Aquarium Bay
Marmaris · Turkey
Aquarium Bay sits in a sheltered inlet near Marmaris where the water achieves a clarity that rivals the world's best dive destinations, its transparency the product of clean Aegean inflows and the filtering action of extensive posidonia meadows. Grouper hold their positions in the rocky overhangs while clouds of damselfish, bream, and wrasse fill the water column above the reef. The site is exceptional for beginners and experienced divers alike, offering shallow reef gardens and deeper sponge-encrusted walls in the same dive.
Conditions
Depth
4 to 25 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually still
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 30 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
15 to 30°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
| Current | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Dusky Grouper
Last confirmed May 2, 2026 · 9 records
Very likely
Most dives
Red Sea Goatfish
Last confirmed May 2, 2026 · 15 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Warty Venus Clam
Last confirmed Jul 14, 2025 · 1 records
Rare
Now and then
Sponge-encrusted Reef Fish Community
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Common Sponge
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear