Lighthouse Reef - Kas & Kekova
Lighthouse Reef is a comfortable afternoon dive, perfect for getting back in the water after a break or for newer divers. The reef slopes gently down, dotted with some rather old amphora fragments, which always adds a bit of history to the dive. We often spot schools of yellow barracuda hanging out in the bluer water just off the reef, and if you look closely, you might find a studded pufferfish tucked into the rocks. It’s a pretty reliable spot for seeing red lionfish, too, though we encourage reporting those to your guide. Depth range is 5 to 22 metres, making it an easy, relaxed dive.
- Location
- Kas & Kekova, Turkey, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 36.180000, 29.620000
- Type
- reef
- Maximum Depth
- 5-22m
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Nearby Dive Sites in Kas & Kekova
- airplane (wreck)
- Airplane Wreck - 55-60m (wreck)
- Antalya akra - 15m
- Antalya Doruk Scuba Diving Center - 16m
- Butterfly Valley
- 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
Nearest Dive Centres to Lighthouse Reef
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