Scuba Diving in Fethiye: Two Dives, Two Bays, No Experience Needed
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Author: Agrom Travel
Crystal-clear water, professional instructors, two dives in two different bays. The Fethiye scuba day is one of the easiest first-time dive experiences on the Mediterranean.
The Mediterranean isn't the Maldives — but the Turkish Riviera around Fethiye is one of the cleaner, calmer dive destinations in Europe, and it's an ideal place to try scuba for the first time. Two dives, two different bays, professional instructors, and 25-metre visibility on a good day.
Do you need a diving licence?
No. Roughly half our guests have never put on a tank before. They get a 30-minute pool-style briefing in shallow water before the first dive (no actual classroom). The instructor stays with them at depth. Maximum depth for first-time divers is 8 metres — the actual fun depth on this coast.
What you'll see
- Bream, parrotfish, the occasional moray eel and octopus
- Underwater limestone formations and small caves you can swim through
- One of the dive sites has a small modern wreck used as an artificial reef
- Visibility 15–25 m depending on the day
Programme
- ~09:00 hotel pickup (Fethiye, Çalış, Hisarönü, Ölüdeniz)
- 09:30 boarding at Fethiye marina, gear fitting
- 10:30 sail to first dive site, briefing
- 11:30 first dive (~30 min)
- 13:00 lunch on the boat (chicken, rice, salad, fruit)
- 14:30 second dive at a different bay
- 16:00 sail back to marina, hotel transfer
Practical info
Tour runs every day of the week. About 8 hours total. Includes hotel transfer, two dives, all equipment (BCD, regulator, weights, mask, fins, wetsuit), certified instructor, lunch and insurance. Underwater photos and dive certification courses are extra.
Price
€80 per person (same price for adults and children — equipment cost is the same). Minimum age is 10 for try-dives, with parental consent. Maximum is anyone in reasonable health — ask if you have heart, lung, sinus or recent surgery concerns.
What to bring
Swimsuit (under your clothes), towel, change of clothes, sunscreen, water. Don't dive on a hangover — it's worse underwater. Avoid heavy meals before boarding. If you wear glasses, mention it at booking — prescription masks are available with notice.
Who shouldn't book
Anyone with serious heart or lung conditions, recent ear surgery, severe asthma, pregnancy, or anyone who can't equalise pressure (a quick test the instructor does on the boat). If a dive isn't right for you medically, the captain will offer to swim instead at the dive site.
Booking
Daily departures, 6–8 divers per boat. Reserve your Fethiye scuba day and we'll send pickup time the night before plus a short medical questionnaire to fill in.