Scuba Diving from Kiriş

Kiriş is the quiet neighbour of Kemer — a small resort bay tucked between the pine-covered slopes of the Taurus mountains and a curve of pebble beach, just a few minutes down the coast from Kemer's harbour. Most of the bay is taken up by a handful of large resort hotels, which makes it a calm, self-contained base for a holiday — and it happens to sit right beside the clearest-water diving cluster on the whole Antalya coastline.

Diving from Kiriş is refreshingly simple. Our full-day Kemer scuba diving trip (€43, around 8 hours) includes free two-way transfer from Kiriş hotels: a minibus collects you at your reception in the morning — the exact time is confirmed the evening before — and it is only a short drive to the boat in Kemer. On board you get a full safety briefing, all equipment, two guided dives with PADI-certified instructors, a fresh lunch, and passenger and diving insurance, before being dropped back at your hotel at the end of the day.

The sea off Kemer is famously the clearest on this coast, and the dive sites live up to it: rocky reefs busy with Mediterranean fish, octopus hiding among the boulders, and dramatic rock formations. The first dive of the day stays at a gentle 5–8 metres for 15–25 minutes; after lunch the second dive goes to about 13 metres, the ceiling for beginners. Certified divers dive the real profiles from the same boats — around 30 metres on standard certified dives, and down to 60 metres on the deep sites — so the MS Paris II wreck (21–31 m) and the DO-28 aircraft (19.5–23.3 m) near Kemer are dives our certified guests do here, depending on their qualification level, the conditions and the day's plan; tell us your certification through our contact page.

You do not need a licence or any experience: every dive is guided from start to finish, and complete beginners are the rule rather than the exception on this boat. Friends or family who prefer to stay dry can join as boat guests at a reduced rate. Reserve your spot free online, pay on the day of the tour, and cancel free of charge up to 24 hours in advance — full details on our prices page.