenge”.

Gürmenli Island
In Gurmeli Island there are two good diving sites both of which have very deep anchors and reefs. It's very good area for day trips.

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LYKIA WORLD DIVING CENTER

Kıdrak, Fethiye - Muğla - Turkey

GPS : 36°31'31.0"N 29°07'31.9"E / 36.525280, 29.125543



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Lykia world diving centre is a PADI dive resort located in Olüdeniz with the best dive sites in the area right at our doorstep. We offer daily dive trips for novices and qualified  divers. We also offer all padi courses from total beginners up to instructor level. Specialties are on offer as well. Our instructors teach in English, German, Russian and Turkish. your enjoyment and safety is our top priority.

KIDRAK : Kıdrak is a dive site full of discovery with a variety of life and something new around every corner. Many fresh water springs give an interesting effect and this draws in many different species of marine life from numerous types of fish to Moray eels and Octopus. On the 15 metre wall there is a whole variety of different types of soft corals, sponges and anenomies, the wall leads to a small grotto at a depth of 12 metres. Make sure you have your torch to have a good look around. On the way back you will pass through a wonderful passageway before again passing through the fresh water springs.
Dept Time : 25 metres 50 minutes or 50 bar
Direction Of Dive : Shore on the left on the way out and on the right on the way back.
Boat Positioning : Boat anchored.
Points Of Interest : Swim through, small grotto and thermoclines caused by fresh water springs
Any Potential Hazards : Watch your buoyancy.
Class Of Diver : For all certified divers.

IBLIS POINT : One of furthest dive sites, fantastic rock formations hiding morays. Great drop offs, amphora. Abundant marine life including Rays, Crayfish, Large Groupers, Jackfish, Blennies. There’s plenty to see and photograph in the numerous holes/crack on the wall and reefs. The dive finishes in the bay and there waiting for you are flounder fish scanning your every movement.
Dept Time : 28m – 50 mins or 50 Bar
Direction Of Dive : Out & back along coast starting northwards with shore on right.
Boat Positioning : From Drop Off will move into bay.
Points Of Interest : Big groupers and sponges at depth.
Any Potential Hazards : Good buoyancy control on descent/depth
Class Of Diver : Intermediate – Advanced

GROUPER LAYER : A lovely dive for both the novice and the experienced, with much to see from a wall with yellow coral to a larger will with much marine life and an old car wreck at a shallow depth.
Dept Time : 30 metres 50 minutes or 50 bar
Direction Of Dive : Go from the plateau and down the rocky slope, when you have reached your maximum depth turn to your left and follow the wall the acend to the second plateau and turn back following the wall on your right.
Points Of Interest : Yellow coral wall, car wreck and wall
Any Potential Hazards : Watch your buoyancy.
Class Of Diver : For all certified divers.

HOUSE REEF : The House Reef lies directly on the doorstep of Lykiaworld. Almost as soon as the dive begins you will see the remains of an old footbridge, destroyed years ago from a mighty winter storm. Take a look in the old pipes, it is always worthwhile, as no-one knows what could be hiding inside, anenomies, hermit crabs and maybe the odd Noray Eel. Continue on to 18 metres where there is part of a destroyed footbridge, large Grouper have made this their home.
Dept Time : 18 M – 50 mins or 50 bar
Direction Of Dive : From the Pier go North (Parallel to shoreline) until you see a rope.
Boat Positioning : Shore dive
Points Of Interest : Ruined constructions and pipes
Any Potential Hazards : None
Class Of Diver : For all certified divers.

LOBSTER POT : A nice dive, huge boulders at the start of the dive with some large Groupers. Keep the shore on your right and head towards the point, there can be a current in this area. There are lots of holes in the rocks with Lobsters hiding in them, also keep an eye out for Octopus and the occasional Turtle.
Dept Time : 25m – 60 mins or 50 Bar
Direction Of Dive : From entry swim along the shoreline with the coast on your right
Boat Positioning : The boat will follow SMB around the point.
Points Of Interest : Large rocks with nice soft corals and Groupers, check in all holes for Lobsters.
Any Potential Hazards : Currents on the point
Class Of Diver : Intermediate

