Turkish Riviera (Antalya, Kaş, Fethiye)
Mavi Mağara (Blue Cave, Kaş)
- Max depth18 m
- CertificationCavern
- Water temperature≈ 15–28 °C, varies with the seasonestimated, no reports yet
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The dive
From outside the entrance looks small, but inside a cathedral-sized hall opens up, filled with blue light coming in through the underwater entrance.
Profile and sections
From outside the entrance looks small, but inside a cathedral-sized hall opens up, filled with blue light coming in through the underwater entrance. Snorkellers stay at the surface, divers continue inside. The rock is covered in soft corals, and shrimp sometimes gather in the inner gallery.
The cave used to be a nursery of the Mediterranean monk seal; with the heavy boat traffic they now rarely come. Don't confuse it with the Blue Cave of Ölüdeniz or the one at Kekova.
Practical: there is no pin; you only get there by boat.
- Depth and profile
- 5–18 m. Inside ~50 m long and 40 m wide, up to 15 m high; at the back an inner gallery through narrow passages.
- Configuration
- Large cavern with daylight: recreational gear with a torch; the inner gallery with a guide (estimate).
Who can dive where
- At least Cavern
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 18 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
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How to get there
By sea only, between Kaş and Kalkan (18 km from Kaş, 6 km from Kalkan), a few hundred metres short of Kaputaş beach. Large gulets don't fit through the low entrance; the boat stays outside. No entrance fee; dive centres in Kaş run boats there.
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