Antalya's world-famous cliffs impress with their unique underwater beauties, fish population and underwater habitat. The underwater cave has a heart-shaped entrance called the 'love cave' by divers. It attracts local and foreign diving enthusiasts.
Vacationers diving in the underwater part of the 12-kilometre-long, 40-meter-high cliffs in Antalya, whose formation dates back millions of years, have the opportunity to see cave entrances and cliffs. There is an air corridor inside the heart-shaped cave, which starts 10 meters below the cliffs in the Lara region. While some are scuba diving, the professionals are free diving through the heart entrance and into the air corridor. The divers who breathe here then come out. Professional underwater guides of diving schools that offer touristic diving in the region call the cave 'the cave of love'. Divers, who immersed the couple in front of the heart-shaped entrance and immortalized the underwater beauty by taking pictures here, stated that it is possible to dive into the 'love cave' whenever the weather conditions allow.
Professional diver and diving instructor Yusuf Öztürk organize touristic diving tours to the cave and helps tourists see the underwater beauty. Stating that the cave was formed within the rocky structure of the cliff region, Öztürk said, "We come here with certified divers. Starting from 2 meters, we pass through the heart-shaped entrance and enter the cave on the side. The couples who come here take a souvenir photo."
Noting that tourists who dive take their photos with an underwater camera, Öztürk said, "When the angle of view is high, the love cave takes on a turquoise color. Tourists take pictures by diving here."
Although they do one or two dives a day in the cave, this number exceeds 6-7 in high season. Ali Yardan said, "Couples want to dive to this point more. But individual dives are also possible. Sometimes we dive with groups of friends, sometimes men or women want to see the cave. The heart-shaped cave attracts not only couples but everyone. "This place is believed to be lucky," he said.
İbrahim Laleli- DHA
