Tours/Side/Side /Manavgat : Scuba Diving For Beginners w/ Lunch Transfer
Viator · group up to 50 pax

Side /Manavgat : Scuba Diving For Beginners w/ Lunch Transfer

4.1(23)Side1 hour
VIATOR5.0(3)TRIPADVISOR4.0(20)

Description

Start your underwater adventure with convenience and comfort as you're picked up from your hotel in Side, Manavgat in a cozy, air-conditioned vehicle in the morning. We'll whisk you away to the harbor in the Side, where your dive boat awaits. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced diver, this tour caters to all levels, so there's no need to worry if you've never dived before. Get ready to explore the fascinating world beneath the waves! Before your first dive, you'll meet your welcoming guide and dive instructor, who will give you a quick safety talk. Don't fret if you don't speak English, Turkish, German, or Russian – our guides can communicate in multiple languages, making sure everyone understands. Once you're briefed on safety and underwater signals, you'll be all set for your first dive at the initial diving spot. Get ready to explore the underwater wonders!

Tour Options

Side Scuba Diving
  • For Beginners Lunch Included Transfer Included Pickup included

Highlights

Hotel Transfer (Both Ways)
Diving Instructor
Lunch
Diving Equipments
Insurance

What's included

Included
Hotel Transfer (Both Ways)
Diving Instructor
Lunch
Diving Equipments
Insurance
Not included
Drinks
Personal Expenses

Pickup Locations & Times

Meeting point is the Security gate of the hotel (Very first entrance where security cabin is located) The listed pickup time is an approximate estimate and may vary depending on your hotel location. It will be confirmed after booking and may be updated later due to operational reasons.

Traveller Ratings

4.1
23 reviews
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Important Information

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Minimum age is 14 years to be able to do scuba diving.
  • Children between 3-13 years old can join only as guest (non -diver)
  • If anyone doesnt want to do scuba diving can join and book as children (price)

Reviews(23)

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T3796OQ_
October 22, 2025
Diving 2025 October

They picked up diving on the site. Everything was as arranged hotel transfer, meals and hot tea on the carboat. Literate, fun instructors. Great diving. It's all very well! Thank you so much!

Operator response

Thank you so much for your kind words and for sharing your experience with us. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed the diving trip, the transfer, the food and tea on board, and that you had fun with our instructors. Your feedback means a lot to our team. It was a pleasure having you with us, and we hope to welcome you back for another adventure soon!

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Culture23298117843
October 16, 2025
Mixed

The scuba dive itself, especially for the first time, was very interesting - everything was explained in detail, felt confident. But the description said that the dive lasted 20 minutes, and in fact it turned out to be about 10 at most, and then not completely. We left early in the morning – it was still normal in the bay, but when we went out to sea, a strong wind picked up and it became very cold. All the staff immediately put on jackets, pants and sneakers, and the tourists remained in shorts and T-shirts - it was uncomfortable. Overall, the experience is mixed: underwater is cool, organization and conditions could be better.

Operator response

Спасибо, что ответили. Я очень рад, что вам понравилось само погружение и что вы чувствовали себя уверенно, следуя инструкциям. Я полностью понимаю ваше разочарование по поводу того, что погружение было намного короче, чем ожидалось, и что условия на лодке были неидеальными, когда погода изменилась. Вы правы, нам, одетым в легкую одежду, было не очень комфортно, особенно когда персонал был одет в теплые куртки. Я ценю ваш отзыв и обязательно учту ваши комментарии, чтобы в будущем улучшить впечатления всех участников.

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22muhammedy
October 11, 2025
Overall an okay/decent experience

The hotel transfer was very good, on time and a comfortable drive. The instructors for the diving were good. Made sure to be there to help in every situation. The first dive we did was good as it was my first time too, so I was learning a lot. However, the dives didn't last nearly as long as I would've wanted it to. I think the 2nd dive was for like 5 mins or less. It was unfortunate that due to the poor visibility in the water I couldn't see much fish but the diving experience was good. As this was my first time doing it, I wasn't too bothered, however, if it's someone's 2nd or 3rd dive, I think they'd be very dissapointed. I'm not sure if the diving duration was short due to the poor visibility in the water or not. But still overall a good experience. Niec atmosphere, everything was professional and the people were nice. You could eat your own food and drinks but lunch was provided anyway.

Operator response

Thank you for the feedback. I'm happy to hear that the hotel transfer was on time and comfortable, and that your diving instructors were attentive and helpful, making your first dive a great learning experience!

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daniellebX8845KS
October 8, 2025
Scuba diving boat trip

Great value and friendly crew. Would definitely recommend and would go again. Was a five hour excursion with lunch and transfer

Operator response

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your wonderful review! Hearing that you had such a great experience and genuinely enjoyed the tour absolutely makes our day! Your kind words are a huge encouragement to the whole team. We put a lot of effort into making these trips special, and knowing we hit the mark for you is the best reward! We can't wait to welcome you back for another adventure very soon! Safe travels until then!

