Antalya or Kemer — the two days built for depth
Antalya is the varied one. The city coast breaks into reefs, walls, cave mouths and shoals, and the DO-28 — a Dornier that went down in 1967 — lies at 19.5 to 23.3 metres, comfortably inside a normal certified profile. If you like a dive that changes shape as you swim it, and want an aircraft in the mix, this is the €50 well spent.
Kemer is the clear one, and for many certified divers the more interesting water. It has the clearest visibility on this coast, reef fish, rock formations and octopus often spotted — sightings always vary with conditions — and PADI-certified instructors on board. Wreck country sits on this stretch: the Paris II at 21–31 m is a proper certified-only dive, and Three Islands and Lighthouse has a tunnel at about 9 m that is fun regardless of how many dives you have logged.
Both are eight-hour days for €50 and €43 respectively. Neither is a training day dressed up as a fun dive: certified guests dive their own profiles while beginners on the same boat stay in the shallow tier.
The depth model, and what you should bring
Our two tiers never blur. Beginners and discovery divers: 5–8 m first, about 13 m maximum second, instructor within arm's reach. Certified divers: around 30 m on standard certified dives, and up to 60 m on the deep sites when suitably qualified. That is why the Paris II and the DO-28 sit on the certified side of the line and are never sold as a discovery dive.
Bring these and the day runs smoothly:
- Your certification card — any recognised agency; we check it, not to be difficult but because the depth we plan for you depends on it.
- Your logbook — it tells us more than the card does. We sign and stamp it after your dives.
- Your own mask or computer if you prefer them. Everything else — tank, regulator, BCD, wetsuit, mask, fins, weights — is included at no extra cost on every trip.
One rule applies to everyone regardless of level: no flying within 24 hours after diving. If your flight home is tomorrow, dive today is a bad plan — tell us your departure date and we will help you place the trip earlier in your holiday. A comparison of what suits which level is on our dive sites by level page.
Telling us your level — and why it actually matters
When you reserve, say three things: your certification level, roughly how many dives you have logged, and when you last dived. That is enough. A diver with 200 dives who last got wet four years ago is planned differently from a diver with 20 dives who was in the water last month, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.
What changes as a result: which sites we aim for that day, how the boat splits between the shallow and deep groups, and whether we suggest an easy first dive as a warm-up before the interesting one. Nothing changes about the price, the equipment, the transfer, the lunch or the insurance — those are identical for every guest.
Two honest steers before you book. If your holiday allows only one dive day and you want the coast's signature dive rather than depth, the Side Underwater Museum day (€45) puts roughly 110 sculptures at about 12 m in front of you — shallow, but nothing else on this coast is like it, and certified divers enjoy it as much as beginners. And if you are travelling with a partner who has never dived, book the same boat rather than separate days: they dive the shallow tier with an instructor while you dive yours, and you still have the same day out.
