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Monday Selamat Datang, welcome!

Looking for dinner? Head down to Salty’s for gourmet, stone-grilled pizzas. Perfect to take away and eat on the sandbags for sunset. Tropika is also open this evening for a buffet dinner.

While the supermarket will be closed when you arrive, you can pre-order a box from Salty’s to pick up when you arrive.

Take the time to settle into your accommodation or strike up a conversation with a local at the Cocos Club, with happy hour 5pm – 6pm.

The sun sets over the water on the Cocos Islands, with coconut palms silhouetted in the background.

Tuesday Art under the palms and coconut ice cream

What’s on:

  • 6.30am: Salty’s opens for coffee and treats, and stays open for lunch
  • 9:00am: 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 (book via the board out the front)

Begin your island escape at the Visitor Centre from 8:00am, where you can grab a map, the latest food guide, and arrange any last-minute tour bookings or snorkel gear hire.

Take a leisurely drive along the Sydney Highway to visit two local favourites, the Big Barge Art Centre and the Wild Coconut Discovery Centre.

It’s the perfect day to get out on the water: join a motorised canoe tour or spend the afternoon cruising the lagoon with one of our experienced local skippers.

The calm waters of the lagoon on a doldums days.

Wednesday Coffee, art then pack your swimmers for a dip at the stunning Turtle Beach

What’s On:

  • 6.30am: 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.
  • 10.00am: Wild Coconut Discovery Centre Tour
  • 11.45am: Ossie’s Cultural Tour on Home Island
  • 4.30pm: Oceania House Historic Tour
  • 6:30pm Kampong Cafe & Restaurant and Sweet as Makan open for a Malay buffet on Home Island. Bookings essential.
  • 8:00pm: Jump on the late ferry from Home Island to West Island

Heading to Home Island today? Bring your swimmers for a relaxing swim at the picturesque Turtle Beach. Please respect the local culture by dressing modestly, ensuring your shoulders and knees are covered.

A view of the turquoise waters of the lagoon is framed by a coconut palm on the Home Island foreshore.

Thursday 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 departs Direction Island via Home Island
  • 2.30pm: Ferry departs Home Island for West Island
  • 3.30pm: Cocos Islands Golf Club – Scroungers Golf with Locals
  • 5:00pm: Surfer Girl Brewery opens for dinner (book via the board out the front)

Today’s the perfect day for a getaway to Direction Island – voted Australia’s best beach. Jump aboard the ferry and spend six blissful hours basking on white-sand shores, cooling off in turquoise waters, and exploring the vibrant lagoon life beneath the surface.

Don’t forget to bring ample sun protection, snacks, and water, plus your snorkel, reef shoes, and fins for a full day of island bliss.

Drone shot of two boats in the water off Direction Island, with people chilling out in the water around them.

Friday History on Home Island then snorkel Pulu Maraya

What’s on:

  • 6.30am: Salty’s opens for coffee and treats, and stays open for lunch
  • 7.30am: Ferry to Home Island for a visit to Home Island Museum
  • 10.30am: Ferry departs Home Island for West Island
  • 11.30am: Tropika opens for its lunch specials and local dishes
  • 1.30pm: Cocos Club opens for a farewell refreshment
  • 5pm: Salty’s opens for made-with-love fish n’ chips

It’s the perfect day to explore West Island and get out on the lagoon. Join a canoe or boat tour, or hire your own for a little freedom on the water.

At mid-tide, grab your snorkel gear and head to the south end. From there, you can wade across to Pulu Maraya and drift around the island, spotting friendly fish and other marine life along the way.

For another great swim, stop by Trannie’s Beach, or the Yacht Club at the south end – both have shaded pondoks and free gas BBQs, perfect for a relaxed lunch by the water.

If you’re keen to explore further, ferries run to Home Island, where you can meet some of the Cocos Malay community and visit the museum, local kampong, or village.

An exterior view of the Home Island museum

Saturday Explore West Island

What’s On:

  • 6.30am: Salty’s opens for coffee and treats
  • 9.30am: Ferry departs West Island for Direction Island
  • 3.30pm: Ferry departs Direction Island for West Island
  • 5.00pm: Salty’s opens for pizzas
  • 6.00pm: Head to Tropika restaurant for its buffet dinner, book by 3pm for your seat

Today’s another opportunity to visit the stunning Direction Island — always worth a return trip.

If you’re after something a little different, hire an e-bike and cruise around West Island at your own pace, or indulge in a gourmet picnic for two with Cocos Picnics.

Feeling adventurous? Join local fishing expert Anthony for a land-based fishing tour and try your luck at one of his secret spots around West Island.

A couple walks under the canopy of coconut palms on an unpaved street at the south end of West island.

Sunday The day is yours!

What’s On:

  • 6.30am: Surfer Girl Brewery opens for brunch
  • 5:00pm: Surfer Girl opens for dinner (book via the board out the front)

Ease into island life with a relaxed Sunday-style morning on the Cocos Islands. Head to the southern end of West Island for a snorkel at Pulu Maraya, or check the schedule for the tide-dependent motorised canoe safari tour.

If you’d like to explore further, local skippers can take you on tailored lagoon or offshore adventures for snorkelling or fishing – just make sure to book ahead.

Prefer to stay on land? Hire an e-bike and cruise around the island, or simply unwind under the palms, enjoy a swim, and soak up the serenity.

Drone shot of a group of motorised canoes beached on South Island, looking out to the other smaller islands of the southern end of the atoll.

Monday One Last Dip

What’s On:

  • 6.30am: Salty’s opens for coffee and treats
  • 2.00pm: Salty’s opens for pizzas and Malay food

It’s your final day in paradise! Check with your host for check-out times and car return details before you head out for one last swim. A snorkel at Pulu Maraya or Trannie’s Beach is a perfect way to stay local and soak up the island sunshine one more time.

Drop by the Visitor Centre for a last-minute souvenir, or take a moment to browse the historical displays and collection of island books.

Before you fly out, stop in at Salty’s, which opens early today. Grab a few made-with-love curry puffs, Malay meals, or gourmet pizzas to enjoy before your journey home.

Close up of a Home Island elder weaving a basket from coconut leaves.

 

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