DIVE SITES

It is the big island at the exit of Fethiye Harbour. The Lighthouse, built by the French in 1910, still shines on the island but it also had its share of privatisation, now closed.

This a bay located 2 miles away on the left after leaving Fethiye Harbour. It is quite suitable for diving and anchoring since it is calm during the summer.

It is, although not very interesting, an easy point to dive stretching in front of the cape walls before aquarium bay, where you can dive in bad weather.

It is one of the most well-known diving spots in Fethiye.

The dive starts in aquarium bay. After going 50 metres to the north then north west, you reach the sandy area at 20 metres depth.

Diving starts two hundred metres south of Aquarium bay. The left side of the wall descends to 40-50 m with a steep slope.

It is a bay with a small beach, located 3 miles away from aquarium bay after you leave Fethiye Harbour, and is very suitable for diving.

This extremely well sheltered little bay is ideal for diver training and a lot of the daily companies use it for just this.

It is an excellent diving point, 3 miles from Fethiye Harbour, 500 metres from the mainland. It is also called Dalyan Reef by some diving centres.

It is a very nice diving point two miles from Fethiye harbour. If you like passing through tunnels, this place is for you, offering a rich dive with fauna and flora, 100 metres NW from southern point of Aziz Aga bay.

Aziz Ağa or Kaya bay as others call it, due to the large rock sticking up in the middle, is a dive site for all levels.

As a result of the efforts of several people and diving centres in Fethiye, the decommissioned coast guard boat registered SG 121 was sunk in 2011 near a point close to Afkule.

One of the best 10 dive sites in Turkey, also known by other companies as Aladdin’s Cave.

Three hundred metres past Afkule cave and start diving in front of the steep walls on the left side. It will be quite difficult to find the starting point if you do not know the exact entrance.

Found by an old Instructor, this cave resembling a chimney is difficult find if you have never been there before.

After diving at the Af kule cave, follow the coast in an easterly direction until you reach the deepest point.

It is a small island on the east side of Fethiye Bay and is perfect for wall diving. The depth around the island can reach around 250-300 m to the north.

The small island just before the tip of Iblis Cape sometimes does not allow shelter due to the western winds. Alternatively, you can stay in a little bay to the north and east.

The cape to the east of the Gulf of Fethiye offers four wonderful diving spots for divers of all levels. Anchoring behind the tiny island with your boat or lying off will protect you from the waves coming from the west throughout the season.

Start diving close to the island is the best choice. The area around the island is quite shallow, under the boat the bottom is sandy up to 15-20 m Keep the island to your left and start diving.

There is shallow peak of 3-5 m to the south-west of the island. You can easily find it when you look from a distance thanks to its green colour.

Start diving right behind the cape. Depth 8-10 m It is recommended you stay close to the land and bottom if there is current.

This is the most extraordinarily beautiful dive spot at Iblis Cape. It is also unique for wide-angle photo shots.

Begin the dive approximately 8-10 meters from the shore. While not the most popular dive site, it’s a good alternative when the west wind is blowing.

It is a new dive site opened for diving at the end of 2004. There are two caves here. The first cave resembles a half-cylinder.

Karacaören Bay is a small bay with a small island next to it and located near Gemile Island. Gemile island hosts the ruins of monasteries and churches from the Byzantine period.

Opened to diving in 2021, this small island, with its Byzantine ruins, attracts both divers and snorkelers. The northern side of the island features a dramatic drop-off to depths of 50-60 meters, offering excellent visibility and calm waters.

This Karacaören dive site is planned according to current sea conditions and the experience level of participating divers.

After the surprise opening of Karacaören Island and its surroundings (2021), we made many exploratory dives in the vicinity.

Karacaören Island and its surroundings, which were forbidden to dive for many years, are now open to diving and after exploratory dives we had two great diving spots.

This wall, which is located 3. 5 km south of Ölüdeniz and reaches 50-60 metres. is a unique spot for wall diving.

When conditions allow, the boat can anchor in the small bay before the dive. At 4–5 metres beneath the boat are dozens of stone and lead cannonballs from a historic wreck.

Taking its name from Kabak Bay nearby, the tunnel is only suitable for experienced divers. The underwater tunnel is 60 metres in length, 5-20 metres in width, and 5-8 metres in height.

At the junction of Yediburunlar and Kabak Bay, about 6 miles from Belcekiz Bay, lies an uncharted underwater shelf. Its rocky structure and marine life make it suitable for reef diving.

It is a perfect bay for second and third dives after the deep dive at Kabak Tunnel. There are ruins from the Byzantine period and a church scattered around the bay.

It is a cave, which was discovered by SEAHORSE divers in 2011 only after the bans were lifted in 2004. It is located near the end of Belceyiz Bay, 15 miles from Ölüdeniz.

A very virgin place where occasionally quite strong currents are observed depending on the weather conditions.

One of the most beautiful walls of Turkey is here. Anchor your boat on the shelf at the northeast end of the island, you will be protected from waves from the west.

After jumping off the boat for the second dive, head north, northwest. You may come across squid mating in this area, stop and wait!

Aşı Bay or Dişibilmez bay as written on the map numbered TR312. There are five caves discovered so far. However, they have been named differently since no joint work has been carried out until now.

In Turkey, almost every cave was called the blue cave because of the blueness in front of them. There is a blue cave in almost every region in the Mediterranean.

It is the only island in the region called Dişibilmez or Aşı Bay. Approach from the south direction with your boat and anchor at a depth of 10-15 metres.

This is one of the small but most interesting caves in Aşı Bay. It is a short dive site but when you complete all regular dives and at the end of the day you want to make another shallow dive, do not miss this place.

It is the deepest cave in Aşı Bay. Since there is not much to see after the exit of the cave, a 30-minute dive will suffice.

It is the last cave on the north west of Aşı Bay. There is a small stream bed when you go 150 metres to the left from ZOE cave, the entrance of which is marked on the stone wall.

There is a small recess in front of the steep walls before the beach on the left side of the bay. The dive starts here; there is an 8-10 m deep cave that looks like an inverted V right in front of you.

The wreck sank in 1996 after hitting a rock mount, killing 2 people. Lying in 7-14m of water. Entry from RiB on top of an underwater promontory and swim to the right, into the small bay, gradually descending.

After anchoring in the small bay, RiB to the western point. The wall immediately drops off to 50m+ . Follow the wall westwards at 20-25 m looking out for groupers, jacks and wall mounted sealife.