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Friday Selamat Datang, welcome!

Head out for an explore or start settling into island life with a quick dip. If you need groceries, drop by the local supermarket before it closes at 3pm.

Our Visitor Centre is open till 5pm today. We can arrange tour bookings or snorkel gear to hire too.

For dinner, Salty’s does really good local fish n’ chips on Friday evenings or you can head to Tropika for its daily evening buffet. Make sure to add your name to the blackboard to book a table by 3pm. Cocos Club is open for a cold one from 5pm with happy hour at 5.30pm.

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Saturday Spend a day on the idyllic paradise that is Direction Island.

What’s On:

  • 7.30am: Salty’s opens
  • 9.30am: Ferry departs West Island for Direction Island
  • 10:00am: Visitor Centre opens
  • 3.30pm: Ferry departs Direction Island and returns to West Island

Spend a day on the idyllic paradise that is Direction Island. Voted Australia’s best beach, enjoy six hours lounging on white-sand beaches under the palms, and swimming in the azure surrounding waters filled with marine life.

Be sure to pack plenty of suncare, food and drinking water, as well as your swim fins, reef shoes and snorkel.

Head to Tropika for a buffet dinner this evening.

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Sunday Start the day at Surfer Girl Brewery for coffee and brunch, then head out for an easy guided jungle walk and tasting tour at Wild Coconut Discovery Centre Tour.

What’s On:

  • 7:30am: Surfer Girl Brewery opens for brunch
  • 5:00pm: Salty’s opens for gourmet pizzas

Start the day at Surfer Girl Brewery for coffee and brunch, and then afternoon is yours! Consider heading out into the lagoon or beyond with a local skipper or joining in the motorised canoe safari tour – tide dependent.

You could also rent an e-bike and explore the island on your own, or consider booking a fun guided tour with Phat Tours.

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Monday Explore Cocos Malay culture

What’s On:

  • 7.30am: Salty’s opens for coffee and treats
  • 9:00am: Wild Coconut Discovery Centre Tour
  • 11.15am: Hop on the ferry to Home Island
  • 11.45am: Meet local guide Ossie for a special cultural tour which includes lunch
  • 3.30pm: Depart Home Island for West Island
  • 4:30pm: Join the locals at Hash Harriers for a walk or jog, details on Cocos Club Blackboard
  • 5:30pm: Surfer Girl Brewery opens for dinner from

Or simply relax under the palms, take a nap or go for a dip.

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Tuesday Coffee and art under the palms

What’s On:

  • 7.30am: Salty’s opens for coffee and treats
  • 9:00 am: The Big Barge Art Centre & Sula Sula Servery opens. Order coffee, cold drinks and baked treats in a beautiful beachside setting until 11am, and peruse the gallery till 12pm.
  • 5:00 pm: Salty’s opens for gourmet pizzas

Today is a perfect day to explore the lagoon on a motorised canoe tour, a sea scooter snorkel or dive, or spend a few hours on the water with a local skipper.

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Wednesday A day on Home Island

What’s On:

  • 7.30am: Salty’s opens for coffee and treats
  • 9:00am: The Big Barge Art Centre & Sula Sula Servery opens. Order coffee, cold drinks and baked treats in a beautiful beachside setting until 11am, and peruse the gallery till 12pm.
  • 11.45am: Ossie’s Cultural Tour on Home Island
  • 6:30pm Kampong Cafe & Restaurant opens for a Malay buffet on Home Island
  • 8:30pm: Jump on the late ferry from Home Island to West Island

If you spend time on Home Island today, make sure to book a guided tour through the historic Oceania House and pack your swimmers for a dip at the stunning Turtle Beach.

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Thursday E-bike or spend another day in paradise on Direction Island

What’s on:

  • 7.30am: Salty’s opens for coffee and treats
  • 7:30am: Ferry leaves for Direction Island, via Home Island
  • 2:00pm: Ferry leaves Direction Island for West Island, via Home Island
  • 3.30pm: Join the locals for a round of scroungers at Cocos Golf Club
  • 5:30pm: Surfer Girl Brewery opens for dinner

Why not spend another day in paradise on Direction Island? If you’re ready for something different though, an e-bike tour is a fun way to explore West Island or treat yourself to a gourmet spread with a friend or loved one with Cocos Picnics.

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Friday One last dip

What’s on:

  • 7.30am: Salty’s opens for coffee and treats, and stays open for lunch
  • 10:20am: Check-in opens if you’re flying out today, it closes at 12:20pm.

Last day! Check with your host on check-out times and car return details. If you’re looking for one last dip, a snorkel around Pulu Maraya or at Trannies Beach is a good option to stay local.

There are also early ferries to Home Island, returning by 11am, if you’re up for a final visit. Check the schedule for canoe safari tours, as these can run at sunrise depending on the tides too.

Salty’s stays open late today, so you can grab made-with-love curry puffs, baked goods, Malay meals and gourmet pizzas before you fly out.

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We hope you love your stay.

It is rare, in this day and age, to come upon a place so delightful in both looks and temperament that, on the very first sighting, one’s jaw does genuinely drop.

Georgia Rickard Australian Traveller

If going with the flow is how you roll, you will love the Cocos Keeling Islands. They have a small – very small – country town vibe. Your activities revolve around the exquisite lagoon whether they be snorkelling, diving, fishing, parasailing, or just relaxing under a coconut palm reading a book while inhaling the frangipani infused air

Steve Klein Curious Campers

Scuba diving at Cocos Keeling islands is nothing short of spectacular. Fabulous visibility, pristine coral reefs, abundant marine life and all the trappings of a tropical paradise without the flashy resorts. Yes, it is isolated and it takes some effort to get there, but this is more than offset by the quality of the diving, the friendly locals and the very laid back and relaxing ambience of the entire place. It is quirky, fun and a great place for a holiday. We will return and soon

Phillip Tubb Melbourne

Don’t miss this place. My wife and I recently spent a fantastic week on Cocos Keeling Islands. We took the opportunity to take the twice weekly ferry service from West Island to Direction Island... we loved it so much we came back for a second time.

Mike G Joondalup

Home Island is definitely quieter than West Island with religion a big part of daily life but the locals were so friendly and welcoming. It was so nice to be able to swim straight off the shore in amazing turquoise water while we cooked BBQs at sunset. Highly recommended!

Pete