18 MAGAZINE | THE BEACH
UNDER THE
WATER
Oludeniz is a small paradise on the South West Coast
of Turkey, with golden sandy beaches surrounded by
crystal blue-green waters.
I
n recent years, Turkey
has
become
an
increasingly attractive
destination for divers
offering warm, clear
water, a large variety of sites, quality
accommodation and a good range
of activities for non - divers.
Turkey’s main diving area is the
west and
south coast in the
Mediterranean, particularly around
the resorts of Bodrum, Marmaris,
Fethiye, Oludeniz and Kas.
DIVING COURSE
A student diving under
the supervision of her
instructor.
Divers at the fresh water
springs dive site.
Diving conditions are generally
excellent throughout the diving
season from April to November with
visibility up to 30 metres and water
temperature well above 20 deg C.
Underwater landscape is typically a
varied selection of reefs, walls, dropoffs and caverns. Marine life is less
abundant than in tropical seas but
includes grouper, rays, moray eels,
turtles and octopi.
Oludeniz is blessed with crystal clear
waters and an amazing scenery of
drop-offs, caverns, canyons, bolders,
swim troughs, reefs with visibility
of 30 to 40 meters and rich colorful
marine life.
At many of the dive sites rock
formations give shelter to octopuses,
moray eels, groupers and big shells.
On the rocks scorpion fish, starfish,
nudibranch and tube worms are
easy to see while clams and shells lay
along the sandy bottom.
Caverns, canyons and swim throughs
are covered with colorful sponges,
corals and small holes which give
home to crabs and lobsters. Schools
of small colorful fish swim around the
rocks while tunas, turtles, jack fish
and stingrays make their appearance
often from the blue.