MEXICAN HAT : The name comes from the shape of the hole which goes up and look like a Mexican hat. The hole is at 20m/66ft and is large enough to accommodate 6/8 divers at a time. Also good buoyancy is important to stop stirring up the bottom, which is sandy. Using your dive light you can find large mullet, shrimps, soft coral and some groupers hiding amongst the cracks. The hole also homes some moray eels that lay and wait for some unsuspecting prey. At the exit for the dive there is an amazing underwater archway one can get excellent photographs of buddies swimming through.
Dept Time : 25 m – 60 mins or 50 Bar
Direction Of Dive : From Drop Off down to hole then south with shore on one’s left side
Boat Positioning : Wait above dive site.
Points Of Interest : Hole formations / Drop Offs /Archways.
Any Potential Hazards : Good buoyancy control on descent. Don’t go into the hole beyond the guide diver.
Class Of Diver : Experienced Divers Only

PINNICALE ROCK : As you arrive at this Dive Site keep your eyes open for the rock which sits just below the surface. The rib drops you on the south of the rock down to about 10m. You will see very prominent gravel path leading down between some huge rocks. Follow it down to a sandy bottom at 30m then turn right keeping rock on your right. Keeping your eyes peeled for morays crayfish, octopus and grouper etc. Also, there is a well-hidden amphora field with some nice examples of this ancient form of pottery. Turn right up between some gullies, which go almost vertical slowly making your way up some nice platos’ at 25m & 16m to finish a lovely dive back where you started.
Dept Time : 30m – 50 mins or 50 Bar
Direction Of Dive : Boat drops you at Pinnacle, dive clockwise around
Boat Positioning : Boat anchored
Points Of Interest : Amphora Field, moray eels, stingrays and excellenttopography
Any Potential Hazards : Monitor depth closely at 30m, ocean floor drops offdramatically in places
Class Of Diver : Experienced

PLAYGROUND : This dive is suitable for all Divers. At every depth there are many holes and passages to swim through and around, where you can find many different types of Anenomies and corals. In the holes and fissures lurk Shrimps and moray Eels.
Dept Time : 18 metres 50 minutes or 50 bar
Direction Of Dive : Boat is anchored. Shore on left side first then right side coming back                
Points Of Interest : Many holes and passages, great for novice divers
Any Potential Hazards : Watch your divers through the holes and passages.
Class Of Diver : For all divers

SECRET GARDEN : Descend down to 25m and find a small cavern exit first cavern and continue until you come to a huge cavern with the ceiling at 6m and floor at 27m. Cavern goes into the cliff for approx. 20m. Take a torch and see the amazing rich colours of the sponges and soft corals. Exit cavern and swim through arch at 24m. Start a gradual ascent with interesting rock formations and schools of fish.
Dept Time : 30m – 60 mins or 60 Bar
Direction Of Dive : Keep the wall on your left.
Boat Positioning : Boat follows SMB.
Points Of Interest : Huge cavern with nice rock formations and plateaus.
Any Potential Hazards : No access to surface in cavern. Deep dive.
Class Of Diver : Experienced divers only.

CATHEDRAL : After leaving the boat descend immediately to the tunnel entrance at 36 metres. When entering the tunnel make sure your tourch is on and see the amazing rich colours of the sponges and soft corals as well as shrimps staring back at you from the many nooks and cranny’s. Have a look around, but keep an eye on your air and buoyancy and leave enough time to visit the cathedral. Off to the right is a large crack, once inside you will see Stalactites and Stalagmites that have formed to resemble and Alter. After leaving the Cathedral continue through the tunnel to the exit and follow the wall keeping it on your right hand side.
Dept Time : 36 metres 50 minutes or 50 bar.
Direction Of Dive : From the boat go through the Tunnel and follow the coast on the right.
Boat Positioning : Anchored.
Points Of Interest : Tunnel and cave with alter.
Any Potential Hazards : Deep dive and keep an eye on your buoyancy
Class Of Diver : Very experienced.

