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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 or pre-order a box to pick up on arrival from Salty’s.

Our Visitor Centre is open till 3:30pm today where you can grab a map and the latest food guide. We can arrange tour bookings or snorkel gear to hire too.

Cocos Club is open for a cold one from 5pm with happy hour from 5 – 6pm.

A snorkeller drifts over a bommie of staghorn coral.

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

What’s On:

  • 6.30am: 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
  • 5.30pm: Surfer Girl Restaurant opens for dinner

Pack a picnic and jump on the ferry to head to 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 or enjoy sunset cocktails and dinner at Surfer Girl.

A drone shot of Direction Island looking southward with the jetty in the foreground.

Sunday Slow down, disconnect and enjoy the chilled out vibe of Sundays on Cocos

What’s On:

  • 6.30am: Surfer Girl Restaurant opens for brunch
  • 5.00pm: Salty’s opens for pizza

Soak up the relaxed vibe of Sundays on the Cocos Islands. Consider heading out to the southern end of West Island for a snorkel at Pulu Maraya. Or check the schedule to join the motorised canoe safari tour – tide dependent. If you’re keen to head out further, local skippers offer tailored tours into the lagoon or offshore for snorkelling and fishing (must be pre-booked).

You could also rent an e-bike and explore the island on your own. Or simply relax under the palms, take a nap or go for a dip.

A drone shot of someone snorkelling the Phaeton shipwreck in the lagoon of the Cocos Islands.

Monday Explore Cocos Malay culture

What’s On:

  • 6.30am: Salty’s opens for coffee and treats
  • 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

Connect with the Cocos Malay culture and uncover the fascinating history of the islands with Ossie’s cultural tour.

If you’re on today’s flight, Salty’s are open early for pre-flight meals.

A Home Island elder uses traditional methods to weave a basket from coconut palm leaves.

Tuesday Art under the palms and coconut ice cream

What’s On:

  • 6.30am: Salty’s opens for coffee and treats
  • 9:00 am: The Big Barge Art Centre opens. Peruse the gallery till 12pm.
  • 10.00am: Wild Coconut Discovery Centre Tour
  • 4.30pm: Join the locals at Hash House Harriers for a walk or jog. Details on the Cocos Club Blackboard
  • 5.00pm: Surfer Girl opens

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.

The exterior of the colourful Big Barge Art Gallery on a sunny day, surrounded by coconut palms.

Wednesday A day on Home Island

What’s On:

  • 6.30am: 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: Sweet as Makan opens for a Malay buffet on Home Island. Bookings essential.
  • 8:00pm: 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.

Drone shot of Home Island

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

What’s on:

  • 6.30am: 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
  • 5.00pm: Surfer Girl Restaurant opens for dinner (book via the board out the front)

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

Keen to catch dinner? Join local fishing guru Anthony on a land-based fishing tour around secret locations on West Island.

A cyclists rides under the canopy of coconut palms at the south end of West Island.

Friday One last dip

What’s on:

  • 6.30am: Salty’s opens for coffee and treats, and stays open for lunch
  • 1.30pm: Cocos Club opens for a farewell drink

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.

A drone shot of Pulu Blan Madar with two canoes on the beach.

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