What is actually down there
An aircraft wreck is not a shipwreck, and people are often surprised by that on the way down. The DO-28 is a small twin-engine Dornier that went into the water in 1967, and it now rests on the Antalya coast between 19.5 and 23.3 metres — shallow at the top of the fuselage, deeper at the seabed around it. Decades under water have turned metal into structure: algae and encrusting growth on the surfaces, small fish using the frame as cover, larger ones patrolling the open water above it.
The site sits on the same city coastline the Antalya day works, alongside reefs, cave mouths and shoals — which is why the trip suits divers who like variety rather than one signature descent. Whether the DO-28 is on the plan for a given day depends on conditions and on who is aboard; we will tell you honestly when we confirm your pickup rather than promise it in advance. Deeper background on the site is on our DO-28 wreck page. Visibility, current and light change what you see from one day to the next — that is diving, not a disappointment.
Certified divers only — and why the line is drawn there
We do not bend this one. Our depth model has two tiers and they never blur: beginners and discovery divers do a first dive at 5–8 m and a second to about 13 m maximum, with an instructor within arm's reach the whole time. Certified divers dive around 30 m on standard certified dives, and up to 60 m on the deep sites when suitably qualified.
At 19.5–23.3 m the DO-28 is comfortably inside the certified range and roughly ten metres below the beginner ceiling. There is no version of a discovery dive that includes it, and no instructor here will take you there on your first day in the water. That is not gatekeeping for its own sake — depth changes your air consumption, your no-decompression time and how much attention you have left over for the wreck itself.
Bring your certification card and logbook. If you have not dived for a while, say so; a check on the first dive costs nothing and makes the second one better. The same rule places the Paris II at 21–31 m on the Kemer stretch in the same category: certified only.
If you are not certified, this is your day instead
Being a beginner does not mean a lesser day out — it means a different second dive. On the same Antalya boat, uncertified guests dive the reefs, rock formations and open cave mouths of the city coast, at 5–8 m first and to about 13 m after. Shallow water is where the light and the colour are; the wreck is the darker, quieter option, and plenty of certified divers still rate the reef dive higher.
You may also be better served elsewhere. If it is your very first time in the water, the six-hour Kumköy day at €43 is the shortest and gentlest introduction on this coast, and the Kemer day has the clearest water — reef fish, rock formations and octopus often spotted, though sightings vary with conditions.
And if the wreck is the reason you are booking at all, the honest advice is to get certified first. We run CMAS courses on request; ask us and we will explain what is realistic within your holiday. Everything else — equipment, transfer, lunch, insurance, the €50 — stays exactly the same whichever tier you dive in.