BUTTERFLY VALLEY WALL : This popular valley is as beautiful below the water as it as above. We start this dive at the opening of the bay. Dropping down a sheer face and following this spectacular wall into the bay. Finishing off your dive with the boat waiting for you.
Dept Time : 30 m – 50 mins or 50 Bar
Direction Of Dive : Boat drops divers at entrance to Butterfly Valley, follow coastline toward the beach, keeping cliff surface on the right hand side
Boat Positioning : Boat follows SMB
Points Of Interest : Huge shoals of triggerfish, spectacular wall
Any Potential Hazards : Stay close to coastline and monitor depth closely as ocean floor slopes away dramatically in places
Class Of Diver : Experienced

CANNON BALL BAY : A nice varied dive Site. You get dropped into 8m, down a wall keeping the coast line on you left. Have a hunt around the large rocks until you come across some grooves. The bay is littered with catapult balls and lead cannon balls continue until you get to the island which is surrounded by gravel. The island has some nice overhangs and is worth looking around and up out form the island over the huge slabs much the same as topography of the land down towards the other side of the bay into about 12m where the boat will be waiting to pick you up. This Dive Site is ideal for the Experienced diver in need of an orientation Dive and anyone who has just completed a Discover Scuba course, also an excellent Night Dive Site.
Dept Time : 28m – 50 mins or 50 Bar
Direction Of Dive : Drop in just off the point onto a 8m wall, follow bay aroundkeeping coastline on left side.
Boat Positioning : Boat anchored in the bay
Points Of Interest : Large grooves carved into ocean floor, numerous very largecatapult balls and some smaller lead balls.
Any Potential Hazards : Dropping a catapult ball on your foot!!!
Class Of Diver : Novice – Intermediate

BLUE CAVE WALL : Once leaving the boat go down steeply; however watch out for the drop-off that goes down to 40 metres. After a short while there is a gentle slope, where there are many grouper and Trigger fish hiding amoungst the rocks and boulders. Closer to the coastline you will see many colourful fish. Once around the point on the left hand side is a large crack where fresh water meets sea water, Moray Eels have made this place their home. Before rejoining the boat, have a look around the rocks for schooling fish.
Dept Time : 30 metres 50 minutes or 50 bar
Direction Of Dive : Keep the coast on your left hand side.
Boat Positioning : Boat follows SMB
Points Of Interest : Crack in wall with fresh water spring.
Any Potential Hazards : Pay attention to the drop-off.
Class Of Diver : For experienced divers.

BALABAN ISLAND : An Island in the open sea!! We have seen more turtle’s in this dive than all previous sightings together. The Island drops off to over 400 m / 1230 ft, so starring into the big blue is a must. There are a number of spinylobsters and Cray fish in the holes and cracks of the island, these are of course to photograph, not catch!!! Rays have also beenspotted lingering in the area of this island.
Dept Time : 27m – 60 min or 50 Bar
Direction Of Dive : Move north down around Island with shore on left side. Then multilevel back
Boat Positioning : Wait on east side
Points Of Interest : Nice drop off and walls and crayfish.
Any Potential Hazards : Good buoyancy control on descent/depth don’t go into the hole
Class Of Diver : Experienced Divers

AMPHORA CAVE : Great opportunity for photographers, with many amphoras and one dating back a few hundred years ago and of course a beautiful cave which flows with light. Watch sandy areas for the stingrays.
Dept Time : 25 metres 50 minutes or 50 bar
Direction Of Dive : Follow shore on the left side all the way through the dive
Points Of Interest : A lovely cave which flows with light and outside the cave oneamphora dating back a few hundred years.
Any Potential Hazards : Watch bouyancy inside cave as sandy bottom
Class Of Diver : For expierenced divers.

ALADDIN’S CAVERN : Probably the best dive in the world’ well it’s a slight exaggeration but it is definitely the best dive in our area. The wall that one starts the dive is so colorful and there are many varieties of marine life to photograph. Along the fauna and coral wall you will find trumpet anemones, daisy anemones, devonshire cup corals, gold star corals, soft corals, dead man fingers, sea fans and many form of lace coral. The moray linger in the holes and cracks along with small shrimp and bennies. The exit point is inside an open cavern where most beautiful scenery above and below the water awaits you.
Dept Time : 23 m – 50 mins or 50 Bar
Direction Of Dive : From Drop off move east with shoreline on one’s left
Boat Positioning : From Drop off move to exit and wait
Points Of Interest : Colorful wall and an amazing cavern where one can surface
Any Potential Hazards : No bottom on wall, so excellent bouyancy controls a must!! Avoid  vertigo and stay close to the wall
Class Of Diver : Advanced divers only

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WEB SITE : Lykia World Diving Centre

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Phone : +90 252 617 0200 / +90 534 388 6261

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HAPPY BUBBLES DIVE CENTER

Gümbet, Bodrum - Muğla - Turkey

GPS : 37°01'46.4"N 27°24'35.5"E / 37.029547, 27.409853



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M/S Moonstar Gulet – Ketch
This document contains detailed information about the 24,80 m. Long wooden Gulet named Moonstar built and owned by Flora Yachting in 1998 and refitted in 2011. On board, there are 2 DBL Master cabins, 1 DBL standart cabin and 1 TWIN cabin. Total guest capacity is 8 persons. There is also another cabin for crew. 3 WCs are for guests and 1 for the crew.

