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Divers Delight
A scuba diver descending beside a massive underwater wall in deep blue Aegean water

Marmaris Diving · Aegean Sea · Since 1989

Breathe,
then descend.

A PADI, SSI, CMAS centre in İçmeler / Marmaris since 1998. Divers Delight Bay offers three dives from novice to experienced with Roman amphorae on the 18 m route.

  • Since 1989
  • PADI · SSI · CMAS

The descent — from first breath to the recreational limit

A first-time diver kneeling weightless on white sand in bright turquoise shallows beside an instructor
5mFirst breath

One day. Two dives. No experience needed.

Our Try Dive is a full day under qualified instructors in warm, serene Aegean water — also known as our Beginners Dive.

Collection from your hotel at around 09:00 by our private minibus, check-in at the office, then transfer to our custom-built dive boat. Lines off at 10:00. Briefings are given in several languages. In groups of no more than four, with instructors and divemasters attending, you kit up in waist-deep water. After a fully cooked lunch aboard, your second dive lets you take more control — with your instructor still beside you.

Duration
1 day · 2 dives
Group size
Max 4 per instructor
Prerequisite
None
Book a Try Dive

£35 per person

01 / 05
A rock archway and swim-through tunnel encrusted with soft corals and sponges, opening onto bright blue water
12mCertified

The first step on the Open Water ladder

A two-day PADI Scuba Diver course — certified to dive anywhere in the world to 12 metres under instructor supervision.

Twelve metres is where Divers Delight Bay opens up: abundant marine life, swim-throughs, hard and soft corals, caves and tunnels. This is the site’s recommended route for novice divers or a second dive of the day. Complete the Open Water course later and your Scuba Diver training credits in full.

Duration
2 days
Max depth
12 m, supervised
Agency
PADI
02 / 05
Ancient Roman amphorae half buried on the seabed with a large dusky grouper and a moray eel nearby
18mIndependent

Two thousand years of cargo on the seabed

Four days to Open Water Diver — qualified to dive with a buddy to 18 metres anywhere in the world.

The 18-metre route at Divers Delight Bay holds two-thousand-year-old amphorae with a real chance of groupers, moray eels, jacks, rays and octopus. The dive can be run as a multilevel profile combined with the 12-metre route. Academic training, confined-water skills and four open-water dives, with hotel transfer and lunch aboard included.

Duration
4 days
Max depth
18 m, independent
Minimum age
14
Start Open Water

£380 all inclusive

03 / 05
A two-thousand-year-old encrusted anchor resting against a steep reef wall falling into deep indigo water
30mAdvanced

Five adventure dives over two days

Advanced Open Water — deep, navigation, night, buoyancy and wreck options, certified to 30 metres.

Thirty metres is the experienced route: down the drop-off to a reef with a two-thousand-year-old anchor and further amphorae. Work around the reef to a resident family of groupers — and rays are common in this area. Five adventure dives including a deep dive to 30 metres.

Duration
2 days · 5 dives
Max depth
30 m
Prerequisite
Open Water Diver
Go Advanced

£300 all inclusive

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A lone technical diver suspended in a near-black indigo void with a single torch beam cutting the darkness
40mSpecialist

PADI and SSI programmes beyond recreational limits

Rescue Diver, Divemaster, and SSI specialties including Deep Diving, Navigation, Perfect Buoyancy, Search & Recovery, and Diver Stress & Rescue.

Forty metres marks the recreational ceiling. From here the centre runs the full PADI professional ladder and SSI specialty programmes — deep diving, night diving, wreck diving, and the rescue pathway.

Rescue
3 days · PADI
Max depth
40 m (specialty)
Prerequisite
Advanced Open Water
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Marmaris Dive Sites

Divers Delight Bay

Marmaris diving at Divers Delight Bay — three routes from novice to experienced, our home reef.

A turquoise bay with divers and a dive boat at anchor
  1. 12m

    12 metre route

    Abundant in marine life, with swim-throughs, hard and soft corals, caves and tunnels. Recommended for novice divers or your second dive of the day.