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Ejayxxxx
August 31, 2025
Great day out! Highly recommend

Had a great day with these guys! The diving experience itself was amazing and felt safe as first time divers, the communication was spot on (pick up times, safety brief ECT). All round a great day. The divers were pleasent and one gentleman had a great sense of humour. We paid the extra for the photos but didn’t feel pressured and they were great photos so worth it IMO and a really fair prices for the quality. The guys were cool with us going for a swim and a few jumps off the boat while others were doing their dives so not just expected to sit and wait. And to round it off, super cute kitten on board who I got the play with. Overall great day and are planning to book again next year

Operator response

Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're absolutely delighted to hear that you had such a great experience and enjoyed the tour. Your kind words mean a lot to our team, and we hope to welcome you back again very soon!

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528mihaib
August 24, 2025
Highly recommend unique experience

I also went in 2024, pretty much at the same time with the same crew. The experience of diving itself is magical, but the team enhanced the experience. From the moment of the pick up to the moment of drop off, all they did was to make sure I have the best experience. Besides planning, the atmosphere on board the boat and between dives were also very friendly. And not to mention the dive. I could tell they are experienced diving instructors because they have been nothing but helpful, and I think at a moment they could actually hear my thoughts because they were anticipating and adapting the dive faster than I could signal. I strongly recommend this experience, with this crew especially.

Operator response

Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're absolutely delighted to hear that you had such a great experience and enjoyed the tour. Your kind words mean a lot to our team, and we hope to welcome you back again very soon!

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874mah
August 22, 2025
Not good!

Not recommended unfortunately, 80% of the time was the trip from the marina to the dive site, it got dizzy, warm and drinking from 4€ on site. Usury please read other reviews before

Operator response

Vielen Dank für Ihr Feedback. Wir bedauern sehr, dass Sie mit Ihrer Tauchtour nicht zufrieden waren. Wie auf unserer Website beschrieben, können Tauchplätze je nach **Wetterbedingungen** variieren. Die Entscheidung, eine andere Bucht anzusteuern, wird vom Kapitän stets aus Gründen der **Sicherheit** und um Ihnen ein besseres Taucherlebnis zu ermöglichen, getroffen. Es tut uns leid, dass die längere Fahrt für Sie unangenehm war. Was die Getränkepreise betrifft, so sind diese an Bord üblich und der Kauf von zusätzlichen Speisen oder Getränken ist selbstverständlich **Ihre persönliche Wahl**. Wir finden es bedauerlich, dass Ihre Bewertung nicht unsere Dienstleistungen, sondern die allgemeinen Umstände beurteilt. Wir wünschen Ihnen für die Zukunft, dass Sie eine Tour finden, die besser zu Ihren Erwartungen passt.

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538vik
August 21, 2025
Unfortunately worse than expected

All became seasick due to the trip to the dive site over 1h 30min, inflatable boat was available for you to be brought to the port but cost 300 TL per person (Wucher!) Very poorly organized, the transfer was even forgotten we had to arrive ourselves

Operator response

Vielen Dank für Ihr Feedback. Es tut uns sehr leid, dass Ihre Tauchtour nicht Ihren Erwartungen entsprochen hat und Sie eine so unangenehme Erfahrung machen mussten. Wir bedauern zutiefst, dass die Fahrt zur Tauchstelle länger dauerte und einige Gäste seekrank wurden. Die Entscheidung für die längere Fahrt wurde aufgrund der **ungünstigen Wetterbedingungen** und der Sicherheit aller Passagiere getroffen. Unser Kapitän muss in solchen Situationen immer eine geschütztere Bucht ansteuern, um die Sicherheit zu gewährleisten. Wir hoffen, dass Sie verstehen, dass wir in diesem Punkt keine Kompromisse eingehen können. Allerdings können wir Ihre Frustration über den **vergessenen Transfer** absolut verstehen. Dies ist ein inakzeptabler Fehler unsererseits, für den wir uns aufrichtig entschuldigen. Wir haben umgehend eine interne Untersuchung eingeleitet, um zu klären, wie dies passieren konnte, und um sicherzustellen, dass sich ein solcher Vorfall nicht wiederholt. Was die Kosten für das Schlauchboot betrifft, möchten wir klarstellen, dass es sich hierbei um eine außerplanmäßige Dienstleistung handelt. Die genannte Gebühr dient zur Deckung der Kosten für eine gesonderte Fahrt und ist keine Standardleistung unserer Tour. Wir bedauern die Unannehmlichkeiten, die Sie erlebt haben. Ihre Kritik ist für uns wertvoll, da sie uns hilft, unsere Dienstleistungen zu verbessern.

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228unb
August 21, 2025
Unfortunately, not satisfied. Money's gone.

