Garden of Eelden

Two Trees (★0.0)

Dive site named many years ago before GPS. Given due to the large green trees on the shore line standing out from the numerous coconut trees. Pick a spot between the tress and anchor in 12-14m. Easy site found.

Noritaki (★4.7)

Noritaki, named after the Japanese dinnerware manufacturer. So many plate corals. Did suffer some storm damage however pleasing to see the recovery.

Scubapro

Spanish Eyes (★4.8)

Located off the southern tip and eastern side of Home Island. Only possible during summer months or when winter trade winds drop below 10K. Site name derived from ill fated yacht that was wrecked on the beach after making a significant navigation error re safe course to enter Cocos Islands lagoon.

Scubapro

Turtle Beach (★4.0)

Turtle Beach. Sometimes sleeping turtles seen here. Sharks usually keen to come and visit the divers. Weather dependent site not suitable with larger westerly swell as it is close by to Turks Reef.

Prison Gardens (★4.3)

Popular dive tucked in on the eastern side of the southern atoll near Prison Island. Summer moths dive site or an option for protected dive site during southerly winds.

Aquarium Wall (★4.4)

Located to the west of Ski Run & Cabbage Patch. Bottom is a little rocky however it is a great dive for the more experienced, especially deep diver qualified. Wonder undercut at 40m.

Ski Run (★4.7)

Very popular dive site with many repeat divers. Start the dive on the edge of the coral reef. Head down the sand to see the glassfish bommie. Watch the trevally feeding. While dropping slowly down the slope, look for sleeping white tip reef sharks and extra-long garden eels. This dive has something for everyone.

Celestes (★4.2)

Named after Cocos Dive trainee / assistant Celeste. Lots of hard coral and a very enjoyable site for all divers. Usually less current compared to Ripper. Located on the eastern side of atoll best dived during the summer months.

Manta Cleaning Station (★4.2)

Popular snorkel site close to Direction Island. Local mantas favor this site for their regular cleaning. Two small coral outcrops at 9m home for the cleaning wrasse needed for this vital service.

Cabbage Patch Cocos Keeling (★4.7)

One of the “must do“ sites when diving Cocos Islands. Large area of Cabbage or salad coral from 5 - 20m. Has recently suffered some storm damage however is starting to recover. Has a fun swim through canyon nearby. Look for garden eels and sleeping white tip reef sharks.

Broccoli Patch (★3.8)

Broccoli Patch is a great dive site for new and not yet qualified divers. Easy descent from the boat to a 5m sandy bottom. Slow ascend to 3m then drop down slowly to 9m. A perfect location for dive students working on their buoyancy skills.

The Rip (★4.2)

World famous “The Rip“ Located at the southern tip of Direction Island. Due to the possible strong incoming current, usually only experienced as a snorkel dive. Occasionally with a northern swell entering the lagoon the inward flow may diminish allowing the site to be experienced on scuba.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Ripper (★4.4)

Located on the eastern side of the atoll, close to the water entry point to the world famous RIP. Can be current prone so not usually one for novice divers. If current is running we may swim away for the boat for 45 minutes, then swim up and out into the blue and then drift back to the boat for a mid water safety

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Rose Wall (★4.4)

Great dive for both the newbie and advanced divers. Easy descent from the boat to the top of the reef just 7m below. The drop-off is close, starting at 14m. You can view the solid wall of Rose Wall (Montipora) corals that cover the wall down to at least 30m and up to 40m in some areas of the reef wall.

Old Cleaning Station (★3.9)

For many years this was a manta cleaning station. For some unknown reason, the mantas no longer use this site. It is a popular training site for new divers. Keep it in your log book however most likely to dive the new cleaning station.

Caits Reef (★2.5)

Perfect first dive for our Cocos Dive Open Water Student. Sandy bottom with reef for the new diver to explore. Easy navigation, clean water, and marine life. Lots of branching corals.

Claires Corner (★4.7)

Great dive site on incoming tide, or when the current flushes with clean ocean water. Ridges running at right angels to drop off. This is an advanced dive as depths can reach 25m or more.

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Enterprise (★4.7)

Enterprise has a large bommie sitting right on the edge of a drop-off. With the incoming tide providing upwelling, the food chain can be very active. More experienced divers can slip down the wall and briefly explore a small cave.

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Two Caves (Wreck) (★4.4)

This is a wreck dive site of a sunken Sri Lankan people smuggler. The vessel carried a load of refugees to the Australian mainland. Coast Watch photographed the vessel, however, it was unable to apprehend while in Australian waters. A week later she arrived at Cocos Islands claiming to be poor lost fishermen.

Kat’s Kables (★4.5)

This is an anchoring site near Two Caves. Look for old communication cables connecting Direction Island to Australia and the world. Sadly it appears that Kat the dugong may have moved on to green sea grass pastures.

Canons (★4.2)

Easy afternoon dive site after a relaxing lunch on Direction Island. Kat our resident dugong is sighted regularly here. Also a favourite location for dolphins and mantas entering or leaving the lagoon.

Winter Wall (★4.1)

Full cover of hard and soft corals on top of the reef. Venture down over the wall to find the Rose Wall corals that own the wall from 16 to 30m plus.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Two Ridges (★4.3)

With some imagination, the two large coral outcrops at Two Ridges looks like a sunken upside down catamaran hull. Kat the dugong was a regular visitor to this site.

Hooters (★4.0)

Easy dive site for new and not yet qualified divers. Descend to the 8m bottom. Explore the reef and rubble-filled bottom out towards the drop-off. Then work on those navigation skills on the return to the dive boat.