    • Swim-throughs
    • Caves & tunnels
    • Soft corals
  2. 18m

    18 metre route

    Two-thousand-year-old amphorae and the chance to encounter groupers, moray eels, jacks, rays and octopus. Can be run as a multilevel dive combined with the 12-metre route.

    • Roman amphorae
    • Grouper
    • Multilevel option
  3. 30m

    30 metre drop-off

    For the experienced diver: down the drop-off to a reef with a two-thousand-year-old anchor and further amphorae. A resident family of groupers and frequent ray sightings.

    • Ancient anchor
    • Grouper family
    • Rays

Why divers come back

37seasons
Diving since 1989, İçmeler / Marmaris since 1998
4boats
Spacious custom-built dive boats, plus a liveaboard vessel
4max
Divers per instructor on a Try Dive
3routes
At Divers Delight Bay · PADI · SSI · CMAS

A typical day

Collected at nine. Changed by four.

Hotel pick-up, two dives, lunch aboard. Briefings in English, German, Dutch or Russian according to who is on the boat that day.

  1. 09:00

    Hotel pick-up

    Private minibus to the office for check-in formalities.

  2. 10:00

    Lines off

    Briefing under way on the run out to Divers Delight Bay.

  3. 11:00

    Dive one

    Kitted up in waist-deep water. Never more than four to an instructor.

  4. 13:00

    Lunch aboard

    Fully cooked lunch, then snorkel, swim or take the sundeck.

  5. 14:30

    Dive two

    More control on your second dive — instructor and escorts still beside you.

  6. 16:30

    Alongside

    Back to the harbour, and back to your hotel.

The boat & the people

Four boats. One liveaboard. Thirty-seven seasons.

Aerial view of the Aegean coastline near a secluded turquoise bay

Divers Delight was established in Fethiye in 1989 by Yaşar and Murat. The İçmeler / Marmaris branch opened in 1998. The company runs 4 spacious custom-built dive boats plus a liveaboard vessel. Every member of the team trains to Divers Delight standards on top of their PADI or CMAS qualifications.

Yaşar
Co-founder
Ex-Turkish Navy SEAL Team Officer, 10 years of service
Murat
Co-founder
PADI Instructor since 1993
  • WC, sundeck, shaded deck and sunbeds
  • Comfortable seating area and spacious diving platform
  • Oxygen therapy unit, first aid and VHF radio
  • Full diving equipment including tanks, weights, BCDs, regulators and wetsuits
  • DIN valves available on request
  • Freshly cooked lunch aboard
A diver in gear on the stern of a dive boat
Certified dives run in groups of four to five of similar certification, led by an instructor or divemaster. If the group exceeds that, a second divemaster joins at the back for safety.

FAQ

Before you book

Straight answers about Try Dives, guided diving and how we work at Divers Delight.

Do I need experience for a Try Dive?
No. Our Try Dive — also called Beginners Dive — is for complete newcomers. You kit up in waist-deep water with an instructor beside you, in groups of no more than four per instructor, and make two supervised dives at Divers Delight Bay.
What is included in the price?
From £35 per person: hotel pick-up around 09:00, check-in, transfer to our dive boat, full equipment, two supervised dives and a freshly cooked lunch aboard. Confirm the day’s figure when you reserve — published prices are indicative GBP.
Which languages are briefings in?
Briefings follow who is on the boat that day. We have English, German, Dutch and Russian speaking staff on the team (EN / DE / NL / RU).
Can certified divers dive alone in Turkey?
No. Turkish law requires visiting divers to dive with a guide on archaeological sites. Bring your certification card and logbook — we run guided groups of similar experience from our boats.
How do I book — what’s the fastest contact?
WhatsApp is the fastest route. Tell us which programme you want — Try Dive, Open Water, Advanced or guided diving — and we confirm availability. Phone and email work too: info@diversdelight.com.
When is the season?
We dive from April through October. Message us for dates within the season and we will fit you in.

Book with us

The water is waiting.

Try dives from £35. Open Water from £380. Advanced from £300. Message us on WhatsApp — we reply in English, German, Dutch or Russian.

Season April–October. PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre.

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