Snorkelling Home to over 500 species of fish, hundreds of hard carols and molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms, snorkelling the islands can be like swimming in an aquarium!
It’s possible to see many vibrant, colourful fish and turtles just a few metres from shore, or you can hop on a local tour boat or motorised canoe and explore.

Snorkelling Where to snorkel on Cocos Keeling Islands
The calm lagoons around the southern end of West Island and the swimming / snorkelling beach Trannies are ideal for kids, as are the waters on Home Island’s foreshores and Direction Island.
The infamous rip at Direction Island is an underwater paradise for strong swimmers with fins, or for swimmers of all levels with a tour boat arranged to do pick ups.
From Scout Park on West Island, you can take a short reef walk across to Pulu Maraya at low tide and snorkel the shallows or current that floats around the island to catch a glimpse of the many clams, rock cods, butterfly fishes, angel fishes and parrot fishes along with coral algae and friendly turtles.
Hire snorkelling gear from the Cocos Islands Visitor Centre on West Island.
