Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Bodrum
Ready to check out the best sites in Bodrum for scuba diving, snorkeling, shore diving, free diving or other ocean activities? Zentacle has 10 dive sites, snorkel spots, beaches, and more. Discover hand-curated maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you.
No matter what you're looking for, you can find a diverse range of the best ocean activities in Bodrum to suit your needs.
#1 - Big Reef
Turkey, Aegean, Bodrum
Big Reef is a 4.0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Turkey, Aegean, Bodrum which is accessible from shore based on 1 ratings.
#4 - Kargi Island
Turkey, Aegean, Turgutreis
One of the medium-level difficult dive sites around the Bordum peninsula. The surface and deep streams are usually strong. IT's a wall-type dive which starts from the south-eastern cove of the island. Reef structures are formed and species of Moray, Congar Eel, Groupers and Barracudas can be observed. Rarely, Caretta Caretta sea turtles can be seen at the bottom. Very joyful dive site...
Kargi Island is also known as Kargı Adası.
#5 - Pinar 1
Turkey, Aegean, Bodrum
Many amphorae, groupers, nudibranchs
Black island
Pinar 1 is also known as Black island.
#6 - Smugglers Bay
Turkey, Aegean, Bodrum
An ideal point for both advanced divers, open water divers and beginners. It is possible to dive into two directions of the bay. Look out for moray eels in the numerous cracks in the rocks. The rock formations go down to approximately 26 meters deep. Groupers will be encountered along with several other small species of fish. It's common to encounter the cave sweepers different species of sponges in a small cave inside the bay.
Bodrum
#7 - TCG 115 wreck
Turkey, Aegean, Bodrum
TCG 115 is a former Turkish Coast Guard Boat intentionally sunken on 16th July 2007 for scuba diving. Draught has been 1,40m with a displacement of 70 tons. It has been equipped with two 1360 hp Mercedes engines which allowed a max. speed of 18 kts. Arming has been one 40/56mm Bofors gun and two 20mm Oerlikon machine guns.
The crew has been 1 officer, 5 NCOs, 2 contracted NCOs and 8 enlisted men.
The engines and other potential hazardous material had been removed before sinking the boat.
Now the wreck is lying between 19-27m, so according to Turkish diving laws, minimum certification requirement for diving this wreck is CMAS**/AOWD. It is perfectly suitable for first wreck diving experience.
TCG 115 wreck is also known as Kara Ada.
#8 - Delikli Magara
Turkey, Aegean, Bodrum
Delikli Magara is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Turkey, Aegean, Bodrum which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
#9 - Douglas C 47 A Dakota airplane wreck
Turkey, Aegean, Bodrum
It's an out sorted C 47 A Dakota from the Turkish Air Force, intentionally sunken on 1st of July 2008 for scuba diving.
Overall length is 19,57m with a span of 28,96m, equipped with two Pratt&Whitney R-1830-93 engines. Originally it was mostly used for transport of paratroops.
Originally located in shallower waters, by the storms and currents of the last winters, meanwhile the wreck is broken apart and it glided down to its present depth. According to Turkish diving laws the minimum diver qualification for this depth is CMAS**/AOWD.
Meanwhile I don't recommend diving inside any more, because of the instable structure and a lot of stuff dangling around. Also entering is not necessary because everything of interest can be seen from outside.
Douglas C 47 A Dakota airplane wreck is also known as Pacoz Bay.