Dive-site story
Chimney Cave is a signature cavern dive located along the rocky coastline near Marmaris. Divers enter a spacious cavern that leads into a vertical rock chimney, allowing a dramatic ascent toward natural light streaming from the overhead opening. The surrounding limestone walls outside the cavern drop steadily into deeper water, featuring crevices and rocky overhangs colonized by Mediterranean fauna.
Ascending through the vertical chimney shaft illuminated by shafts of sunlight
Macro life and crustacean colonies hiding along shadowed cavern walls
Lush sponge encrustations and tube worms decorating the rocky entrance
Location
Use the map to plan with your operator and confirm the exact entry point on the day.
Seasonality
Calm seas and warm Mediterranean water characterize the summer and early autumn diving window.
Marine life
| Species | Likelihood | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean CardinalfishApogon imberbis | Common | ||||||||||||
| Dusky GrouperEpinephelus marginatus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Mediterranean MorayMuraena helena | Common | ||||||||||||
| Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris | Common | ||||||||||||
| Narwal ShrimpPlesionika narval | Common |
Marine forecast
