Turkey's First Touristic Submarine Attracts Great Interest

The touristic submarine, which was put into service in 2017, continues to carry domestic and foreign tourists from Antalya Kaleici Marina to the depths of the Mediterranean. The dives to the French warship, which is at a depth of 35 meters off Kaleiçi, started in April. There was great interest in the expeditions of the submarine, which makes 4-5 dives a day with a maximum of 44 passengers and stays underwater for about 1 hour each time. Nemo Primero aims to reach 15 thousand visitors this year.

"We have a target of 15 thousand tourists"

Stating that the dives started on April 23, Submarine Turkey Operations Manager Zafer Deveci said, “Our dives will continue until October 31. We have 4-5 dives a day. Our passenger weight was mainly Germany and Romania this season. There is a decrease in Russian and other nationalities due to war and pandemic. We have a target of 15 thousand tourists. Tours last 50 minutes. We are diving off Kaleici. We show the sunken ship. Our divers also perform at the windows. Each dive is accompanied by a boat. Local tourists are also interested. “We dive to about 35 meters,” he said.