I was disappointed with the visit. Many small shortcomings have caused the barrel to overflow: • Cruise to the open sea about 1.5h each way, ship far away from the dive spot • Many became seasick • First dive area only for professionals (10–20 min.), we had to wait or swim • Dives very short overall, only 5–10 minutes at the “Museum” and view fish • 2 stars for the fish and the really great diving instructor • After 4h on the ship there was hot dog, but most were too seasick to eat • Another 4–6 dives + 1,5h return trip would have been due, so we went back with motorboat (7€ p.p.) • Ship was too crowded for the few instructors and the distance far too long

Operator response

Vielen Dank für Ihr detailliertes Feedback. Es tut uns sehr leid, dass Ihre Tauchtour nicht Ihren Erwartungen entsprach und dass Sie eine so unangenehme Erfahrung machen mussten. Wir möchten betonen, dass die lange Fahrt zum Tauchspot keine Standardprozedur ist. Die Entscheidung für die längere Route wurde von unserem Kapitän aufgrund der **aktuellen Wetterbedingungen** getroffen, um eine sicherere und ruhigere Bucht für alle Gäste zu finden. Die **Sicherheit** unserer Passagiere hat für uns immer höchste Priorität, und wir bedauern zutiefst, dass die Fahrt dennoch zu Unwohlsein geführt hat. Wir nehmen Ihre Kritik bezüglich der Dauer der Tauchgänge, der Schiffsbelegung und der Verpflegung sehr ernst. Wir werden unsere Abläufe und Kapazitäten sorgfältig überprüfen, um sicherzustellen, dass die Erfahrung für jeden Gast angenehm und gut organisiert ist. Es freut uns jedoch sehr zu hören, dass Ihnen die Fische und insbesondere Ihr Tauchlehrer gut gefallen haben. Die Rückfahrt mit dem Motorboot ist ein zusätzlicher Service, der Gästen in Ausnahmesituationen zur Verfügung steht. Die Kosten decken den Mehraufwand für diese außerplanmäßige Fahrt. Wir sind der Meinung, dass die negativen Aspekte Ihrer Erfahrung hauptsächlich auf Umstände zurückzuführen sind, die außerhalb unserer direkten Kontrolle liegen. Dennoch nehmen wir Ihre Anmerkungen als wertvolle Gelegenheit zur Verbesserung unserer Servicequalität.

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Maik H
August 20, 2025
Anticipation with great disappointment

Unfortunately, I was not so pleased about the visit here. It was a lot of little shortcomings that made the barrel overflow. - Drive to the open sea about 1.5h from the port the way back! (The ship is parked somewhere else than we dive) -Many people became seasick due to the length -First we visited a spot where only one professional person was allowed to dive for about 10-20 minutes, we had to wait in time or were allowed to swim, then we drove again 10 minutes to the next spot. -Dives were relatively short, you were led to the “museum”, there you had to hold on for about 5-10 minutes and could look at fish (2 stars for this and for the instructor - he was really top!) Afterwards there was a hot dog (all were seasick at the time due to the time already spent on the ship), the food we then gave up, then you would have gone to another place to dive deeper - then we took the local motorboat to the port for about 7€ per person, because we did not want to wait any more 4-6 dives and 1.5h return + transfer (certainly 3h). Unfortunately disappointed that it went down like this. The ship was too crowded for so few instructors in my opinion and the distance was too long!

Operator response

Vielen Dank für Ihre ausführliche Rückmeldung. Es tut uns sehr leid zu hören, dass Ihr Tauchausflug nicht Ihren Erwartungen entsprach und Sie eine so unangenehme Erfahrung machen mussten. Wir möchten betonen, dass die lange Fahrt von 1,5 Stunden zum Tauchspot **nicht unser Standard ist**. Die Entscheidung für die längere Route wurde von unserem Kapitän ausschließlich aufgrund der **aktuellen Wetterbedingungen** getroffen. Die **Sicherheit** unserer Gäste hat für uns oberste Priorität, und wir müssen eine ruhigere und geschütztere Bucht ansteuern, wenn das Meer zu rau ist. Wir bedauern zutiefst, dass dies zu Seekrankheit geführt hat, aber es war ein notwendiger Schritt, um die Sicherheit zu gewährleisten. Wir nehmen Ihre Kritik bezüglich der Tauchstellen, der Dauer der Tauchgänge und der Schiffsbelegung sehr ernst. Die Wahl der Tauchplätze und die Zeit unter Wasser werden von unseren erfahrenen Tauchlehrern je nach Situation und Können der Gruppe angepasst, um allen Gästen ein sicheres und bestmögliches Erlebnis zu bieten. Wir werden unsere internen Abläufe und die Kapazitäten der Schiffe überprüfen, um eine höhere Zufriedenheit sicherzustellen. Es freut uns jedoch sehr, dass Sie die Unterwasserwelt und die Professionalität unseres Tauchlehrers positiv bewertet haben. Dies bestärkt uns in unserer täglichen Arbeit. Die Möglichkeit, mit dem Motorboot zurückzufahren, ist ein zusätzlicher Service für Gäste, die aus unvorhergesehenen Gründen frühzeitig zurückkehren möchten. Die Kosten hierfür decken den Mehraufwand ab. Wir bedauern die durch die äußeren Umstände entstandenen Unannehmlichkeiten. Ihre Rückmeldung ist für uns von großem Wert. Wir hoffen, dass Sie uns trotz dieser Erfahrung eine zweite Chance geben, um Ihnen unseren gewohnten Service zu zeigen.

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