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Scuba Diving in Kaş
Turkey's dive capital on the Lycian coast: thirty-plus sites within a half hour by boat, a WWII plane wreck, and a full-scale replica of the Bronze Age Uluburun ship.
Why here
Kaş is where Turkey dives, and the theme is history: a C-47 Dakota WWII transport plane rests near Fener Cove patrolled by groupers and barracuda, ancient amphora fields litter the seabed, and a full-scale replica of the 3,300-year-old Uluburun ship, the Bronze Age wreck whose excavation rewrote maritime archaeology, was sunk here as a dive site. More than thirty sites sit within a half hour by boat, twenty-plus centers work them to PADI, SSI, and CMAS standards, and the visibility runs past thirty meters through the summer core. It completes the town's underwater identity alongside the freediving that already made Kaş famous.
Best months
April through November, with June to October the peak visibility window. Water warms to 28 C by late summer and holds diveable into November. The dive-town density means easy standby spots and good safety infrastructure.
Getting there & around
Fly to Dalaman (DLM) or Antalya (AYT), then two to three hours along the coast road. Boats leave from the harbor daily in season.
Skill levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced
Schools & guides (2)
Dragoman Diving & Outdoors
SchoolA Kaş dive and outdoor center running PADI and SSI programs across the coast's thirty-plus sites including the Dakota and Uluburun replica.
Nautilus Diving Kaş
SchoolA harbor-based Kaş dive center running daily boat dives and courses across the Lycian coast's wrecks and reefs.
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