Bodrum

Bodrum is a port city of the Mugla in the southwestern Aegean region of Turkey. It is located on the southern coast of the Bodrum Peninsula, at a point that checks the entry into the Gulf of Gökova. It is a fascinating place, with its pleasant contrast between ancient culture and the usual tourist paraphernalia.

Bodrum has quite an impressive culture and history, filled with exciting stories reaching back to the times of the Carians, Persians and Alexander the Great.

Level

Level

Beginner
Advanced

Visibility

Visibility

20 m

Current

Current

Light Current
No Current
Strong Current
Ripping Current

DIVE TYPES

DIVE TYPES

Night Dive
Artificial Reef
Drift Dive
Snorkeling
Wall/Drop Off
Macro Spot
Cleaning Station
Cavern/Cave
Pinnacle, Needle, Seamount
Wreck Dive

Temperature & Visibility

Dives

Wildlife Diversity

Affiliated Training Center

Recommended Training

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Enriched Air Nitrox Level 2 (40%)

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Night Diving and Limited Visibility

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Navigation

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Search & Recovery

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Waves, Tides & Currents

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Deep Diving

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Wreck Diving

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Scooter / DPV

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Perfect Buoyancy

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Photo & Video

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Marine Ecology

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Sea Turtle Ecology

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Fish Identification

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Extended Range Nitrox Diving

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Extended Range (Twin Set)

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Extended Range Wreck Diving

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Technical Wreck Diving

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Cave Diving

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Basic Freediving

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Dive Guide

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Dive sites nearby

© Happy Bubbles Dalis Merkezi - Bodrum, 48400 Bodrum

Small Reef

Small Reef lays 200 meters from the Big Reef towards Bodrum. Lots of fish are here waiting to be seen. The depth starts at 5m (15 ft) to 26m (78ft). This site is 15 min. from the harbor by dive boat.

© Happy Bubbles Dalis Merkezi - Bodrum, 48400 Bodrum

Big Reef

The most beautiful and fascinating dive site in Bodrum. Big Reef has all the diving opportunities in it. The depth starts at 7m (25 ft). Divers can use the anchor chain for an easy descent to the top of the reef. lt has a wall that faces Black Island and drops straight down from 7 meters to 34 meters.

© Happy Bubbles Dalis Merkezi - Bodrum, 48400 Bodrum

Fener Altı

Fener Alti is at the northwest corner of the Black Island. It is a 20-minute journey to reach by boat. An ideal point for both advanced divers, open water divers, and beginners. The rock formations start from 5 meters and goes down to 20 meters.

Black Island Lighthouse

Black Island Lighthouse is on the north-west point of the island. It is a calm, small bay and good for southernly winds. A large sandy bottom is good for confined water training. There are slopy rocks on each side of the bay and reaches down to 40+m. Good for OW and AOW divers. Rich marine life.

© Happy Bubbles Dalis Merkezi - Bodrum, 48400 Bodrum

Fridge Bodrum

Fridge Bay has two dive sites to visit; one is left of the bay and has a smooth sloping topography. The other site is only for advanced divers as reaches depths of 18 to 30 meters. You need an experienced dive leader to find this spot since it is in the middle of the bay, surrounded by seagrass.

© Happy Bubbles Dalis Merkezi - Bodrum, 48400 Bodrum

SG115 Coast Guard Wreck

SG 115 is an old coast guard ship that was sunk by BOSAD in 2007 to be an artificial reef around Black Island. After leaving the rocky coastline, across the Neptune grass, SG 115 looms in the distance. The stern is at 17 m deep and the bow is at 26m.

© Happy Bubbles Dalis Merkezi - Bodrum, 48400 Bodrum

C47 Dakota (Wreck)

C-47 Dakota is a military plane wreck with a length of 20m and wing width of 30m. It was sunk by BOSAD in 2007. Its depth starts at 19m and descends to 33m. In 2010 the wreck was broken into two pieces and the body/tail part drifted deeper. The left engine was also broken as she was moving.

© Happy Bubbles Dalis Merkezi - Bodrum, 48400 Bodrum

Smuggler’s Cove

Smuggler’s Bay is famous since Ottoman Times and used by drug smugglers from Greek islands. The bay makes a deep cut on the island’s profile and it is very hard to see the bay from distance. There is also a very long and winding underwater cave system with an entrance right below the sea level.

Neco Bay

This bay is a calm, small bay and a good place to hide from southern winds and waves. Left side of the bay is rocky and shallow. Good for try scuba and entry level divers. This wall then drops down to 30-35m to reach to a sandy plateau. Keep wall on your left side and continue your diving. Minimum current.

© Happy Bubbles Dalis Merkezi - Bodrum, 48400 Bodrum

Kurt Burnu Wolf's Point

An ideal point for both advanced divers, open water divers, and beginners. It is 15 minutes journey to reach there by boat. Rock formations start from 3 meters and gradually go down to 20-30 meters. During the descent/ascent expect to see stone fish, groupers, starfish, sea cucumber and lots of broken amphora.