On our boat, there is also a 3.20 m Orca dinghy, 25 HP Honda outboard engine and Yamaha 800 Jetski. All types of water sports are available. In addition to these, if the guests would like to do a liva aboard diving safari, we put high pressure compressor and all types of diving gear on board, as well as emergency oxygen and first aid kit. For diving operation there needs to be at least 4 divers on board.

Daily Diving Tours
If you are a certified diver, you are welcome on board to join our daily diving excursions. Our dive boat sets out every day to the best diving spots around Bodrum. Reefs with sponges, giant groupers, octopuses and moray eels, wrecks of combat planes, coast guard boats and tankers, exciting caverns with nocturnal tube worms are visited everyday by hundreds of divers from all over the world. Bodrum has an ancient history of many civilizations. It is amazing to see the amphorae and feel the history like an underwater archeologist does.

If you have your own equipment, we supply two tanks and weights for you. If you need any additional equipment you may rent one of ours. Nitrox will be available soon. Accompanying non-divers are also welcome on board.

Try Scuba Diving
If you have never dived before, you may want to experience a try dive. In a try dive, you will be diving with an instructor one-to-one and enjoy the underwater world safely. Try Scuba Diving program is how everybody starts their diving adventure all around the world. Once you take your first step to this magical world, you will be amazed how easy it is to breath underwater, to hover weightlessly like an astronaut in outer space and how colorful and rich life is below the surface. As we take your pictures and shoot some videos of you, you will love to share this experience with the world and you will have checked out another task in your bucket list.

DIVE SITES

Small Reef : Same but smaller than the Big Reef, but more fascinating. It lays 200 meters from the Big Reef towards Bodrum. Lots of fish swim in that Reef to be waited for seeing. The depth starts at 5m (15 ft) to 26m (50ft). 15 min. far from the harbour. Divers can use the anchor chain to descent to the top of it. Small reef has cylinder shape and has walls all around it. You can circumnavigate around it at least twice during your dive. Walls of the small reef have plenty of inlets, overhangs which is well suited for micro photography. Octopus, many small species, scorpion fish, large groupers, white groupers, barracuda, moray eel and many more can be seen. This dive site is suitable for experienced divers as often there are currents.

Big Reef : The most beatiful and fascinating dive site in Bodrum. Big Reef has all the diving opportunities in it.  The depth starts at 7m (25 ft) . Divers can use the anchor chain for easy descent to top of the reef. lt has a wall which faces Black Island and drops straight down from 7 mtrs to 34 mtrs. The other side of the reef is gradual slope down to depths of 25 to 30 mtrs. Padi open water or 1 star Cmas divers can use this side of the reef to descend to their depths. The higher level of divers can descend straight from the drop off. The wall is rich with marine life and particularly well suited for photography. It will take only 20 minitues to reach here from Bodrum. Octopuses, Moray eels, small fish, huge groupers, barracudas,  jacks, colorfull slugs, spiny lobsters  and many other varieties of marine life expected to be seen in Big reef . This dive site is suitable for experienced divers as often there are currents.

Wolf’s Point : An ideal point for both advanced divers, open water divers and beginners. It is 15 minutes journey to reach there by boat. Rock formations start from 3 meters and gradually goes down to 20-30 meters. During the descent/ascent expect to see stone fish, groupers, star fish, sea cucumber and lots of broken amphora. There is also an old Phonecian ships anchor at the 15 meter level. You will also see rock outcrop, stone sea bed, sea grass and an occasional sandy sea bed. There is a bizarre “truck wreck” somewhere around 13-14 m. It is not well known how and why that truck came there.

