When to go to Kas
Diving season in Kas runs from April through October, but the peak season is considered from June to September.
The average water temperature during the high season varies between 18C/64 and 27C/81F.
The average air temperature stays close to 21C/70F in April, 33C/91F in July and 26C/79F in October.
What to see
Marine life is very diverse and includes barracudas, stingrays, moray eels, caretta-caretta turtles, nudibranchs, groupers and many other species.
Scuba diving in Kas
The closest airport is in Antalya that is located in 200 km from Kas.
Kas is renown for its dive sites which are considered by many divers the best for diving in Turkey. Local waters offer a great visibility, around 40m/131ft, giving everyone a chance to enjoy the beautiful underwater scenery, see the sunken ruins of ancient cities Aperlay, Kekov and Antifellos as well as interesting shipwrecks, caves, tunnels and canyons.
Most popular dive sites
There is a large amount of interesting dive sites including The Canyon, The Tunnel, Camel Reef, Neptun Reff, Thirteen Reef, Pen Shell Reef, Flying Fish Reef, The Big Cave (40m/131ft) and other sites located on the nearby Kekova and neighboring islands. Canyon and Tunnel are considered the most remarkable dive sites. They feature some amazing canyons, caves and tunnels inhabited by groupers, octopus, nudibranchs, sea turtles, parrotfish and lobsters. The Kovanli island is famous for archaeological divіng, coming here divers can spot lots of ancient amphorae, anchors and ship remains. Flying Fish Reef features a very dangerous Italian air wreck SM.79, lying 71m/233 deep. Other famous wrecks with different levels of complexity include artificially sunk guard boat TCSG- 119 at Neptune Reef, ruins of an ancient city and Syrian wreck on Cape Uluburun (40-60m/131-197ft), Dimitri Wreck (30m/98ft) and aircraft Douglas DC-3б (22m/72ft).
Open Water Courses
Open Water Courses
