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Lobster Rock – An Easy Entry to the Underwater World of Cocos Island

Lobster Rock – An Easy Entry to the Underwater World of Cocos Island

Dive Profile Type of Diving: Liveaboard, Reef and Deep Diving Maximum Depth: 33 meters (110 feet) Average Depth: 20 meters (60 feet) Visibility: 30 meters (100 feet) Water Temperature: 78 – 84 OF (26 – 29 OC) The Usual Dive Plan Unlike any other dive site in Cocos island where water current and surge mostly […]

Manta Corner – A Playground for the Third Largest Fish in the World

Manta Corner – A Playground for the Third Largest Fish in the World

Dive Profile Type of Diving: Liveaboard, Drift and Deep Diving Maximum Depth: 33 meters (110 feet) Average Depth: 27 meters (90 feet) Visibility: 10 – 20 meters (30 – 60 feet) Water Temperature: 78 – 84 OF (26 – 29 OC) The Usual Dive Plan Manta corner is one of the dive sites in Cocos […]

Submerged Rock – An Underwater Tunnel in Cocos Island

Submerged Rock – An Underwater Tunnel in Cocos Island

Dive Profile Type of Diving: Liveaboard, Drift and Deep Diving Maximum Depth: 30 meters (100 feet) Average Depth: 20 meters (60 feet) Visibility: 30 meters (100 feet) Water Temperature: 78 – 84 OF (26 – 29 OC) The Usual Dive Plan While safely moored at Chatham Bay, you will take a 15-minute boat ride using […]

Shark Fin Rock – A Place of Wild Shallow and Deep Tranquility

Shark Fin Rock – A Place of Wild Shallow and Deep Tranquility

Dive Profile Type of Diving: Liveaboard, Drift and Deep Diving Maximum Depth: 42 meters (140 feet) Average Depth: 15 meters (50 feet) Visibility: 30 meters (100 feet) Water Temperature: 73 – 75 OF (22 – 24 OC) Despite the popularity of Cocos Island as a haven for scuba diving, it does not mean that you […]

Viking Rock – A Haven for Multi-level Diving in Cocos Island

Viking Rock – A Haven for Multi-level Diving in Cocos Island

Dive Profile Type of Diving: Liveaboard and Multi-level Diving Maximum Depth: 35 meters (115 feet) Average Depth: 20 meters (60 feet) Visibility: 30 meters (100 feet) Water Temperature:  73 – 75 OF (22 – 24 OC) The Usual Dive Plan Located in the northern coast of Cocos Island, the reefs of Viking Rock will put […]

Bait Ball – A Shallow Water Feast

Bait Ball – A Shallow Water Feast

While the intense action in Cocos Island is known to occur in the deeper portions of its reef, there is another famous dive that occurs in a relatively shallow depth – the Bait Ball. Dive Profile Type of Diving: Liveaboard and Shallow Water Diving Maximum Depth: 6 meters (20 feet) Average Depth: 3 meters (10 […]

DeepSee Submersible Diving under Cocos Island

DeepSee Submersible Diving under Cocos Island

Dive Profile Type of Diving: Deep-Sea Submersible Diving Maximum Depth:  80 – 300 meters (260 – 1,000 feet) Visibility: 20 – 35 meters, dependent on artificial light Temperature: 68 – 82°F (20 – 28°C) If you have been reading scuba diving articles about Cocos Island, you may think what environment lies beyond the maximum depth […]

Video: Best of Cocos Island Diving

Video By Jean-Marc Thimon Let’s be clear about one thing, while Cocos Island seems unusual for its abundance of fish and sharks, most of the world’s oceans would probably look like this if it weren’t for over-fishing by humans. There are really only a handful of places in the world that are too remote for […]

Silverado – Home of the Silvertip Sharks

Silverado – Home of the Silvertip Sharks

Located in the northeast corner, Silverado is one of the few places in Cocos Island where Silvertip Sharks abound and is the only known location for their cleaning station. Aside from this, it is only dive site in Cocos Island that does not require a deep dive. Dive Profile Type of Diving: Liveaboard Diving Maximum […]

Punta Maria – An Underwater Football Field

Punta Maria – An Underwater Football Field

If there is one description that perfectly fits and sets Punta Maria unique from other dive sites is the football-sized seamount that is divided centrally by a sand channel where you can literally sit back, relax and enjoy the non-stop underwater action. Located in the western corner of Cocos Island, Punta Maria is one of […]

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Cocos Island Liveaboard Trips for 2019

Due to high demand of liveaboard trips to Cocos island, as early as this year, we are publishing the 2019 trips for you to choose your preferred schedule and prepare for the ultimate diving adventure of your life. Reserve your seat to Cocos Island as they are selling like hotcakes. Schedule of Liveaboard Trip to […]