Butterfly Valley - Kas & Kekova
Butterfly Valley sits just outside the main bay, offering a relaxed dive. We usually find rocky slopes here, tapering down to a sandy bottom around 20 metres. Keep an eye out for nudibranchs on the rocks and the occasional octopus tucked into crevices. It’s a good spot for newer divers or those looking for a calm second dive.
- Location
- Kas & Kekova, Turkey, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 36.496900, 29.119902
Nearby Dive Sites in Kas & Kekova
- airplane (wreck)
- Airplane Wreck - 55-60m (wreck)
- Antalya akra - 15m
- Antalya Doruk Scuba Diving Center - 16m
- Canyon
- Canyon - 10-30m
- Coastguard Wreck (wreck)
- DC3 (wreck)
- Dilvarda West - 10-25m (reef)
- DIMITRIOS M - 10m (wreck)
- Duchess of York (wreck)
- Düden Selalesi -Water Fall - 15m
- Fener Kulesi
- Fenre
- Firnaz Bay (reef)
Nearest Dive Centres to Butterfly Valley
Marine Life in Kas & Kekova
Home to 17 recorded species including 6 reef fish, 5 whales & dolphins, 2 seagrass & algae, 1 other, 1 sea urchins, 1 sea snails & nudibranchs.
Notable Species
- loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
- Cowfish (Tursiops truncatus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Blue-white Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) - Whales & Dolphins
- Marbled Spinefoot (Siganus rivulatus) - Reef Fish
- Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Studded Pufferfish (Torquigener flavimaculosus) - Reef Fish
- Redcoat (Sargocentron rubrum) - Reef Fish
- Long-spined sea urchin (Diadema setosum) - Sea Urchins
- Red lionfish (Pterois miles) - Reef Fish
- Three-tooth Cavoline (Cavolinia tridentata) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
- Mediterranean tapeweed (Posidonia oceanica) - Seagrass & Algae
- Red coral (Corallium rubrum) - Soft Corals
- Species code: Hs (Halophila stipulacea) - Seagrass & Algae
- Silver-cheeked Toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus) - Reef Fish
- Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris) - Whales & Dolphins
- Yellow Barracuda (Sphyraena viridensis) - Reef Fish
- Grey Dolphin (Grampus griseus) - Whales & Dolphins