You have the card, the logbook and the habit of checking every hotel's distance to the nearest dive centre. What you need from us is simple: good sites, a well-run boat, honest information — and a stamp in that logbook at the end of the day.
Side Diving · Atalay Hoba runs full-day, two-dive boat trips from five bases along the Turkish Riviera. For certified divers that means relaxed holiday diving done properly: everything provided so you can travel light, real variety between bases — from the sunken sculptures of the Side Underwater Museum to Alanya's caves — and official logbook signing and stamping on board.
Relaxed Holiday Diving, Described Honestly
Let us set expectations like divers, not marketers. Our daily trips are guided recreational dives: a gentle first dive at 5–8 metres in the morning, then the day's main dive at 12–13 metres in the afternoon. If you are hunting deep technical profiles, this is not that trip. If you want warm Mediterranean water, interesting topography, marine life and a beautifully run boat day between beach days — this is exactly that trip.
What the format gives you as a certified diver:
- Travel light. All professional equipment — tank, regulator, wetsuit, mask and fins — is included and fitted on board. No luggage full of gear, no rental counter haggling. Bring your logbook and, if you like, your own mask or computer.
- Two dives, zero logistics. Free two-way hotel transfer, freshly prepared lunch on board between dives, and full passenger and diving insurance on every trip.
- Guided, small and unhurried. Local guides who dive these sites daily lead every dive; on the flagship Side Underwater Museum trip, groups are 3–4 divers per instructor. Our Kemer dives are led by PADI-certified instructors.
It is the diving equivalent of a good bistro rather than a tasting menu: unpretentious, well executed, and exactly what a holiday calls for.
Your Logbook, Signed and Stamped
For a certified diver, a dive that is not logged might as well not have happened — so we treat your logbook with the respect it deserves. After your dives, we officially sign and stamp your logbook on board: dives documented properly, countersigned by your guide, stamped by the operation.
That matters for more than sentiment. A well-kept logbook is your diving CV — it is what the next dive centre reads before deciding what to offer you, and what training agencies look at when you pursue higher certifications. Two documented Mediterranean boat dives, with sites as distinctive as the Side Underwater Museum's sculpture park, are entries worth having between the lines of your home-water diving.
So the packing list for certified divers has exactly one extra item: bring your logbook. Alongside it, the usual — swimsuit, towel, sunscreen, sunglasses. Everything else is on the boat.
And if the holiday reawakens your appetite for progression, mention it on deck: we offer CMAS certification courses on request, planned individually — get in touch and we will tell you honestly what is possible within your dates. Course fees are separate from trip prices.
Five Bases, Five Different Dive Days
The genuine luxury of this coastline is variety within reach. From five bases, we offer five distinctly different days underwater:
- Side Underwater Museum — €45, 7 h. The signature dive: descend over the sunken sculpture exhibits of the famous underwater museum, hand-feed exotic fish, and log a site most divers have only seen in photos.
- Kemer — €43, 8 h. Rock formations, reef fish and octopus — the closest thing to a critter dive on our roster, led by PADI-certified instructors.
- Antalya — €50, 8 h. Reefs, caves and shoals in one day, with generous sun decks for the surface interval.
- Alanya — €43, 8 h. Caves and rocky reefs in the waters off Cleopatra Beach, with Alanya Castle above you at anchor.
- Kumköy — €43, 6 h. The efficient option: two dives and lunch in the shortest day, when the afternoon belongs to someone else in the family.
Many certified guests dive two or three bases in one holiday — the museum and the caves make a particularly good pair. See all locations or compare details on the prices page.
The Fine Print, Diver to Diver
The details you would ask about at the counter, answered up front:
- Booking: reserve free online, pay on the day in cash or by card. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before — useful when you are watching the wind forecast.
- Insurance: full passenger and diving insurance is included for every guest on every trip.
- No-fly window: the standard rule applies — do not fly within 24 hours of your last dive. Book your diving for early or mid-holiday, not the day before departure.
- Health: diving is not suitable during pregnancy or with severe asthma, heart or respiratory conditions — the same standard you would expect anywhere.
- Not included: beverages, optional underwater photos and videos, personal expenses. Everything else — dives, equipment, transfer, lunch — is in the price.
- Non-diving company: partners who do not dive join as boat visitors at a reduced rate, with snorkelling, sun deck and lunch. Nobody waits at the hotel.
If you are travelling with someone who has never dived, our boats handle mixed days constantly — beginners get their guided introduction while you enjoy your dives, and you compare notes over lunch. Point them to the discover scuba page, or simply book the same boat from the tours overview.
