Cocos (Keeling) Islands add-on Bird & Nature Week 2025

With spectacular corals and beautiful marine life, this 3 nights add-on package to Cocos (Keeling) Islands offers its visitors plenty of water based opportunities to enjoy. Travel by ferry across pristine turquoise waters, cruise on a motorised canoe safari adventure, snorkel and swim amongst diverse marine life. Explore Home Island and learn about the fascinating history of Cocos. Soak up the sun on Direction island and relax on the endless coconut-lined, soft, sandy white beaches. Cocos – do as much or as little as you like – this is your time!

Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Trip Highlights

• Marvel at the pristine waters of Cocos (Keeling) Islands and immerse yourself in the plentiful water based activities on offer
• Explore Home Island and delve into the fascinating history of Cocos and learn about the local culture and tradition
• Experience some of the most remote and beautiful parts of the atoll that is the Cocos (Keeling) Islands on a comfortable motorised canoe safari
• Visit picture-perfect tropical Direction Island offering exquisite white sandy beaches and diverse marine life 

Day 1

Arrive & settle into hotel - dinner

Day 2

5.45am - Pick up from accommodation for Motorised Canoe Safari of the
Southern Atoll. Please wear your bathers/reef shoes and bring hat, sunscreen.
Breakfast will be served on one of the remote islands.
This adventure will include a visit to see the Christmas Island Blue Tailed
Skinks, husking coconuts and a couple of opportunities to swim & snorkel. 

9:00am Return to West Island accommodation and a quick shower/change.
Ladies - please cover shoulders and knees where possible. 

10:00am Depart accommodation for tour of West Island & The Big Barge Art
Gallery. 

12:00pm - Lunch
1:00pm - Relax in hotel room 

2.40pm - Pick up from hotel for transfer to jetty. 

3.00pm - Ferry from West Island to Home Island 

3.30pm - Tour of West Island, including the museum & Oceania House 

6.00pm - Dinner

8.00pm - Catch ferry to West Island. Return to hotel at 8.30pm

Day 3 

7:00am - Pick up from accommodation
Wear bathers and reef shoes. Please take towel, sunscreen & insect repellent 

7:30am - Catch ferry to Direction Island 

8:30am - Arrive on Direction Island
Breakfast and lunch will be served on Direction Island
Swim, snorkel, historical walks and information 

2:00pm - Ferry back to West Island 

3:30pm - Option to play golf across international runway - pay your own fees 

6:00pm - Dinner at Surfer Girl Brewery 

Day 4 

8.00am - Check out of accommodation
Breakfast at Tropika Restaurant 

9.00am - Pick up for tour of West Island 

10.00am - Check in at airport
Last Minute Shopping
Farewell new friends

For those travelling onto Cocos Islands….
Cocos Islands are quite different to Christmas Island in just about everything.
Please note that Cocos is 30 minutes behind Christmas Island and 1 hour and 30 minutes
behind Perth. Please remember to adjust your watches/clocks.
There are lots of water-based activities included on your itinerary for Cocos Island so we
recommend swimming clothes or a bathing costume. 

Please note that you will arrive on Cocos Islands on Tuesday afternoon and the
supermarket will not be open again until Wednesday morning. You may bring items from
Christmas Island, just make sure they are declared upon arrival. All main meals are included
in your itinerary.
Cocos has strict quarantine controls so please try not to bring in unprocessed meats,
items not made in Australia or fresh produce that you are not certain came from the
Australian mainland.
The Cocos Club, the local watering hole is open every day from 5pm. They do not serve
food.
The Cocos Canoe Safari Tour includes plenty of food and refreshments. You may wish to
bring reef shoes and snorkelling equipment, and you will most likely get wet, so be prepared
to protect your camera equipment if you partake in this activity. A dry bag will be useful.
You can pre-order internet using the following link:
https://cocosislands.snapforms.com.au/form/wifi-booking-form
Hotspots can be purchased online.
None of the accommodation operators provide phones in rooms on Cocos however there
are 2 pay phones, one located at the front of the Tropika Restaurant and one on the airport
side of the Cocos Club. You can enable your mobile for wifi calling when logged onto your
wifi.
Tours on Cocos
Your package to Cocos includes the touring on the itinerary. You will have a guide to escort
you each day and brief you each evening as to the next days' activities. The itinerary is
quite busy, so you need to be prepared and on time.
Enjoy your time on these stunning islands!!