Lighthouse : It is at the northwest corner of the Black Island.  It is 20 minutes journey to reach there by boat. An ideal point for both advanced divers, open water divers and beginners. The rock formations start from 5 meters and goes down to 20 meters. During the dive, pass over sea grass, sand, rock outcrops and white coral (this is the only dive site on Black Island where white coral still exists). Look out for octopus, stone fish, moray eels, groupers of all sizes and other species of fish.

Fridge Bay : Fridge bay is located next to lighthouse and only 20 mins by boat. lt has two sites to visit, as one of them, is by the point of the bay and has similar topography as lighthouse. The other site is only for advanced divers as it is at the depth of 18 to 30 meters.  You need an experienced dive leader to find the spot since it is in the middle of the bay, surrounded by sea grass. A slight slope and large cracked rocks create good nesting places for all types of sea creatures. It’s common to see school of barracudas circling around the dive site, big octopus and lots of broken amphoras scattered around it. Dentex join the feast in the afternoon.

SG115 Coast Guard Wreck : SG 115 is an old coast guard ship which was sunk by BOSAD in 2007 to be an artificial reef around Black Island. After leaving rocky coastline – across the neptune grass SG 115 looms in distance – stern in 17mt., bow in 26mt. Squid eggs growing on mast. Swim through the captain’s wheel house – back up to the stern, and then along across rocks back to our boat. Experienced divers may penetrate the wreck with great caution as lots of metal parts are thorn away and may cause entanglement.

Paçoz Bay : A bay located between Smugglers and the Lighthouse. It is 25 minutes journey to reach there by boat. An ideal point for both advanced divers, open water divers and beginners. It is a very scenic dive spot as it has 3 fishing boat wrecks at the depths of 16 to 24 mtrs at the left side wall. Dive site also has a small cave at 30 mtrs and the entrance of it has tooth corals, loads of micro and different types of sponges. Watch out for lobsters, sponges, barracuda, octopus, sting rays and groupers resting on the sponges. The sea bed is mainly sand and covered with rock formations. In 2007 on the left side of the bay, BOSAD sank a C47 Dakota Plane for the divers and as an artificial reef project. If you follow the right wall you may encounter with giant groupers at around 19m to 24 m. Right side inclines gently with a sandy and grassy bottom.

C-47 Dakota Plane Wreck : On the left side of Paçoz Bay, there lies a plane wreck. It was sunk by BOSAD in 2007. C-47 DAKOTA is a military plane with a length of 20m and 30m of wing. Its depth starts at 16m and descending to 28m. In 2010 the wreck is broken into two pieces and the body/tail part drifted deeper down. Left engine was also broken as she was moving. The wreck has contact with the rock formations and because of this fish surroundered the wreck very quickly. Large groupers and big schools of breams swim around the wreck, making a good shot for the photographers.

Smuggler’s Bay : Smuggler’s Bay is 25 minutes journey to reach there by boat. An ideal point for both advanced divers, open water divers and beginners. Smuggler’s Bay is famous since Ottoman Times and known as a stash place for drug smugglers from Greek islands to the land. The bay makes a deep cut on the island’s profile and it is very hard to see the enterance from distance. On the shore there are small caverns to hide things. There is also a very long and winding underwater cave system with an enterance at right below the sea level. At low tide one can see the top of the enterance. It is not recommended for divers, even to those with cave diving experience since it is very narrow and labyrinth-like. It’s common to encounter the cave sweepers different species of sponges in this small cave..

It is possible to dive into two directions of the bay. Right Side : Many amphoras, sandy bottom, stingray, large family of groupers, soldier fish. Left Side: Soldier fish, axe fish, groupers, rocky and sandy. Look out for moray eels in the numerous cracks in the rocks. The rock formations go down to approximately 26 meters deep. Groupers will be encountered along with several other small species of fish. Also different species of sponges will be seen.

Temel Bay : Typical Aegean dive. Sand, rocks and grass dominates the area. Swimming forward from the boat you will come to the large cliff ranging between 10mt and 30 mt. Glide down the cliff and swim through some caverns around 15- 22 mt. Eels nest in these caverns as well as big sponge colonies. Good dive for spotting cuttle fish and axe fish

Neco Bay : Typical Aegean dive. Sand, rocks and grass dominates the area. This place is very good for beginners and diver training. A large sandy bottom around 6-7 m. is safe and suitable for newbies. More experienced divers should take the left side, as the cascading rocks drop down to 30 m. Lots of fish, tritons, murray eels and octopus may be encountered.

