Kuşadası · Turkey · Reef
Yılancı Burnu
The bay where most of Kuşadası's try dives take place
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci · CC BY-SA 4.0
Yılancı Burnu is the best-known dive site in Kuşadası, a bay on the headland of the same name, very close to Setur Marina. Its bottom runs from the shoreline at 0 m down to 18 m, and most of the divers who come here are on try dives, which makes it the gulf's main site for first-timers.
Also known as Yilanci Burnu, Yılancı Bay, Yilanci.
Where it is and how deep
37.8594° N, 27.2421° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The bay starts at the waterline, at 0 m, and the bottom deepens from there to its limit of 18 m. Most of the divers in the water here are on try dives with an instructor, and with no ground deeper than 18 m anywhere in the bay the whole site suits a first dive.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
Season follows Kuşadası: Dives run in all twelve months, and no single month stands out as the best time to come.
Questions divers ask
Can non-certified divers try scuba at Yılancı Burnu?+
Yes. Most of the divers at this bay are on try dives, and the bottom starts at the shoreline and goes no deeper than 18 m, so instructors can keep first-timers in the shallows.
Sources
- Yilanci Burnu dive site — SSI
Photo credits
- A pine-covered headland ending in a low wooded islet, with clear green shallows and a single rock just offshore under a grey sky by Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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