Bubble Cave : It is on the back of the Black Island at a depth of 12 meters. The cave is full with wreckfish and tubeworms. There is light in cave. But dont forget your torch for a better view. Easy to see many kinds of spongesand, look for lobsters on the roof. One by one swim up the chimney and be careful not to kick the sponges. Out of the chimney – 5 mt. – all the bubbles breathed out in the cave come out through the cracks in the top.

Pinar-1 Wreck : Y111 TCG Pinar 1 Navy Costguard water carring ship is a dive point in the north of Bodrum at Black island between the Bubble cave and Poyraz bay.It has a length of 37m and 7m width.Stern lies in 20m depth and descending to round 30m.  It has been sunk by BOSAD (Bodrum Sualtı Derneği) in May 2007 to create an artificial reef for divers.  After swimming round outside of the ship, swim up to wheel house – enter large wheel house. many nudibranches, tube warms, and squid eggs growing on hull. After leaving ship interesting rock formations can be seen on the way back to the boat

Upper Poyraz : This site rarely visited since it is open to the dominant winds around the Black Island. Boats may have problems staying moored. But it is worth diving here.
The name comes from the other side of the hill, Poyraz Bay. (mentioned in another post). Between Poyraz and Upper Poyraz, there are nice underwater caves inhabited by the Mediterranean Monk Seals, an endangered species. Upper Poyraz has a reef formation reaching to the open sea. Reef starts around 8-10 m. on the left side of the bay and gently drops down to 20s. Left side of this reef is a big drop-off. Bottom starts around 35 m. and slopes down deeper as sand. Stingrays and other types of rays can be seen. On the wall, there are many caverns in various sizes. These holes make good nests for all types of fish, crustaceans and molluscs. Different types of sponges are scattered around. This site is recommended for advanced divers only. Large path, long swims with currents sometimes. Deep and dark below.

Poyraz Bay : It is on the back of the Black Island and takes about 45 minutes by boat. Poyraz means Northeast wind in Turkish. This bay is always windy and is relaxing on hot summer days. An ideal point for both advanced divers, open water divers and beginners. The rock formations start from 5 mtrs and slopes down to 20 mtrs. Look out for groupers, octopus, moray eels, star fish, sponges and several other species of small fish – also amphoras. Following the right side, a nice slope brings you down to the first rocky reef at 16 m. If you follow the rocks deeper, you will arrive to a larger and deeper reef with more fish and critters around. This second part is only for advanced divers. It is not only the depth but a strong current welcomes you against your way back to the boat. There is also an old fish net tangled to the rocks and cut left behind, still hunting silently. Bad for aquatic life, as well as diver safety. Since it is a good mooring site for gulets as well, there are always traffic in and out of the bay. Divers must be careful.

Flat Rock : Flat Rock is an unusual rock formation caused by volcanic eruptions. It takes about 50 minutes by boat and is for advanced divers only, since there is little bit of current. The Flat Rock is about 300-400 meters far from the Aksona Point. The Black Island side and the northern part of the island is not good for diving, since it is very shallow and full of algeas and sea grass. In almost every dive you might see, lobsters, moray eels, octopuses, groupers, dentex, wrasse, barracudas and an occasional 3 meter long ray swimming together with divers!

Aksona Bay : It took its name from a famous sponge hunter “Aksona Mehmet” of Bodrum. It takes about 50 minutes by boat and is for advanced and open water divers only. It starts at 3 meters and then goes down to 20’s, then a rock wall until 30-35 meters. Aksona is a dive site where Agean history lies. There are lots of archeological foundings. Continue the dive passing over sea grass and rock formations where hopefully you should find an old Phonecian ships anchor at 13.5 meter level (about 16 minutes into dive). This anchor has been placed on top of a flat rock for easy sighting. On reaching the wall, look out for one almost complete piece of amphora lying on the sandy sea bed (about 30 meters depth). You might see, octopuses, groupers, goldblotch groupers, barracudas, murray eels and if you are lucky, thornback rays!

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WEB SITE : Happy Bubbles Dive Center

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E-Mail : info@happybubbles.com
Phone : +90 532 597 7386

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